Dr. Vanessa Okolie, DNP, AG-ACNP-BC, is a board-certified acute care nurse practitioner with broad clinical experience caring for patients with complex medical conditions in both hospitalist and critical care settings. Her clinical background includes managing acutely and critically ill patients across a range of inpatient environments, with a focus on evidence-based practice and interdisciplinary care.

Dr. Okolie serves as an adjunct faculty member at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University, where she teaches and mentors acute care nurse practitioner students in both classroom and clinical settings. Her teaching focuses on advanced health assessment, clinical reasoning, and preparing students to manage medically complex and critically ill patients.

Her professional interests include acute and critical care education, competency-based clinical training, and innovative approaches to evaluating clinical reasoning in advanced practice nursing education.

From clinician to educator: An evidence-based guide for APRNs transitioning to academic roles: The PEIS Model

April 2026

The Nurse Practitioner

51(4):32-38

DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000423