Two Doctoral Capstone Defenses for MSUM DNP students

Please join  if you are able. Terry Jacobson’s DNP Capstone Defense: Monday, April 15 noon-2 p.m. Title: Identification, Prevention, and Management of Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis (IAD) in Hospitalized Adults: Translating the Evidence into Practice. Committee members: Dr. Tracy Wright (chair), Dr. Barbara Matthees, and Dr. Mari Akre. Wimba Room: If you would like to attend, please access http://netclass.mnstate.edu for the Horizon […]

Alum develops official position statement on newborn screening

Leslie Darmofal, MS, ACNS-CC, RN, CRNI, is a 2011 MSUM School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership alum (Master of Science with Major in Nursing: Clinical Nurse Specialist Emphasis) and assistant professor of Nursing at Bemidji State University. She has worked for more than a year on Newborn Screening Position Statement with the International Society of Nurses in Genomics’ Ethics and Public Policy […]

Nursing students return from Nicaragua

Six RN to BSN students, along with one graduate student and nursing faculty, Jane Bergland, returned after a 10-day trip to Nicaragua. The nurses joined the MEDICO medical team in Managua then headed up north to Jalapa where care was focused on children with handicaps and their families. Health education was also done at multiple schools and the women’s shelter. […]

Jane Bergland, PhD, RN, named Certified Nurse Educator

NLN Program Highlights Standout Nurse Faculty Minnesota State University Moorhead is pleased to announce that Jane Bergland, PhD, RN, has earned the designation Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) after meeting strict eligibility criteria and successfully completing a rigorous certification examination developed and administered by the National League for Nursing. The NLN’s Academic Nurse Educator Certification (ANEC) Program has conferred new visibility […]

Health Services Administration student turns internship into full-time position

Samantha Kundinger, Health Services Administration, completed an internship this summer with Family HealthCare Center, the only homeless health service provider in North Dakota and western Minnesota. She turned the internship into a full-time position as the Center’s new business and program development director. She will work with the executive director on strategic planning activities, program development and integration, policy and program analysis, […]