The University of South Dakota

Assistant Professor Carol Dreke received a BA in Nursing from Augustana College and a MS in Nursing from South Dakota State University. She is certified as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Nursing and as a Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse. Ms. Dreke participated in the Advanced Transcultural Nursing and Research studies at the University of Northern Colorado in 2007. She maintains her clinical expertise working unscheduled part-time as a staff nurse at Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls on the Gynecology unit. Ms. Dreke has served on the Board of Directors for Food to You and continues to participate in the program. She has coordinated community activities with Food to You for the Sioux Falls Student Nurses Association. Ms. Dreke supervises students during the annual Lewis Flu Shot clinic and at seasonal flu shot clinics. Assistant Professor Dreke is a member of the South Dakota Nurses Association.

Adult health, geriatrics, and rehabilitation.

Concept based clinical - implementation, use and student learning

• MS, Nursing, South Dakota State University, 1995
• BA, Nursing, Augustana College, 1973

• Evenson, C., Gierach, M., Dreke, C., Dangel, J., (2005), Nursing Program Partners with Community to Implement Neighborhood Influenza Immunization Clinics, Home Health Care management & Practice, vol. 18, iss. 1, pp. 15-19.

• Transcultural Nursing , NEDDS, 2007
• Van Demark Scholarship, Sioux Valley Hospital/Van Demark , 1994
• Emil Ericksen Scholarship, Sioux Valley Hospital, 1990

• Dreke, C. Care of the Patient with West Nile Virus in the Rehabilitation Unit.
• Dreke, C., Schroeder, P., Rieff, V., Integrating Transcultural Perspectives into Nursing Programs.
• Dreke, C., Kraft, A., Tesch, C., The Patient Piece: Standardized Patient Encounters. Presented at the NEDDS, Mitchell, SD.