Brandi Pravecek

Title

Clinical Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)

Office Building

Off-Campus

Mailing Address

SDSU Nursing - Sioux Falls
2300 Career Ave Ste 260
Sioux Falls, SD 57107

Education

• BSN | South Dakota State University | 1993
• MSN in family nurse practitioner track | South Dakota State University | 2002
• DNP | South Dakota State University | 2018
• Advanced Practice RN Certificate in Palliative Care | California State University Institute for Palliative Care | 2018

Academic Interests

• Online education
• Pharmacology for prescribers
• Palliative care
• Advanced assessment
• Rural populations
• Health inequity
• Family Practice

Academic Responsibilities

Faculty in:

• NURS 645
• NURS 771
• NURS 765
• NURS 768
• NURS 776
• NURS 850
• NURS 875
• NURS 880

Committees and Professional Memberships

Committees:

• Chair of Admissions, Progression and Graduation Sub-committee
• Co-chair of APRN Subcommittee
• Member of Graduate Council
• University IRB

Professional Memberships:

• American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
• National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty (NONPF)
• Nurse Practitioner Association of South Dakota (NPASD)
• Sigma Theta Tau-Phi Chapter
• Phi Kappa Phi
• Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS)
• National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF)

Awards and Honors

• Appointed by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) to serve as AANP South Dakota State representative (2023-present)
• Midwest Nursing Research Society Leadership Academy Inductee (2023)
• Midwest Nursing Research Society Outstanding Service Award (2021)
• Elected by American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) to serve as 2020 AACN Digital 
  Bootcamp Attendee
• Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Research Scholar (2017)

Grants

1. Pravecek, B. (Principal Investigator), Arends, R. (Co-Investigator), & Zweifel, A. (Co-Investigator). Sentinel U Nursing Simulation Research Grant. Funding Source: Sentinel U. Amount Awarded: In-kind access to Advanced Practice Series® virtual simulations and simulation support (January 1, 2023-July 30, 2023)
2. Pravecek, B. (Principal Investigator) & Isaacson, M. (Co-Investigator). Examining the Relationship of South Dakota Healthcare Providers’ Familiarity with Patients and Families and Their Comfort with Palliative and End-of-Life Communication: A Mixed Methods Study. Funding Source: South Dakota State University RSCA Challenge Fund. Amount Awarded: $12,500 (July 1, 2022-July 1, 2023)
3. Pravecek, B. (Principal Investigator) & DaRosa, P. (Co-Investigator). Understanding Nurses’ Perception of Telehealth Use, Barriers, Benefits, and Challenges in South Dakota. Funding Source: South Dakota College of Nursing Seed Grant. Amount Awarded: $2000.00 (May 1, 2021-May 1, 2022)
4. Britson, V. (Initial Project Director) & Gibson, N. (Final Project Director) & Pravecek, B. (Project Manager). Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) Grant. Funding Source: Health Resources & Services Administration. Amount Awarded: $1.34 million (March 19, 2018 – July 1, 2020)
5. Pravecek, B. (Principal Investigator). Doctor of Nursing Practice Project. Funding Source: Phi Chapter Sigma Theta Tau Organization. Amount Awarded: $500.00 (January 1, 2018 - August 1, 2018)

Work Experience

• 2016-Present, 2002-2004: South Dakota State University. Instructor then Clinical Assistant Professor
• 2016-Present, 2002-2009: Scotland Medical Clinic and LJMH. Certified Nurse Practitioner
• 2016-2020: Wapiti Medical Staffing. Certified Nurse Practitioner
• 2019-2020: Quality Health Clinic. Certified Nurse Practitioner
• 2009-2016: Lewis and Clark Family Medicine. Certified Nurse Practitioner
• 2000-2002: Lewis and Clark Temp Staffing. Registered Nurse
• 1993-2000: Registered Nurse. St Michael's Hospital

Areas of Research

• Palliative and end-of-life care
• Rural health
• Homeless populations
• Primary care

Publications

1. Pravecek, Brandi D., "Increasing Rural Nurses’ Knowledge and Comfort in Palliative Care" (2018). Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Practice Innovation Projects. 96.
2. Pravecek, B., Arends, R., & Callies, D. Teleradiology: What you need to know. Journal of Radiology Nursing, In Press (available March 2024).
3. Berke, C., Mollman, S., Skoglund, A., Pravecek, B., Perrenoud, M., & Stewart, C. (2023). New ways to impact primary palliative care practices using online continuing education. Palliative Care & Social Practice.
4. Brown, R., DaRosa., P., Pravecek, B., & Carson, P. (2022). Factors associated with changes in nurses’ emotional distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Applied Nursing Research, 69 (2023).
5. Gibson N.A., Pravecek B., Burdette, L., Lamb L. (2021). ANEW project to develop and support rural primary practice. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 21(1).
6. Garcia, A.S., Carotta, C.L., DaRosa, P., Pravecek, B., & Carson, P. (2021). Parenting stress, self-efficacy and COVID-19 health risks as predictors of general stress among nurses. International Journal of Nursing Practice, e13009. Journal Impact Factor 2.226.
7. DaRosa, P., Brown, R., Pravecek, B., Carotta, C.L., Garcia, A.S., Carson, P., Callies, D., & Vukovich, M. (2021). Factors associated with nurses emotional distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Applied Nursing Research, 62.