Kimberley Meyer

Job Titles

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

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 MSN 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.

Started at Bethel

1997

Education

College of St. Catherine - B.A. in Nursing, 1979
University of Minnesota - M.S.N. in Psychiatric-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. Her husband Rob, recently retired from a career in healthcare administation. Kim has three married children, and seven wonderful grandchildren. Currently, she has been involved in developing and teaching online courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. At church, she is involved in the women's ministry, leads a small group, and works as a coach and mentor. When not working, she enjoys gardening, antiques, reading, travel to AZ and northern WI, and spending time with her grandchildren.

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

2021 AJN Book of the Year, 2020: Meyer, K. (2020) Personality disorders. In Moller, M. and Potter, M. (2020). Psychiatric mental health nursing: From suffering to hope. (2nd d ). Upper Saddle Creek, NJ: Pearson-Prentice Hall.

2013 Faculty Development grant with Dr. Janet Johnson and Jamie Dolieslager

2012 Online course 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. (2020). Personality disorders. In Moller, M. and Potter, M. (2020). 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. (2016). Personality Disorders. In Moller, M. and Potter, M. (2016). 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

2018-2020 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