Rachel Cody

Assistant Clinical Professor
Dr. Rachel Cody joined the faculty at the Auburn University College of Nursing as an Assistant Clinical Professor in June 2022 and currently serves as the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program Coordinator. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Auburn University in 2009 and began her career as a staff nurse before advancing into leadership roles in emergency and trauma care. She also spent three years as a critical care transport and flight nurse. In 2014, Dr. Cody completed her Master of Science in Nursing with an Emergency Nurse Practitioner focus at Vanderbilt University and has since practiced as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner in the metro Atlanta area. She earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Auburn University in 2021. Dr. Cody is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the American Nurses Association, and the Georgia Nurses Association, and she serves as Membership Committee Chair for the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners (AAENP). Throughout her career, she has served as a clinical preceptor at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. She is passionate about providing nurses with a strong educational foundation through classroom and clinical teaching. Her teaching focus includes senior-level undergraduate critical care, graduate-level courses, and interprofessional education. In addition, she serves as clinical faculty for ThriveAP Transition to Practice programs.
Contact wiserac@auburn.edu (334)   844 - 5623
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Education

  • Doctor of Nursing Practice - Auburn University - 2021
  • Master of Science in Nursing - Vanderbilt University - 2014
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Auburn University - 2009

Certifications

  • Family Nurse Practitioner-Board Certified
  • Emergency Nurse Practitioner
  • Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Licenses

  • Registered Nurse
  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Interests

  • Emergency Nursing
  • Leadership and Management
  • Advanced Practice Nursing
  • Professional Development
  • Acute Care
  • Quality and Outcomes Improvement

Teaching Areas

  • Undergraduate Nursing
  • Adult Health Nursing
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice
  • Critical Care
  • Graduate Nursing
  • Nurse Practitioner

Presentations

  • Robin C. Gosdin Farrell, Amy Pridemore, Rachel Cody & Joni L. Winter (2023, September). Metabolic syndrome: Pearls of diagnosis, management, and prevention Podium session presented at BANPA 2023 ConferenceOrange BeachAL.
  • Rachel Cody & Joni L. Winter (2023, September). Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Don't Let a Normal Glucose Sugar-Coat Your Patient's Acuity Poster session presented at BANPA ConferenceOrange Beach, Alabama.
  • Rachel Cody (2022, May). Improving the Management of Adults with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: An Initiative to Reduce Unnecessary CT Scans in the ED Poster session presented at EmergNP - AAENP Annual Conference.
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