Title
Associate ProfessorOffice Building
Wagner HallOffice
347Mailing Address
Wagner Hall 347College of Nursing-Box 2275
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007
Biography
My name is Alham Abuatiq, PhD,CNE, RN. I am an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing at South Dakota State University. I have PhD in Nursing from the University of San Diego in 2013, Master degree in Nursing & BSN from the University of Jordan 2006. I am a member of the International Academic Nursing Alliance, and QSEN international task-force.My research expertise and interests are in 2 themes as follows::
1- Stress perception & management among patients, family members and healthcare providers.
2- E-learning in nursing & it's impact on nursing students success, tool development, and the effectiveness of using virtual patient learning system on students learning experiences.
I served as an Expert Witness in California Board of Nursing, and provided legal consultation from 2014 until end of 2016. I am a journal reviewer for Sigma Theta Tau Worldviews On Evidence Based- Nursing Journal, Nurse Education Today Journal, E-Learning and digital Media Journal, and Journal of doctoral Nursing Practice.
PUBLICATIONS
Abuatiq, A., Brown, R., Kvigne, V., Schmit, M., Currier, D., Hultman, C., Plemmons, C., & Mennenga, H. (2023). Nursing students’ self-efficacy and performance in self-management support for patients in rural primary care. Nursing Education Perspectives. In Press.
Brown, R., Plemmons, C., Abuatiq, A., Hultman, C., Currier, D., Schmit, M., Kvigne, V., Walstrom, B., Horsley, L., & Mennenga, H. (2022). Evaluating knowledge of public health nursing competencies in baccalaureate nursing students. Nursing Education Perspectives. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001083
Abuatiq, A., Brown, R., Plemmons, C., Walstrom, B., Hultman, C., Currier, D., Schmit, M., Kvigne, V., Horsley, L., Mennenga, H. (2022). Nursing faculty and students’ satisfaction with telepresence robots during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurse Educator, doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001155.
Abuatiq, A. & Borchardt, C. (2021) The Impact of COVID-19: Nurses Occupational stress and strategies to manage it. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 51(12), 600-605. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001081
Abuatiq, A. (2021). Opportunities and Challenges of e-learning in North America. In B. H. Khan & S.H. Affouneh (Eds), Challenges and Opportunities for the Global Implementation of E-Learning Frameworks (pp. 52-71), IGI Global, doi: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7607-6.ch005
Abuatiq, A. & K. Emery. (2021). Stress Perception and Quality of Life among Resettled Refugees during COVID-19 Pandemic: Pilot Study. International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Research, 4: 1249. doi: 10.29011/2688-9501.10124
Brown, R., Mennenga, H., Abuatiq, A., Horsley, T., & Plemmons, C. (2020). Collaborating with Rural Practice Partners to Address the Need for RNs in Primary Care. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 20(2), http://doi.org/10.14574/ojrnhc.v20i2.618
Mennenga, H. A., Brown, R. J., Horsley, T. L., Abuatiq, A. A., & Plemmons, C. (2020). Collaborating With Rural Practice Partners to Provide a Primary Care Experience for Prelicensure Nursing Students. Nurse Educator. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000876
Abuatiq, A., Brown, R., Wolles, B., & Randall, R. (2020). Perceptions of Stress: Cancer Patient and Caregiver Experiences With Stressors During Hospitalization. Clinical journal of oncology nursing, 24(1), 51.DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.51-57
Brown, R., & Abuatiq, A. (2020). Resilience as a strategy to survive organizational change. Nursing Management, 51(2), 16-21.
Abuatiq, A. (2019, October). E-Learning in Nursing: Tool Development for Evaluating Virtual Patient Learning Systems. Journal of Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 14(1), 291-297. doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2019.06.010
Abuatiq, A. (2019). Digital Learning in Nursing: Students Experiences with Shadow Health Pharmacology. Journal of Behavioral and Social Sciences, 6(2), 6(2), 71-78. ISSN: 2375-8899.
Fike, G. Abuatiq, A. Stoner, M. Dawn, B. (2018). Current Trends and Practices of Intensive Care Unit Visitations. Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice, 11(2), In Press. doi. org/ 10. 1891/ 0000- 000Y. 11. 2.
Abuatiq, A. Davis, C. (2018). The Effectiveness of Virtual Clinical Excursion among Pre-Licensure Nursing Students. COJ Reviews and Research Technology Journal. 1(1), 1-6. DOI: 10.31031/COJRR.2018.01.000501
Abuatiq, A. (2018). Cultural Competency in Ethno-Pharmacology. Chronicles of Pharmaceutical Science, 2(4), 617-621. ISSN: 2572-7761
Abuatiq, A., Fike, G., Davis., Boren, D., Menke, R. (2017). E-learning in Nursing: Literature Review. International Journal of Nursing Education, 9(2), 81-87. doi: 10.5958/0974-9357.2017.00041.1 Available in the SDSU Institutional Repository: https://works.bepress.com/DrAbuatiq/#
Davis, C., Nyamathi, A., Abuatiq, A., Fike, G., & Wilson, A. (2016). Understanding Supportive Care Factors Among African American Breast Cancer Survivors. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 09/30/2016. doi: 10.1177/1043659616670713 Available in the SDSU Institutional Repository: https://works.bepress.com/DrAbuatiq/#
Abuatiq, A., (2015). Spiritual Care for Critical Care Patients. International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices, 2: 128. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2015/128 Available in the SDSU Institutional Repository: https://works.bepress.com/DrAbuatiq/#
Abuatiq, A. (2015) Concept Analysis of Technostress in Nursing. International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices, 2: 110. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2015/110 Available in the SDSU Institutional Repository: https://works.bepress.com/DrAbuatiq/#
Abuatiq, A. (2015). Patients' and Health Care Providers' Perception of Stressors in the Intensive Care Units. Dimensions Of Critical Care Nursing, 34(4), 205-214. DOI:10.1097/DCC.0000000000000121 Available in the SDSU Institutional Repository: https://works.bepress.com/DrAbuatiq/#
Abuatiq, A. (2015). How Healthcare Providers Manage Intensive Care Patients’ Stressors?. International Journal Of Nursing, 3(2), 3-10. Retrieved from http://www.ijnonline.com/index.php/ijn/article/view/130 Available in the SDSU Institutional Repository: https://works.bepress.com/DrAbuatiq/#
Abuatiq, A., Burkard, J. F., & Clark, M. J. (2013). Literature Review: Patients' and Health Care Providers' Perceptions of Stressors in Critical Care Units. Dimensions Of Critical Care Nursing, 32(1), 22-27. doi:10.1097/DCC.0b013e31826199aO Available in the SDSU Institutional Repository: https://works.bepress.com/DrAbuatiq/#
Education
2013, PhD. Nursing. The University of San Diego, CA.2006, MSN. The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
2004, BSN. The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Academic Interests
Nursing educationCritical care nursing
Academic Responsibilities
UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING for BSN and RN-BSN StudentsEvidence Based Nursing Practice (NURS465)
Patient-Centered Care Concepts I (NURS234)
Capstone Practicum (NURS495)
Patient Centered Care Concepts I (NURS234)
Community, Public Health Simulation (NURS435)
Leadership, Professional Nursing Concepts III (NURS472)
GRADUATE TEACHING for PhD, DNP, and Master students
Writing for Publication (NURS762)
Cultural Competency in Healthcare (NURS675)
Advanced Concepts in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (760)
Doctoral Seminar (NURS810)
Dissertation Committee Member/Chair
Committee Activities
College and Department Committees:1- PhD committee member (2019- present).
2- Diversity and inclusion committee interim- chair (2022-Januery 2023)
2- College of Nursing (CON) Research Committee Chair (2019-2021).
2- College of Nursing (CON) Graduate Curriculum Committee Member (2018-2019).
3- Graduate Faculty Committee Member (2017-Present).
University Committees:
1- Serve in the “Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Committee” as member (2018-2020) and (2023-2024)
2- Serve as member of the university professional development committee (2022-present)
2- Serve as chair in the “Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability Committee” (ESSC), with the outcome of updating the mission statement and recycle policy. Elected as a chair for AY 2018/2019.
3- University Faculty Excellence Committee- Chair- AY 2019-2021.
Awards and Honors
Honors, Recognitions, and Outstanding Achievements2022 Outstanding Scholar Award, College of Nursing (CON), SDSU.
2021 Dr. Sherwood and Elizabeth Berg Young Faculty Award, SDSU.
2018 SDSU Scholarly Dissemination Award.
2016 Internal Grants Honor Award and Recognition from the President of California State University San Bernardino.
2016 Legal Consultant, California Board of Nursing.
2012 Dean’s Scholarly Award, The University of San Diego.
Grants
Funded Projects2020-2025 HRSA 20-006- Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS)- Registered Nurses in Rural and Medically Underserved Communities. The goal of this study is to improve the training and recruitment of disadvantaged BSN graduates in rural primary care and/or medically underserved communities (MUCs), and the ultimate outcome is to increase the diversity of the healthcare workforce. Federal, $3,250,000.00. Funded. (July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2025). Role: Project Manager (20% effort)
2018-2022 Mennenga, H. A. (Project Director PE), Brown, R. J., Burdette, L. K., Horsley, T. L., Plemmons, C. H., Abuatiq, A., Hultman, C. M., Schmit, M. K., "Impacting Models of Practice and Clinical Training for Registered Nurses and Students (IMPACT-RNS)," Sponsored by HRSA, Division of Nursing, Nursing Education, Practice, Quality and Retention Program, Federal, $2,751,222.00. Funded. (July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2022). Role: Campus Site Leader (15% effort).
2017-2018 SDSU Scholarly Excellence Grant AY 2017, with positive award $3,700.
2015–2016 E- Learning in Nursing. Course Re-design with technology, California State University Chancellor’s Officer. Awarded 2 internal grants total of $24,000.00
2011-2013 Patients and Healthcare providers Perception of Stressors in the Critical Care Units, The University of San Diego, and Sharp Hospital, funding: $5000.
Professional Memberships
2021- 2023 Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing Phi Chapter, President.2019- Present Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS), Member of the Grants Review Committee.
2017- Present Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing Phi Chapter, Vice President.
2017- Present South Dakota Nurses Association, American Nurses Foundation (ANF) Member.
2015- Present International Nurses Association (INA) – Member.
2015- Present International Academic Nursing Alliance (IANA) – Member.
2015- 2016 Sigma Theta Tau Phi Chapter and Phi Delta chapter, Program Chair.
2014- 2015 Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Rho Beta Chapter, chair of Community involvement.
Creative Activities
Developed two web based Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT) webpages to disseminate course-redesign with technology using virtual patient’s software’s.1- Abuatiq, A. Davis, C. (2016). Integration of Virtual Clinical Excursions in Medical Surgical Nursing Course: https://contentbuilder.merlot.org/toolkit/html/snapshot.php?id=26184150973506
2- Abuatiq, A. (2016). Effectiveness of Shadow Health Pharmacology: https://contentbuilder.merlot.org/toolkit/html/snapshot.php?id=30431631980866
Area(s) of Research
1- Stress perception and management among patients & family members of vulnerable population.2- Stress perception and management among healthcare providers.
3- E-learning in nursing & it's impact on nursing students success, the effectiveness of using virtual patient learning systems on students learning experiences.
4- Critical care and tool development.
Research Funding
1- Project Manager (in kind 20%)- Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS)- Registered Nurses in Rural and Medically Underserved Communities Sponsored by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) HRSA 20-006, Bureau of Health Workforce, Division of Health Careers and Financial Support Program, Federal, $3,200,000.00. Funded. (July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2025).
2- Brookings Campus Site Leader (15%). Impacting Models of Practice and Clinical Training for Registered Nurses and Students (IMPACT-RNS). Funding source: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). (2018-2022) $2,760,565).
3- SDSU award “2021 Dr. Sherwood and Elizabeth Berg Young Faculty Award”, and conducted a project titled: Stress Perception and Quality of Life among Resettled Refugees during COVID-19 Pandemic: Pilot Study.
4- SDSU Scholarly Excellence Grant AY 2017, with positive award $3,700
5- E- Learning in Nursing. Course Re-design with technology, California State University Chancellor’s Office. 2 Internal Grants fully funded
6- Patients and Healthcare providers Perception of Stressors in the Critical Care Units, The University of San Diego, and Sharp Hospital. Funded by Dean’s Grant
Department(s)
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College of Nursing
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Department of Undergraduate Nursing
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Department of Graduate Nursing