A registered nurse practicing since 2010 and Nurse Practitioner practicing since 2016, Ashley Hardesty joined General Surgery Division of Columbia Surgical Associates in 2016. She has advanced education and clinical training and provides a wide range of preventative and acute health care services such as the following in collaboration with the General Surgeons:
- Takes health histories and provides complete physical examinations
- Diagnoses and treats many common acute and chronic problems
- Provides both initial surgical patient evaluation and post-operative follow-up
- Interprets laboratory results and X-rays
- Prescribes and manages medications and other therapies
- Provides health teaching and supportive counseling with an emphasis on prevention of illness and health maintenance
- Refers patients to other health professionals as needed within the physician-nurse practitioner relationship
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing: University of Missouri – Columbia 2010
- Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner: Maryville University – St. Louis, MO 2016
Experience
- Registered Nurse with the Emergency Department, University of Missouri
- Trauma Nurse Clinician Acute Care Surgery Team, University of Missouri
- Registered Nurse – Cardiac Intensive Care Unit – University of Missouri