This is a collection of articles generated by the faculty of the South Dakota State University, College of Nursing.

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Publications from 2024

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Coming to Terms Female Veterans' Experience of Serious Illness, Brandon Varilek and Mary Isaacson

Publications from 2023

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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

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Analysis of Symptom Burden among Female Veterans (Sci208), Brandon Varilek

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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

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Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives of Cancer Care Delivery in American Indian, Rural, and Frontier Populations, Sarah Mollman and Brandon Varilek

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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

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Palliative Care Knowledge Following an Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Seminar, Sarah Mollman, Michelle Gierach, and Amanda Sedlacek

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"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

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“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

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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

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“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

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Exploring Learning Effectiveness for Participant Roles During Healthcare Simulation, Alyssa R. Zweifel, Karin A. Emery, and Gregory E. Gilbert

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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

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Familiarity in Rural Life: Protocol for a Scoping Review and Concept Analysis, Marilyn A. Swan, Luke J. Gietzen, and Barbara B. Hobbs

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Navigating Disharmony Nurse Experiences Providing End-of-Life Communication, Abby Seydel, Nefeli Moutsoglou, Brandon Varilek, Mary E. Minton, and Mary J. Isaacson

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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

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Racism in Palliative Care Research: We Still Have a Ways to Go, Stacy Fischer, Mary Isaacson, Rashmi K. Sharma, and Kimberly S. Johnson

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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

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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

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Diabetes Distress Assessment as an Intervention, Rachel Hewitt and Karin A. Emery

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Diabetes Distress Assessment as an Intervention (Poster), Rachel Hewitt and Karin A. Emery

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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

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Female Veteran Use of Palliative and Hospice Care: A Scoping Review, Brandon Varilek and Mary J. Isaacson

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Honors and Nursing: Reasons for Enrollment, Persistence, and Withdrawal, Camille Schepp, Robin J. Brown, and Rebecca C. Bott-Knutson

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Improving Rural Emergency Nurses Comfort during Palliative and End-of-Life Communication, Abbie A. Styes and Mary J. Isaacson

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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

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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

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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

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Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management Variables and Predictors, Karin A. Emery, Jo Robins, Jeanne Salyer, Linda Thurby-Hay, and Gemechis Djira

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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

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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

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Impact of Nurses' Weight Status on Patient Health Promotion: A Literature Review, Kylee Essen and Robin Brown

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Intentional Learning: A Student-centered Pedagogy, Sarah Mollman

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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

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Perceptions of Stress: Patient and Caregiver Experiences with Stressors During Hospitalization, Alham Abuatiq, Robin Brown, Brenda Wolles, and Robin Randall

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PREPARE-ing South Dakota Farm and Ranch Women for Advance Care Planning, Theresa Garren-Grubbs, MariJo Letizia, and Mary Minton

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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

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Resilience as a Strategy to Survive Organizational Change, Robin Brown and Alham Abuatiq

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The Dance of Cystic Fibrosis: Experiences of Living with Cystic Fibrosis as an Adult, Brandon Varilek and Mary J. Isaacson

Publications from 2019

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Population Based Patient Navigation : 24-Hour Personalized Cancer Care for the Entire Cancer Continuum, Jenna Cowan and Jennifer Kerkvliet

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Self and Family Management in Type 2 Diabetes: Influencing Factors and Outcomes, Karin A. Emery, Jo Robins, Jeanne Salyer, and Linda Thurby-Hay

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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

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Addressing Palliative and End-of-Life Care Needs with Native American Elders, Mary J. Isaacson

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An Integrative Review of Interprofessional Simulation in Nursing Education, Trisha Leann Horsley, Jennifer O'Rourke, Bette Mariani, Jessica Doolen, and Christine Pariseault

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Bridging University Institutional and Accreditation Standards: An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Program Exemplar, R. Arends, V. Britson, and M. E. Minton

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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

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Comfort with Communication in Palliative and End of Life Care (C-COPE), Mary J. Isaacson and Mary E. Minton

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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

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Electronic Charting During Simulation: A Descriptive Study, Donna Badowski, Trisha Leann Horsley, Kelly L. Rossler, Bette Mariani, and Laura Gonzalez

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End-of-Life Communication: Nurses Cocreating the Closing Composition With Patients and Families, Mary J. Isaacson and Mary E. Minton

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Fatigue and Critical Care Nurses: Considerations for Safety, Health, and Practice, Barbara B. Hobbs and Lori Wrightman

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Integrative Review of Interprofessional Simulation in Nursing Practice, Jennifer O'Rourke, Trisha L. Horsley, Jessica Doolen, Bette Mariani, and Christine Pariseault

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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

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Provision of Survivorship Care Plans in Hard to Reach Patient Populations, Jenna Cowan and Jennifer Kerkvliet

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Querying Rural Content Experts Using an Online Questionnaire, Marilyn A. Swan and Barbara B. Hobbs

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The Relationship Among Change Fatigue, Resilience, and Job Satisfaction of Hospital Staff Nurses, Robin Brown, Howard Wey, and Kay Foland

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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

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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

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Concept Analysis: Lack of Anonymity, Marilyn A. Swan and Barbara B. Hobbs

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Culturally Relevant Palliative and End-of-Life Care for U.S. Indigenous Populations: An Integrative Review, Mary J. Isaacson and Anna R. Lynch

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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

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Intentional Learning: A Concept Analysis, Sarah Mollman and Lori Candela

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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

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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

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Wakanki Ewastepikte: An Advance Directive Education Project With American Indian Elders, Mary J. Isaacson

Publications from 2016

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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

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Empathy Development Through Case Study and Simulation, Heidi A. Mennenga, Susan Bassett, and Elizabeth Pasquariello

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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

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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

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In Our Own “Campus-Yard”: A Creative Approach to Learning About Culture, Heidi A. Mennenga

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Midwest Nursing Research Society News, Helen W. Lach and Robin Brown

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Nursing Student Perceptions of Digital Textbooks: A Pilot Study, Heidi A. Mennenga

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Effect of Nursing Faculty Presence on Students’ Anxiety, Self-Confidence, and Clinical Performance during a Clinical Simulation Experience, Trisha Leann Horsley and Karen Wambach

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Rural Characteristics Tool, Heidi A. Mennenga, Laurie Johansen, Becka Foerster, and Lori Hendrickx

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School-Based Childhood Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs An Integrative Review, Candice Fryda and Polly A. Hulme

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Student Perceptions of Quality and Safety Competencies, Heidi A. Mennenga, Lois Tschetter, and Lily Sanjaya

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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

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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

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Telehealth Tool, Heidi A. Mennenga, Laurie Johansen, Becka Foerster, and Lori Hendrickx

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Time to Adjust: Team-Based Learning 2 Years Later, Heidi A. Mennenga

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Tobacco-Free Healthcare Policy Assessment Tool and Scoring Guide, Heidi Mennenga, Linda Burdette, Jennifer Kerkvliet, Jenna Cowan, and Nancy Swenson

Publications from 2014

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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

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Clarifying Concepts: Cultural Humility or Competency, Mary Isaacson

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Diet and Exercise Interventions Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Review and Call to Action, Garrett N. Coyan and Katherine M. Reeder

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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

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Multiple-Patient Simulations Guidelines and Examples, Trisha Leann Horsley, Linda Bensfield, Sandra Sojka, and Ann Schmitt

Publications from 2013

Humanbecoming and the Upper Plains: Nature, Arts, and Community, Vl L. Britson, E. Linn, J. Buseman, M. Hegge, S. Bunkers, K. Knitig, B. B. Condon, D. Letcher, N. Dykstra, and R. Pederson-Lund

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Psychosocial and Developmental Characteristics of Civilly Committed Sex Offenders, Polly A. Hulme and Monte R. Middleton

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Student Engagement and Examination Performance in a Team-Based Learning Course, Heidi A. Mennenga

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Team-Based Learning: An Innovative Approach to Teaching Maternal–Newborn Nursing Care, Paula Lubeck, Lois Tschetter, and Heidi A. Mennenga

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Using a First-Year Seminar to Introduce Nursing, Heidi A. Mennenga and Lois Tschetter