The College of Nursing dissertation list is comprised of dissertations authored by South Dakota State University College of Nursing doctoral students.
Dissertations from 2021
| Student
| Adviser
| Dissertations title
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|---|
| 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
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| Alyssa Zweifel
| Dr. Heidi Mennenga and Dr. Karin Emery | A Quantitative Study of Learning Effectiveness for Participate Roles in Simulation
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| Brittany Brennan
| Dr. Heidi Mennenga | The Impact Self-Efficacy Base Pre-briefing on Nursing Student Clinical Competency and Self-Efficacy Simulation
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Dissertations from 2020
| Student
| Adviser
| Dissertations title
|
|---|
| Brandon Varilek
| Dr. Mary Isaacson | Gibing Voice to Adults Living with Cystic Fibrosis: A Phenomenological Study
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| Danielle Schievelbein
| Dr. Heidi Mennenga | Follow-Up Nurse Phone Calls for Heart Failure Patients: A Case Study
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Dissertations from 2019
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
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Dissertations from 2017
Dissertations from 2016
| Student
| Adviser
| Committee members
| Dissertation title
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|---|
| 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
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| Hansen, Julie
| Dr. Kay Foland | Dr. Marylou Mylant and Dr. Linda Burdette | The Nurse As A Family Caregiver: Their Experiences, Their story
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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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
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| Nerud, Kimberly
| Dr. Nancy Fahrenwald
| Dr. Howard Wey, Dr. Linda Burdette and Dr. Jessica Meendering | Make a Move: An Intervention to Reduce Childhood Obesity
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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)
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| 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
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| Wrede, Jane
| Dr. Nancy Fahrenwald
| Dr. Christina Lammers and Dr. Howard Wey | A Multi-Media Preventative Reproductive Health Intervention in a Family Planning Setting
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Dissertations from 2014
| Student
| Adviser
| Committee members
| Dissertation title
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|---|
| Berkland, Diana
| Dr. Sandra Bunkers
| Dr. Thomas Stenvig,Dr. Kay Foland, and Dr. Barbara Condon
| The Experience of Feeling Respected for Rural Nurse Leaders
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| 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
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| Hawkins, Kimberly
| Dr. Sandra Bunkers
| Dr. Margaret Hegge, Dr. Janet Lord and Dr. Barbara Condon
| The Experience of Feeling Disrespected: A Human becoming Perspective
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| 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
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| 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
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| Vander Veen, Kathryn
| Dr. Thomas Stenvig | Dr. Nancy Fahrenwald and Dr. Patricia Shaver
| Registered Nurse Support for Patient Activation
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Dissertations from 2013
| Student
| Adviser
| Committee members
| Dissertation title
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|---|
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Bomgaars, Debbie
| Dr. Kay Foland | Dr. Margaret Hegge, Dr. Robin Peterson-Lunch
| Reciprocity in Relationships Among Rural Nurses
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| Dinndorf-Hogenson, Georgia
| Dr. Margaret Hegge | Dr. Thomas Stenvig,Dr. Barbara Hobbs, Dr. Mary Minton and Dr. Zhoung
| Perioperative Nurses Perceptions of Moral Courage
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| 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
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| Knitig, Kathy
| Dr. Margaret Hegge | Dr. Sandra Bunkers, Dr. Marylou Mylant and Dr. Janet Lord
| The Living Experience of Feeling Playful
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| Letcher, Deborah
| Dr. Sandra Bunkers
| Dr. Margaret Hegge, Dr. Janet Lord and Dr. Marylou Mylant |
Searching for an Answer: A Human Becoming Research Study
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Dissertations from 2012
Dissertations from 2011
Dissertations from 2010
Dissertations from 2009
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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