Courtney Albers

Courtney Albers graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing with a minor in Psychology from the University of Louisville in 2018. While pursuing her undergraduate degree, she had the opportunity to serve as a nurse extern at a local Louisville hospital where she was later offered a full-time registered nurse (RN) position and served as charge nurse. Courtney worked with children and adolescents with depression, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional behavior, bipolar disorder, unresolved grief and trauma, and substance use disorders, as well as other psychiatric and dual diagnosis disorders. Courtney returned to the University of Louisville School of Nursing to obtain her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Degree which will prepare her to serve as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with an anticipated graduation of August 2022

I wanted to earn my DNP degree to broaden my impact in practice, policy, and leadership. My work as a RN allowed me to understand gaps in healthcare that needed to be addressed specifically for children and adolescents receiving psychiatric mental health care.

In August 2022, I will graduate with my DNP degree with a specialty in psychiatric mental health. As a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, it is my hope to provide evidence-based, relationship-based, comprehensive and necessary services to promote prevention and treatment of psychiatric disorders. As a DNP-prepared psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, I will synthesize and apply knowledge to improve population outcomes, collaborate with other disciplines to improve the delivery of health care and affect health policy though the application of knowledge. It is also my goal to serve as an educator within higher education. 

My family is very important to me. My mom and dad have played a significant role in my success – they’ve shown me an abundance of love and support while being my #1 cheerleaders. My best friends are my mom, dad and our two dogs, Peyton (bichon frise) and Lucy (petite goldendoodle)!