Wendy L. Wright, MS, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, is a senior Lecturer with Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc. (FHEA), an international provider of NP Certification Preparation and continuing education. She presents the FHEA Nurse Practitioner Review and Advanced Practice Update for adult and family nurse practitioners. More than 55,000 nurse practitioners have used the Fitzgerald review course to successfully prepare for certification.

Ms. Wright is certified as both a family and adult nurse practitioner and is the owner of a family practice located in Amherst, NH. She is the recipient of Excellence in Research and Excellence in Clinical Practice awards, both from Simmons College, Boston, MA.  She was chosen by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners to receive the New Hampshire Excellence in Practice award and by her peers as the New Hampshire Nurse Practitioner of the Year. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and a member of the New Hampshire Nurse Practitioner Association and Sigma Theta Tau.

Ms. Wright is adjunct graduate faculty at the Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing at the University of Wyoming and Simmons College Graduate Nursing Program where she teaches in the doctor of nursing practice program. She has served as a defense expert witness for medical malpractice cases involving nurse practitioners.

Ms. Wright’s publications include articles and monographs on the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis and migraine. She has also developed and appeared in a number of Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc. produced video programs including Expert Exam: Physical Examination of the Adult, Expert Exam: The Primary Care Neurologic Exam, and Expert Exam: Conducting a Pre-sports Physical Examination,which are available at www.fhea.store.

Last updated 4.18.11