Medical Education
Post Masters in Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - USI, 2011
Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner - Indiana Wesleyan University, 2005
Bachelors of Science in Nursing - Indiana Wesleyan University, 2002
Diploma in Nursing - Bronson School of Nursing, 1995
Credentials
ANCC Family Nurse Practitioner
ANCC Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Basic Life Support
Trauma Nurse Core Course Certified
Adult Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse
Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse
Fundamental Critical Care Support Course Certification of Completion
Experience
Ms. Hessler has worked at Deaconess Hospital since 1997, where she started as a staff nurse in the Cardiovascular ICU. As of 2016, she has 7 years experience as a nurse practitioner in pulmonary / critical care medicine, both in the hospital and in an office setting. She has 7 years of experience in sleep medicine and 10 years experience in critical care nursing.
Associations
Society of Critical Care Medicine
American Association of Nurse Practitioners