Background
Atkins, Karen was born on December 5, 1963 in Rome, Georgia, United States. Daughter of Walter Hugh and Ava Louise (Ashworth) Atkins.
nursing administrator pediatrics nurse
Atkins, Karen was born on December 5, 1963 in Rome, Georgia, United States. Daughter of Walter Hugh and Ava Louise (Ashworth) Atkins.
Associate Degree in Nursing, Ida V. Moffett School Nursing, Birmingham, Alabama, 1983. Bachelor of science in nursing, Ida V. Moffett School Nursing, Birmingham, Alabama, 1985. MSN, University Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, 1988.
Staff nurse pediatric Intensive Care Unit, staff/head nurse adolescent unit, Children's Hospital Alabama, Birmingham, 1983-1988; coordinator utilization review, Complete Health, Birmingham, 1988-1989; nurse administrator, Complete Health, Birmingham, 1989-1990; clinical nurse specialist, Complete Health, Birmingham, 1990-1992; head nurse adolescent unit, Complete Health, Birmingham, since 1992.
Member Alabama Nurses Association (recruitment committee district 3, board directors 1989).