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Brandi Pravecek

Brandi Pravecek

Title

Clinical Assistant Professor (Sioux Falls)

Office Building

Off-Campus

Mailing Address

SDSU Nursing - Sioux Falls
2300 Career Ave Ste 260
Sioux Falls, SD 57107

Biography

Dr. Pravecek graduated from South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University in 1993 with a Bachelor's of Science in nursing. She worked as a registered nurse in rural South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã before returning to South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University and graduating with a Masters of Science degree in the family nurse specialization in 2002 and with her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in 2018. She has worked as a family nurse practitioner since 2002 with most of her experience being in rural health. Dr. Pravecek initially taught for South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University from 2002-2004 and then returned to teaching full-time in 2016. She continues to practice as a family nurse practitioner at the Scotland Medical Clinic and LJMH Hospital.

Education

  • BSN | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University | 1993
  • MSN in family nurse practitioner track | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University | 2002
  • DNP | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University | 2018
  • Advanced Practice RN Certificate in Palliative Care | California State University Institute for Palliative Care | 2018

Academic Interests

  • Online education
  • Pharmacology for prescribers
  • Palliative care
  • Advanced assessment
  • Rural populations
  • Health inequity
  • Family Practice

Academic Responsibilities

Faculty in:

  • NURS 645
  • NURS 771
  • NURS 765
  • NURS 768
  • NURS 776
  • NURS 850
  • NURS 875
  • NURS 880

Committees and Professional Memberships

Committees:

  • Chair of Admissions, Progression and Graduation Sub-committee
  • Co-chair of APRN Subcommittee
  • Member of Graduate Council
  • University IRB

Professional Memberships:

  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
  • National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty (NONPF)
  • Nurse Practitioner Association of South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã (NPASD)
  • Sigma Theta Tau-Phi Chapter
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS)
  • National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF)

à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãs and Honors

  • Appointed by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) to serve as AANP South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State representative (2023-present)
  • Midwest Nursing Research Society Leadership Academy Inductee (2023)
  • Midwest Nursing Research Society Outstanding Service à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã (2021)
  • Elected by American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) to serve as 2020 AACN Digital 
    Bootcamp Attendee
  • Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Research Scholar (2017)

Grants

  1. Pravecek, B. (Principal Investigator), Arends, R. (Co-Investigator), & Zweifel, A. (Co-Investigator). Sentinel U Nursing Simulation Research Grant. Funding Source: Sentinel U. Amount à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãed: In-kind access to Advanced Practice Series® virtual simulations and simulation support (January 1, 2023-July 30, 2023)
  2. Pravecek, B. (Principal Investigator) & Isaacson, M. (Co-Investigator). Examining the Relationship of South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Healthcare Providers’ Familiarity with Patients and Families and Their Comfort with Palliative and End-of-Life Communication: A Mixed Methods Study. Funding Source: South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University RSCA Challenge Fund. Amount à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãed: $12,500 (July 1, 2022-July 1, 2023)
  3. Pravecek, B. (Principal Investigator) & DaRosa, P. (Co-Investigator). Understanding Nurses’ Perception of Telehealth Use, Barriers, Benefits, and Challenges in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã. Funding Source: South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã College of Nursing Seed Grant. Amount à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãed: $2000.00 (May 1, 2021-May 1, 2022)
  4. Britson, V. (Initial Project Director) & Gibson, N. (Final Project Director) & Pravecek, B. (Project Manager). Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) Grant. Funding Source: Health Resources & Services Administration. Amount à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãed: $1.34 million (March 19, 2018 – July 1, 2020)
  5. Pravecek, B. (Principal Investigator). Doctor of Nursing Practice Project. Funding Source: Phi Chapter Sigma Theta Tau Organization. Amount à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãed: $500.00 (January 1, 2018 - August 1, 2018)

Work Experience

  • 2016-Present, 2002-2004: South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University. Instructor then Clinical Assistant Professor
  • 2016-Present, 2002-2009: Scotland Medical Clinic and LJMH. Certified Nurse Practitioner
  • 2016-2020: Wapiti Medical Staffing. Certified Nurse Practitioner
  • 2019-2020: Quality Health Clinic. Certified Nurse Practitioner
  • 2009-2016: Lewis and Clark Family Medicine. Certified Nurse Practitioner
  • 2000-2002: Lewis and Clark Temp Staffing. Registered Nurse
  • 1993-2000: Registered Nurse. St Michael's Hospital

Areas of Research

  • Palliative and end-of-life care
  • Rural health
  • Homeless populations
  • Primary care

Publications

  1. Pravecek, Brandi D., (2018). Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Practice Innovation Projects. 96.
  2. Pravecek, B., Arends, R., & Callies, D. Teleradiology: What you need to know. Journal of Radiology Nursing, In Press (available March 2024).
  3. Berke, C., Mollman, S., Skoglund, A., Pravecek, B., Perrenoud, M., & Stewart, C. (2023). . Palliative Care & Social Practice.
  4. Brown, R., DaRosa., P., Pravecek, B., & Carson, P. (2022). Applied Nursing Research, 69 (2023).
  5. Gibson N.A., Pravecek B., Burdette, L., Lamb L. (2021). ANEW project to develop and support rural primary practice. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 21(1).
  6. Garcia, A.S., Carotta, C.L., DaRosa, P., Pravecek, B., & Carson, P. (2021). International Journal of Nursing Practice, e13009. Journal Impact Factor 2.226.
  7. DaRosa, P., Brown, R., Pravecek, B., Carotta, C.L., Garcia, A.S., Carson, P., Callies, D., & Vukovich, M. (2021). Applied Nursing Research, 62.

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