BSN Program Director
Galen College of Nursing
Dr. Donna Hedges began her nursing career as an ADN graduate in 1981. She obtained her BSN in 1994, MBA in 1998, MSN in 2010, and her PhD in Nursing Education in 2015. Over the past nearly 40 years, Dr. Hedges has practiced within the acute healthcare, public health, and private medical office practice settings. She has held progressive leadership positions to include medical unit director through vice-president of nursing. For the past 12 years, Dr. Hedges has taught in ADN and undergraduate programs in San Antonio, Texas. She currently serves as the BSN Program Director at the Galen College of Nursing. Dr. Hedges is a member of several national nursing organizations and is a past member of the OADN Board of Directors. She is an NLN Ambassador and is a member of the manuscript review boards for the Teaching and Learning in Nursing and Nursing Economics journals. Dr. Hedges has presented on the national level on the topic of preparing students to survive and thrive in complex adaptive systems, navigating change in healthcare organizations, healthcare provider resilience, and building effective online learning environments. She contributed three chapters to a 2020 AJN Book of the Year, The Successful Nurse Faculty Member: Tools of the Trade. She is currently co-authoring a health promotion textbook chapter on health equity and social determinants of health desinged for advanced healthcare providers. In her spare time, she dedicates herself to her family and her six Australian Shepherds.
Saturday, November 20, 2021
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CDT