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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

StudentAdviserDissertation title
Kessa TribbyDr. Mary Isaacson"We're not valued, we're not heard":Voices of Seasoned Rural Nurses in the Post-Covid Era
Shantelle WadeDr. Robin BrownExploring Nursing Faculty Exhaustion and its Relationship to Student Incivility
Amy SwartzDr. Jo VossExploration of Breast Swelling and Chest Wall Swelling as a Symptom Cluster with Emotional Health in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema

Dissertations from 2021

StudentAdviserDissertation title
Melynda ThelenDr. 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 ZweifelDr. Heidi Mennenga and Dr. Karin EmeryA Quantitative Study of Learning Effectiveness for Participate Roles in Simulation
Brittany BrennanDr. Heidi Mennenga The Impact Self-Efficacy Base Pre-briefing on Nursing Student Clinical Competency and Self-Efficacy Simulation

Dissertations from 2020

StudentAdviserDissertation title
Brandon VarilekDr. Mary IsaacsonGibing Voice to Adults Living with Cystic Fibrosis: A Phenomenological Study
Danielle SchievelbeinDr. Heidi Mennenga Follow-Up Nurse Phone Calls for Heart Failure Patients: A Case Study

Dissertations from 2019

StudentAdviserCommittee membersDissertation Title
Tamara KeefnerDr. Thomas StenvigDr. Marylou Mylant and Dr. Kay FolandSearching for a Sense of Place: The Process of How Adolescent Girls Escape Suicide
Shannon O'Connell-PersuadDr. Mary MintonDr. Heidi Mennenga, Dr. Djiria and Dr. Mary IsaacsonSpirituality, Religiosity and Perceived Ability to Provide Spiritual Care in Nursing Student
Jessica StadickDr. Nancy Fahrenwald and Dr. Heidi MennengaDr. Mary IsaacsonAssessing the Impact of Interprofessional Education on the Attitudes and Interprofessional Competencies of Health Care Professionals: A Mixed Methods Study
Heidi MeyerDr. Heidi MennengaDr. Mary Isaacson and Dr. Lori HendrickxUnderstanding Emotional Intelligence and Its Relationship to Clinical Reasoning in Nursing Students: A Mixed Methods Study

Dissertations from 2018

StudentAdviserCommittee membersDissertation title
Dawn BosDr. Kay FolandDr. Cindi Elverson and Dr. Victoria BritsonRelationship 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

StudentAdviserCommittee MembersDissertation Title
Forbes, AmyDr. Kay FolandDr. Cindi Elverson and Dr. Linda BurdetteHealth-Promoting Behaviors, Hope, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Persons Impacted by Parkinson's Disease

Dissertations from 2016

StudentAdviserCommittee membersDissertation title
Brown, RobinDr. Kay FolandDr. Howard Wey and Dr. Linda HerrickDetermining the Relationship Among Change Fatigue, Resilience and Job Satisfaction of Hospital Staff Nurses
Hansen, JulieDr. Kay FolandDr. Marylou Mylant and Dr. Linda BurdetteThe Nurse As A Family Caregiver:  Their Experiences, Their story
Harmelink, AndreaDr. Mary MintonDr. Jo Voss and Dr. Heidi MennengaEffects of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback on Perceived Stress, Perceived Coping Ability and Resilience in Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Students
Kittelsrud, JulieDr. Barbara HobbsDr. Nancy Fahrenwald and Dr. Thomas StenvigDepression Outcomes in Care Coordination, Primary Care and Psychiatry Patients after Pharmacogenetic Testing
Scherer, MarciaDr. Linda Herrick and Dr. Lynnette Leeseberg StamlerDr. Mary IsaacsonThe Learning Experiences of Immigrants who are Graduates of an Entry-Level Baccalaureate Nursing Program in Minnesota

Dissertations from 2015

StudentAdviserCommittee membersDissertation title
Marckstadt, SherylDr. Mary Minton and Dr. Lynnette Leeseberg StamlerDr. Paula CarsonReinventing Life: A Glaserian Grounded Theory Study
Nerud, KimberlyDr. Nancy FahrenwaldDr. Howard Wey, Dr. Linda Burdette and Dr. Jessica MeenderingMake a Move: An Intervention to Reduce Childhood Obesity
Poor Bear, AudreyDr. Marylou MylantDr. Mary Isaacson and Dr. Kay FolandThe Lived Experience of Radical, Unexpected, or Unpredicted Healing from a Life-Altering Disease
Potthoff, MeghanDr. Mary MintonDr. Cynthia Elverson and Dr. Margaret HeggeGo Wish: A Pilot Study of an Advance Care Planning Conversation Tool in Pediatric Palliative Care
Smith, DianeDr. Kay FolandDr. Margaret Hegge and Dr. Mary IsaacsonSisters of Mercy: The Walking Nuns' Siouxland Journey and Experiences in Nursing (1890-1965)
Swan, MarilynDr. Barbara HobbsDr. Thomas Stenvig and Dr. Linda BurdetteExploring the Relationship of Secondary Traumatic Stress and Lack of Anonymity in Nurses
Wrede, JaneDr. Nancy FahrenwaldDr. Christina Lammers and Dr. Howard WeyA Multi-Media Preventative Reproductive Health Intervention in a Family Planning Setting

Dissertations from 2014

StudentAdviserCommittee membersDissertation title
Berkland, DianaDr. Sandra BunkersDr. Thomas Stenvig,Dr. Kay Foland, and Dr. Barbara CondonThe Experience of Feeling Respected for Rural Nurse Leaders
Gordon, DawnDr. Kay FolandDr. Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler, Dr. Marylou Mylant and Dr. Lois TschetterThe Voice of the Nursing Student after Experiencing Collaborative Testing
Hawkins, KimberlyDr. Sandra BunkersDr. Margaret Hegge, Dr. Janet Lord and Dr. Barbara CondonThe Experience of Feeling Disrespected: A Human becoming Perspective
Manz, JulieDr. Thomas StenvigDr. Kay Foland, Dr. Nancy Fahrenwald and Dr. May Kunes-ConnellPatients or Prisoners? A Grounded Theory of How Nurses Provide Care to Inmate-Patients
Todd, MarthaDr. Thomas StenvigDr. Paula Carson and Dr. Mary MintonDiscovering 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, KathrynDr. Thomas StenvigDr. Nancy Fahrenwald and Dr. Patricia ShaverRegistered Nurse Support for Patient Activation

Dissertations from 2013

StudentAdviserCommittee membersDissertation title
Bomgaars, DebbieDr. Kay FolandDr. Margaret Hegge, Dr. Robin Peterson-LunchReciprocity in Relationships Among Rural Nurses
Dinndorf-Hogenson, GeorgiaDr. Margaret HeggeDr. Thomas Stenvig,Dr. Barbara Hobbs, Dr. Mary Minton and Dr. ZhoungPerioperative Nurses Perceptions of Moral Courage
Haugen-Rogers, JanDr. Marylou MylantDr. Margaret Hegge, Dr. Sandra Bunkers and Dr. Thomas StenvigParental Experience of Coping, Social Support and Uncertainty During Childhood Genetic Testing
Knitig, KathyDr. Margaret HeggeDr. Sandra Bunkers, Dr. Marylou Mylant and Dr. Janet LordThe Living Experience of Feeling Playful
Letcher, DeborahDr. Sandra BunkersDr. Margaret Hegge, Dr. Janet Lord and Dr. Marylou MylantSearching for an Answer: A Human Becoming Research Study

Dissertations from 2012

StudentAdviserCommittee membersDissertation title
Kertz, NancyDr. Thomas StenvigDr. Sandra Bunkers, Dr. Paula Carson, Dr. Nancy FahrenwaldThe Recognition of Child Abuse: Expert Providers' Experience
Thompson, ShilaDr. Barbara HobbsDr. Nancy Fahrenwald, Dr. Roberta Olson and Dr. Thomas StenvigTesting of an Instrument for Measuring Nurse Behaviors Related to Safe Patient Handling

Dissertations from 2011

StudentAdviserCommittee membersDissertation title
Krogh, Mary AnneDr. Thomas StenvigDr. Paula Carson, Dr. Nancy Fahrenwald, Dr. Jo Voss and Dr. Timothy MuckleA Psychometric Evaluation of Innovative Item Types Added to the National Certification Examination for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
Peterson-Lund, RobinDr. Sandra BunkersDr. Margaret Hegge, Dr. Marylou Mylant and Dr. Thomas StenvigLiving on the Edge: A Human becoming Perspective

Dissertations from 2010

StudentAdviserCommittee membersDissertation title
Burdette, LindaDr. Margaret HeggeDr. Kay Foland, Dr. Thomas Stenvig and Dr. Janet LordRelationship between Self-Care Agency, Self-Care Practices and Obesity among Rural Midlife Women

Dissertations from 2009

StudentAdviserCommittee membersDissertation title
Britson, Victoria Lynn StrauserDr. Sandra BunkersDr. Margaret Hegge, Dr. Thomas Stenvig and Dr. Tish SmyerThe Lived Experience of Taking a Risk for Persons Who Have Experienced Natural Disaster
Reding, Noreen EberlineDr. Sandra BunkersDr. Kay Foland, Dr. Margaret Hegge and Dr. Thomas StenvigThe Lived Experience of Feeling Peaceful

Dissertation from 2008

StudentAdviserCommittee membersDissertation title
Condon, Barbara BackerDr. Sandra BunkersDr. Margaret Hegge, Dr. Janet Lord, and Dr. Kay FolandThe Lived Experience of Feeling Misunderstood for Persons Living with Vitiligo