Mary Pappas RN, MSN, APRN

pappas@msun.edu                                                         

 

Education

 

2005, December                      Ed.D. Candidate, Montana State University-Bozeman

 

1989, August                           Master of Science in Nursing, University of Portland

 

                1982, December                      Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Montana State University-Bozeman

 

                1969, May                               Associate of Science in Nursing, Northern Montana College

 

Licensure/Accreditation

 

1969-Present                           Licensed as a Registered Nurse, State of Montana-Board of Nursing

 

1991-Present                           Board certified as Adult Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center

 

                1992-Present                           Prescriptive Privileges, State of Montana-Board of Nursing

 

Professional Work History

 

            July, 2004-Present                 Director of Nursing-MSU-Northern

 

Dec, 2003-Present                  Interim Director-Department of Nursing, Montana State University- Northern

 

                Aug, 2000-Present                  Professor of Nursing, Montana State University-Northern

 

                1991-2004                               Adult Nurse Practitioner, Northern Montana Medical Group - Havre, MT

 

1996-2000                                              Associate Professor of Nursing, Montana State University-Northern

 

1989-1995                                              Assistant Professor of Nursing, Montana State University-Northern

 

1986-1989                                              Nursing Instructor, Northern Montana College

 

1985-1987                                              Registered Nurse-Long Term Care Unit, Northern Montana Hospital

               

                1983-1986                               Clinical Nursing Instructor, Northern Montana College                                                             

 

1982 - 1985                             Staff nurse in the Intensive Care Unit,  Northern Montana Hospital

 

1981-1982                                              Telemetry Unit, St. Vincent’s Hospital - Billings, MT

 

1979-1981                                              Administrative Supervisor, Northern Montana Hospital

               

1969-1979                                              Staff Nurse, Northern Montana Hospital                  

 

1969                                        Staff Nurse, Good Samaritan Hospital - Portland OR.

 

Awards and Honors

 

1997                                        Anna Shannon Award for Excellence in Formal, Nursing Education.

Montana Nurses Association

 

                1984                                        MNA District #7 Nurse of the Year: 







Presentations/publications

 

                2001                                        “My life as a breast cancer survivor”; MSU-Northern Wellness

 

                1998                                        “The Other Side of the Fence”; Published in “The Pulse”       

                                                                The Montana Nurses Association Newsletter

                               

                1997                                        Examination of the breast: Northern Montana Care Center:

 

1996                                        Physical Assessment; Northern Montana Hospital:

 

1996                                        The use of Reminiscence Group in the Nursing Home Resident; Northern Montana     

Care Center

 

1995                                        Care of the Resident with a CVA: Sweet Rest Home; Chinook Mt.          

 

1994                                        The role of the Nurse Practitioner; Association of Retired Teachers.

                               

1994                                        Communicating with the Confused Elder; Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd nursing staff;                                                               

 

1993                                        Use of Psychotropic Drugs in the Elderly; Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd licensed  staff

 

1993                                        Signs and Symptoms of Cancer, Hypertension, and Diabetes Mellitus; Church of Latter Day Saints

 

 

Professional organizations

 

                1971-Present                           Member-Montana Nurses Association

 

                1996-Present                           Member of the Editorial Board; “The Pulse” Montana Nurses Association

 

                1994-Present                           Member of Commission on Continuing Nursing Education- Provider Unit

 

                1990- Present                          Member of National League for Nurses

 

Public Service

 

                1991-Present                           Member of Northern Montana Hospital Home Health Care Professional Committee.

 

2001-Present                           Member of Montana Breast and Cervical Program Coalition-Hill County

                           

Research

 

Current                                    In progress: Dissertation entitled “Predictors of success in Associate Degree nursing students at MSU-Northern”

 

1988                                        Developed a research proposal concerning student nurses attitudes toward aging and gerontological nursing