Overview
Dr. Trotter is the lead faculty for the Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner major. She teaches in the advanced women’s health courses as well as the basic perinatal health course and gynecology content within other courses for all NP students. 40% of her time is clinical practice as a Certified Nurse-Midwife and Family Nurse Practitioner in the Duke University Medical Center. She is the senior NP for the benign breast clinic as well as a high-risk breast cancer clinic at the Duke Comprehensive …
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing
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2022 - Present
School of Nursing
Recent Publications
Conducting a Policy Analysis, Implications for Nurse Practitioners: An Exemplar on Medicaid Policy and Consent for Postpartum Sterilization
Journal Article Journal for Nurse Practitioners · July 1, 2024 Policy analysis offers an opportunity for nurse practitioners to become more visible in health policy by acting as policy influencers rather than implementers. The following article will guide readers through the steps of conducting a policy analysis on th ... Full text CiteHUG Your Baby: Preparing Nurse Practitioner Students to Support Breastfeeding
Journal Article Journal for Nurse Practitioners · February 1, 2023 Breastfeeding is known to have numerous benefits for both mothers and infants. Although the United States reports high breastfeeding initiation rates after birth, the rates of continuation are quite low at both 6 and 12 months. Breastfeeding support in the ... Full text CiteAssessment of the Female Breast
Chapter · January 1, 2023 CiteRecent Grants
A Woman's Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) program at Duke University School of Nursing
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2014 - 2018Graduate Scholarship in Cancer Nursing Practice - Gordils-Perez
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Cancer Society, Inc. · 2015 - 2017View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University, School of Nursing ·
2012
D.N.P.
University of Kentucky ·
1987
M.S.N.