Brittany Brennan

Title

Assistant Professor (Brookings)

Office Building

Wagner Hall

Office

345

Mailing Address

Wagner Hall 345
Undergrad Nursing-Box 2275
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Education

• Ph.D. in nursing | South Dakota State University | 2021
• M.S.N. in nursing education | Purdue Global University | 2016
• B.A.N. | 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 344 Patient-Centered Care Concepts III
• NURS 358L, Nursing Principles and Application II: Interventions
• NURS 444L Population-Centered Care Concepts
• NURS 322 Pharmacology
• Semester 3 and NURS 345 Clinical Application III Coordinator
• Simulation across the curriculum 
• NURS 615 Foundations of Advanced Nursing
• NURS 620 Role Development of the Nurse Educator
• NURS 750 Transformational Leadership
• NURS 855 Translational Research in Health Care

Committees and Professional Memberships

Committee Activities

• CON BSN Subcommittee
• CON Bylaws Subcommittee
• CON Committee on Simulation and Experiential Learning

Professional Memberships

• International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning
• Midwest Nursing Research Society
• American Nurses Association
• South Dakota Nurses Association, District 8/9 Vice President, 2022-2024, Nominations Committee, 2022-2026
• National League for Nursing
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Leadership Succession Committee, Phi Chapter, 2020-2024
• Society for Simulation in Healthcare

Awards and Honors

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

Grants

• Zweifel, A., Meyer, B., Brennan, B., Comstock, C., Lansink, S. and Wilburn, B. “A Collaborative Approach to Enhance Realism during an IP Healthcare Simulation,” Sponsored by South Dakota State University College of Nursing, 2023.
• Brennan, B. A. (Primary Investigator), “The Impact of Self-Efficacy Based Prebriefing on Nursing Student Clinical Competency and Self-Efficacy in Simulation,” 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,“ Sigma Theta Tau, Phi Chapter, 2020.

Areas of Research

• Nursing education
• Simulation

Publications

• DiGregorio, H., Todd, A., Brennan, B. A., Repsha, C., Shelton, C. M., Vaughn, J., Wands, L., Wruble, E. and Yeager, C. (2024). The impact of simulation facilitation on learning outcomes – A systematic review protocol. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. DOI:10.1016/j.ecns.2023.101506 
• Brennan, B. A. (2022). Psychometric evaluation of the clinical and simulation general self-efficacy scale. Nursing Education Perspectives. DOI: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). DOI: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. DOI:10.1016/j.ecns.2021.04.015.

Presentations

• Brennan, B. A., Fischbach, S., Watson, M. Nursing Continuing Professional Development. “Creating Safe Learning Environments: Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice are not just for Simulation: Prebriefing Workshop: Set the Stage for Success!" South Dakota State University, Webinar. (August 19, 2024).
• INACSL Standards Committee. “Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice Session 2: Professional Development for Advanced Simulationists: Focusing on Prebriefing: Preparation and Briefing, Facilitation, the Debriefing Process, and Professional Integrity,” International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, Raleigh, NC. (June 13, 2024). 
• INACSL Standards Committee. “Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice Session 1: The Core Four Standards for Novice Simulations: Focusing on Prebriefing: Preparation and Briefing, Facilitation, the Debriefing Process, and Professional Integrity,” International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, Raleigh, NC. (June 13, 2024). 
• Brennan, B. A., Gramlick-Mueller, A. and Olson, C., Nursing Research Symposium, “Academy of Clinical Essentials (ACE): An Academic-Practice Partnership between Sanford Health and South Dakota State University,” Sigma Theta Tau, Sioux Falls, SD. (April 19, 2024). 
• Brennan, B. A. and Hintz, W., International Meeting on Healthcare in Simulation, “Prebriefing in Simulation from the Nursing Student Perspective: A Qualitative Descriptive Study,” Society for Simulation in Healthcare, San Diego, CA. (January 23, 2024).
• Brennan, B. A., Nursing Continuing Professional Development, “A Review of Healthcare and Simulation Knowledge and Principles.” South Dakota State University, Webinar. (December 6, 2022). 
• 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).