Susan D. Bassett RN, MS
Instructor 

South Dakota State University
Box 2275, Rotunda Lane
Brookings, SD, 57007

Phone: (605) 688-5946
Fax: (605) 688-6523
E-mail: susan.bassett@sdstate.edu

Courses I am currently teaching include: Nur 265- Health Assessment (theory and clinical); Nur 280 Professional Communication (theory and lab); Nur 325 – (Gerontology  clinical); Nur 420- Mental Health Nursing (theory); NACC 420- Mental Health Nursing (theory); NCLEX Review courses on and off campus.
 

My Focus of Teaching is nursing health assessment, professional communication, gerontology, mental health, and NCLEX review courses. Focus of scholarship is nursing education particularly efficacy of classroom teaching techniques, and gerontology.

I majored as an undergraduate student in nursing and obtained my Bachelor of Science degree at SDSU. I worked several years at various hospitals as a staff and charge RN in pediatrics, adult medical surgical, mental health, and geriatrics. I returned to school at SDSU where I obtained a Master of Science degree in 1998 in the nursing education track. 

Organization involvement; Sigma Theta Tau – current counselor, Nurses’ Christian Fellowship and Phi Kappa Phi. Serve on the undergraduate curriculum committee in the college of nursing.

Publications:
 

Bassett, S. D., Exploring the issue of confidentiality. Nurse Educator, 32(4), 147-148.

Fahrenwald, N. L., Bassett, S. D., Tschetter, l., Carson. P. P., White, L., & Winterboer, V.(2005). Teaching Core Nursing Values.  Journal of  Professional Nursing.

Bassett, S. D. & Pickard, S. (2005).  An eye opening experience: Student exposure to functional disabilities. Nurse Educator, 30(4), 141-142.

Fahrenwald, N. L., Bassett, S. D., Tschetter, L., Carson, P. P.,  White, L., & Winterboer, V. J. (2004). Value-based nursing education. Anthology of Teaching, 1(1). South Dakota State University, in press.

Bassettt, S.D. & Smyer, T. (2003). Health screening practices in rural long-term care facilities. JOGN, 29(4), 42-49.