Dissertations
The College of Nursing dissertation list is comprised of dissertations authored by South Dakota State University College of Nursing doctoral students.
Dissertations from 2022
| Student | Adviser | Dissertation title |
|---|---|---|
| Kessa Tribby | Dr. Mary Isaacson | "We're not valued, we're not heard":Voices of Seasoned Rural Nurses in the Post-Covid Era |
| Shantelle Wade | Dr. Robin Brown | Exploring Nursing Faculty Exhaustion and its Relationship to Student Incivility |
| Amy Swartz | Dr. Jo Voss | Exploration of Breast Swelling and Chest Wall Swelling as a Symptom Cluster with Emotional Health in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema |
Dissertations from 2021
| Student | Adviser | Dissertation title |
|---|---|---|
| Melynda Thelen | Dr. Heidi Mennenga | The Empirical Journey on the Roads Less Traveled to Explore the Concept of Medication Competence and Address Nursing Students' Pharmacology Self-Efficacy |
| Alyssa Zweifel | Dr. Heidi Mennenga and Dr. Karin Emery | A Quantitative Study of Learning Effectiveness for Participate Roles in Simulation |
| Brittany Brennan | Dr. Heidi Mennenga | The Impact Self-Efficacy Base Pre-briefing on Nursing Student Clinical Competency and Self-Efficacy Simulation |
Dissertations from 2020
| Student | Adviser | Dissertation title |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Varilek | Dr. Mary Isaacson | Gibing Voice to Adults Living with Cystic Fibrosis: A Phenomenological Study |
| Danielle Schievelbein | Dr. Heidi Mennenga | Follow-Up Nurse Phone Calls for Heart Failure Patients: A Case Study |
Dissertations from 2019
| Student | Adviser | Committee members | Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamara Keefner | Dr. Thomas Stenvig | Dr. Marylou Mylant and Dr. Kay Foland | Searching for a Sense of Place: The Process of How Adolescent Girls Escape Suicide |
| Shannon O'Connell-Persuad | Dr. Mary Minton | Dr. Heidi Mennenga, Dr. Djiria and Dr. Mary Isaacson | Spirituality, Religiosity and Perceived Ability to Provide Spiritual Care in Nursing Student |
| Jessica Stadick | Dr. Nancy Fahrenwald and Dr. Heidi Mennenga | Dr. Mary Isaacson | Assessing the Impact of Interprofessional Education on the Attitudes and Interprofessional Competencies of Health Care Professionals: A Mixed Methods Study |
| Heidi Meyer | Dr. Heidi Mennenga | Dr. Mary Isaacson and Dr. Lori Hendrickx | Understanding Emotional Intelligence and Its Relationship to Clinical Reasoning in Nursing Students: A Mixed Methods Study |
Dissertations from 2018
| Student | Adviser | Committee members | Dissertation title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Bos | Dr. Kay Foland | Dr. Cindi Elverson and Dr. Victoria Britson | Relationship of Physical Health Risk Screenings in Seriously Mentally Ill with Self-efficacy for Health, Perception of Health Risk and Intention to Follow-up with Medical Care |
Dissertations from 2017
| Student | Adviser | Committee Members | Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes, Amy | Dr. Kay Foland | Dr. Cindi Elverson and Dr. Linda Burdette | Health-Promoting Behaviors, Hope, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Persons Impacted by Parkinson's Disease |
Dissertations from 2016
| Student | Adviser | Committee members | Dissertation title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Robin | Dr. Kay Foland | Dr. Howard Wey and Dr. Linda Herrick | Determining the Relationship Among Change Fatigue, Resilience and Job Satisfaction of Hospital Staff Nurses |
| Hansen, Julie | Dr. Kay Foland | Dr. Marylou Mylant and Dr. Linda Burdette | The Nurse As A Family Caregiver: Their Experiences, Their story |
| Harmelink, Andrea | Dr. Mary Minton | Dr. Jo Voss and Dr. Heidi Mennenga | Effects of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback on Perceived Stress, Perceived Coping Ability and Resilience in Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Students |
| Kittelsrud, Julie | Dr. Barbara Hobbs | Dr. Nancy Fahrenwald and Dr. Thomas Stenvig | Depression Outcomes in Care Coordination, Primary Care and Psychiatry Patients after Pharmacogenetic Testing |
| Scherer, Marcia | Dr. Linda Herrick and Dr. Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler | Dr. Mary Isaacson | The Learning Experiences of Immigrants who are Graduates of an Entry-Level Baccalaureate Nursing Program in Minnesota |
Dissertations from 2015
| Student | Adviser | Committee members | Dissertation title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marckstadt, Sheryl | Dr. Mary Minton and Dr. Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler | Dr. Paula Carson | Reinventing Life: A Glaserian Grounded Theory Study |
| Nerud, Kimberly | Dr. Nancy Fahrenwald | Dr. Howard Wey, Dr. Linda Burdette and Dr. Jessica Meendering | Make a Move: An Intervention to Reduce Childhood Obesity |
| Poor Bear, Audrey | Dr. Marylou Mylant | Dr. Mary Isaacson and Dr. Kay Foland | The Lived Experience of Radical, Unexpected, or Unpredicted Healing from a Life-Altering Disease |
| Potthoff, Meghan | Dr. Mary Minton | Dr. Cynthia Elverson and Dr. Margaret Hegge | Go Wish: A Pilot Study of an Advance Care Planning Conversation Tool in Pediatric Palliative Care |
| Smith, Diane | Dr. Kay Foland | Dr. Margaret Hegge and Dr. Mary Isaacson | Sisters of Mercy: The Walking Nuns' Siouxland Journey and Experiences in Nursing (1890-1965) |
| Swan, Marilyn | Dr. Barbara Hobbs | Dr. Thomas Stenvig and Dr. Linda Burdette | Exploring the Relationship of Secondary Traumatic Stress and Lack of Anonymity in Nurses |
| Wrede, Jane | Dr. Nancy Fahrenwald | Dr. Christina Lammers and Dr. Howard Wey | A Multi-Media Preventative Reproductive Health Intervention in a Family Planning Setting |
Dissertations from 2014
| Student | Adviser | Committee members | Dissertation title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkland, Diana | Dr. Sandra Bunkers | Dr. Thomas Stenvig, Dr. Kay Foland, and Dr. Barbara Condon | The Experience of Feeling Respected for Rural Nurse Leaders |
| Gordon, Dawn | Dr. Kay Foland | Dr. Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler, Dr. Marylou Mylant and Dr. Lois Tschetter | The Voice of the Nursing Student after Experiencing Collaborative Testing |
| Hawkins, Kimberly | Dr. Sandra Bunkers | Dr. Margaret Hegge, Dr. Janet Lord and Dr. Barbara Condon | The Experience of Feeling Disrespected: A Human becoming Perspective |
| Manz, Julie | Dr. Thomas Stenvig | Dr. Kay Foland, Dr. Nancy Fahrenwald and Dr. May Kunes-Connell | Patients or Prisoners? A Grounded Theory of How Nurses Provide Care to Inmate-Patients |
| Todd, Martha | Dr. Thomas Stenvig | Dr. Paula Carson and Dr. Mary Minton | Discovering Who I am and Who I Want to be as a Woman and Mother: The Process of Transitioning to Homelessness for Single Mothers |
| Vander Veen, Kathryn | Dr. Thomas Stenvig | Dr. Nancy Fahrenwald and Dr. Patricia Shaver | Registered Nurse Support for Patient Activation |
Dissertations from 2013
| Student | Adviser | Committee members | Dissertation title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bomgaars, Debbie | Dr. Kay Foland | Dr. Margaret Hegge, Dr. Robin Peterson-Lunch | Reciprocity in Relationships Among Rural Nurses |
| Dinndorf-Hogenson, Georgia | Dr. Margaret Hegge | Dr. Thomas Stenvig, Dr. Barbara Hobbs, Dr. Mary Minton and Dr. Zhoung | Perioperative Nurses Perceptions of Moral Courage |
| Haugen-Rogers, Jan | Dr. Marylou Mylant | Dr. Margaret Hegge, Dr. Sandra Bunkers and Dr. Thomas Stenvig | Parental Experience of Coping, Social Support and Uncertainty During Childhood Genetic Testing |
| Knitig, Kathy | Dr. Margaret Hegge | Dr. Sandra Bunkers, Dr. Marylou Mylant and Dr. Janet Lord | The Living Experience of Feeling Playful |
| Letcher, Deborah | Dr. Sandra Bunkers | Dr. Margaret Hegge, Dr. Janet Lord and Dr. Marylou Mylant | Searching for an Answer: A Human Becoming Research Study |
Dissertations from 2012
| Student | Adviser | Committee members | Dissertation title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kertz, Nancy | Dr. Thomas Stenvig | Dr. Sandra Bunkers, Dr. Paula Carson, Dr. Nancy Fahrenwald | The Recognition of Child Abuse: Expert Providers' Experience |
| Thompson, Shila | Dr. Barbara Hobbs | Dr. Nancy Fahrenwald, Dr. Roberta Olson and Dr. Thomas Stenvig | Testing of an Instrument for Measuring Nurse Behaviors Related to Safe Patient Handling |
Dissertations from 2011
| Student | Adviser | Committee members | Dissertation title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krogh, Mary Anne | Dr. Thomas Stenvig | Dr. Paula Carson, Dr. Nancy Fahrenwald, Dr. Jo Voss and Dr. Timothy Muckle | A Psychometric Evaluation of Innovative Item Types Added to the National Certification Examination for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists |
| Peterson-Lund, Robin | Dr. Sandra Bunkers | Dr. Margaret Hegge, Dr. Marylou Mylant and Dr. Thomas Stenvig | Living on the Edge: A Human becoming Perspective |
Dissertations from 2010
| Student | Adviser | Committee members | Dissertation title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burdette, Linda | Dr. Margaret Hegge | Dr. Kay Foland, Dr. Thomas Stenvig and Dr. Janet Lord | Relationship between Self-Care Agency, Self-Care Practices and Obesity among Rural Midlife Women |
Dissertations from 2009
| Student | Adviser | Committee members | Dissertation title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britson, Victoria Lynn Strauser | Dr. Sandra Bunkers | Dr. Margaret Hegge, Dr. Thomas Stenvig and Dr. Tish Smyer | The Lived Experience of Taking a Risk for Persons Who Have Experienced Natural Disaster |
| Reding, Noreen Eberline | Dr. Sandra Bunkers | Dr. Kay Foland, Dr. Margaret Hegge and Dr. Thomas Stenvig | The Lived Experience of Feeling Peaceful |
Dissertation from 2008
| Student | Adviser | Committee members | Dissertation title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condon, Barbara Backer | Dr. Sandra Bunkers | Dr. Margaret Hegge, Dr. Janet Lord, and Dr. Kay Foland | The Lived Experience of Feeling Misunderstood for Persons Living with Vitiligo |
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