Robin Arends

Title

APRN Program Director (Sioux Falls)

Office Building

Mailing Address

SDSU Nursing - Sioux Falls
2300 Career Ave Ste 260, Room 273
Sioux Falls, SD 57107

Biography

Dr. Arends graduated from Briar Cliff University in 2001 with a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing degree. She worked as a registered nurse in the Critical Care Unit at Sanford Medical Center. She graduated from South Dakota State University with her Masters of Science degree in the Family Nurse Specialization in 2008 and with her Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree in 2014. In 2021, she graduated from South Dakota State University with her post-graduate certificate as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She has worked as a Family Nurse Practitioner at Falls Community Health, and more recently, at Avera eCare in the eCare Senior Care Program. She taught at the University of South Dakota in the Associate of Nursing Degree program from 2005- 2008. She began teaching at South Dakota State University in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program in 2011.
Education
B.S.N. from Briar Cliff University (2001)
M.S. in the Family Nurse Practitioner Track from South Dakota State University (2008)
DNP from South Dakota State University (2014)
Post-Graduate Certificate in the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner specialization (2021)
Academic Interests
Curriculum Development
Telehealth
Family Practice
Mental Health
Expertise
  • Mental Health
  • Geriatrics
  • Nursing
    • Academic Responsibilities
    APRN Program Director
    Faculty in graduate APRN practicum courses, DNP Project Courses, and Graduate Pharmacology.
    Committee Activities
    APRN Sub-Committee
    Academic Assessment and Evaluation Sub-Committee

    Awards and Honors
    Faculty Policy Intensive through the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2014)
    Leadership Program through the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (2014)
    Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (2017)
    Fellow of the American Acadamy of Nursing (2022)
    Grants
    Arends R. Project Investigator. Diabetic Nutrition Education Intervention for Low-Income Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Funding Source: Sigma Theta Tau-Phi Chapter. Amount awarded: $500 (2013).

    Arends, R, Project Director. Rural Telehealth: Enhancing the Academic-Practice Partnership for APRN Education. Funding Source: Health Resources and Services Administration. Amount Awarded: $1,236,870 over 3 years (2015-2018).

    Mylant, M., Project Director; Arends, R. Graduate Curriculum Leader. Implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Education for Health Professionals in South Dakota. Funding Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Amount Awarded: 546,971 over 3 years (2015-2018)
    Patents
    Arends, R. Gibson, N., Marckstadt, S., Britson, V. Nissen M. Chang, J., & Harming S. (2018). On-line Telehealth Provider Modules.

    Professional Memberships
    Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association
    Avera McKennan Advanced Practice Provider Council
    American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program
    Family Nurse Practitioner Item Test Writer
    National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
    American Nurses Association
    South Dakota Nurses Association
    Nurse Practitioner Association of South Dakota
    American Association of Nurse Practitioners
    Golden Key Honor Society
    Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
    Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society
    Work Experience
    Avel eCare. 2015-Present. Certified Nurse Practitioner.

    South Dakota State University. 2011-Present. Clinical Associate Professor.

    Nurse Practitioner Association of South Dakota. 2015-2022. Executive Director.

    Falls Community Health/Center for Family Medicine. 2008-2014.

    University of South Dakota. 2005- 2008. Assistant Professor. Certified Nurse Practitioner

    Sanford Medical Center. 2001-2008. Registered Nurse, Critical Care Unit.

    Department(s)