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Portrait of Amberly R Hess

Honor Society® member

Amberly R Hess

Nurse Case Manager at Medica

  • University of Minnesota
  • Adult/Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Class of 2017
  • Savage, MN

Member since September 2015

About

Amberly Hess, RN, BSN, is an Adult/Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist student at the University of Minnesota Doctorate of Nursing Practice program. She graduated from Mankato State University with her BSN in 2000. Her professional background includes working in neuroscience, renal acute care, emergency room nursing, and case management. As a future CNS, Amberly plans to utilize evidence based practice guidelines to promote change and improve patient outcomes in the healthcare system. Amberly has experience administering complementary therapies and is passionate about redesigning palliative care to be more holistically inclusive of patient preference and integrative modalities. In her spare time, Amberly enjoys meditating, reading, and traveling.

Education

  • Minnesota State University, Mankato

    Nursing

    1998 – 2000

  • College of St Scholastica

    Persuing Nursing degree

    1997 – 1998

  • University of Minnesota, Duluth

    Ciminilogy, Psychology, minor in Anthropology

    1995 – 1997

Honors and awards

  • Summa Cum Laude

    I graduated from my undergraduate nursing program summa cum laude

  • Student Representative of MN NACNS

    I have been nominated to the board position of graduate student representative for the MN chapter of the NACNS

Goals and interests

Career goal

I am currently studying to be a Clinical Nurse Specialist, with a focus on palliative care. I am planning to be a change agent and manage quality improvement programs in an inpatient hospital setting upon graduation.

Graduate school interests

I am currently enrolled in a doctorate of nursing practice program. Depending on the future, I may choose to return for my PhD.

Outside the classroom

In my spare time I enjoy reading, meditating, hiking, and traveling the world.

Experience

  • Nurse Case Manager

    Medica

    Apr 2007 – Jan 2015

  • Emergency Department Nurse

    Allina Hospitals

    Apr 2001 – Mar 2011

Volunteering

  • Project Homless Connect

    Medica

    Jun 2013 – Jun 2014

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced

Additional information