Katherine Seibert

Associate Professor of the School of Nursing

Courses Regularly Taught

• NSG 101 Introduction to Professional Nursing Concepts
• NSG 403-01 Pain/Palliatice Care/End of Life
• NSG 403-05 Policital Activism

Year Started at Mercy College 2004

Education

• EdD, St Mary's College (in process)
• MEd, South Dakota State University (1984)
• BSN, South Dakota State University (1982)
• Diploma, Rapid City Regional Hospital School of Nursing (1980)

Advice to Students
Study like someone's life is going to depend on it...because it might

Clinical/Field Experience

I started my Nursing career in South Dakota, working for four years in Pulmonary Oncology while completing an MEd. After earning my degree I entered Nursing Education and, over the last 20 years, have taught Nursing in a number of challenging situations across several states.

While in South Dakota I was Director of the satellite ASN program for Dakota Wesleyan University and developed the ASN program at the Oglala Lakota College on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation.

Moving to California I concurrently practiced as a House Supervisor for a large hospital and as a Visiting Nurse while maintaining a private psychotherapy practice.

I subsequently assumed the position of Unit Manager for a 50 bed Medical-Surgical unit at a major California HMO.

Seeking a change of career path, I accepted the position of Regional Vice-President and Clinical Director for a national Hospice company, where I practiced for 9 years prior to relocating to the Midwest.

Now in Iowa, I have been teaching courses in both the ASN and BSN programs at Mercy College of Health Science for the past 6 years.

Research Interests and Professional Projects

• Dissertation topic is Podcasting as pedagogy in nursing education.
• Research in New faculty adjustment to teaching in higher education.
• Participant in the research committ research in compassion.

Professional Memberships

• National League for Nursing
• Iowa League for Nursing-treasures
• American Nurse Association
• Hospice  Palliative Nurse Association
• Neurological Nurse Association of America
• Sigma Theta Tau National Nursing Honor Society
• Orange County Bioethic Network
  

Community Service Involvement

• Iowa Association on Aging
• Polk County Health Department
• Sherman Hill Historic Association

Personal History

My husband Glen and I are restoring a home built in 1865 in an historic district in Des Moines. We share the home with 2 Bengal cats; Tucker and Tuschar. I am a member of the American Traditional Rug Hooking Guild and when I have free time, you can find me hooking rugs and artistic projects.