Jennifer Gentry, RN, MSN, ANP, GNP, APRN, BC-PCM, is a graduate of the Duke University School of Nursing as an adult and geriatric nurse-practitioner.
She is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as an Adult Nurse Practitioner and by the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses as an Advanced Practice Nurse in Palliative Care Management.
Gentry is a nurse practitioner with the Duke University Hospital Palliative Care Service and is a clinical associate with the Duke University School of Nursing. Experienced in both acute and long term care settings, Gentry was featured in the monograph, “Advance Practice Nursing: Pioneering Practices in Palliative Care” by the Center For Excellence in End of Life Care for her work in long term care.
Gentry is a graduate ELNEC (End of Life Nursing Education Corsortium) trainer and received the ELNEC Award of Excellence in 2004-2005 from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and City of Hope Medical Center.
In addition to her work with the Palliative Care Service, Gentry is President of the Triangle Chapter of the Hospice and Palliative Nurse’s Association, serves on the exam development committee of the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses (NBCHPN), and is a member of the North Carolina End of Life Advisory Council.