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Robin Brown

Robin Brown
Associate Professor
School of Health Sciences: Nursing, Health Affairs
Watertown
Phone: 605-882-5284
Bio:
Robin is an associate professor and Director of the 1+1 program in Watertown. Robin is a graduate of South Dakota State University receiving her BS with a major in nursing in 1983 and her MS with a major in nursing in 1999. She is currently enrolled in the PhD program at SDSU. Robin has been employed with USD since 1991. She has been involved in many local and national nursing initiatives includig the Robert Wood Johnson Quality & Safety Education for Nurses project.
Teaching Interests:
Medical/Surgical Nursing
Research Interests:
Simulation and Test taking stategies
Education:
  • Ph D, Nursing, South Dakota State University, expected date of graduation 2016,
  • MS, Nursing Education, South Dakota State University , 1999
  • BS, Nursing, South Dakota State University, 1983
Grants:
  • Breast Cancer Awareness of Young Women, Susan G. Komen, (2010)
  • Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Project (QSEN), QSEN, (2007 - 2008)
Publications:
  • Brown, R., Feller, L., Benedict, L., (2010), Reframing nursing education: the Quality and Safety Education for Nurse initiative., Teaching and Learning in Nursing, vol. 5, iss. 3, pp. 115-118.
  • Brown, R., (2009), Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) Project, N-OADN First Tuesday.
  • Feller, L., Benedict, L., Brown, R., (2009), Two South Dakota Schools of Nursing Involved in National Quality and Safety Initiative: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN), South Dakota Nurse, vol. 51, iss. 3, p. 13.
  • Brown, R., (2005), Meeting Nursing Shortage Needs Through Educational Patnerships: LPN to RN Under One Roof, Home Health Care Management & Practice, vol. 18, iss. 1, pp. 44-48.
  • Brown, R., (2005), The Journey of Excellence: A South Dakota Nursing Program's Response to Community Needs, Home Health Care Management & Practice, vol. 18, iss. 1, pp. 20-26.
  • Larson, J., Benedict, L., Brown, R., Feller, L., (2005), The Journey of Excellence: A South Dakota Nursing Program’s Response to Community Needs. , Home Healthcare Management & Practice, vol. 18, iss. 1, pp. 20-26.
Awards and Honors:
  • Who's Who in Collegiate Faculty, Montclair Registry
Presentations:
  • Brown, R. Clinical toolkit: A Powerful Resource for Clinical Faculty. Presented at the 21st Annual Conference for Teachers of Nursing Practice, Madison, WI.
  • Brown, R. Three Centers of Excellence Nursing Programs: More Alike than Different. Presented at the National League of Nursing Conference.
  • Brown, R. Using the Integrated Curriculum to Creat a Supportive Learning Environment. Presented at the National League of Nursing Conference.
  • Brown, R. QSEN Competencies as a Foundation for a Concept Based Curriculum. Presented at the Quality & Safety Education for Nurses Conference, Charlotte, NC.
  • Brown, R. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN).. Presented at the SDAHO 83rd Annual Convention, Sioux Falls, SD.
  • Brown, R. Developing the ONline Practical Nursing Program. Presented at the South Dakota Healthcare Workforce Center's Big Splash, Pierre, SD.