The College of Nursing is making meaningful change in the health of individuals, especially in rural areas.  Our researchers are working with a variety of Tribal partners, organizations, and other research institutions to make a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of individuals and communities. In addition, we have faculty experts working to continuously improve nursing education.     

Increasing Access to Cancer Care in Rural Montana

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This project aims to establish a hub-and-spoke model of care allowing patients to receive cancer care in the communities where they live – specifically, infusion chemotherapy and related services.

 

Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program - East

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The BHWET-East Program for Professionals aims to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals while also improving distribution of a quality behavioral health workforce and thereby increasing access to behavioral health services.

 

Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program - West

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The BHWET-West Program for Professionals aims to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals while also improving distribution of a quality behavioral health workforce and thereby increasing access to behavioral health services. 

 

Technology for Clinical Trial Participant Safety - TrialWear

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TrialWear’s goal is to allow trial participants to continue to receive care within their communities and the support systems therein without compromising safe access to novel therapeutic advancements.

One Community in Health

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One Community in Health is an interprofessional team of MSU nursing faculty, nursing student clinicians, and dental hygienists who provide screening, preventive treatment, specialty referral, education, and case management for America Indian children on Montana Reservations.

 

Caring for Our Own Program

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CO-OP was founded in 1999 to help improve the quality of health care in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities by increasing the number of qualified AI/AN nurses entering the health profession. The program is a supplemental student support program for AI/AN students pursuing their nursing degree at MSU. 

 

Rural Ready Nurse Practitioner

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Providing advanced healthcare in rural areas comes with a unique set of challenges. This Scholars program trains graduate students how to provide primary healthcare in rural and underserved communities. 

Mobile Health Training Program

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The Mobile Health Training Program is pairing classroom and clinical experiences to ideally-prepared our graduates for a role in primary care when the graduate with a BSN

Proyecto SALUD

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SALUD, the Spanish word for health, is an interdisciplinary, community based approach to identifying and reducing health disparities for Spanish-speaking individuals in Montana.

Healing through Education and Resiliency Training

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The HEART project strives to the improve short- and long-term health outcomes and school success of students attending elementary school on a Montana Indian Reservation.  Students engage in art-based actives designed to express their perceptions of self-identity, resilience and well-being.

Developing Medical Equipment

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The College of Nursing has faculty members deeply involved in the development and patenting of medical equipment for use in both the educational and clinical settings. Dr. Alice Running and/or Ms .Rexanne Wieferich

Understanding  the Impact of Menstruation on Health and Education

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Dr. Molly Secor work to improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health, specifically addressing the effects that menstruation may have on health and education.

Support for Rural, Frail Older Adults

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This research centers around improving the care of frail older adults living in rural areas. The research focuses on improving the delivery of specialty care through healthcare teams utilizing online education, simulation, and technology for nurses and other staff.   

Improving patient outcomes for opioid use disorders 

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This trial tests whether an innovative, scalable, telephonic model of collaborative care for opoiod use disorder and comorbid conditions increases engagement in medications for opoiod use disorder treatment and improve depression symptoms in primary care patients with opoiod use disorder and depression