Ann Hayden, DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Dr. Hayden's expertise is in cardiology, cardiac surgery, heart and lung transplantation and prevention. Dr Hayden is passionate about providing the highest quality of care to her patients. Her interest in evidence-based practice and quality improvement developed as a result of her advanced practice nurse position and interest in performing quality improvement projects within the field of heart and lung transplantation and heart failure. This passion led her to join the faculty at the University of Minnesota, School of Nursing and be part of the training of the next generation of nurse practitioners. Dr. Hayden is a leader in the FNP Program. Mentoring new faculty has contributed to increased quality of teaching within the FNP specialty program to provide students with best practices education and learning opportunities. Dr. Hayden has been part of cultivating new relationships and enhancing practice partnerships, which has increased access for FNP students to develop clinical skills and gain experience towards core competencies by working one-on-one with our clinical preceptors. Dr. Hayden also serves in leadership capacity at the local, state and national levels. 

Dr. Hayden's teaching, clinical practice/service, and scholarship reflect her dedication to providing inclusive, evidence-based care to her patients and to ensure the healthcare providers of the future are well prepared to provide equitable care to their patients and to serve as powerful advocates for their patients and their families, their clinical practice, and their profession.

Dr. Hayden's expertise is in transplant nursing, and cardiovascular topics, including cardiothoracic surgery, heart, heart/lung and lung transplantation. Currently, Dr. Hayden is an expert clinical consultant on the NIH-funded R01 grant entitled, “Development of a Bariatric Mannequin System to Enable Realistic Examination Simulations of Obese Patients”, Phase I and Phase II. She is collaborating with Dr. Donna Bliss (study PI) to provide clinical expertise in the area of cardiovascular and pulmonary function in relation to the unique needs of bariatric patients. As the only APRN working on this research project, Dr. Hayden has been able to combine her clinical healthcare provider expertise and her teaching experience to assist with innovations, designs and implementation of the bariatric mannequin.

Dr. Hayden served as the nurse practitioner expert on a multidisciplinary team for the Rasmussen CV Prevention research, “Predictive Value of Early Cardiovascular Disease Screening on Cardiovascular Outcomes”, a 5-year retrospective data analysis exploring early detection and prevention of heart disease.

Dr. Hayden has demonstrated expertise and leadership in the education mission at the University of Minnesota, School of Nursing. She is recognized for her knowledge and skill in teaching core didactic courses and FNP practicum courses within the DNP program, using her clinical expertise to inform her teaching. Dr. Hayden has consistently demonstrated her commitment to serving as a mentor for students and faculty.

Teaching Areas
Health Assessment, Assessment and Management of Health for Advanced Practices Nurses, Primary Care for Family Nurse Practitioners, Women’s Health for the Family Nurse Practitioner, Health Care for the Elderly Patient for Family Nurse Practitioners.

Dr. Hayden has extensive experience in caring for individuals with complex chronic conditions across the lifespan, including children and adults who have undergone heart and lung transplants. Dr. Hayden has extensive advanced practice experience and has worked in inpatient, outpatient, and corporate settings. She is able to weave her experience of chronic disease management, acute disease management and integrative therapies into her teaching. By promoting evidence-based thinking into her teaching style, she assists students in developing clinical reasoning skills for their actions that are in alignment with the current standard of care.

• Sophie Award, University of Minnesota, School of Nursing Foundation, 2018
• Outstanding Teaching and Dedication to Helping Students Learn, Center for Education Innovation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 2018
• Fellow of Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, 2014
• “Economic Impact of Post Heart Transplant Surveillance Testing.” North American Transplant Coordinators Organization Research Grant Award, 1998
• “Caregivers of Heart and Lung Transplant Recipients: Benefit or Burden?” North American Transplant Coordinators Organization Research Grant Award, 1996
• “Symptoms from Immunosuppressive Drug Therapy in Cardiac Transplant Recipients.” Ortho Biotech NATCO Fellowship Award, 1990

• Allina Health Cardiovascular Nursing Annual Conference Planning Committee, 2011-2016
• Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, American Heart Association
• Heart Failure Society of America
• American College of Cardiology, Nursing
• American Association of Heart Failure Nurses
• National Nurse Practitioner
• National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties

Donna Z. Bliss, PhD, RN, FGSA, WOCNF, FAAN, Erica Timko Olson, PhD, RN, Carol Flaten, DNP, RN, PHN, Cynthia S. Bradley, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE, ANEF, Olga V. Gurvich, MA, Ratchada Jantraporn, PhD, RN, PHIT, Molly Conway, BSN, Alexandria Weinberger, BSN, Casey Kirchschlager, Ann Hayden, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Laurie Sund, MD, FAAFP, Ashlee Garcia, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN, Nate Mullen, B.S.M.E, John Condon, M.S.E.E. and Adam Becker, B.S.E.E (2024). Development and Evaluation of a Bariatric Mannequin Simulation System. Computers, Informatics, Nursing. Accepted for Publication. 

Hayden, A., & Ruud, M. (2024). Preparing nurse practitioner graduates for the transition to practice. Journal of Nursing Education, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20240320-01

Paddock, S., Hayden, A.M., and Rudd, M. (2023). Preparing Nurse Practitioner Graduates for the Transition to Practice. Journal of Nursing Education, accepted for publication.

Drake, D., Hayden, A. M., Delkoski, S. (2021). Love the food that loves you back: A planetary health and women's heart health partnership. Creative Nursing, 27(4), 262-266.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1891/cn-2021-0016

Mauser, E. M., Hayden, A. M. (2021). Simplifying depression screening in hospitalized cardiac patients-a quality improvement project. Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 31(3), 21-28.

Hayden, A. (1998). Transmyocardial revascularization: Nursing care pre and post-operative. Critical Care Nurse Quarterly, 21(1),48-56.

Hayden, A. (1998). Lung Cancer Surgery. (AACN’s Clinical Reference for Critical Care Nursing). Mosby, (4th Edition).

Hayden, A. (1998). Lung Volume Reduction Surgery. (AACN’s Clinical Reference for Critical Care Nursing). Mosby, (4th Ed): St. Louis, MO.

Hayden, A. (1998). Lung and Heart/Lung Transplantation: Indications, Evaluation and Post-Operative Management. Critical Care Nurse.

Hayden , A. (1998). Home Health Assessment of the Coronary Artery Bypass Patient. Home Healthcare Nurse.

Hayden, A. M. (1997). Balloon atrial septostomy increases cardiac index and may reduce mortality among pulmonary hypertension patients awaiting lung transplantation. Journal of Transplant Coordination: Official Publication of the North American Transplant Coordinators Organization (NATCO), 7(3), 131-3.  10.7182/prtr.1.7.3.b5v5j80353hx0716

Hayden, A., Fox, K., Scarlett, M. (1996). Relationship between donor/recipient lung size mismatch and gunctional outcome in dingle lung transplantation for COPD. Journal of Transplant Coordination, 6(3), 155-158.

Hayden, A., Williams, B., (1996). Cardiac nurses exchange ideas with Chinese ICU nurses. AACN News.

Parthasarathy, R., Smith, C., Kriett, J., Kapelanski, D., Hayden, A., Jamieson, S. (1995). Recovery of right ventricular function and long-term functional outcome after single lung transplantation for severe pulmonary hypertension. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 14(1).

Kriett, J. M., Smith, C. M., Hayden, A. M., Robert, R., Parthasarathy, R., Kapelanski, D. P., & Jamieson, S. W. (1993). Lung transplantation without the use of antilymphocyte antibody preparations. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : The Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 12(6 Pt 1), 915-22; discussion 922-3. 

Hayden, A. M., Robert, R. C., Kriett, J. M., Smith, C. M., Nicholson, K., & Jamieson, S. W. (1993). Primary diagnosis predicts prognosis of lung transplant candidates. Transplantation, 55(5), 1048-50.  10.1097/00007890-199305000-00019

Kriett, J., Hayden, A., & Jamieson, S. (1990). Psychological aspects of cardiac transplantation. The Clinical Psychiatry Quarterly, 12(3).

Hayden, A. M, Ruud, M., Paddock, S. “Evaluations from a Transition to Advanced Nursing Practice Conference: What do new APRN graduates want to know?”, American Association of College Nursing conference, Naples, Florida (January 18, 2024).

Hayden, A. M. “Incorporating Integrative Therapies into a Cardiovascular Prevention Clinic Visit”, National Nurse Practitioner Symposium Conference, Keystone, Colorado (July 21-22, 2023).

Phu, T., & Hayden, A. M. (2023, February 10). Addressing Workplace Incivility, Lateral Aggression, and Bullying Among Nurses Through Interactive Education. Presentation at Creating Healthy Work Environments, Austin, Texas.

Hayden, A. M, Ruud, M., Paddock, S. “Transition from DNP Student to Practicing APRN”, American Association of College Nursing conference, Coronado, California (January 18, 2023).

Hayden, A.M. and Mauser, E. “Do You Screen Your Heart Failure Patients for Depression?” National Nurse Practitioner Symposium Conference, Keystone, Colorado (July 22-24, 2022).

Hayden, A. M. (2021, November 13). What Is New in Preventative Cardiology? Presentation at Minnesota Nurse Practitioner MNNP Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Benbenek, M., Hayden, A. M., Moore, K., Wood, S. "Establishing Student Mentor/Mentee Dyads in a Family Nurse Practitioner Program to Facilitate Student Success," 46th National Organization of Nurse Practitioners Faculties Virtual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. (April 2020).

Hayden, A. M. "Do you Ask Your Heart Failure Patients about Anxiety," 2019 National Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Keystone, Colorado. (July 18, 2019).

Hayden, A. M. "Standardize the Process of Screening Heart Failure Patients for Anxiety in the Outpatient Setting," 3rd International Integrative Nursing Conference, Galway, Ireland. (May 22, 2019).

Benbenek, M., Hayden, A. M., Moore, K., & Wood, S. (2019, April 04). Development of a One-Day Clinical Orientation Day for FNP Students. Presentation at the 45th National Organization of Nurse Practitioners Faculties, Atlanta, Georgia.

Benbenek, M., Hayden, A. M., Moore, K., & Wood, S. (2019, April 01). Development of a One-Day Clinical Orientation Day for FNP Students. Presentation at Nursing Research Day, University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Carlson, D., Hayden, A. M., & Kubo, S. (2009, June 26). Reducing Readmission Rates Utilizing Nurse Practitioner Visits within 72 Hours of Discharge from HF Related Hospitalization. Presentation at the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses 5th Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hayden, A. M., Carlson, D., & Webb, M. (2009, June 26). Impact of Nurse Practitioners on Implementation of Evidence-Based Therapy: Results of the St. Paul Heart Clinic Database. Presentation at the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses 5th Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hayden, A. M., Carlson, D., Webb, M. (2009, March 31). Impact of Nurse Practitioners on Implementation of Evidence-Based Therapy: Results of the St. Paul Heart Clinic Heart Failure Database. Presentation at the American College of Cardiology 58th Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida.

Hayden, A. M. (2006, July 01). Women and Heart Disease. Presentation at the National Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Keystone, Colorado.

2020-2021
Development of a Bariatric Mannequin System to Enable Realist Examination Simulations of Obese Patients, SBIR Phase I,
Principal Investigator: Lucas Rolfes
Sponsoring Organization: Innovative Design Labs, Inc. 
Subcontract PI: Donna Bliss ($22,760).
Co-Investigator: Ann M. Hayden.

2021-2023
Development of a Bariatric Mannequin System to Enable Realistic Examination Simulations of Obese Patients, SBIR Phase II. 
PI: Adam Beckaer, 
Sponsoring Organization: Innovative Design Labs, Inc. 
Subcontract PI: Donna Bliss ($225,000).
Co-Investigator: Ann M. Hayden

2018 - Present
Assessment and Management of Office Emergencies for FNP Students
Co-Investigator: Ann M. Hayden

2018
Sophia Award, University of Minnesota, School of Nursing Foundation
Standardize the Process of Screening Heart Failure Patients for Anxiety in the Outpatient Setting
Project Lead: Ann M. Hayden

• Preventive cardiology
• Integrative therapies
• Health promotion/prevention