Educational Background
DNP in Nursing Educational Leadership, American Sentinel University, Aurora, CO (2019)
MS in Nursing, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ (2011)
BS in Nursing, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN (2003)
AD in Liberal Arts, Bethany Lutheran College; Mankato, MN (1998)
Research Interests
- Community Health Nursing
- Maternal/Child Health
- Dementia/Alzheimer's Care
- Artificial Intelligence
- Unconscious Biases
- Simulation Experiences
- Disaster Training
Publications
- Ehmke, S.D., Ehmke, E.T. & Chauhan, P. (2025). Uncovering unconscious bias in first-year nursing students: A qualitative study on student perceptions, empathy, and growth. Nurse Educator. http://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001871
- Ehmke, S.D. & Dohm, M. (2025). Strategic collaborations in healthcare simulation: Optimizing and enhancing student learning through peer mentoring. Teaching and Learning in Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2025.02.022
- Ehmke, S.D., Bridges, J., & Patel, S.E. (2025). Self-perceived knowledge, skills, and attitude of nursing faculty on generative artificial intelligence in nursing education: A descriptive, cross-sectional study. Teaching and Learning in Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2025.01.029
- Kerber, A., Guarrasi, I., Chiou, H. S., Ehmke, S., Oeding, K., & Sekimoto, S. (2024). Garden EngAGEment: Cultivating Cultures of Care Through Artful Place-Making. Health Communication, Arts-Based Research in Disability & Health Communication, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2024.2433288
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Ehmke, S.D., Dohm, M., Marr, J. (2024). Interprofessional learning for nursing students during a mass casualty incident simulation. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 95, 101604. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2024.101604
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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.
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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. http://doi.org/10.1891/CN-2022-0050
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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. http://doi.org/10.1097/NMC.0000000000000709
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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. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2019.07.006
