Barbara A Bidwell

Biography

Barbara Bidwell is an Assistant Professor at Indiana Wesleyan University in the Pre-licensre Nursing program; she has been an RN for 36 years and has a passion for her work. She was born in the Bronx and lived at the Jersey Shore before moving to Indiana in 1981. She is married to Brad and has two sons. Matthew, 30, is in the U.S. Navy and Ryan, 27, is in the U.S. Air Force. God has also blessed Brad and Barbara with three beautiful grandkids: Aiden, 9, Madison, 9, and Jonah, 2. She attends The Awakening Community Church in Huntington, Indiana, and serves as the parish nurse for this congregation. She is interested in social justice, environmental preservation and animal rights. The Bidwell's live in Lagro amidst seven acres of woods with their two dachshunds, Jake and Juli and a cat named Joni.

Interests

Mandatory Nurse:Patient Ratios

Substance Abuse and Addictions

Degrees

• DNP
  2015, Indiana Wesleyan University
• MSN
  2009, Indiana University
• BSN
  1996, Lutheran College
• Diploma
  1977, Ann May School of Nursing at Jersey Shore Medical Center