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Barbra Bachmeier, JD;MSN;APRN;NP-C;FAEN

Nurse Practitioner/Forensic Nurse,
Indiana State Council

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Indiana State Council
5803 Lawton Loop East DR Apt 4
Indianapolis, IN
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Phone 1: (317) 797-8116
Phone 2: (317) 797-8116

Gold Most Valuable Member

Bio

Barbra Bachmeier, JD, MSN, APRN, NP-C, DF-AFN, FAEN

Barbra Bachmeier is a nurse practitioner and forensic nurse examiner at IU Health – Methodist Hospital and a solo attorney at Guardian Ad Litem and Guardianship Practice in Indianapolis, IN. She completed her clinical ethics fellowship in 2013 at Charles W. Fairbanks Center for Medical Ethics - IU Health. Her nursing career began in 1982 as a licensed practical nurse at Trinity Medical Center in Minot, ND. From there, she has worked as a staff nurse, nurse practitioner, and forensic nurse examiner with several positions being held in emergency medicine departments. In 2015, she received the National ENA Nursing Practice and Professionalism Award from the National Emergency Nurses Association. Barb was inducted into the Fellow of Academy of Emergency Nursing in September 2018. Barb, along with 13 other forensic nurses in the US started a non-profit forensic nursing organization called the Academy of Forensic Nursing in 2018. www.academyofforensicnursing.org.
Barb retired from the US Army with 29 years of service in 2009.

Education

Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Lansing, Michigan, United States
Juris Doctor, 2007
Law
2001 To 2007

Fairbanks School of Public Health
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Certificate in Public Health, 2021
public health
2019 To 2021

Charles W. Fairbanks Center for Medical Ethics -IU Health –Methodist
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Fellowship, 2013
Medical Clinical Ethics
2012 To 2013

Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States
Post Master's, 1997
Pediatrics
1997 To 1997

Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Master's in Nursing, 1994
Adult Primary Health
1990 To 1994

North Dakota State University
Fargo, North Dakota, United States
BS, 1988
Nursing
1986 To 1988

North Dakota State School of Science
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States
Certificate, 1982
Practice Nursing
1981 To 1982

Professional Associations

Academy of Forensic Nursing
2018 - Present

National Association for Council of Children
2018 - Present

American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners
2016 - Present

Indiana State Guardianship Association
2013 - Present

National Guardianship Association
2012 - Present

Indiana Association of Mediators
2009 - Present

Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses of Indiana
2007 - Present

Indiana State Bar Association
2007 - Present

Indianapolis Bar Association
2006 - Present

American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
2005 - Present

The American Association of Nurse Attorneys
2003 - Present

Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
2000 - Present

American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
1998 - Present

Emergency Nurses Association
1996 - Present

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
1994 - Present

Sigma Theta Tau
1993 - Present

Indiana State Nurses Association
1990 - Present

American Nurses Association
1988 - Present

Job History

Barbra A. Bachmeier JD, MSN, APRN, NP-C, Attorney at Law
Attorney at Law
Indianapolis, IN, United States
January 2010 - present

IU Health-Methodist
Nurse Practitioner
Indianapolis, IN, United States
September 2009 - present

Wishard Hospital
Nurse Practitioner
Indianapolis, IN, United States
June 2006 - December 2007

Sparrow Hospital
RN
Lansing, IN, United States
July 2001 - May 2004

Methodist Hospital
Nurse Practitioner
Indianapolis, IN, United States
April 1995 - December 2003

Vencor Hospital
RN
Indianapolis
December 1993 - April 1994

Wishard Hospital
RN
Indianapolis, IN, United States
April 1990 - November 1993

St. John’s Hospital
RN
Fargo, ND, United States
August 1988 - February 1990

St. John’s/St. Ansgar
LPN
Moorhead, MN, United States
August 1986 - August 1988

Trinity Medical Center
LPN
Minot, ND, United States
December 1981 - June 1986

Honors and Awards

2016 Voices for Victims Award
Indiana Attorney General Award
2016

Academy of Forensic Nursing – Distinguished Fellow
Academy of Forensic Nursing (DF)
2018

Community Outreach Award recipient
Indiana STAR Media’s Salute to Nurses
2014

Fellow of Academy of Emergency Nurses
ENA (FAEN)
2018

Indiana ENA Nursing Practice of the Year Award
Indiana ENA
2014

Nursing Practice and Professionalism Award
National ENA
2015

Outstanding Clinical Excellence
North Dakota State University
1987

Outstanding Medical Professional Award
ICADV
2013

Volunteer Award
ICADV
2015