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Brittany Brennan

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Title

Assistant Professor (Brookings)

Office Building

Wagner Hall

Office

345

Mailing Address

Wagner Hall 345
Undergrad Nursing-Box 2275
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Education

  • Ph.D. in nursing | South Dakota State University | 2021
  • M.S.N. in nursing education | Purdue Global University | 2016
  • B.A.N. | Concordia College | 2009

Academic Interests

  • Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
  • Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE)
  • Simulation Instruction and Management Certificate, Robert Morris University
  • Nursing education
  • Simulation

Academic Responsibilities

  • NURS 235 Clinical Application
  • NURS 344 Patient-Centered Care Concepts III
  • NURS 358L, Nursing Principles and Application II: Interventions
  • NURS 444L Population-Centered Care Concepts
  • NURS 322 Pharmacology
  • Semester 3 and NURS 345 Clinical Application III Coordinator
  • Simulation across the curriculum 
  • NURS 615 Foundations of Advanced Nursing
  • NURS 620 Role Development of the Nurse Educator
  • NURS 750 Transformational Leadership
  • NURS 855 Translational Research in Health Care

Committees and Professional Memberships

Committee Activities

  • CON BSN Subcommittee
  • CON Bylaws Subcommittee
  • CON Committee on Simulation and Experiential Learning

Professional Memberships

  • International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning
  • Midwest Nursing Research Society
  • American Nurses Association
  • South Dakota Nurses Association, District 8/9 Vice President, 2022-2024, Nominations Committee, 2022-2026
  • National League for Nursing
  • Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Leadership Succession Committee, Phi Chapter, 2020-2024
  • Society for Simulation in Healthcare

Awards and Honors

  • 2021 Mary Anne Rizzolo Doctoral Research Award, National League for Nursing
  • 2021 Joy of Nursing Award, South Dakota Nurses Association

Grants

  • Zweifel, A., Meyer, B., Brennan, B., Comstock, C., Lansink, S. and Wilburn, B. “A Collaborative Approach to Enhance Realism during an IP Healthcare Simulation,” Sponsored by South Dakota State University College of Nursing, 2023.
  • Brennan, B. A. (Primary Investigator), “The Impact of Self-Efficacy Based Prebriefing on Nursing Student Clinical Competency and Self-Efficacy in Simulation,” National League for Nursing, 2021.
  • Brennan, B. A. (Primary Investigator), “The Impact of Self-Efficacy Based Prebriefing on Nursing Student Clinical Competency and Self-Efficacy in Simulation,“ Sigma Theta Tau, Phi Chapter, 2020.

Areas of Research

  • Nursing education
  • Simulation

Publications

Presentations

  • Brennan, B. A., Fischbach, S., Watson, M. Nursing Continuing Professional Development. “Creating Safe Learning Environments: Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice are not just for Simulation: Prebriefing Workshop: Set the Stage for Success!" South Dakota State University, Webinar. (August 19, 2024).
  • INACSL Standards Committee. “Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice Session 2: Professional Development for Advanced Simulationists: Focusing on Prebriefing: Preparation and Briefing, Facilitation, the Debriefing Process, and Professional Integrity,” International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, Raleigh, NC. (June 13, 2024). 
  • INACSL Standards Committee. “Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice Session 1: The Core Four Standards for Novice Simulations: Focusing on Prebriefing: Preparation and Briefing, Facilitation, the Debriefing Process, and Professional Integrity,” International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, Raleigh, NC. (June 13, 2024). 
  • Brennan, B. A., Gramlick-Mueller, A. and Olson, C., Nursing Research Symposium, “Academy of Clinical Essentials (ACE): An Academic-Practice Partnership between Sanford Health and South Dakota State University,” Sigma Theta Tau, Sioux Falls, SD. (April 19, 2024). 
  • Brennan, B. A. and Hintz, W., International Meeting on Healthcare in Simulation, “Prebriefing in Simulation from the Nursing Student Perspective: A Qualitative Descriptive Study,” Society for Simulation in Healthcare, San Diego, CA. (January 23, 2024).
  • Brennan, B. A., Nursing Continuing Professional Development, “A Review of Healthcare and Simulation Knowledge and Principles.” South Dakota State University, Webinar. (December 6, 2022). 
  • Brennan, B. A., 33rd Annual Sigma Research Symposium, “The Impact of Self-Efficacy Based Prebriefing on Nursing Student Clinical Competency and Self-Efficacy in Simulation,” Sigma Theta Tau, Zeta Zeta Chapter, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD. (April 22, 2022).
  • Brennan, B. A., International Meeting of Simulation in Healthcare, “The Impact of Self-Efficacy Based Prebriefing on Nursing Student Clinical Competency and Self-Efficacy in Simulation,” Society for Simulation in Healthcare, Los Angeles, CA. (January 16, 2022).
  • Brennan, B. A., SOAR Symposium, “Prebriefing in Nursing Simulation: The Effects on Student Anxiety,” Kaplan University, Webinar, (April 2016).

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Prebriefing in Simulation