Kathy Hieber
Associate Professor

OFFICE ADDRESS (Hamilton): 130 University Hall

OFFICE PHONE (Hamilton): 513-785-7730

OFFICE ADDRESS (Middletown): 205Q Thesken Hall, Middletown

OFFICE PHONE (Middletown): 513-727-3242

EMAIL ADDRESS: hieberks@muohio.edu

EDUCATION:

M.S. in Nursing Wright State University - 1991
B.S. in Nursing Miami University - 1981
A.D. in Nursing Marion Technical College - 1973

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Miami University, 1993 to present
Visiting Assistant Professor in Nursing, Dept. of Nursing, Miami University, 1991-93
Visiting Instructor in Nursing, Dept. of Nursing, Miami University, 1988-89, 1985 & 1983

CONSULTING/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Staff Nurse, Otterbein Nursing Center, Lebanon, Ohio 1995
Manager of Medical Unit, Middletown Regional Hospital, 1985 - 87
Staff Nurse: ICU/CCU and Mental Health Unit, Middletown Regional Hospital, 1981 - 82
Head Nurse: Coronary Care Unit, Middletown Regional Hospital, 1977 - 79
Staff Nurse: ICU/CCU, Middletown Regional Hospital, 1976
House Supervisor, DeKalb County Long-Term Care Facility, Deklb, Illinois, 1974 - 75
Charge Nurse: Medical/Surgical Unit & Staff Nurse: ICU, Marion General Hospital, 1973

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

Sigma Theta Tau International
Midwest Nursing Research Society
Ohio Nurses Association

PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS:

"Clinical decision-making in action: Bringing a laboratory course to life.", AURCO Journal Hieber, K. & Mason, C. (1995) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Diabetes Mellitus; Lupus Erthematosis; Pleurisy. In M.S. Sommers & S. Johnson (Eds). Davis's manual of diseases and disorders. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis (Publication in autumn of 1996).
"Nursing on Your Own Time", Savage, N., Ryan, M. T. & Hieber, K. RN, July 1996.
"Mobility Assessment." Hieber, K. Orthopedic Nursing, July/Aug. 1998.
"A walk with Mary." Hieber, K. American Journal of Nursing (in press).

MAJOR INTEREST AREAS:

Pain Management,
Nursing Care for the Homeless,
Spirituality in Health Care