Marilyn Swan, Department Chair

Educational Background

• PhD in Nursing, South Dakota State University (2015)
• MS in Nursing, Minnesota State University, Mankato (2005)
• BS in Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1996)
• AD in Nursing, Joliet Junior College (1985)

Research Interests

• Rural Life
• Nursing Theory
• Family Nursing
• Simulation Pedagogy
• Nursing Education

Publications

Journals

• Swan, M. A., Hobbs, B. B., & Gietzen, L. J. (2023, May). Familiarity: A concept analysis on rural life. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 23(1), e36930. https://doi.org/10.14574/ojrnhc.v23i1.729
• Ehmke, S., Swan, M. A., Van Gelderen, S., & Bourdeanu, L. (2023, March). Developing nursing students’ self-efficacy during simulated events. Science Talks [video publication, S. Ehmke presenter], https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sctalk.2022.100121.
• Ehmke, S., Van Gelderen, S., Swan, M. A., & Bourdeanu, L. (2022). Obstetric nurses’ self-efficacy, demographic characteristics, and family focused care during simulated events. Creative Nursing, 28(4), 253-260. doi: 10.1891/CN-2022-0050  https://connect.springerpub.com/content/sgrcn/28/4/253
• Swan, M. A., Gietzen, L. J., & Hobbs, B. B. (2022, June 22). Familiarity in rural life: Protocol for a scoping review and concept analysis. JMIR Research Protocols, 11(6), e36930. doi: 10.2196/36930 https://www.researchprotocols.org/2022/6/e36930/
• Ehmke, S., Swan, M.A., Van Gelderen, S., & Bourdeanu, L. (2021, May). The impact of obstetric emergency high-fidelity simulation on maternity nurses’ self-efficacy in the rural hospital setting. MCN, The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 46(3), 150-154. doi:  10.1097/NMC.0000000000000709
• Swan, M. A., & Hobbs, B. B. (2021, May). Lack of anonymity and secondary traumatic stress in rural nurses. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 21(1).  https://doi.org/10.14574/ojrnhc.v21i1.651
• Swan, M. A., & Eggenberger, S. K. (2020, November 3). Early career nurses’ experiences of providing family nursing care: Perceived benefits and challenges. Journal of Family Nursing.
• Van Gelderen, S., Engebretson, A., Miller, A., Hancock, A., Ehmke, S., Swan, M.A., & Garrow, A. (2019, November). A family-care rubric: Developing family-care and communication skills using simulation. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 36, 47-58. doi:  10.1016/j.ecns.2019.07.006
• Swan, M. A., & Hobbs, B. B. (2018, November 30). Querying rural content experts using an online questionnaire. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 18(2).  doi: 10.14574/ojrnhc.v18i2.533
• Swan, M. A., & Hobbs, B. B. (2017). Concept analysis:  Lack of anonymity. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73(5), 1075-1084.  doi:10.1111/jan.13236
• Kaufman, J., Swan, M., Johnson, M., Malott, M., & Grabowska, J. (2012). Promoting undergraduate research in Minnesota: Luoma Leadership Academy. Leadership, 18.3, 22-26.

Book Chapters

• Swan, M. A., & Hobbs, B. B. (2022). Lack of anonymity:  Changes for the 21st century. In C. A. Winters (Ed.), Rural nursing:  Concepts, theory, and practice (6th ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC.
• Swan, M. A., & Hobbs, B. B. (2018). Lack of anonymity:  Changes for the 21st century. In C. A. Winters & H. J. Lee (Eds.), Rural nursing:  Concepts, theory, and practice (5th ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC.