Alina Leclaire, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC

Education:

2019 – Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, American International College, Springfield, MA
2001 – Bachelor of Science, Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
1997 – Associate of Science, Nursing, Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, MA
1996 – Licensed Practical Nursing Certificate, Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, MA
1995 – Pathways to Health Careers Certificate, Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, MA

Certifications and Memberships:

• Board Certified in Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing in the State of Massachusetts
• Certified Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers, American Heart Association
• Certified in Advance Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Life Support
• Trained in Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
• Trained in Non-Violent Intervention
• Trained in Stop the Bleed
• Member of Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners (MCNP)
• Member of American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
• Member of American Nurses Association (ANA)

Courses Taught at AIC:

• Adult Medical Surgical Nursing
• Complex Medical Surgical Nursing Nursing
• Leadership Pathophysiology and Pharmacology
• Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses
• Professional Issues and Responsibilities for Advance Practice Nurses

Research Interests:

• Missed Vaccination opportunities – Improving Vaccination Rates in Walk in Clinic Patients
• The effect of Prior Clinical Experience on Perceived Learning of Nursing Students
• “Scrub the Hub” Improving Aseptic Technique in Clinical Nursing Practice