Robin Arends
Assistant Dean for Cooperative Programs (Sioux Falls)
Biography
Dr. Robin Arends graduated from Briar Cliff University in 2001 with a B.S. in nursing degree. She worked as a registered nurse in the critical care unit at Sanford Medical Center. She graduated from South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University with her M.S. in the family nurse specialization in 2008 and with her Doctor of Nursing Practice in 2014. In 2021, she graduated from South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University with her postgraduate certificate as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. She has worked as a family nurse practitioner at Falls Community Health, and more recently, at Avera eCare in the eCare Senior Care Program. She taught at the University of South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã in the Associate of Nursing program from 2005-2008. She began teaching at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University in 2011.
Education
- BSN | Briar Cliff University | 2001
- M.S. in the family nurse practitioner track | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University | 2008
- DNP | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University | 2014
- Postgraduate certificate in the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner specialization | 2021
Academic and Professional Experience
Academic Interests
- Curriculum development
- Telehealth
- Family practice
- Mental health
Academic Responsibilities
- Advanced practice registered nurse program director
- Graduate nursing courses
- DNP project courses
Committees and Professional Memberships
Committees
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Subcommittee
- Academic Assessment and Evaluation Subcommittee
Professional Memberships
- Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board
- National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
- American Nurses Association
- South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Nurses Association
- Nurse Practitioner Association of South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- Golden Key Honor Society
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
- Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society
Work Experience
- 2015-present, certified nurse practitioner, Avel eCare
- 2011-present, clinical associate professor, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University
- 2015-2022, executive director, Nurse Practitioner Association of South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã
- 2008-2014, Falls Community Health/Center for Family Medicine
- 2005-2008, assistant professor, Certified Nurse Practitioner, University of South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã
- 2001-2008, registered nurse, Critical Care Unit, Sanford Medical Center
Expertise
Research and Scholarly Work
à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãs and Honors
- 2022, Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
- 2017, Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- 2014, Leadership Program through the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- 2014, Faculty Policy Intensive through the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Grants
- Arends R. Diabetic Nutrition Education Intervention for Low-Income Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Sigma Theta Tau-Phi Chapter, 2013, $500.
- Arends, R. Rural Telehealth: Enhancing the Academic-Practice Partnership for APRN Education. Health Resources and Services Administration. 2015-2018, $1,236,870.
- Mylant, M. and Arends, R. Implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment Education for Health Professionals in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2015-2018, $546,971.
Patents
- Arends, R. Gibson, N., Marckstadt, S., Britson, V. Nissen M. Chang, J. and Harming S. (2018). Online Telehealth Provider Modules.
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