This is a collection of articles generated by the faculty of the South Dakota State University, College of Nursing.
Publications from 2024
Clinical Breast Exam Training Using Tactually Accurate Computer Simulation Among Healthcare Providers in Ghana, Dannica Callies, Danielle Schievelbein, Cynthia Elverson, and Judith Osae-Larbi
Coming to Terms Female Veterans' Experience of Serious Illness, Brandon Varilek and Mary Isaacson
Examining the Relationship Between Rural and Urban Clinicians’ Familiarity With Patients and Families and Their Comfort With Palliative and End-of-Life Care Communication, Brandi Pravecek, Howard Wey, and Mary J. Isaacson
Identifying a Nurse-Driven Palliative Care Intervention in Response to the Needs of Rural Native American Caregivers, Madison Fitch; Sarah Mollman MS, RN; and Brandon Varilek
Intentional Learning Theory: Validating Its Measurement, Sarah Mollman, Timothy J. Muckle, and Margaret Martinez
Palliative and End-of-Life Care Interventions with Minoritized Populations in the US with Serious Illness: A Scoping Review, Brandon Varilek, Katherine Doyon, Shelie Vacek, and Mary Isaacson
Top Ten Tips Palliative Clinicians Should Know About Rural Palliative Care in the United States, Jack Kimball, Chamika Hawkins-Taylor, Anne Anderson, Debra Gay Anderson, Mary Lou Clark Fornehed, Patricia Justis, Nasreen Lalani, Sarah Mollman, Brandi Pravecek, and et al.
Publications from 2023
Analysis of Palliative Care Knowledge and Symptom Burden Among Female Veterans With Serious Illness: A Cross-Sectional Study, Brandon M. Varilek and Patricia C. Da Rosa
Analysis of Symptom Burden among Female Veterans (Sci208), Brandon Varilek
Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives of Barriers to Cancer Care Delivery for American Indian, Rural, and Frontier Populations, Brandon M. Varilek and Sarah Mollman PhD, RN, CHPN, CNE
Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives of Cancer Care Delivery in American Indian, Rural, and Frontier Populations, Sarah Mollman and Brandon Varilek
New Ways to Impact Primary Palliative Care Practices Using Online Continuing Education, Charlene Barke, Sarah Mollman, Amy Skoglund, Brandi Pravecek, Mari Perrenoud, and Carol Stewart
Palliative Care Knowledge Following an Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Seminar, Sarah Mollman, Michelle Gierach, and Amanda Sedlacek
"We’re Not Valued, We’re Not Heard.” Voices of Seasoned Nurses in a Rural State Following the Onset of COVID-19, K. V. Tribby and M. J. Isaacson
“You Can’t Record That!” Engaging American Indian Traditional Healers in Qualitative Research, Betheney-Rose Daubman, Tinka Duran, Gina Johnson, Alexander Soltoff, Sara Purvis, Michele Sargent, J.R. LaPlante, Daniel Petereit, Katrina Armstrong, and Mary Isaacson
Publications from 2022
Access to Palliative Care Services: Innovative Development of a Statewide Network, Sarah Mollman, Charlene Burke, Debra Anderson, Beth Walstrom, Mary Minton, Stacie Sinclair, Jennifer Kerkvliet, and Chamika Hawkins-Taylor
“Calling the Spirit Back:” Spiritual Needs Among Great Plains American Indians, Mary J. Isaacson, Tinka Duran, Gina Johnson, Alexander Soltoff, Sean Jackson, Daniel Petereit, Katrina Armstrong, and Bethany-Rose Daubman
Exploring Learning Effectiveness for Participant Roles During Healthcare Simulation, Alyssa R. Zweifel, Karin A. Emery, and Gregory E. Gilbert
Factors Influencing Palliative Care Access and Delivery for Great Plains American Indians, Alexander Soltoff, Sara Purvis, Miranda Ravicz, Mary J. Isaacson, Tinka Duran, Gina Johnson, Michele Sargent, J.R. LaPlante, Daniel Petereit, Katrina Armstrong, and Bethany-Rose Daubman
Familiarity in Rural Life: Protocol for a Scoping Review and Concept Analysis, Marilyn A. Swan, Luke J. Gietzen, and Barbara B. Hobbs
Navigating Disharmony Nurse Experiences Providing End-of-Life Communication, Abby Seydel, Nefeli Moutsoglou, Brandon Varilek, Mary E. Minton, and Mary J. Isaacson
Pragmatic Digital Approaches for Conducting Focus Groups in Rural and Frontier Areas: Weathering the Storms, S. Mollman, B. Walstrom, J. Kerkvliet, C. Berke, C. Hawkins-Taylor, and D. Anderson
Racism in Palliative Care Research: We Still Have a Ways to Go, Stacy Fischer, Mary Isaacson, Rashmi K. Sharma, and Kimberly S. Johnson
The Project ENABLE Cornerstone Randomized Controlled Trial: Study Protocol for a Lay Navigator-led, Early Palliative Care Coaching Intervention for African American and Rural-dwelling Advanced Cancer Family Caregivers, Avery C. Bechtold, Andres Azuero, Maria Pisu, Jennifer Young Pierce, Grant R. Williams, Richard A. Taylor, Rachel Wells, Kayleigh Curry, Rhiannon D. Reed, Erin R. Harrell, Shena Gazaway, Sarah Mollman, and et al.
Publications from 2021
Collaborating With Rural Practice Partners to Provide a Primary Care Experience for Prelicensure Nursing Students, Heidi A. Mennenga, Robin J. Brown, T. Leann Horsley, Alham Abuatiq, and Christiana Plemmons
Diabetes Distress Assessment as an Intervention, Rachel Hewitt and Karin A. Emery
Diabetes Distress Assessment as an Intervention (Poster), Rachel Hewitt and Karin A. Emery
Factors Associated with Nurses Emotional Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Patricia C. Da Rosa, Robin Brown, Brandi Pravecek, Christian Carotta, Aileen S. Garcia, Paula Carson, Danica Callies, and Matthew Vukovich
Female Veteran Use of Palliative and Hospice Care: A Scoping Review, Brandon Varilek and Mary J. Isaacson
Honors and Nursing: Reasons for Enrollment, Persistence, and Withdrawal, Camille Schepp, Robin J. Brown, and Rebecca C. Bott-Knutson
Improving Rural Emergency Nurses Comfort during Palliative and End-of-Life Communication, Abbie A. Styes and Mary J. Isaacson
Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Indigenous People of the Northern Great Plains of the United States, Hanna R.L. Wiley, Brandon Varilek, Hector Saucedo-Crespo, Sujit Vijay Sakpal, Christopher Auvenshine, Jeffery Steers, Morgan E. Nelson, and Robert N. Santella
Parenting Stress, Self-efficacy and COVID-19 Health Risks as Predictors of General Stress Among Nurses, Aileen S. Garcia, Christian Carotta, Robin Brown, Patricia C. Da Rosa, Brandi Pravecek, and Paula Carson
Stress Perception and Quality of Life among Resettled Refugees during COVID-19 Pandemic: Pilot Study, Alham Abuatiq and Karin A. Emery
The Feasibility of the Strengthening Family and an Adapted American Indian Nutrition and Physical Activity Program: A Pilot Study, M. L. Mylant, M. J. Isaacson, and J. Heil
Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management Variables and Predictors, Karin A. Emery, Jo Robins, Jeanne Salyer, Linda Thurby-Hay, and Gemechis Djira
Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Spirituality and Perceived Ability to Provide Spiritual Care: A Mixed-Method Study, Shannon O’Connell-Persaud and Mary J. Isaacson
Publications from 2020
Collaborating with Rural Practice Partners to Address the Need for Registered Nurses in Primary Care, Robin Brown, Heidi Mennenga, Alham Abuatiq, Linda Burdette, and Christiana Plemmons
Impact of Nurses' Weight Status on Patient Health Promotion: A Literature Review, Kylee Essen and Robin Brown
Intentional Learning: A Student-centered Pedagogy, Sarah Mollman
Perceptions of Palliative Care: Voices From Rural South Dakota, Chamika Hawkins-Taylor, Sarah Mollman, Beth Walstrom, Jennifer Kerkvliet, Mary E. Minton, Debra Anderson, and Charlene Berke
Perceptions of Stress: Patient and Caregiver Experiences with Stressors During Hospitalization, Alham Abuatiq, Robin Brown, Brenda Wolles, and Robin Randall
PREPARE-ing South Dakota Farm and Ranch Women for Advance Care Planning, Theresa Garren-Grubbs, MariJo Letizia, and Mary Minton
Psychometric Analysis of the Comfort with Communication in Palliative and End-of-Life (C-COPE) Instrument., Mary E. Minton, Mary J. Isaacson, and Patricia Da Rosa
Resilience as a Strategy to Survive Organizational Change, Robin Brown and Alham Abuatiq
The Dance of Cystic Fibrosis: Experiences of Living with Cystic Fibrosis as an Adult, Brandon Varilek and Mary J. Isaacson
Publications from 2019
Population Based Patient Navigation : 24-Hour Personalized Cancer Care for the Entire Cancer Continuum, Jenna Cowan and Jennifer Kerkvliet
Self and Family Management in Type 2 Diabetes: Influencing Factors and Outcomes, Karin A. Emery, Jo Robins, Jeanne Salyer, and Linda Thurby-Hay
Survivorship Care Plans: Health Actions Taken and Satisfaction After Use, Chamika Hawkins-Taylor, Paula Carson, Debra Gay Anderson, Angeline Carlson, Jennifer Kerkvliet, Jenna Cowan, Sam Gester, Cassie McClure, and Lexi Pugsley
Publications from 2018
Addressing Palliative and End-of-Life Care Needs with Native American Elders, Mary J. Isaacson
An Integrative Review of Interprofessional Simulation in Nursing Education, Trisha Leann Horsley, Jennifer O'Rourke, Bette Mariani, Jessica Doolen, and Christine Pariseault
Bridging University Institutional and Accreditation Standards: An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Program Exemplar, R. Arends, V. Britson, and M. E. Minton
Cancer Survivorship Care Plans: Processes, Effective Strategies, and Challenges in a Northern Plains Rural State, Mary J. Isaacson, Polly A. Hulme, Jenna Cowan, and Jennifer Kerkvliet
Comfort with Communication in Palliative and End of Life Care (C-COPE), Mary J. Isaacson and Mary E. Minton
Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Spiritual Care Simulation and Companion Performance Checklist for a Veteran Using a Standardized Patient, Mary-Beth Desmond, Lisa Burkhart, Trisha Leann Horsley, Sharon Coghlan Gerc, and Anna Bretschneider
Electronic Charting During Simulation: A Descriptive Study, Donna Badowski, Trisha Leann Horsley, Kelly L. Rossler, Bette Mariani, and Laura Gonzalez
End-of-Life Communication: Nurses Cocreating the Closing Composition With Patients and Families, Mary J. Isaacson and Mary E. Minton
Fatigue and Critical Care Nurses: Considerations for Safety, Health, and Practice, Barbara B. Hobbs and Lori Wrightman
Integrative Review of Interprofessional Simulation in Nursing Practice, Jennifer O'Rourke, Trisha L. Horsley, Jessica Doolen, Bette Mariani, and Christine Pariseault
Native Elder and Youth Perspectives on Mental Well-being, the Value of the Horse, and Navigating Two Worlds, Mary J. Isaacson, Rebecca Bott-Knutson, Mary Beth Fishbeck, Angela Varnum, and Shelly Brandenburger
Provision of Survivorship Care Plans in Hard to Reach Patient Populations, Jenna Cowan and Jennifer Kerkvliet
Querying Rural Content Experts Using an Online Questionnaire, Marilyn A. Swan and Barbara B. Hobbs
The Relationship Among Change Fatigue, Resilience, and Job Satisfaction of Hospital Staff Nurses, Robin Brown, Howard Wey, and Kay Foland
Weight Loss and Timing of J Tube Removal in Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch Patients Who Report Physical or Sexual Abuse, Polly A. Hulme; Kevin A. Kupzyk; Gary J. Anthone; Kimberly A, Capron; and Thang Nguyen
Publications from 2017
A Willingness to Go There: Nurses and Spiritual Care, Mary E. Minton, Mary J. Isaacson, Brandon Michael Varilek, Jessica L. Stadick, and Shannon O'Connell-Persaud
Concept Analysis: Lack of Anonymity, Marilyn A. Swan and Barbara B. Hobbs
Culturally Relevant Palliative and End-of-Life Care for U.S. Indigenous Populations: An Integrative Review, Mary J. Isaacson and Anna R. Lynch
Effect of Simulation on Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Knowledge of Nursing Ethics Principles, Mary Broderick Donnelly, Trisha Leann Horsley, William H. Adams, Peggy Gallagher, and C. Dawn Zibricky
Intentional Learning: A Concept Analysis, Sarah Mollman and Lori Candela
Simulation using TeamSTEPPS® to promote Interprofessional education and collaborative practice, Trent Reed, Trisha Leann Horsley, Keith Muccino, Donna Quinones, Viva Siddall, Janet McCarthy, and William Adams
Understanding Women’s Awareness and Access to Preconception Health Care in a Rural Population: A Cross Sectional Study, Cristina Lammers, Polly A. Hulme, Howard Wey, Jennifer Kerkvliet, and Shivaram P. Arunachalam
Wakanki Ewastepikte: An Advance Directive Education Project With American Indian Elders, Mary J. Isaacson
Publications from 2016
Developing a Foundation for Interprofessional Education Within Nursing and Medical Curricula, Trisha Leann Horsley, Trent Reed, Keith Muccino, Donna Quinones, Viva Siddall, and Janet McCarthy
Empathy Development Through Case Study and Simulation, Heidi A. Mennenga, Susan Bassett, and Elizabeth Pasquariello
High-fidelity Simulation in Undergraduate Nursing Education: A Review of Simulation Reviews, Doolen Jessica, Bette Mariani, Teresa Atz, Trisha Leann Horsley, Jennifer O'Rourke, Kelley McAfee, and Chad Cross
Implementation of Survivorship Care Plans at Three Health System-Based Cancer Centers in a Rural State, Mary Isaacson, Polly Hulme, Jenna Cowan, Jennifer Kerkvliet, and Mary Minton
In Our Own “Campus-Yard”: A Creative Approach to Learning About Culture, Heidi A. Mennenga
Midwest Nursing Research Society News, Helen W. Lach and Robin Brown
Nursing Student Perceptions of Digital Textbooks: A Pilot Study, Heidi A. Mennenga
Prayer and the Registered Nurse (PRN): Nurses' Reports of Ease and Dis-Ease with Patient-Initiated Prayer Request, Mary E. Minton, Mary Isaacson, and Deborah Banik
Using Simulation to Improve Student and Faculty Knowledge of Telehealth and Rural Characteristics, Heidi A. Mennenga, Laurie Johansen, Becka Foerster, and Lois Tschetter
Publications from 2015
Congruence of Speckle Tracking Echocardiography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction, Darren M. Ramoutar, Vanessa K. Pazdernik, Byron T. Beasley, and Katherine M. Reeder
Educating Integrated Family/Psychiatric–Mental Health Nurse Practitioners: Program Development and Evaluation, Polly A. Hulme, Julia F. Houfek, Katheryn Fiandt, Cecilia Barron, and Susan Muhlbauer
Effect of Nursing Faculty Presence on Students’ Anxiety, Self-Confidence, and Clinical Performance during a Clinical Simulation Experience, Trisha Leann Horsley and Karen Wambach
Engaging Persons From Lay Social Networks in Heart Failure Symptom Evaluation, Katherine M. Reeder, Jessica L. Sims, Shivan S. Shetty, Heidi E. Craddock, and Mike Wallendorf
Insights From Health Care Professionals Regarding Palliative Care Options on South Dakota Reservations, Mary Isaacson, Beth Karel, Brandon M. Varilek, Whitney J. Steenstra, Jordan P. Tanis-Heyenga, and Amanda Wagner
Lay Consultations in Symptom Self-Care: A Concept Analysis for Theoretical Expansion in Research and Practice, Katherine M. Reeder, Jessica L. Sims, and Shivan S. Shetty
Pilot Study on Childhood Sexual Abuse, Diurnal Cortisol Secretion, and Weight Loss in Bariatric Surgery Patients, Polly A. Hulme, Corrigan L. McBride, Kevin A. Kupzyk, and Jeffrey A. French
Rural Characteristics Tool, Heidi A. Mennenga, Laurie Johansen, Becka Foerster, and Lori Hendrickx
School-Based Childhood Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs An Integrative Review, Candice Fryda and Polly A. Hulme
Student Perceptions of Quality and Safety Competencies, Heidi A. Mennenga, Lois Tschetter, and Lily Sanjaya
Substitution of Clinical Experience With Simulation in Prelicensure Nursing Programs: A National Survey in the United States, Tonya Breymier, Tonya Rutherford-Hemming, Trisha Leann Horsley, Lisa Smith, and Kelley Connor
Symptom Perceptions and Self-care Behaviors in Patients Who Self-manage Heart Failure, Katherine M. Reeder, Patrick M. Ercole, Gina M. Peek, and Carol E. Smith
Telehealth Tool, Heidi A. Mennenga, Laurie Johansen, Becka Foerster, and Lori Hendrickx
Time to Adjust: Team-Based Learning 2 Years Later, Heidi A. Mennenga
Tobacco-Free Healthcare Policy Assessment Tool and Scoring Guide, Heidi Mennenga, Linda Burdette, Jennifer Kerkvliet, Jenna Cowan, and Nancy Swenson
Publications from 2014
A Statewide Assessment of Smoke-free Policy in Multiunit Housing Settings, Linda K. Burdette, Gina C. Rowe, Laurie Johansen, Jennifer Kerkvliet, Elizabeth Nagelhout, Kyle Lewis, and Nancy L. Fahrenwald
Clarifying Concepts: Cultural Humility or Competency, Mary Isaacson
Diet and Exercise Interventions Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Review and Call to Action, Garrett N. Coyan and Katherine M. Reeder
Multidisciplinary Group Clinic Appointments: The Self-Management and Care of Heart Failure (SMAC-HF) Trial, Carol A. Smith, Ubolrat Piamjariyakul, Jo A. Wick, John A. Spertus, Christy Russell, Kathleen M. Dalton, Andrea Elyachar, James L. Vacek, Katherine M. Reeder, Niaman Nazir, and Edward F. Ellerbeck