Nurse practitioner joins Wellness & Recovery team

Ashlee Nichols, APRN

ASHLAND — UK King’s Daughters announced that Ashlee Nichols, APRN, joined its outpatient Wellness and Recovery program.

Nichols earned her Master of Science in nursing, family nurse practitioner, from Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota; her Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Kentucky, Lexington; and her associate of science in nursing from Ashland Community and Technical College. She is a board-certified family nurse practitioner through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

Before joining King’s Daughters, Nichols was employed as an addiction medicine/family nurse practitioner at Bright View in Portsmouth, Ohio.

King’s Daughters Wellness and Recovery program provides evidence-based treatment for substance use disorders in a non-judgmental, caring environment. The program is dedicated to helping patients with their physical, mental and emotional well-being.

The program provides services across the continuum of care, from the emergency department to inpatient services and the outpatient setting, and is funded by a Kentucky Opioid Response Effort (KORE) Grant.

Available services include:

• Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) – Vivitrol, Suboxone and Sublocade

• Counseling – Groups and individuals

• Peer Support – Groups and individuals

• Case Management – Assistance with transportation and community resources

• Educational Resources – Narcan, needle exchange program, medications for opioid use disorder

• Referrals to needed services

New patients are welcome. King’s Daughters Outpatient Wellness and Recovery is in Suite 125, Medical Arts Building, 2301 Lexington Avenue. The office is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday; 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays; and 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Fridays.

For more information, please call (606) 408-7800.

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