Kristen Bryan Wessel, PhD, MSN, RN
Dean, Nursing
(515) 643-6731
Kristen.BryanWessel@MCHS.edu

Office Location
B1 - 221

Office Hours

9 am – 4 pm, by appointment

Mailing Address

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

Year Started at Mercy College: 2022

  • Department: Nursing

Education

  • PhD in Educational Studies, Specialization in Instructional Technology, University of Nebraska (2020)
    • Dissertation: Hospital-Based Nurse Educators’ Technology Readiness and Use of High-Fidelity Simulation
  • Master of Science in Nursing, University of Phoenix (2007)
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Morningside College (1996)

Certifications

  • Professional Registered Nurse Compact License, State of Iowa

Professional Memberships

  • Sigma Theta Tau International
  • National League for Nursing

Recent Publications

  • Bryan Wessel, K. (2020). Hospital-based nurse educators’ technology readiness and use of high-fidelity simulation [Doctoral dissertation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.
  • Bryan Wessel, K. (2015). How an aging population is transforming nursing. Nursing 2015. doi:10.1097/01.NURS.0000461856.10691.da
  • Bryan Wessel, K. (2014, March 19). Working with conflict [workshop]. Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA) Leadership Institute.
  • Bryan Wessel, K. (2013, March 19). Working with conflict [webinar]. Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA) Leadership Institute.
  • Bryan Wessel, K. (2012, March 20). Nursing and education in the 21st century [webinar]. In Lippincott’s NursingCenter.com.
  • Wadman, M., Adams, J., & Bryan Wessel, K. (2010, January 14). The art of debriefing: Bringing the “A-ha” to simulation and small group teaching. University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
  • Bryan Wessel, K. & Seuferer, S. (2004, March/April). Fetal heartrate monitoring practice update. Bryan LGH Medical Center, Lincoln, NE. (peer-reviewed)