Nadira Dhanaswar

Nadira Dhanaswar, DNP, MSN, CNRN, CCRN-K
Assistant Professor
(515) 643-6725
Nadira.Dhanaswar@Mchs.edu

Office Location
Sullivan Center - 216

Office Hours
Wednesdays, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Mailing Address
Mercy College of Health Sciences
928 6th Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309

YEAR STARTED AT MERCY COLLEGE: 2019

• Department: Nursing

EDUCATION

• DNP - Organization and Systems Leadership, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN (2015)
• MSN - Education, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (2011)
• BSN, Mercy College of Health Sciences, Des Moines, IA (2007)
• ASN, Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, IA (1998)

COURSES TAUGHT

• NUR-445 - Capstone 1

• NUR 105 – Introduction to Basic Skills, clinical, lab, and lecture

• NURS 740 - Quality Improvement, Information Management, and Leadership in Healthcare

• NURS – 701 – DNP Practicum I: Application of Evidenced Based Practice

• NURS – 761 – DNP Integrative Application of Evidenced Based Practice Seminar I NURS – 702 – DNP Practicum II: Application of Evidenced Based Practice

• NURS – 702 – DNP Practicum II: Application of Evidenced Based Practice

• NURS – 762 – DNP Integrative Application of Evidenced Based Practice Seminar II

• NURS – 703 – DNP Practicum III: Application of Evidenced Based Practice

• NURS – 763 - DNP Integrative Application of Evidence for Advanced Practice Seminar III

• NURS – 704 – DNP Practicum IV: Application of Evidence-Based Practice IV

• NURS – 764 – DNP Integrative Application of Evidence for Advanced Practice Seminar IV

ADVICE TO STUDENTS

• "I encourage students to embrace lifelong learning and to develop moral courage."

CLINICAL/FIELD EXPERIENCE

• Clinical Instructor for 10 years
• Critical Care Nurse for 11 years
• Acute Care Nurse – Neurology for 8 years
• Long Term Care Nurse for 1 year

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS

• DNP - Project: Handoff Communication: Nurse-to-Nurse Bedside Change of Shift Report
• MSN -Thesis: Traditional Approaches Versus Simulation in Nursing Education

CERTIFICATIONS

• Neuroscience Registered Nurse (CNRN)

• Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)

• American Heart Association (ACLS)
   

RECENT PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

• Western Institute of Nursing, April 2018, Poster Presentation at Regional Conference, Spokane, WA
• Sigma Theta Tau International Delta Chi-at-Large Chapter, November 2017, Poster Presentation at the Induction and Research Meeting, Bozarth Mansion, Spokane, WA

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)
• American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN)
• American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN)