Dr. Blair Watkins: Nurse Practitioner

Blair Watkins, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, BSPH

Dr. Blair Watkins is a certified family nurse practitioner in Kansas. She earned her Doctorate of Nursing Practice in 2019 and Bachelor’s of Nursing in 2015 from Washburn University in Topeka, KS. She also graduated from Kansas State University with her Bachelor’s in Public Health Nutrition in 2012. Residency experience during her doctoral graduate studies included family practice, psychiatric mental health, palliative care, hospice, internal medicine, endocrine and cardiology. She is currently a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and Sigma Theta Tau International Honors Society. Blair believes every member in the community is valuable to society and strives to provide quality healthcare by means of holistic methods and positive trusting relationships.

Prior to joining the New Perspectives Counseling Center as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Blair worked as a Registered Nurse at Stormont Vail Health in Topeka, KS in the perioperative department for 5 years where she was involved in many leadership enhancement initiatives.

Hobbies outside of work include traveling and spending quality time with family, friends, and two miniature schnauzers.