Jana Nohrenberg, DNP, RN, CCNS, CCRN

Job Titles

Associate Professor of Nursing
Nursing, College of Arts and Sciences
Post-Baccalaureate Nursing (B.S), College of Adult and Professional Studies

Highlight

Clinical practice focus area adult critical care and trauma. Spent 10+ years in nursing leadership roles focused on empowering nursing staff to practice at the top of their licensure, growing future nurse leaders through coaching and mentorship, evidence-based practice, and healthy work environments. DNP concentration in nursing leadership and transition to practice for new graduate RNs.

Started at Bethel

2023

Education

Bethel University - B.S. in Nursing, 1995
University of Texas Health Science Center - M.S.N. in Nursing, 2006
University of Cincinnati - D.N.P., 2022

Biography

Jana Nohrenberg is joining the Nursing Department as an Associate Professor. She is a retired U.S. Army Nurse Corps Colonel and has served all across the US and at several overseas locations. Most recently, she was the Nurse Executive for the Medical Readiness Command, Europe. She is a proud Bethel BSN graduate (Class of 1995!). She also has a MSN from University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio and a DNP from University of Cincinnati. Outside of work, she loves to spend time with her family reading, playing games, and exercising. She is passionate about healthy work environments, evidence-based practice, professional coaching, and building resilience in new professionals. She has publications on a variety of topics and has spoken on the international stage (Estonia, Georgia, Germany, and Latvia) about change, chaos, complexity in leadership. She has been married to Mark for 29 years and has two amazing children - Abigail (9) and Joshua (7).

Awards

DNP Student Excellence Award, University of Cincinnati, 2022

Order of Military Medical Merit (O2M3), 2017

Army Medical Department “9A” Proficiency Designator, 2013

Legion of Merit, 2023

Bronze Star Medal, 2010

Distinguished Military Graduate-Army ROTC, University of Minnesota, 1995

Publications

ARTICLES, PEER-REVIEWED

Marklund, L. A., Nohrenberg, J. L., & Mulcahy, A. M. (2021). COVID-19 pandemic: The importance of supporting civilian and military transition-to-practice programs to avert current and future nursing shortages. Journal for Nurses in Professional Development, 38(3), E32-E38. https://doi.org/10.1097/NND0000000000000751

Morris, M. J., Schwartz, D. S., Nohrenberg, J. L., & Dooley, S. N. (2007). Airway hyperreactivity in asymptomatic military personnel. Military Medicine, 172(11), 1194-1197. https://doi.org/10.7205/milmed.172.11.1194

ARTICLES, NON PEER-REVIEWED

Nohrenberg, J. L., Tarpey, B. W., Kotwal, R. S. (2014). Data informs operational decision: The Tactical Evacuation project. United States Army Aviation Digest, 2(4), 17-20.

CHAPTERS IN BOOK

Nohrenberg, J. L. (2018). Professional caring and ethical practice. In R. D. Dennison (Ed.), PassCCRN! (5th ed.) (pp. 12-48). Elsevier Health Sciences.

Nohrenberg, J. L., Sole, M.L., & Moseley, M.J. (2008). Hemodynamic Monitoring. In M.L. Sole, D.G. Klein, & M.J Moseley (Eds.), Introduction to Critical Care Nursing (5th ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences.

Presentations

INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Nohrenberg, J. L. (2023, April 13). The Power of „C“: Change, Chaos, Control [Conference session]. Estonia Medical Association Annual Meeting, Tallinn, Estonia. https://youtu.be/kInbL6Zv0ms

Marklund, L. A. & Nohrenberg, J. L. (2022, December 12). COVID-19 pandemic: The importance of supporting civilian and military transition-to-practice programs to avert current and future nursing shortages [Conference session]. 12th Edition of Virtual Conference on Nursing Education and Practice, London, England.

Nohrenberg, J. L. (2022, December 2). Chaos Theory + Change Management Principles = Control (and Satisfaction!) [Conference session]. 15th War and Disaster Medicine Conference, Tartu, Estonia. https://www.erm.ee/en/content/war-and-disaster-medicine-conference-0

NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Nohrenberg, J. L., Tarpey, B. W., Kotwall, R. S. (2014). Using data to inform operational decision in MEDEVAC planning: The “Golden Hour” Project [Poster presentation]. 2014 AMSUS Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

Nohrenberg, J. L. (2013). The bleeding stops here! The challenges in providing far-forward trauma and surgical support in Afghanistan [Conference session]. National Teaching Institute, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, Boston, MA.

LOCAL PRESENTATIONS

Nohrenberg, J. L., Moseley, M. J. (2005). Hemodynamic Monitoring Devices: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice [Poster presentation]. Evidence Based Practice Summer Institute, San Antonio, TX.

Certificates and Licenses

Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)

Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CCNS)

Professional Organizations, Committees, and Boards

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

American Nurses Association (ANA)

American Organization for Nursing Leadership

Army Nurse Corps Association (ANCA)

Association of the United States Army (AUSA) – Life Member

Minnesota Organization of Leaders in Nursing

Nurses Christian Fellowship (NCF)

National League for Nursing (NLN)

Sigma Chi at-Large Chapter

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) – Life Member

Hobbies and Interests

Reading, spending time with my family, making new connections

Research interests

Acquisition of leadership competencies, transition to practice, professional coaching, resilience for health care professionals, translation of evidence into practice, developing EBP competencies in new nursing graduates, implementation science

Teaching specialty

Adult medical-surgical nursing (theory, skills lab, and clinical)