Rachel Danford

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ABOUT RACHEL DANFORD

Dr. Rachel is a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) with board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She has over 20 years of nursing experience and is diversely experienced with a comprehensive background in the areas of medical-surgical, physiatry, psychiatry, obstetrics, women’s health, developmental disabilities, retail health, and as a primary health care provider across the lifespan.As a Registered Nurse (RN) she has earned certifications in Inpatient Obstetrics, Electronic Fetal Monitoring, and as a Childbirth Educator. Dr. Rachel is dually certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) with both the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the American Nurses Credentialing Center. In addition, she has been inducted as a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nurses. She has worked in hospital settings and private practices as a RN and FNP along the East Coast in South Carolina, New Jersey and New York.Her clinical interests include family healthcare with a focus on health promotion and disease prevention. During her spare time she enjoys reading, traveling, learning about diverse cultures, geocaching for hidden treasures, and spending time with her friends and family. She believes nurses should be empowered to provide quality healthcare with a holistic emphasis. For this reason, Dr. Rachel provides online health and nursing education through Accessible Healthcare Institute (AHI) to promote the nursing profession in providing evidence-based practice care and improve patient outcomes.