Karen Choate Robbins

Background

Robbins, Karen Choate was born on January 25, 1947 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Daughter of Rovelle Coffman and Pauline Vivian (Davis) Choate.

Education

Bachelor of science in nursing, U. Kentucky, 1970; MSN, U. Connecticut, 1980.

Career

Nursing team leader, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1970-1971; clinical nurse specialist transplantation, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1971-1972; clinical nurse specialist transplantation, Hartford (Connecticut) Transplant Center, 1974-1981; nephrology nurse dialysis, Mount Sinai Hospital, Hartford, 1981-1992; nephrology nurse dialysis, Charlotte-Hungerford Hospital, Torrington, Connecticut, since 1993. Nephrology nurse dialysis Hartford Dialysis, 1973-1974, 84-86, New Britain (Connecticut) General Hospital, 1981-1984. Instrumental assistant clinical nursing U. Conn, Storrs, 1991-1992, clinical associate II, since 1992.

Board directors Nephrology Nursing Certified Board, Pitman, New Jersey. Faculty consultant Gail Wilk & Associations, Atlanta, since 1992.

Achievements

• Karen Choate Robbins has been listed as a noteworthy Nephrology nurse by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Nephrology Nurses Association (board directors, vice president N.E. region 1991-1993, treasurer 1993-1995), Connecticut Nurses Association, National Kidney Foundation (county nephrology nurses and technicians), Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Theta Tau (Mu chapter). F C.

Connections

Married David Alvin Robbins, December 28, 1972.

Father:

Rovelle Coffman Choate

Mother:

Pauline Vivian (Davis) Choate

Spouse:

David Alvin Robbins