Terran Sims MSN, ACNP-C, CNN-BC, COCN-C

Terran Sims received her bachelor's from the University of Alabama and her master’s degree in Nursing as well as Acute Care Nurse Practitioner degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville Virginia. She also trained in the University of Virginia School of nursing WOC Certification program and is certified as a ostomy continence nurse. Terran has a unique history as a NP with joint appointments in both Hematology and Oncology working with GU oncology cases as well as in the Urology Department. She currently works as an oncologic Nurse Practitioner in the Division of Urology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. Terran was a co-investigator with Dr Krupski on an ACS and TIC grant focusing on development of telecystoscopy for routine monitoring of urologic oncology patients with limited access to the university-based Urology clinic. Her current focus is care of patients in the urology division that have urologic cancer, including bladder, kidney and prostate cancer. This population provides her opportunities to work with patients with a variety of lower urinary tract issues including overactive bladder and she performs PTNS in the urology clinic. She has presented on the care of patients with bladder cancer in various stages and urinary diversions as well as published chapters in several textbooks, articles relating to urologic/oncologic patient care and published articles in the Journal of Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing (JWOCN).