… College of Nursing Scholarly Outcomes 2023 Peer-Reviewed Publications Arends, R. and Heinricy, P. (2023). “Resident and staff satisfaction with telehealth implementation in long-term care … of Health (R21NR020383). Amount awarded: $368,794 over two years (2022-2024). Isaacson, Mary, principal investigator. Impacting Models of Practice and Clinical Training for Registered Nurses and Students (IMPACT-RNS). Funding source: Health Resources and Services Administration, Nurse, Education, Practice, Quality and Retention-Registered Nurses in …
… Can disease-detecting dogs help save South Dakota's bighorn sheep? Novel research from South Dakota State University's Department of Natural Resource Management is exploring if trained dogs can help … for Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae. (Photo by Brady Neiles) Tumultuous history in South Dakota Prior to European settlement, Audubon’s bighorn sheep ( Ovis canadensis auduboni ) were common in the Badlands and Black Hills regions of South Dakota. But, by 1887, bighorns had all but been "cleared out" of the state and now, Audubon's are an extinct subspecies. … infected sheep from the herd is one way to combat outbreaks, how can they be prevented in the first place? The best way to combat the disease is keeping livestock and wild sheep separate," Severud said. Another project collaborative project that one of Severud's graduate students is involved with is understanding the movements of individual bighorns and entire …
… South Dakota Polling Project weighs voters’ opinions on abortion access, recreational marijuana Political scientists in the School of American and Global Studies at South Dakota State University have … access and recreational marijuana. Researchers David Wiltse, associate professor of political science, and Filip Viskupic, assistant professor of political science, surveyed 782 registered voters in the Fall 2023 Poll conducted by the South Dakota Polling Project from Nov. 18 to Dec. 4, 2023. The voters answered questions about political figures and policy … American and Global Studies. The public opinion polls randomly sampled from the South Dakota Voter File of all registered voters in the state and weighted the data on known population parameters to closely match the characteristics of the state’s population. "We started the poll in 2020, both for our own research in public health matters and for questions that are …
… Hayengas endow department head of animal science position at SDSU Mary and Cal Hayenga A Spearfish couple has endowed the Cal and Mary Hayenga Department Head of Animal Science at South … their alma mater. By investing in the department head position, the Hayengas are fueling opportunities and resources for staff and students alike. Cal and Mary met at SDSU, finding common ground at the Wesley Methodist Student Center on campus. The two had even more in common than just their shared faith, having both come from farming backgrounds. Mary was raised … Dakota long enough to realize what a wonderful place it is,” Mary said. “If they go somewhere else, they’ll come back here in the future because they’ll really remember it. I can’t imagine what my life would be like if I hadn’t gone to State.” Department of Animal Science College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences May. 22, 11:23 AM … Mary and Cal …
… South Dakota State University has launched the SDSU Global Career Accelerator, a for-credit, online program for students to gain in-demand skills and real-world experience alongside peers from around the world. Beginning summer 2024, SDSU’s Office of International Affairs will offer the program to all undergraduate majors. Students who enroll in the SDSU … four tracks — digital marketing, coding for web, data analytics and coding for data — that students can pursue over the course of summer 2024. Each track has zero prerequisites and is open to students from all majors and backgrounds. In the program, students will: Work in small groups with other students from 50-plus different countries. Gain work experience by solving real-world problems for global organizations across a variety of industries. Build competency in the most in-demand industry tools like Tableau, Shopify and Python. Learn to critically reflect and apply new global concepts through workplace simulations and training …
… Engineering students design IV practice sleeve for nursing students A four-man team of South Dakota State University mechanical engineering students has designed a wearable sleeve that … and allows nursing students the opportunity for repetitive practice with the ultimate goal of ensuring patient safety." Currently, the College of Nursing utilizes two different apparatuses to practice IV injections. One of the main issues with one of the apparatuses is its lack of blood flashback — when blood returns through the inserted catheter — which hurts … training, is smaller in size with readily available parts to reduce its cost and features easily replaceable "skin" and "veins." "We also wanted to make sure the design was sleek and comfortable for better realism," Lawrence said. The design was also quite affordable, especially in comparison to products currently on the market. While a direct competitor may sell …
… South African swimmer calls SDSU experience ‘awesome’ Five years ago, Sianne Downes didn’t even know SDSU existed. Now she is about to get her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and plans to come back for another year of classes and swimming. “I don’t think I could have expected at all what I have experienced and achieved,” said Downes, who hails from Edenvale, South … as well as most summers, except for a shadowing experience last summer. “I do enjoy going home.” Downes said she didn’t come to SDSU with preconceived expectations. “I came in very open minded. I was always told you have to be open minded, especially that first year because it is very hard.” Since then, she has made it a priority to help other international …
… Pravecek earns College of Nursing's Outstanding Researcher Award Brandi Pravecek Brandi Pravecek, a clinical assistant professor in South Dakota State University's College of Nursing, was named the college's … Researcher for 2023. It is the first time Pravecek has won the award. Pravecek graduated from SDSU in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. She then worked as a registered nurse in Tyndall in a critical access hospital before returning to SDSU in pursuit of a graduate degree. In 2002, she graduated from SDSU with her Master of Science in … illness, their families are already stressed because of the burden of disease, is just not always feasible," Pravecek said. "Many providers and nurses may not always feel comfortable with palliative and end-of-life care in a rural setting if it’s not something they work with all the time and they don't have that access to specialty services. "That's …
… SDSU student investigates relationship between wildflowers, cattle In South Dakota, half of the state's approximately 50 million acres are considered rangeland and provide the grazing area needed for more than 4 million beef cattle. South Dakota is also home to a diverse range of native plants and wildflowers, scattered throughout the … amount of dry matter was grown, digestibility tests were conducted. "The tests were able to find the percentage of the plant that is indigestible to cattle," Preszler said. "We then compared these results to other feed options used throughout South Dakota. We compared our results among the different species to see if some were statistically better than others." … of 215 to 245 indicated a high-value forage for the native wildflowers. "Although all species tested had high nutritional value, statistical differences indicated that certain species may be more valuable than others," Preszler said. For example, the prairie cinquefoil, a native South Dakota wildflower, was more digestible than purple coneflower, another native …
… Websites rank SDSU nursing programs among best in state, nation South Dakota State University has claimed the top spots in three rankings of South Dakota's best, most affordable and fastest online RN to B.S.N. — registered nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing — programs. The rankings are from RNtoMSN.org. The RNtoMSN.org team publishes annual nursing school rankings and recently announced its 2024 awards recipients. “Our RN to B.S.N. was built with accessibility in mind to include flexibility, short courses and completely online availability for working registered nurses. This ranking validates the quality proposition students achieve through this program,” SDSU College of Nursing Dean Mary …