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Paula Carson

Paula Carson

Title

Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing

Office Building

Wagner Hall

Office

337

Mailing Address

Wagner Hall 337
Undergrad Nursing-Box 2275
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Education

  • B.S. in nursing | South Dakota State University | 1975
  • M.S. in CNS - nursing education | University of Minnesota | 1983
  • Ph.D. in clinical nursing research | University of Arizona | 1992

Academic Interests

  • Simulation as a learning method - roles; standardized patients, debriefing methods
  • Grounded theory methodology
  • Critical care nursing
  • Qualitative methodology
  • Adult medical surgical and nursing education

Academic Responsibilities

  • Graduate and undergraduate courses - theory, lab, simulations

Committees and Professional Memberships

Committees

  • Athletic Board - SDSU
  • SDSU College of Nursing Simulation and Informatics Committee
  • SDSU College of Nursing HCSC Committee
  • Educational Content Advisory Team - Society of Simulation in Healthcare 
  • 2020 IMSH liaison

Professional Memberships

  • Association for Standard Patient Educators 
  • Society for Simulation in Healthcare - SSH Educational Content Advisory Team
  • International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation - Manuscript Reviewer for Clinical Simulation in Nursing  
  • American Nurses Association 
  • South Dakota Nurses Association
  • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
  • American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
  • Sigma Theta Tau International and Phi Chapter member

Awards and Honors

  • 2018-2019, CETL Fellow, South Dakota State University
  • 2017-present, CHSE certification, Society of Simulation in Healthcare
  • 2016-present, manuscript reviewer for Clinical Simulation in Nursing
  • 2016-2017, INACSL-CAE Simulation Fellowship Dallas Cohort
  • 1983-present, CCRN certification, American Association of Critical Nurses

Work Experience

  • 1992-present, associate professor, College of Nursing South Dakota State University
  • Summer 1992, 1993, 1994, Good Samaritan Clinic, Grand Canyon Village, Arizona 
  • Summer 1987, 1988, 1989, Philmont Boy Scout Ranch, Cimarron, New Mexico
  • 1983-1989, assistant professor, College of Nursing South Dakota State University
  • 1975-1983, staff and charge nurse, University Hospitals, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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