Christa Knoll-Drobny, MSN-L, RN
Assistant Professor
(480) 313-7656
christa.knoll@MCHS.edu

Office Location
B1 - 205

Office Hours

9 a.m. – 5 p.m.  Monday – Thursday

Mailing Address

Mercy College of Health Sciences
928 6th Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-1239

Year Started at Mercy College: 2022

  • Department: Nursing

Education

  • MSN-L, Chamberlain College of Nursing (2017)
  • BSN, University of Iowa (2013)
  • ADN, North Iowa Area Community College (2011)

Courses Regularly Taught

  • NUR 405 – Medical Surgical IV (BSN Trad)
  • NSG 231 – Transition to Professional Practice (ASN)
  • NUA 421 – Medical Surgical II (ABSN)
  • NUR 205 – Foundations of Nursing Practice (BSN Trad)

Certifications

  • TNCC

Clinical History

  • MercyOne Medical Center North Iowa, Cardiac Stepdown, 2 years
  • Banner Health in Arizona, ICU RN, 3 years
  • Banner Health in Arizona, Nursing Leadership, 3 years
  • ABCM Corporation, Director of Nursing for LTC, 1 year
  • MercyOne Medical Center, CSICU Director of Nursing, 2 years
  • MercyOne Medical Center, ICU Float RN, 1 year
  • Wellmark, Prior Authorization and HEDIS RN, 6 months (contract)
  • FocusPoint Healthcare, Account Manager, 1 year

Professional Memberships

  • Sigma Theta Tau
  • ANA – American Nurses Association
  • AACN – American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

Advice to Students/Favorite Quote

“Let us never consider ourselves finished nurses…we must be learning all of our lives” – Florence Nightingale