Email: k-meyer@bethel.edu
Job Titles
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Associate Professor of Nursing
Nursing, College of Arts and Sciences
Doctor of Nursing Practice, Graduate School -
Adjunct in Marriage and Family Studies
Marriage & Family Therapy (M.A.), Bethel Seminary
Highlight
Dr. Meyer has been teaching since 1989 in nursing theory, fundamentals of nursing, ethics, psychiatric mental health nursing in the undergraduate program; theory and nurse educator courses in the graduate program and psychopathology in the marriage and family therapy program at Bethel Seminary. Areas of specific interest include: theory, ethics, mental health and mental illness in society and the church, women's issues, and innovations in nursing education.
Started at Bethel
1997
Education
- College of St. Catherine - B.A. in Nursing, 1979
- University of Minnesota - M.S.N. in Psych-Mental Health Nursing, 1987
- University of St. Thomas - Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, 2004
Biography
Dr. Meyer has been in academia for 20+ years and is passionate about teaching the next generation of nurses, nurse educators, and therapists. She has been married for 39 years to Rob, has three married children, and six wonderful grandchildren. Currently, she has been involved in developing and teaching online courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. When not working, she enjoys gardening, antiques, reading, travel to AZ and northern WI, and her little dog, a Havanese named Isabel.
Courses Taught
Seminary (graduate program)
MF 622 Psychopathology
CAS (undergraduate programs)
NUR 201 Foundations of Health Ministry
NUR 316/324 Practicum: Mental Health Nursing clinical
NUR 318 Chronicity/Mental Health nursing
GES 390K Decision Making and Medical Technology
GES XXXP Mental Illness in Societal Context
CAS Post Baccalaureate
NUR 331 Mental Health Nursing
GS (graduate programs)
MSN
NURS655 Facilitating Learning
NURS603 Teaching-Learning Processes for Adults
NURS600 Theory Foundations
NURS770 Internship 1
NURS774 Internship 2
DNP
NURS800 The Art and Science of Nursing
Awards
2013 Faculty Development grant with Dr. Janet Johnson and Jamie Dolieslager
2012 Online course grant
2009 Alumni Association Grant
2007 Alumni Association Grant
2003 Faculty Development Grant
2002 Alumni Association Grant
2001 Project JSTOR Minigrant
2000 Bush Grant Participant, Technology in the Classroom
1999 Alumni Association Grant
Publications
Meyer, K. (2018). Personality disorders. In Moller, M. and Potter, M. (2018). Psychiatric mental health nursing: From suffering to hope. (2nd ed ). Upper Saddle Creek, NJ: Pearson-Prentice Hall.
Meyer, K. (2017). Critique of the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change. In Peterson, S., & Bredow, T. (2017). Middle range theories: Application to nursing research. (4th ed.) Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Meyer, K. (2015). Personality Disorders. In Moller, M. and Potter, M. (2015). Psychiatric mental health nursing: From suffering to hope. Upper Saddle Creek, NJ: Pearson-Prentice Hall.
Wankiiri, M., Drake, K. & Meyer, K. (2013). The lived experience of families with a mentally ill family member. Journal of Research in Nursing and Midwifery (JRNM); 3(4). 58-66. (Available online.)
Meyer, K. (2007). Striving for perfection: A Christian perspective of enhancement technologies. Journal of Christian Nursing; 24 (4), 206-211.
Meyer, K. R. & Wessman, J. P. (2005). Cyber classrooms: Building Christian community. Journal of Christian Nursing; 22 (4), 16-21.
Presentations
2018- 2020 Anxiety reduction and nursing students workshops, with Dr Denise Post.
2017 Boundaries in professional nursing relationships: Termination. Elim Faith Community Nurse network.
2015 Prayer and bioethics. Human life and dignity: Bioethics conference, North Central District of the Evangelical Free Church, October 5-6, New Hope Church, Golden Valley, MN.
2015 Taking care of self so we can take care of others. Elim Faith Community Nurse spring network workshop
2014 Mental health and faith communities. Elim Faith Community Nurse network
2014 Mental health and faith communities. St. Cloud Faith Community Nurse network
2013 Psychiatric Emergencies. Minnesota Faith Community Nurse network
Certificates and Licenses
PHN certification
MN RN nursing license
Professional Organizations, Committees, and Boards
Elim Faith Community Nursing Advisory Board
Sigma Theta Tau nursing honor society
Areas of expertise
Dr. Meyer has been teaching since 1989 in nursing theory, fundamentals of nursing, ethics, psychiatric mental health nursing in the undergraduate program; theory and nurse educator courses in the MSN graduate program, theory in the DNP program, and psychopathology in the marriage and family therapy master's program at Bethel Seminary. Areas of specific interest include: theory, ethics, mental health and mental illness in society and the church, women's issues, and innovations in nursing education.
Research interests
2018-present Anxiety reduction and nursing students. With Dr. Denise Post. 2013-2016 Women's psychosocial and spiritual health in the transitions of midlife. With Dr. Janet Johnson and Jamie Dolieslager, and student/alum Gloria Steele. 2002-2004 Disembodiment for the sake of convenience: Student and faculty experiences and a nursing program's technology initiative, Dissertation, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota. 1987 Family communication following the We Can Weekend of the I Can Cope Program for Families Surviving Breast Cancer, Master's Thesis, University of Minnesota.
Teaching specialty
Mental health nursing, ethics, theory, nursing education, psychopathology