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Amanda Mehlhaff

amanda melhaff

Title

Lecturer (Rapid City)

Office Building

Off-Campus

Mailing Address

Undergraduate Nursing
4300 Cheyenne Blvd
PO Box 250
Rapid City, SD 57701

Biography

Amanda Mehlhaff is a post B.S.N. graduate of SDSU (class of 2009) and a master's degree prepared nurse educator since 2017. Instructional experience has been contributed to the Rapid City location of the South Dakota State University undergraduate nursing program. Areas of focus include a high emphasis on student success, active learning, and experiential learning.

Education

  • C.N.E. | National League for Nursing | 2022
  • Ph.D. in nursing education | Currently seeking degree | Tentative graduation 2026
  • M.S. in nursing | Western Governors University | 2017
  • B.S. in nursing | South Dakota State University | 2009

Academic Interests

  • Active learning in the classroom
  • Enhancing critical thinking and clinical judgment among students
  • Student success strategies, encouraging a sense of belonging 
  • Competency Based Education (CBE) and assessment measures

Academic Responsibilities

  • College of Nursing Student Success Coach
  • Semester II coordinator (Rapid City)
  • Various clinical responsibilities including nonacute pediatrics
  • Simulation Skills Lab for semester I 

Committees and Professional Memberships

Committee Activities

  • Chair of B.S.N. subcommittee 2021-2024
  • Bylaws Committee member 
  • Harding Distinguished Lecture Committee member
  • AACN Essentials Ambassador 

Professional Memberships

  • Outreach Coordinator for the National Consortium of Nurse Academic Coaches

Work Experience

  • Cardiovascular Interventional Unit (CIU) staff nurse2009-2011
  • Pain Clinic and Interventions (PCI) staff nurse 2009-2017
  • Post Operative recovery care (RCC) staff nurse 2011-1014
  • Operating Room (OR) circulating nurse 2014-2015
  • Clinical Teaching Assistant (CTA) SDSU 2012-2015
  • Workload Assignment Assistant SDSU 2015-2017

Publications

  • Mehlhaff, A. (2021). Journey to be a nurse. S.l.: Gatekeeper Press.

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