Tannisa D. Bailey DNP, APRN, FNP-BC received her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Emory University, a Master of Science degree from the University of Phoenix, and completed her post-graduate studies as a board-certified family nurse practitioner from Maryville University of St. Louis. She completed her board certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as an advanced practice nurse specializing in family practice. Moreover, she completed her undergraduate education at the University of Louisville with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.
Bailey is passionate about providing healthcare to persons/populations with limited resources. Prior to transitioning into the nurse practitioner role, she served for over 20 years as a registered nurse in various specialty areas that is inclusive of skilled/long-term care, primary care, child/school health, psychiatric nursing, home health, HIV case management, occupational health, QA/QI/Risk Management, nursing education, and community/public health. As a nurse practitioner, she has served in family practice and adult health within the public sectors at a FQHC (Federally Qualified Health Center), public health as well as the private sector of family medicine offices.
Bailey holds previous and/or active professional health organizational memberships. Memberships include Sigma Theta Tau, United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of Georgia (UAPRN), American Nurses Association, Georgia Nurses Association, and Gerontological Advance Nurses Association (GAPNA). She and her husband reside in Henry County Georgia, and they have two adult daughters.