PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 16, 2022) – Texas Nurse Practitioners recently named Prairie View A&M University Alumna Lutricia Harrison ’95, ’04 to the TNP board of directors, which serves more than 27,000 nurse practitioners across Texas. Dr. Harrison, who graduated from PVAMU in 1995 with a BSN and in 2004 with an MSN, has worked as a family nurse practitioner for 17 years.
Lutricia Harrison, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
“I am honored to represent PVAMU as a former student on the board of directors for Texas Nurse Practitioners,” said Harrison. “PVAMU prepared me to walk in this role, and I hope to inspire others to take the steps to be involved in our professional organizations.”
As a long-time advocate for nurse practitioners, Harrison has testified in front of the Texas State Legislature on numerous occasions, using more than 26 years of experience as a nurse to lobby for change for Texas’ hard-working medical personnel. Now, she extends her advocacy efforts as a TNP voting board member.
“I really associated with the mission and vision of TNP and how the organization represents NPs in Texas,” said Harrison. “As a board member, we are responsible for representing the members and helping to execute the goals and vision for nurse practitioners in the State of Texas.”
Harrison owns and operates a family practice clinic in north Houston, continuing a passion and dream that began while witnessing her mother’s life experience as a nurse.
“My mother was my inspiration,” Harrison said. “She always helped everyone, and I would help her take care of family, friends, and her patients. I fell in love with the profession, and I decided to become a nurse.”
Harrison credits her time at PVAMU for the success she has experienced in her medical profession and as a business owner.
“PVAMU is an awesome university,” said Harrison. “PVAMU not only taught me to become an RN and an NP, but it also taught me life experiences. I learned critical-thinking skills, people skills, and coping skills. PV prepares you for your profession and personal life. I love my HBCU.”
Front-line medical workers deal with people who are often in the worst circumstances of their lives, suffering in pain and agony as the nurse or other medical professional does their best to treat the patient, which includes comforting them and making them feel more at ease—at least as much as possible—so the nurse can do their job.
“My experience at PVAMU prepared me to become the best nurse possible,” Harrison said. “I learned how to take care of patients holistically. We not only treat the problem, but we treat the person.”
PVAMU’s legacy of producing quality health care professionals continues to impact the critical care of patients across the country and around the world. Harrison says this will continue with the nurses of tomorrow as they diligently pursue their studies today.
“I would encourage the nursing students at PVAMU to continue to strive for the stars,” said Harrison. “PVAMU will prepare them to excel in this profession. These students are standing on 100 years of excellent nurses who have set the standard of excellence. PVAMU has a reputation of graduating quality nurses, and if they are students at this illustrious university, then they too will be great.”
Dr. Harrison recently wrote a perspective for Black History Month. Click here to read the article.
By Kerry Laird
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