Tina Fox is Orange Grove's nurse practitioner. Fox arrived at
Orange
Grove
Center in July 2008. She has 22 years of experience in health care, and her professional career includes working in intensive care, home health care, cardiac outpatient care and clinical consulting.
Here at Orange Grove, Fox sees an average of 10 to 20 patients daily. Her responsibilities include identifying, evaluating, and addressing disease prevention and health promotion issues, in relation to individuals served by the center. She is responsible for diagnosing and treating acute, chronic and long-term, health-related issues. Fox educates her patients and their caregivers about preventative care, medical issues, and the use of prescribed medications.
Fox finds her job both rewarding and challenging, because the individual's developmental disability may hinder them for being able to voice their health issues. She believes that sharp assessment and listening skills are key to helping the individuals in her care, in addition to gathering information from the patient’s caregiver.
In 1987, the
Muncie,
IN native became a registered nurse following graduation from
Cleveland
State
Community College. After a hiatus with her family, she went back to receive a master's of science in nursing from Southern Adventist University in
Collegedale,
TN.
Prior to Orange Grove, she was employed at Parkridge, Erlanger, and Memorial hospitals, and at Unum and Interim Home Health.
Her husband, Edward, is also a registered nurse, and they have three sons.
