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Dr. Miriam Sward, DNP, RN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC,

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Clinical Assistant Professor

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Department of Nursing
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
5 Roosevelt Ave
Eau Claire, WI 54701
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Hours
Thursdays and Fridays
Biography

Biography

Miriam A. Sward, DNP, is a Clinical Assistant Professor for the Graduate Nursing Program at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She is a dual board-certified Adult Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Her clinical interests include helping people process adverse childhood experiences even in advance years and finding a purpose in retirement. She helped to develop a mental health nursing on-line textbook for Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC). And is currently developing a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner BSN to DNP track at UWEC. Drawing on over 17 years of experience in the nursing field in a multitude of roles, Dr. Sward uses her knowledge and expertise to teach practitioners way to manage psychopharmacology in the geriatric population.

Education

Education

  • Master’s in health informatics and information management: University Tennessee Health Science Center (TN) 2022
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice: Frontier Nursing University (KY) 2019
  • Post-master’s Certificate Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: University Wisconsin (Madison) 2015
  • Master of Science Nursing: Ball State University (IN) 2014
  • Bachelor of Science Nursing: University of Wisconsin (Eau Claire) 2010
  • Associate degree Nursing: Florida Community College (Jacksonville) 2006