Heather Aranda
Adjunct Instructor Nursing
Area of Specialty: Undergraduate/Graduate Faculty
- Contact
- Petro Allied Health CenterRm 203N1700 SW College AveTopeka, KS 66621-1117785.670.1525
- Degrees & Certifications
- Washburn University, Bach of Science in Nursing
- Univ of Southern Indiana, Master of Science in Nursing
- Washburn University, Doctor of Nursing Practice
- Teaching
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- NU 317 VA, Applied Hlth Assess for RNs I
- NU 319 VA, Applied Hlth Assess for RNs II
- Scholarly Interests/Activities
- Her professional interests include rural health, mental health, emergency care, weight management, shared decision-making, patient empowerment, quality improvement, risk management, patient and staff safety, health policy, systems improvement, healthcare leadership, and nurse/nurse practitioner education and professional development.
- Career Accomplishments
- Dr. Aranda is an adjunct faculty member in the online RN to BSN Program as well as the DNP Program. In addition to teaching, she practices full-time as a board-certified psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner in addition to working as a family nurse practitioner/emergency nurse practitioner in critical access hospitals as needed. Dr. Aranda graduated from Washburn University with a BSN, from the University of Southern Indiana with an MSN specializing in nursing leadership and management, and from Washburn University with a DNP specialization in Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner. She also has obtained two post-graduate certificates: Emergency Medicine from Nova Southeastern University and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner from Washburn University.
