
Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine
Biosketch
Terry Terpstra, MS is a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Medicine. He is Board Certified in Nurse Hospice and Palliative Care. He is employed by the Battle Creek Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He is a graduate of Purdue University with a AAS in Nursing in May 1980. He received his BS in Nursing/Family Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate also from Purdue University in May 1985. He also received a MS in Nursing - Adult Health from Purdue University in May 1989.
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Board Certification
- Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse
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Education and Training
- MS 1989, Nursing - Adult Health, Purdue University Calumet
- BS 1985, Nursing/Family Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate, Purdue University-Calumet Campus
- AAS 1980, Nursing, Purdue University Calumet
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Research
- Nurse Practitioner
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Publications
Terpstra T.L., Williamson S. Palliative care for terminally ill individuals with borderline personality disorder Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services. 2019;57:24-31.
Terpstra T.L., Williamson S. Palliative Care for Terminally Ill Individuals with Schizophrenia Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services. 2014;52:32-38.
Terpstra T. Hospice and palliative care for terminally ill individuals with serious and persistent mental illness Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services. 2012;50:28-34.
Terpstra T.L., Terpstra T., Pettee , Hunter Nursing staff's attitudes toward seclusion Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services. 2001;39:20-28.
Terpstra T.L. Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion: recognition and management. Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses. 2000;9
Terpstra T. Treating Alzheimer's disease with cholinergic drugs, Part 2. The Nurse practitioner. 1999;24:117-119.
Terpstra T. Treating Alzheimer's disease with cholinergic drugs, Part I. The Nurse practitioner. 1998;23
Terpstra T.L. The elderly type II diabetic: A treatment challenge Geriatric Nursing. 1998;19:253-260.
Terpstra T.L., Van Doren E. Reducing restraints: where to start. Journal of continuing education in nursing. 1998;29:10-16.
{} Treating geriatric depression with SSRIs: what primary care practitioners need to know. The Nurse practitioner. 1997;22
Terpstra T.L., Terpstra T.L., Plawecki H.M., Streeter J. As young as you feel: age identification among the elderly. Journal of gerontological nursing. 1989;15:4-10.