Graduate Nursing Faculty & Staff
The Graduate Nursing faculty are committed to the values of:
- Effective and inspirational leadership
- Clinical relevance and excellence
- Critical and innovative thinking
- Academic rigor
- Integrity
- Engaged learning
- Student success
- Inclusive excellence
- Stewardship of resources
- Authentic and professional relationships
We have identified goals (PDF) that drive improvement and help us demonstrate these values.
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Sandy is a Mayo Clinic Certified Wellness Coach and a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
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Jen served as the President for Minnesota Organization of Leaders in Nursing from Jan 2022 – Dec 2023.
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Faculty Publications & Presentations
We’re proud that our department faculty are widely recognized as leaders of high-level course instruction. Many faculty members are also involved in research and are distinguished authors of published materials.
Dos Santos MR, Abbott-Anderson K, Ponto J, Silva LTP, Ferro TA, Schweiss C, Eggenberger S, Meiers S, Szylit R. Reframing care while enduring the traumatic nature of witnessing disrupted family-patient-nurses’ relationships during COVID-19. J Adv Nurs. 2024 Jan;80(1):186-199. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15791. Epub 2023 Jul 17. PMID: 37458269.
Hall, K., Manyang, C., Ponto, J., Vanhoudt, N., Renneke, C., Multidisciplinary afternoon dis-charge huddle to optimize hospital flow, MEDSURG Nursing. September/October, 2024
Mangaonkar, A. A., Langer, K. J., Lasho, T. L., Finke, C., Litzow, M. R., Hogan, W. J., Shah, M. V., Go, R. S., Bartoo, G., Kutzke, J., McCullough, K. B., Koster, M., Samec, M., Warrington, K. J., Reichard, K. K., Olteanu, H., Riwes, M., Patnaik, M. M., & Alkhateeb, H. B. (2023). Reduced intensity conditioning allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in VEXAS syndrome: Data from a prospective series of patients. American journal of hematology, 98(2), E28–E31. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.26786
Paddock, S., Hayden, A. & Ruud, M. (in press). Preparing Nurse Practitioner Graduates for the Transition to Practice. Journal of Nursing Education
Rhudy, L.M., Johnson, M.R., Krecke, C.A., Keigley, D.S., Kraft, S.J., Maxson, P.M., McGill, S.M., & Warfield, K.T. (in press). Standardized change of shift handoff: Stakeholder perspectives and implications for evidence-based practice. American Journal of Critical Care, 31(3), 181-188.
Ashley Busch and Kristi Wintheiser: abstract A day in the clinic: Intraprofessional simulation experience for BSN and FNP students poster presentation at the Healthcare Simulation Conference: Elements, Essentials & Excellence in Healthcare Simulation, at Hilton Mayo Clinic Area, Rochester, Minnesota (March 9-10, 2023)
Ann M. Hayden, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Maria Ruud, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC; School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN & Sandra Paddock, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, Winona State University poster presentation, “Transition from DNP student to practicing APRN” at the AACN Doctoral Pre-Conference January 18, 2023 in Coronado, CA.
Hines, E. A., Farr, E. M., Rhudy, L. M., Chesak, S. S., Kinzelman Vesely, E. A., & Esterov, D. (2023). Efficacy of resilience interventions for dyads of individuals with brain injury and their caregivers: A systematic review of prospective studies. NeuroRehabilitation, 52(1), 29–46. https://doi.org/10.3233/NRE-220125
Kim Langer podium presentation at American Society of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy: Surrogates of endothelial injury predict non-relapse mortality among patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic steam cell transplantation with post-transplant cyclophosphamide-based GVHD prophylaxis
Pires AMT, Ponto JA, Teraoka EC, Kerbauy FR, De Domenico EBL. Outcome measures reported by cancer patients treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors: A methodological study. Rev Bras Enferm. 2023;76(0):00-00.
Rhudy, L. M., Hines, E. A., Farr, E. M., Esterov, D., & Chesak, S. S. (2023). Feasibility and acceptability of the Resilient Living program among persons with stroke or brain tumor and their family caregivers. NeuroRehabilitation, 52(1), 123–135. https://doi.org/10.3233/NRE-220127
Amy Smith – U of M Research Day Poster Presentation
Amy Smith – Creative Achievement Day/Research Day at WSU
Abbott-Anderson, K., Rodrigues dos Santos, M., Schweiss, C., Meiers, S., Eggenberger, S., Ponto, J., Szylit, R., (2022). Living in COVID’s Disbeliefs, Media, and Fear: Nurses in Brazil and the United States Share Their Experiences. Creative Nursing, 28(4).
Foote, J. M., Grimsley, A. T., & Forsyth, D. M. (2022). Impact of a Pandemic as a Forced Disruption in Nursing Education. Journal for nurses in professional development, 10.1097/NND.0000000000000930. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000000930
Forsyth, D.M. (2022). Developing Oneself as an Innovator (Chapter 17). In Nola A. Schmidt and Janet M. Brown (Eds.). Evidence-based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research (5th ed.). Burlington, ME: Jones and Bartlett
Heusinkvelt, SE, Nelson, DM, Langer KJ. Preparing Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Students for Role Transition through Hospital Immersion. Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 2022; 18(6):645-648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2022.02.003
Madeline M. Christensen, M.M., Friesen, M.J., Ponto, J.A., Di Tommaso, M.J. (2022). Addressing Social Isolation for Individuals with Cancer. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 26(5).
Nelson, D. M., Madsen, B. E., Kopecky, S. L., Jenson, C. E., Loth, A. R., Mullan, A. F., Clements, C. M., & Lin, G. (2022). Retrospective validation of acute heart failure risk stratification in the emergency department. Heart & lung : the journal of critical care, 57, 31–40. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2022.08.005
Paine, K., & Prochnow, J. A. (2022). Leadership strategies to support resilience. Nursing management, 53(4), 12–19. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NUMA.0000824024.53750.66
Rhudy, L., Slazinski, T., & Littlejohns, L. (2022) Anatomy of the nervous system In AANN Core Curriculum for Neuroscience Nursing Seventh edition. American Association of Neuroscience Nurses.
Rhudy, L. M, (2022). Data Is a Gift. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing 10.1097/JNN.0000000000000669. https://doi.org/10.1097/jnn.0000000000000669
Meiers, S. J., Dyce, E., Wieland, M. L., Patten, C., Clark, M. M., Hanza, M., Bronars, C., Nigon, J. A., & Sia, I. G. (2021). Lay health worker as interventionist training: Reflective writing in US family health promotion practice. Health Promotion International, daaa143. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaa143