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Kate Luecke

KateLuecke

Title

Instructor (Sioux Falls)

Office Building

Off-Campus

Mailing Address

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

Biography

Kate Luecke, MSN, RN, CEN, CNE began her nursing career in 2014 after graduating from Augustana University with her Bachelor of Arts in nursing and Spanish. She began teaching at South Dakota State University in 2022 after completing her Master of Science in nursing education from Clarkson College. Her clinical nursing experience is in the fields of emergency nursing and cardiology. She earned her Certified Emergency Nursing (CEN) certification in January 2017 and received her Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) certification in March 2023. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in nursing through South Dakota State University.

Education

  • M.S. in nursing education | Clarkson College | 2021
  • B.A. in nursing and Spanish | Augustana University | 2014

Academic Responsibilities

  • NURS 258, Nursing Principles and Application I Assessment and Interventions
  • NURS 258L, Nursing Principles and Application I Assessment and Interventions Lab
  • NURS 323, Intro to Pathophysiology
  • NURS 334, Patient Centered Care Concepts II
  • NURS 335, Clinical Application II
  • NURS 358, Nursing Principles and Application II Interventions
  • NURS 358L, Nursing Principles and Application II Interventions Lab
  • NURS 345, Clinical Application III
  • NURS 437, Concepts Synthesis II
  • NURS 444L, Patient Centered Care Lab
  • NURS 495, Practicum
  • Semester 4 Coordinator, Sioux Falls

Committees and Professional Memberships

Committees:

  • Sioux Falls Nurses Christian Fellowship faculty advisor
  • BSN Subcommittee member
  • Simulation and Experiential Learning Committee member
  • Bylaws Committee member

Professional Memberships:

  • National League for Nursing (2021 - present)
  • Emergency Nurses Association (2014 - present)
  • Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society (March 2014 - present)
  • Sigma Delta Pi Spanish Honor Society (March 2014 - March 2015)

Work Experience

  • Nursing instructor: South Dakota State University (SDSU). April 2022-present
  • Registered nurse: Emergency Department and Outpatient Services. Avera Heart Hospital. April 2020-present
  • Registered nurse: Emergency Department. Avera McKennan Hospital and University Center. October 2017-September 2021
  • Clinical teaching adjunct instructor: Southeast Technical College. September 2021-December 2021
  • Clinical teaching adjunct instructor: Augustana University. September 2018-December 2021
  • Travel registered nurse: Emergency Department. Sharp Grossmont Hospital (San Diego, CA), Good Samaritan Hospital (Puyallup, WA), Yale New Haven Hospital (New Haven, CT). March 2016-July 2017
  • Registered nurse: Emergency Department. Sanford USD Medical Center. July 2014-October 2017

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