Dr. Tennyson is an Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner at Duke University Hospital and an Assistant Professor at the Duke University School of Nursing. She specializes in cardiac critical care and leads quality improvement initiatives nationally and internationally to improve patient and family centered care during Cardiac Arrest events. She is an Associate of the American College of Cardiology and a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator. She teaches in the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program and coordinates the Duke Academic Practice Partnership.