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Barbara Braband  R.N., M.S.N., M.A.

Associate Professor, Nursing & Caring Diversity
bbraband@mercydesmoines.org
(515) 643-6722

Courses Taught

  • Professional Role II (BSN – Nursing 420)
  • Community Health Nursing (Nursing 402)
  • Caring in a Diverse Healthcare Environment (NSG 280/PHI 280)

Education

  • Masters in Nursing, Clarkson, Omaha, NE – 2001
  • Masters in Counseling, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA – 1986
  • Current Doctoral Student at College of Saint Mary, Omaha, NE

Professional Memberships

  • National League for Nursing
  • Iowa League for Nursing
  • Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing (board member)

Community Service Involvement

  • Facilitate many community health outreach projects including various flu clinics and health screenings, Prairie Awakening health screen
  • Homeless Outreach projects
  • Refugee Center health education projects
  • Leadership team member in my church

Professional Projects/Research Interests

  • Poster Presentation for Mercy Faculty Collaborative Research Group in November 2007 at Sigma Theta Tau National Convention in Baltimore, MD on: “Improving Practice Through Faculty Collaborative Research on Differences in Success Rate Between Traditional and Accelerated Students”
  • Active member of Faculty Research Group, 2006 to present
  • Presenter at Evidence-Based Research Session at Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa on October 16th, 2007 on “Qualitative Research Project: The Lived experience of Suffering”
  • Presented on October 18th, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center OR Nursing Staff Workshop on “Suffering in the OR”
  • Research interest area for doctoral work in suffering and caring