Sandra B. Cox, ARNP-C
Sandra B. Cox, ARNP-C, a certified and licensed nurse practitioner, has joined Owensboro Dermatology Associates.
Cox, a native of Owensboro, Kentucky, graduated magna cum laude from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Science of Nursing degree. She received her Master of Science from University of Southern Indiana. She is also certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, and certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support from the American Heart Association.
Cox said, “Dermatology is an exciting and ever-changing medical specialty. My education didn’t stop after earning my degree.”
Along with learning from hands-on dermatology seminars, she said she gains additional knowledge from professional publications and communicating with her peers about the latest medical developments.
“These activities, in conjunction with my memberships to professional organizations, ensure that my patients receive the best treatment founded on evidence-based, time-proven medicine,” Cox said.
Cox is a member of the Nurse Practitioner Society of the Dermatology Nurses Association, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners/Nurse Midwives, the Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses of Indiana, the American Nurses
Association, the Kentucky Nurses Association, the Indiana Nurses Association, and the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
“I love being a nurse practitioner in dermatology, because I have the unique opportunity of being able to work with patients from a medical and surgical perspective,” she said. “Combining diagnostic skills and patient care with the more technical expertise gives me great satisfaction. I enjoy the personal aspect of getting to know my patients and caring for them.”
Nurse Practitioners are registered nurses with advanced academic and clinical experience, which enables him or her to diagnose and manage most common and many chronic illnesses either independently or as a part of a health care team. Nurse practitioners are health professionals licensed to practice medicine exercising autonomy in medical decision making and providing a broad range of diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive and health maintenance services. As a nurse practitioner for Owensboro Dermatology Associates, Cox will provide many patient services including diagnose and treat chronic skin conditions; perform some cosmetic procedures; perform physical exams; prescribe medications; freeze lesions with liquid nitrogen; provide education; and administer phototherapy treatment. Cox will also help treat patients for skin cancer, acne, eczema, rosacea, psoriasis, warts, and other common skin disorders.
