Lynn Kelso DNP, APRN, FCCM, FAANP
Assistant Professor
Lynn Kelso came to the University of Kentucky to begin the first Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program in the state. Since its inception the program has steadily grown and graduates are practicing throughout Kentucky. She also maintains a strong clinical practice with the Department of Medicine in the division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. She practices at both the UK Chandler Medical Center and the UK Good Samaritan Hospital. She teaches in both the ACNP specialty courses and the undergraduate Pathophysiology/Pharmacology I course. Ms. Kelso is a nationally recognized speaker on recognition and treatment of sepsis, multidrug resistant organisms and acute liver failure. She has published on these and other topics. She is also active in several professional organizations and currently holds the designated council seat for Nursing with the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Contact Information
Phone: (859) 257-1674
Fax: (859) 323-1057
Email: lkels0@email.uky.edu
Office: 545 COLLEGE OF NURSING
Education
DNP, University of Kentucky, 2021
Post-masters Certification, University of Pittsburgh, 1993
MSN, Case Western Reserve University, 1991
BSN, West Virginia University, 1984
Interests
Early detection and treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock; improving the care provided critically ill adult patients with the increased utilization of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses