Jody Swensen, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
(515) 643-6633
Jody.Swensen@my.MCHS.edu

Office Location
BH - 209

Office Hours

See course syllabus

Mailing Address

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

YEAR STARTED at Mercy College: 2025

  • Department: Nursing

Education

  • MSN, Chamberlain University
  • BSN, Chamberlain University
  • ASN, St. Luke’s College of Nursing

Certifications

  • Basic Cardiac Life Support
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Clinical Experience

  • Medical surgical unit nurse – Spencer Hospital
  • Surgical nurse – Unity Point, Des Moines
  • Clinical nurse – Mercy West, Clive
  • Cardiovascular unit nurse – Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines

Professional Memberships

  • National Honors Society

Favorite Quote

  • “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”  – Ferris Bueller