Nicole Atwood, AGACNP-BC

Nicole Atwood, AGACNP-BC

Advance Practice Nurse
Neurology | Neurocritical Care

    About me

    Nicole Atwood is a Nurse Practioner who specialized in Adult Gerontology Acute Care.  She is board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.  She cares for those with Stroke and Cerebrovascular abnormalities such as aneurysms, arteriovenous malformation and fistula.  She sees patients in the inpatient setting at both Memorial Medical Center and HSHS.  She is a member of several professional organizations including the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and the American Stroke Association. 

    Gender

    Female

    Additional languages spoken

    English

    Education & training

    Board Certifications
    Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
    Undergraduate Degree
    University of Illinois, Chicago, IL - Masters of Nursing

    Clinical locations

    Locations

    SIU Medicine Neurology | Moy Building

    751 N. Rutledge St. Springfield, IL 62702 Suite 3100
    Mon - Fri: 8:00 am-4:30 pm

    Hospital privileges

    • HSHS St. John's Hospital, Springfield, IL
    • Memorial Health, Springfield IL

    Research

    Research Interests
    Gerontology: the study of the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging. Acute care nurse seeing stroke patients.

    Clinical trials

    Trial
    Neuroscience Institute

    Sleep for Stroke Management and Recovery Trial

    Active recruiting

    The primary goals of this study are to determine whether treatment of obstructive sleep apnea with positive airway pressure starting shortly after accute ischemic stroke or high risk TIA (1) reduces recurrent stroke, acute coronary syndrome, and all-cause mortality 6 months after the event and (2) improves stroke outcomes at 3 months in patients who experienced ischemic stroke.