Beth Garretson
College of Nursing
Degree Program
Ph.D. Nursing
Beth C. Garretson Received her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at the University of Michigan-Flint in December of 2015. She currently serves as full time faculty member in the College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing at Walden University since February 2019. She teaches Advanced Practice Care of Adults Across the Lifespan for the Graduate Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner Track. Her teaching experience at other universities includes Advanced Health Assessment, Advanced Pharmacology, Advanced Nursing Theory, Advanced Practice Roles, Health Policy, Family Health and Adult Gerontology Primary Care Practicum, Advanced Nursing Research and Graduate Capstone Seminar. Dr. Garretson is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She is a licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the states of Minnesota (# 6983, since January 2019) and Michigan (# 4704180338, since October 2000). Her clinical practice experience as a family nurse practitioner includes providing primary care to vulnerable populations such as Native Americans and uninsured Americans, as well as working in the retail clinic setting. Currently in her clinical practice she serves as a clinical coordinator for a medical and surgical weight loss program.
Courses Taught
NUNP 6531 - Primary Care of Adults Across the Lifespan
Education
BSN, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI United States
MSN, Michigan State University - East Lansing, MI United States
DNP, University of Michigan Flint - Flint, MI United States
Public Service
ASMBS Walk From Obesity, Organizer - Detroit, MI United States
Suzan G Koman Breast Cancer 3 Day, Volunteer - Detroit, MI United States
Publications
Coleman, S., Garretson, B. C., Whebe-Alamah, H., McFarland, M., Wood, M. (2016). RESPECT: Reducing 30-day Emergency Department Visits and Readmissions of Bariatric Surgical Patients Effectively Through Cultural Competency Training of Nurses. Online Journal of Cultural Competence in Nursing and Healthcare.
Wood, M., Kroll, J., Garretson, B. (2013). A comparison of outcomes between the traditional laparoscopic and totally robotic roux en y gastric bypass procedures. . Journal of Robotic Surgery.
Presentations
Coleman, S. (2016). RESPECT: Reducing 30-day emergency department visits and readmissions of bariatric surgical patients effectively through cultural competency training of nurses. . Michigan Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Collaborative.
Garretson, B. (2014). Pain Management Issues in the Morbidly Obese Patient Population. . Detroit Anesthesiology Association.