faculty profile

Jessica Wellette DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC

Assistant Professor

Bio

Jessica Wellette joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 2019. She is a clinical instructor for the PreSpeciality Program and practices as a women's health nurse practitioner at the Vanderbilt Melrose Clinic. She has six years of bedside experience in high-risk obstetrics and one year of hematology/oncology experience. She taught obstetric, postpartum, and newborn clinicals at Belmont University for two years prior to joining Vanderbilt. Jessica serves as a pre-specialty advisor and is a VUceptor for Vanderbilt Visions. Her volunteer experience includes being the faculty lead for the Vanderbilt Volunteer Doula Program and is a member of the Emergency Response Team at her church.

Education

DNP, University of South Alabama
MSN, University of South Alabama
BSN, Trevecca Nazarene University and Belmont University Consortium

Academic Interests

Fundamentals of Nursing
Obstetric, Postpartum and Newborn Clinical
Leadership and Management

Representative Publications

Journals

Panepinto, R., Harris, J., & Wellette, J. (2021). A review of best practices related to intravenous line management for nurses. The Nursing Clinics of North America, 56(3), 389-399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2021.05.001

Book Chapters

Wellette, J. (Expected Publication 2023). Chapter 27 Postpartum Complications. In B. Baker, & J. Janke (Eds). AWHONN?s Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing (6th ed., pp. TBD). Elsevier Publications.

Clinical Practice

Vanderbilt Nurse-Midwives & Primary Care for Women at Melrose

Professional Organizations

Sigma Theta Tau
Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing
National League for Nursing

Honors/Awards

2021, Shirley Titus Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in the Clinical Setting