Candence Mortenson-Klimpel
Assistant Professor of Nursing
August 2005–Present
Adjunct Faculty: 2004–August 2005
Educational Background
- MSN, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Family Nursing, 2001
- BSN, Mankato State University, Major in Nursing with Minors in Art and Psychology, 1985
- Diploma, Naeve Hospital School of Nursing, Albert Lea, MN
Certificates
- Minnesota State University Advanced Practice RN, Board Certified in Adult Health since 2001
- Certified Critical Care RN (CCRN) since 1987 through the American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Teaching Areas
- 300 levels Laboratory
- Acute Care Illness
- Adult Health Clinicals
- Advanced Health Assessment
- Altered Physiologic Mode Clinical I
- Altered Physiologic Mode Clinical II
- Altered Physiologic Mode Nursing II
- BS Completion
- Theory
Practice Setting
- Certified Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor (AHA) since 1990
- Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum Instructor (ENA) since 2001
Health Care Interests
- Assessment skills, using technology to enhance practice, leadership, and working within systems to provide a safe, evidence-based, caring environment for patients, families, and the caregivers, which include the nurses
- I feel these are essential aspects to consider especially for a nurse's basic practice in acute care
- I am passionate about this because the people we provide care to trust us to provide this type of care
Areas of Research Willing to Discuss With Nursing Students
Current Projects
- Tobacco Cessation in the acute care setting and effectiveness
