Ms. Heather Anderson
Education
- M.S.N. - Post-Master Family Nurse Practitioner, Indiana State University - 2023
- M.S.N. - Nursing Administration; Post-Master Nursing Education, Indiana State University - 2013
- B.S.N. - Nursing, Indiana University - 1994
Professional Webpage
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/heather-anderson-rn-bsn-msn-lnc/7/651/b58Teaching Interests
- Community Health, Medical-Surgical, Capstone, Public Policy, Prison nursing, School nursing, Informatics.
Intellectual Contributions
- Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Drug Seeking Patient Simulation - Nurse Educator - 2019
Presentations
- A Global Health Service Learning Experience with Baccalaureate Nursing Students in the Caribbean: A Qualitative Pilot Study. Sigma Theta Tau Research Day, 2018.
Research Interests
- Disaster Nursing, Social Determinants of Health, Prison Nursing, Health Literacy, Telehealth, Nurse Practitioners.
Professional Service
- Role: Officer, President/Elect/Past - Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society 2018
Public/Community Service
- - Various Health Fairs 2018
Heather graduated from Indiana University in December 1994 with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing. She has worked in the areas of Med-Surg, Critical Care, Recovery Room, Medicare Part B, Disease Management, and Pharmaceutical. She holds certificates in Clinical Research and Legal Nurse Consulting. Since 2009, she has taught for LPN and ASN programs in Med-Surg, Pharmacology, and Fundamentals. In May 2010, she graduated from Indiana State University (ISU) with a Master's degree in Nursing Administration. In 2011, she began employment in the BSN department at ISU teaching Leadership, Community Health Nursing, and Capstone & Med-Surg clinicals. In December 2012, she received a Post-Master Certificate in Nursing Education. In 2013, she began the first cohort for the Doctorate of Health Science program at ISU and will finish in 2017. She is the past president & vice president of Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing Lambda Sigma Chapter and is the current chapter counselor. She has dual membership in Alpha chapter. She is married with two sons, ages 14 and 26. She has a seven year-old grandson. In her spare time, she enjoys reading mystery novels, swimming, scrapbooking, and spending time at the beach.
1994 - Indiana University, BSN
2010 - Indiana State University, MS in Nursing Administration
2012- Indiana State University, Post Master in Nursing Education
2013 - Indiana State University, Doctor of Health Science (attending now)
Anderson, H., & Moore,T. (2015). Integrating Disaster Preparedness Education into Nursing Curriculum. Chapter Five. An Overview of What Works and What Doesn’t in Exercise Planning. Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International. In Print.
She is the Operations Manager for the Morgan County, IN Medical Reserve Corp (MRC) and is an Emergency Response Point of Dispensing (POD) volunteer for Clay County, IN. Volunteer for Red Cross & Alzheimer's Association.
Registered Nurse. Legal Nurse Consultant.
Her research interests are Disaster Nursing, Simulation, Technology in nursing, and Health Literacy.