Title
Lecturer (Sioux Falls)Office Building
Off-CampusMailing Address
SDSU Nursing - Sioux Falls2300 Career Ave Ste 260
Sioux Falls, SD 57107
Biography
Takara Schomberg, MSN, RN, CNE, CHSE is a certified nurse educator and certified healthcare simulation educator. She earned her Masters of Science in Nursing with a specialization in nursing education from South Dakota State University. Her graduate thesis work explored self-care agency and self-care practices in nursing professionals. Her nursing background includes ambulatory care, functional medicine, gerontology and mental health nursing. Her current academic interests include mental health, simulation, self-care and nursing education. She maintains professional memberships in several organizations on the local and national level.Education
- M.S.N. | South Dakota State University
- B.S.N. | South Dakota State University
- Certified healthcare simulation educator (CHSE) | 2021
- Certified nurse educator (CNE) | 2019
Academic Interests
- Nursing education
- Mental health
- Self-care
Academic Responsibilities
- Instructor in Sioux Falls accelerated and standard cohorts
- Provides instruction in simulation, laboratory, classroom, online and clinical settings
Committees and Professional Memberships
Committees
- Simulation and Experiential Learning (chair elect)
- ByLaws and CON Handbook
- Simulation and Informatics
Professional Memberships
- Sigma Theta Tau International, Phi Chapter
- National League for Nursing
- American Psychiatric Nurses Association
- International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL)
- Society of Simulation in Healthcare
Awards and Honors
- 2020, Academic Teacher of the Year, South Dakota State University College of Nursing
Areas of Research
- Self-care
- Orem's self-care deficit theory
- Simulation-based learning
- Mind-body intervention
- Suicidality
Publications
Publications:
- Hulett, J. M., Mele, C., Kim, J., Narkthong, N., Schomberg, T., Greaves, J., Bormann, J. E., & Heiney, S. P. (2022). Acceptability of the mantram repetition program to reduce stress in adolescent survivors of pediatric cancer or brain tumors. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, Advance online publication. DOI:10.1089/jayao.2022.0035.
- Schomberg, T. (2016) “Self-Care Agency, Self-Care Practices, and Body Mass Index among Nursing Professionals”, ProQuest database.
Presentations:
- Jansen, K., Schomberg, T., Zweifel, A. (2023, Jan. 25). Escape Room – A New Modality in Undergraduate Nursing [hot topic presentation]. International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH), Orlando, FL.
- Zweifel, A., Meyer, B., Schomberg, T. (2023, Jan. 25). Evaluating the Impact of a Change to a Virtual Interprofessional Poverty Simulation [Research Oral Presentation]. International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH), Orlando, FL.
- Zweifel, A., Schomberg, T., and Smith, D. (2022, July 20-22). Using telepresence robots to provide simulation-based learning experiences during the pandemic and beyond [virtual hot topic presentation]. SimOps Conference, Cinicinnati, OH.
- Heier, C., Schomberg, T., and Horsley, L. (2021). An interprofessional addiction simulation for primary care in rural health: Development and Implementation [virtual poster presentation]. INACSL Conference 2021, hybrid conference. (abstract accepted for presentation scheduled for 2021, June 16-July 15)
- Hulett, JM; Mele, C; Kim JS; Narkthong N; Schomberg T; Greaves, J; and Heiney, SP. (2022, February 23-25). Exploring a Mantram Repetition Intervention among Adolescents with a History of Cancer. [Oral presentation]. International Conference on Cancer Nursing.
- Hulett, JM; Mele, C; Kim JS; Narkthong N; Schomberg T; Greaves, J; and Heiney, SP. (2022, March 30- April 2). Exploring the Acceptability of a Mantram Repetition Intervention to Promote Well-Being in Adolescents Diagnosed with Brain Tumors or Cancer: A Mixed-Methods Study [Poster presentation]. Midwestern Nursing Research Society, Schaumberg, IL.
- Schomberg, T. (2022, January 24). Understanding best practices for debriefing in simulation education. South Dakota State University Nursing Continuing Professional Development, virtual session. Brookings, SD, United States.
- Schomberg, T., Heier, C., and Horsley, L. (2021, April 16). An interprofessional addiction simulation for primary care in rural health: Development and Implementation [poster presentation]. 32nd Annual Research Symposium hosted by Zeta-Zeta and Phi Chapters of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), virtual conference.
- Schomberg, T. (2017, March 31). Self-Care Agency, Self-Care Practices, and Body Mass Index among Nursing Professionals [poster presentation]. 28th Annual Research Symposium hosted by Zeta-Zeta and Phi Chapters of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), Volstorff Ballroom, Brookings, SD, United States.
Department(s)
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College of Nursing
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Department of Undergraduate Nursing