A5072750336- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Family Support in Illness
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Communication in Education and Healthcare
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Education and Learning Interventions
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Problem and Project Based Learning
- Diverse Scientific Research Studies
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
South Dakota State University
2017-2025
Dakota State University
2024
Yankton Rural Area Health Education Center
2022
Kerckhoff Klinik
2014
ECVUE™ technology, a novel, three-dimensional, non-invasive mapping system, offers unique arrhythmia characterization and localization. We sought to evaluate the clinical impact of this system in routine ablation ventricular arrhythmias (VAs). Patients with monomorphic premature contractions or without tachycardia were enrolled prospectively randomized into two groups: ectopy localization using either 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) algorithms ECVUE™, followed by conventional guided...
Community engagement represents a foundational strategy for advancing cancer research and improving health outcomes. This study examines advocacy as form of community across the continuum, aligning with ASCO's 2024-2025 presidential theme “Driving Knowledge to Action: Building Better Future.” We present comprehensive framework that promotes bidirectional learning, trust, transparency at all stages research, from conception dissemination. The spectrum approaches is described, ranging...
Palliative care improves outcomes, yet rural residents often lack adequate and equitable access. This study provides practical tips to address palliative (PC)-related challenges in communities. Strategies include engaging trusted community partners, addressing cultural factors, improving pediatric care, utilizing telehealth, networking with teams including caregivers, expanding roles for nurses advanced practice providers. Despite complex barriers access, providers can tailor PC be...
This study aimed to explore health professional, patient, family, and caregiver perceptions of palliative care, availability care services patients across South Dakota, consistency quality delivery.Six focus groups were conducted over two months. Participants included interprofessional healthcare team members, patients, family members caregivers. Individuals with experiences or interest in invited participate. Recruitment strategies emails, flyers, direct contact by the Network. Snowball...
This descriptive qualitative study sought to understand the barriers affecting cancer care delivery from perspective of healthcare professionals (HCPs) serving American Indian (AI), rural, and frontier populations.
Abstract Objective The objective was to test the assumption that characteristics of intentional learning are not fixed and if an interview assignment enhanced learning. Methods In order meet needs practice, nursing educators have trialed student-centered pedagogies, often with resistance from students. Intentional appears mirror characteristics, such as autonomy, responsibility one’s own learning, self-regulation, motivation, needed by students be successful in pedagogies. had been studied...
Healthcare professionals trained in palliative care (PC) improve satisfaction and decrease healthcare overutilization for patients with serious illness their families. A continuing education (CE) series on primary PC aligned to the National Clinical Practice Guidelines Quality was developed by local, interdisciplinary experts a target audience of rural, professionals. The modules were accessed an online learning management system platform.The study objectives assess differences participants'...
The purpose of this article is to describe and analyze the psychometric properties Learning Orientation Questionnaire (LOQ), which have not been previously published. Psychometric validation involves accumulation proper empirical evidence confirm measurement intended construct, justify uses scales. LOQ based upon intentional learning theory, a comprehensive, holistic theory. Through expertise LOQ’s developer, educational researcher, psychometrician, presents reliability validity according...
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand the needs family caregivers (FCGs) from perspectives health care professionals delivering cancer American Indian and rural populations.
Aim To use a concept analysis to determine clear definition of the term "intentional learning" for in nursing. Background The intentional learning has been used years educational, business, and even nursing literature. It denote processes leading higher order thinking ability knowledge new situations; both which are important skills develop students. But lack common, accepted makes it difficult nurse educators base instruction experiences on or evaluate its overall effectiveness educating...
Abstract Background Family caregivers play a vital, yet stressful role in managing the healthcare needs and optimizing quality of life patients with advanced cancer, from time they are newly diagnosed until end life. While early telehealth palliative care has been found to effectively support family caregivers, little work focused on historically under-resourced populations, particularly African American rural-dwelling individuals. To address this need, we developed currently testing Project...
Background The COVID-19 pandemic created a unique opportunity to evolve an interdisciplinary palliative care seminar (IPC) into virtual platform. This provides foundational and hospice concepts, introductions disciplines, integration of teamwork, incorporates student led patient encounters. Traditionally, this experience had been in person, however during the pandemic, healthcare restrictions transitioned educational delivery Methods To assess knowledge gained from novel experience,...
In 2018, the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital and two partners were awarded a planning grant to improve palliative health care services in South Dakota (SD), United States, by assessing rural SD communities. Through this effort, newly formed Palliative Care Network (SDPCN) convened statewide develop strategy for improving quality access individuals with serious illness. Guided multidisciplinary governing board, SDPCN completed needs assessments (1) better understand perception of SD; (2) assess...
Background: Enhancing faculty voice and promoting shared governance within academia has long been called for but not well-reported. A college of nursing in the midwestern United States identified shortcomings its organizational structure including lack voice, communication barriers, participation decision making, academic programs operating independently. Method: workgroup was formed to transform bylaws promote governance, equality, engagement. Results: The were revised presented discussion,...
The defining attributes of intentional learning match the needed characteristics students in competency-based education (CBE). Learning Orientation Questionnaire measures these and can be used to facilitate improvement attitudes skills, which results higher order thinking lifelong learning.
Purpose: To explore the effectiveness of education on increasing knowledge palliative care and how to access services among community members. Design: A descriptive study using a retrospective survey was conducted after in-person educational events care. This used definition rural frontier provided by South Dakota Department Health which is based US Census Bureau population estimates (2020). Sample: Educational occurred in 17 communities across with 256 Of which, 166 people completed survey....