Carrie Heheman

Carrie Heheman, D.N.P., RN, serves as an Assistant Professor and Simulation Lab Coordinator in the Department of Nursing at Mount St. Joseph University. With eleven years of clinical experience in critical care and cardiology, she bridges academic instruction with real-world healthcare practice.

Education:

• D.N.P., Mount St. Joseph University
• M.S.N. in Nursing Healthcare Service and Administration, University of Cincinnati
• B.S.N., University of Cincinnati

Research Interests: Professor Heheman specializes in nursing education through simulation-based learning, critical care cardiology, and emergency response training. Her work emphasizes integrating American Heart Association protocols (ACLS/BLS) into curricula to prepare students for high-acuity clinical scenarios and community emergency response.

Professional Engagement: She maintains active clinical practice as a part-time nurse at Mercy Western Hills Hospital on the telemetry unit, serving as charge nurse and code responder while instructing ACLS/BLS programs for firehouses and outpatient settings through Education Associations.

Simulation Laboratory Leadership: As Simulation Lab Coordinator, she oversees immersive clinical training environments that replicate real patient care situations, enhancing student competency in nursing procedures and crisis management.

Advising and Grants: No documented graduate student advisees or research grants were specified in the source material.