Education

PhD in Nursing from South Dakota State University, 2021
MSN in Nursing Education from Purdue Global University, 2016
BAN from Concordia College, 2009

Academic Interests

Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE)
Simulation Instruction and Management Certificate, Robert Morris University
Nursing Education
Simulation

Academic Responsibilities

NURS 235 Clinical Application
NURS 322 Pharmacology
NURS 344 Patient-Centered Care Concepts III
NURS 444L Population-Centered Care Concepts
Semester 3 Co-Coordinator
Simulation across the curriculum

Committee Activities

CON Committee on Simulation & Experiential Learning
CON BSN Subcommittee

Awards and Honors

Mary Anne Rizzolo Doctoral Research Award, National League for Nursing, 2021
Joy of Nursing Award, South Dakota Nurses Association, 2021

Grants

Brennan, B. A. (Primary Investigator), “The Impact of Self-Efficacy Based Prebriefing on Nursing Student Clinical Competency and Self-Efficacy in Simulation,” Sponsored by National League for Nursing, (2021).

Brennan, B. A. (Primary Investigator), “The Impact of Self-Efficacy Based Prebriefing on Nursing Student Clinical Competency and Self-Efficacy in Simulation, “Sponsored by Sigma Theta Tau, Phi Chapter, (2020).

Professional Memberships

International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning
Midwest Nursing Research Society
American Nurses Association
South Dakota Nurses Association
National League for Nursing
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Leadership Succession Committee, Phi Chapter, 2020-2022

Area(s) of Research

Nursing Education
Simulation

Applications of Research

Publications

Brennan, B. A. (2022). Psychometric evaluation of the clinical and simulation general self-efficacy scale. Nursing Education Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000979
Brennan, B. A. (2022). The impact of self-efficacy based prebriefing on nursing student clinical competency and self-efficacy in simulation. Nurse Education Today, 109 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105260
Brennan, B. A. (2021). Prebriefing in Simulation (Publication No. 5490) [Doctoral dissertation, South Dakota State University]. Open PRAIRIE.
Brennan, B. A. (2021). Prebriefing in healthcare simulation: A concept analysis. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 56 (2021), 155-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2021.04.015

Presentations

Brennan, B. A., 33rd Annual Sigma Research Symposium, “The Impact of Self-Efficacy Based Prebriefing on Nursing Student Clinical Competency and Self-Efficacy in Simulation,” Sigma Theta Tau, Zeta Zeta Chapter, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD. (April 22, 2022).
Brennan, B. A., International Meeting of Simulation in Healthcare, “The Impact of Self-Efficacy Based Prebriefing on Nursing Student Clinical Competency and Self-Efficacy in Simulation,” Society for Simulation in Healthcare, Los Angeles, CA. (January 16, 2022).
Brennan, B. A., SOAR Symposium, “Prebriefing in Nursing Simulation: The Effects on Student Anxiety,” Kaplan University, Webinar, (April 2016).