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University of Wyoming
Ann Marie Hart, PhD, FNP

Ann Marie Hart, PhD, FNP
Associate Professor
PhD in Nursing, U. of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 2003; MSN, U. of Wyoming, 1996; BSN, Medical College of Virginia, 1991
annmhart@uwyo.edu • 307-766-6564 • 440 Health Sciences
Best Mode of Communication: E-mail

 

Office Hours: Fall 2009 Semester: Wednesdays, 8-9am and 10am-12pm

 

 Professional Licensure and Certification

  • Licensed as an Advanced Practice Nurse with prescribing privileges, Wyoming Board of Nursing, 1996-present
  • Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center, 1996-2011

Professional Experience

  • 2003-current / Assistant Professor, Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing
  • 2008-current / Nurse practitioner, Ann Marie Hart, FNP, PC
  • 2005-2008 / Nurse practitioner, Thomas Goodell, MD, PC
  • 2004-current / Adjunct faculty, UCHSC School of Nursing
  • 2003-current / Assistant Professor, Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing
  • 2003 / Temporary Assistant Lecturer, Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing
  • 1997-2005 / Nurse practitioner, Intermountain Internal Medicine, P.C., Laramie, WY
  • 1996-1997 / Nurse practitioner, Cathedral Home for Children, Laramie, WY
  • 1996 / Temporary Assistant Lecturer, School of Nursing, University of Wyoming
  • 1994-1995 / Graduate Assistant, School of Nursing, University of Wyoming
  • 1991-1994 / Clinical Nurse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Professional Memberships

  • Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Pi Chapter
  • Wyoming Nurses Association
  • American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
  • Wyoming Council of Advanced Practice Nurses
  • National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties

Areas of Research Interest

  • Clinical decision-making in primary care
  • NP education
  • Appropriate antibiotic prescribing

Areas of Clinical Interest and Expertise

  • Adult primary care

Awards and Honors

  • 2008 - Research Award, College of Health Sciences, University of Wyoming
  • 2007 - "Top Prof" nomination, Cap and Gown Chapter of Mortar Board Honor Society, University of Wyoming
  • 2006 - Communication of Wisdom Award for Excellence in Nursing Scholarship, Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, University of Wyoming
  • 1996 - Outstanding Mater's Thesis Award, School of Nursing, University of Wyoming
  • 1994 - Oncology Nursing Award, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health

Significant Research & Scholarship

  • Grants and Funding
    • 2006 / University of Wyoming, Office of Academic Affairs, Assessment Assistance Grant ($2500) to develop "NP Professional Portfolio" with Drs. Virginia Conley (PI) and Susan McCabe
    • 2005 / University of Wyoming, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station Competitive Grant Program ($40,000), "Exploration of rural community dwellers' values regarding acute respiratory infections (ARIs): Connecting patients and providers to evidence-based practice (EBP)" with Kari Morgan, PhD, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture
    • 2004 / University of Wyoming, Faculty Grant-in-Aid Program ($7500), "The roles of pharmacists and nurses in the management of upper respiratory infections" with Tonja Woods, PharmD, School of Pharmacy
    • 2004 / University of Wyoming, College of Health Sciences Seed Grant Award ($5,000), "NPs' perceived preparedness for practice following formal NP education."
    • 2001-2003 / National Research Service Award ($75,000), National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research
       
  • Presentations (Refereed National and International Abstracts): (* data based)
    • Hart, A.M. (in progress). Diagnostic decision-making: Teaching NP students to make accurate clinical diagnoses. Abstract accepted for podium presentation at the 35th annual meeting of the National Organization for Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), Portland, OR.
    • *Hart, A.M. & Morgan, K. (2008, April). Integrating patient values into evidence-based practice (EBP): how individuals and families manage acute respiratory infections (ARIs). Poster presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the National Organization for Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), Louisville, KY.
    • *Morgan, K. & Hart, A.M. (2007, November). Cowboy up: rural family values regarding care of the common cold. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations' 69th Annual Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.
    • Hart, A.M., Burman, M.E., Conley, V., Brown, J., Johnson, L.E., & Caldwell, P. (2007, April). The willow ceremony: welcoming NP students to advanced practice. Poster presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), Denver, CO.
    • *Sym, D., Brennan, C.W., Hart, A.M. (presenting author), & Larson, E. (2007, April). Addressing antimicrobial resistance and appropriate antibiotic prescribing in NP education. Podium presentation at the 33rd annual meeting of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), Denver, CO.
    • Burman, M.E., Hart, A.M., Conley, V., & McCabe, S. (2006, April). Doctor of Nursing Practice: Reconceptualizing Advanced Nursing Practice. Poster presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), Orlando, FL.
    • Hart, A.M. (2006, April). Telephone standardized patients. Poster session presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), Orlando, FL.
    • Burman, M.E., Hart, A.M., Brown, J., & Sherard, P. (2005, April). Use of oral exams to teach concepts of evidenced-based practice to NP students. Poster session presented at the 31st annual meeting of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), Chicago, IL.
    • *Hart, A.M. (2005, April). Balancing Acts: The Process of antibiotic prescribing for ARIs. Poster presented at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2005 Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance Programs, Atlanta, GA.
    • *Hart, A.M. (2005, April). How well are NPs prepared for practice?: results of a 2004 questionnaire study. Poster presented at 31st Annual meeting of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), Chicago, IL.
    • *Woods, T. M. & Hart, A.M. (2005, April). We're all in this together: the role of front-line providers in the management of upper respiratory infections. Poster presented at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2005 Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance Programs, Atlanta, GA.
    • *Hart, A.M. (2003, April). Balancing acts: the process of antibiotic prescribing for ARIs. Podium presentation at the 36th Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference, 17th Annual Western Institute of Nursing Assembly, Scottsdale, AZ
       
  • Presentations (Refereed Local and Regional Abstracts)
    • Hart, A.M., Woods, T., Snow, J., & Goodridge, L. (2005, September). Get smart Wyoming!: an overview of the CDC's Get Smart antibiotic resistance campaign and what Wyoming is doing to reduce AMR. Presented at the Wyoming Public Health Association's Annual Education Conference, Cody, WY.
       
  • Presentations (Other): (*data based)
    • Hart, A.M. (2008, September). Evidence-based prescribing for respiratory infections. Pharmacotherapy Conference of the New Millennium, Cheyenne, WY.
    • *Hart, A.M. & Morgan, K. (2008, April). Integrating patient values with evidence-based practice (EBP): results from a statewide telephone survey regarding acute respiratory infections (ARIs). Podium presentation for the College of Health Sciences Research Day, Laramie, WY.
    • Hart, A.M. (2005, October). What is an NP - exactly? Invited presentation for the Community Health Advanced Program (CHAP) meeting, Laramie, WY.
    • Hart, A.M. & Petrie, J. (2005, September). Insulin therapy a case management approach. Pharmacotherapy Conference of the New Millennium, Cheyenne, WY.
    • *Hart, A.M. (2005, April). How well are NPs prepared for practice?: results of a 2004 questionnaire study. Poster session presented at the College of Health Sciences Research Day, Laramie, WY.
    • Hart, A.M. (2005, April). Invited commencement address to the first class of accelerated BSN students at Mountain State University, Beckley, WV.
    • *Woods, T. & Hart, A.M. (2005, April). We're all in this together: the role of front-line providers in the management of upper respiratory infections. Poster session presented at the College of Health Sciences Research Day, Laramie, WY.
    • Hart, A.M. (2003, September). What every NP must know about antibiotic resistance and respiratory infections. Paper presented at the Pharmacotherapy Conference of the New Millennium, Cheyenne, WY.
  • Work in Progress: (* data based)
    • *Hart, A.M. & Morgan, K. Patient values regarding acute respiratory infections (ARIs). Manuscript in preparation for submission to the Journal of Family Practice.
    • *Hart, A.M. & Woods, T. Experiences of nurses and pharmacists in the management of acute respiratory infections. Manuscript submitted to Research in Nursing and Health.
       
  • Publications (Refereed Journals):
    • *Brown, J., Hart, A.M., & Burman, M.E. (in press). A day in the life of advanced practice nurses: A rural perspective. Journal for Nurse Practitioners.
    • Burman, M.D., Hart, A.M., Conley, V., Brown, J., Sherard, P., & Clarke, P.N. (2009). Doctor of nursing practice: reconceptualizing advanced nursing practice. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners,21,11-17.
    • *Hart, A.M., Brennan, C.W., Sym, D., & Larson, E. (in press). Impact of prenotification on response rates to an electronic survey. Western Journal of Nursing Research.
    • **Heimer, K. & Hart, A.M., Martin, L., & Rubio-Wallace, S. (in press). Examining the Evidence for the Use of Echinacea, Zinc, and Vitamin C for the Prophylaxis and Treatment of Upper Respiratory Infections. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
    • *Morgan, K & Hart, A.M. (in press). Families in Rural Settings: Values regarding Acute Respiratory Infections. Families, Systems, and Health.
    • Hart, A.M., Patti, A., Haller-Stevenson, E., Noggle, B., & Bridges, L. (2008). Acute respiratory infections and antimicrobial resistance. American Journal of Nursing, 108, 56-65.
    • Burman, M.E., Hart, A.M., Conley, V., Caldwell, P., & Johnson, L. (2007). The willow ceremony: Professional socialization for NP students. Journal of Nursing Education, 46, 48.
    • Hart, A.M. & Macnee, C.L. (2007). How Well are NPs Prepared for Practice?: Results of a 2004 Questionnaire Study. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioner, 19, 35-42.
    • Hart, A.M. (2007). An evidence-based approach to the diagnosis and management of acute respiratory infections. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 3, 607-611.
    • *Sym, D., Brennan, C.W., Hart, AM., & Larson, E. (2007). Characteristics of nurse practitioner curricula in the United States related to antimicrobial prescribing and resistance. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 19, 477-485.
    • Hart, A.M., Pepper, G.A., & Gonzales, R. (2006). Balancing Acts: Deciding for or against antibiotics in acute respiratory infections. The Journal of Family Practice, 55, 320-325.
  • Publications (Refereed Book and Monograph Chapters):
    • Hart, A.M., Conley, V.M., & Burman, M.E. (2005). Advancing rural NP competencies through clinical faculty mentoring. In L. Rauckhorst (Ed.). Mentoring: Ensuring the future of NP practice and education. (pp. 59-65). National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF): Washington, D.C.
       
  • Publications (other): (*data based, **authored with graduate student)
    • Hart, A.M. (2007, April). Faculty practice for the sake of practice. Topics in Advanced Practice Nursing eJournal. Retrieved November 2, 2007 from http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/ 554781_print
    • Burman, M.E., Hart, A.M., Conley, V., Caldwell, P., & Johnson, L. (2007). The willow ceremony: NP student socialization ceremony. Journal of Nursing Education, 46, 48.
    • Hart, A.M. (2006). Against antibiotic overuse: As drug resistance becomes increasingly common, the need for nurses' participation in finding solutions becomes urgent.  American Journal of Nursing, 106, 13.
    • Hart, A.M. (2006). Response to differences in antibiotic prescribing. American Journal of Medicine, 119, e21-e22.
    • ** Carron, R.C., Hart, A.M., & Naumann, R. (2006). Letter-to-the-editor regarding "Study of the therapeutic effects of intercessory prayer (STEP) in cardiac bypass patients". The American Heart Journal, 152(6), e63.
    • Hart, A.M. (2005, February 6). Understanding Pneumonia. Laramie Daily Boomerang.
    • Hart, A.M., Rice, J., & Woods, T.M. (2005). The link between respiratory secretions and antimicrobial resistance. Wyoming Drug Utilization Review, October, 2-3.
    • *Brown, J. & Hart, A.M. (2005). A Day in the Life of a Wyoming Advanced Practice Nurse (APN). Wyoming Nurse, 18, 8-10.
    • Burman, M.E., Hart, A.M., & McCabe, S. (2005). Doctor of nursing practice: Opportunity amidst chaos. American Journal of Critical Care, 14, 464-464.
    • Hart, A.M. (2004, March 28 and April 4, 11, & 25). Calories Count! (Parts 1-4). Laramie Daily Boomerang.