Jody Swensen, MSN, BSN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
(515) 643-6633
jody.swensen@my.mchs.edu

Office Location
B1 - 209

Office Hours

Tuesday: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Wednesday: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Thursday: 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Friday: Via Teams

Mailing Address

Mercy College of Health Sciences
928 6th Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-1239

YEAR STARTED at Mercy College: 2025

  • Department: Nursing

Education

  • MSN, Chamberlain University
  • BSN, Chamberlain University
  • ASN, St. Luke’s College of Nursing

Certifications

  • Basic Cardiac Life Support
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Courses Taught

  • NRP 201 Advanced Manager of Care 1

Clinical Experience

  • Medical surgical unit nurse – Spencer Hospital
  • Surgical nurse – Unity Point, Des Moines
  • Clinical nurse – Mercy West, Clive
  • Cardiovascular unit nurse – Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines

advice to students

  • It always seems impossible until it is done.