Debra
Ann (Hansen) Bossenbroek MSN, RN
dah4@calvin.edu
Education
- BSN, Hope-Calvin Department of Nursing, 1986
- MSN, Michigan State University, 1999
Certification
- Family Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center, 2000
Specialty
- Community Nursing
Professional Experience
- Calvin College Department of Nursing, Assistant Professor, 2003 - present
- Catherine's Care Center, Nurse Practitioner, 2001 - present
- Spectrum Health, Staff Nurse, Emergency, 1998 - present
- Grand Rapids Public Schools, School Nurse, 2000 - 2003
- Spectrum Health, Assistant Director, Neuroscience Unit, 1990 - 1998
- Spectrum Health, Clinical Coordinator, Critical Care & Orthopedics, 1987 - 1990
- Spectrum Health, Staff Nurse, Critical Care, 1986 - 1987
Research Interests
- Community Health, Advanced Practice Nursing
Recent Grants
- Kent County Health Department, MSU Extension, and Spectrum Health. "School Health Index." September, 2002
- Michigan State University and United Dairy Industry Team Nutrition Grant. "Changing the Scene." September, 2002
Recent Publications
- Feenstra, C., Gordon, B., Hansen, D., & Zandee, G. (2006). Managing community and neighborhood partnerships in community based nursing curriculum. Journal of Professional Nursing, 22(4), 236-241.
- Hansen, D.A. (1999). The development of a risk assessment tool for secondary stroke prevention: Implications for the advanced practice nurse in primary care. Unpublished masters thesis, Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan.
Recent Presentations
- “Implementing a community-based curriculum: Meeting the challenge through unique faculty roles.” American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Baccalaureate Education Conference, Chicago, IL. December, 2005
- “Community Based Nursing: Innovative Neighborhood Partnerships that Improve the Health of Residents and Optimize Student Learning”
- RNAO (Registered Nurses Association of Ontario) Embracing the Future: Educating Tomorrow’s Nurses 2nd International Conference 2004, Toronto, Canada, October, 2004
- “Promoting the Health of Populations through Community-Based Participatory Research” Cleveland State University Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, April, 2004
- "Care of the Spinal Cord Injured Patient." Professional Practice Conference, Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI. May, 1989.
Professional Organizations
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Michigan State University
- Sigma Theta Tau International -Kappa Epsilon Chapter-At-Large Past Award Committee Chairperson
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