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