Crystal R Earp

Dr. Crystal Earp received her BSN from Western Carolina University and began her career working as a staff nurse in a hospital med-surg unit. She also spent time working in the Neonatal ICU before leaving the hospital setting to work in an infusion center at a Rheumatology office. She also worked in emergency care for a short period of time. She returned to school for an advanced degree and earned her MSN with Family Nurse Practitioner concentration at East Carolina University in 2012. She earned her Post-Masters Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in July 2022 and will complete her nurse educator courses in fall 2022. She has 13 years of advanced nursing practice with experience in primary care and urgent care settings.

Dr. Earp has precepted students in advanced nursing programs in the primary care and urgent care settings for more than ten years. She started her educational experience as a part time clinical professor with a NC nurse practitioner program in the practicum courses for primary care and pediatrics/obstetrics. Areas of interest include antibiotic stewardship, telehealth, and acute care needs in the outpatient settings. She is excited to further her teaching career with UNCW SON faculty. To learn more about my research and scholarship, click the Scholars@UNCW link.

Education

DNP, East Carolina University
MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner, East Carolina University
BSN, Western Carolina University

Specialization in Teaching

Dr. Earp received her Post Masters Nurse Educator Certificate received from East Carolina University in 2022
Dr. Earp has been actively involved in revising assignments for existing courses, including PathoPharm 1 for NE (NSG 516), since December 2023. As the course coordinator, she has collaborated with the 517 coordinator to enhance the course by integrating additional educational activities for students, such as gaming through Educaplay.
From 2024 to 2025, she worked with a colleague to develop and implement telehealth simulation assignments in the DNP-FNP clinical courses.
Additional Key Professional Engagements:
Billing and Coding Intensives session, UNCW DNP. (February 27, 2024 , April 25, 2024)
Dysuria SIM: Clinical Bound Intensives, UNCW DNP. (December 1, 2023 and November 2024)
Abdominal Exams: Clinical Bound Intensives, UNCW DNP. (November 30, 2023 and November 2024)
Lab Interpretation: Clinical Skills Day Intensives, UNCW DNP. (September 14, 2023 , September 15, 2023-, September 2024)
Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) Training: Clinical Skills Day. (September 14, 2023, September 2024)
Continuing Education Topic: Practice Bound Intensives, UNCW DNP. (April 21, 2023)

Research Interests

Areas of interest include antibiotic stewardship specifically education on antibiotics ensuring they are used correctly. A more recent area of interest included utilizing telehealth in the health care settings to ensure patients are receiving timely and convenient care. Additional interests include acute care needs in the outpatient/urgent care settings.

Professional Service

Family Nurse Practitioner, Novant NHRMC. (October 2017 - Present)
Dr Earp has acted as a Preceptor for nurse practitioner, DNP and MSN level, students for the past 11 years.

Community Engagement

Dr. Earp has presented at numerous conferences. She is also a member of SIGMA as well as additional nursing organizations.

Honors & Awards

Manuscript Accepted for CE (JNP), JNP Journal and American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). (June 2024)