Dr. John Blakeman PhD, RN, PCCN
Associate Professor
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Biography
Dr. Blakeman is an Associate Professor at Illinois State University. He has been teaching since 2015 and has curated a program of research focused on acute coronary syndrome symptoms. He has published scholarship in multiple peer-reviewed journals and has presented work across the country. Learn more: https://about.illinoisstate.edu/jrblak1/
Current Courses
NUR 325.015 Adult Nursing III Clinicals
NUR 325.024 Adult Nursing III Clinicals
NUR 506.001 Writing A Review Of The Literature
Teaching Interests & Areas
Dissertation Proposal Design (NUR 515)
Writing a Review of the Literature (NUR 506)
Residency in Research (NUR 526)
Adult Nursing III (NUR 325) Clinical
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (NUR 314) Clinical
Research Interests & Areas
Cardiovascular Nursing
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Chest Pain
Symptom Science
Care Seeking Behaviors
Women's Experiences of Cardiovascular Disease
Rural Health
Instrument Development and Testing
Integrative Review Methodology & Methods
Visit my faculty website for details: https://about.illinoisstate.edu/jrblak1/
PhD Nursing Science
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
MSN Nursing Education
Millikin University
Decatur, IL
BSN Nursing
Millikin University
Decatur, IL
Young Alumnus of the Year
Millikin University
2025
Best Research Abstract at the MCN Scholarship Symposium
Mennonite College of Nursing
2025
Scientific Merit Award (for poster at MCN's Annual Scholarship Symposium)
Mennonite College of Nursing
2024
Clinical Article of the Year Award
American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing
2023
Research Initiative Award
Illinois State University
2023
Scientific Merit Award (for poster at MCN's Annual Scholarship Symposium)
Mennonite College of Nursing
2023
Early Career Research Award
Mennonite College of Nursing
2022
Alumnus of the Year
Millikin University, School of Nursing
2021
Clarence W. Sorensen Distinguished Dissertation Award
Illinois State University
2021
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Dissertation Award
Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University
2020
Nurse Educator Fellow
Illinois Board of Higher Education
2019
Magnet Award for New Knowledge, Innovations, and Improvement
Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL
2015
Decatur Memorial Hospital - R. H. Cleland RN Award
Millikin University
2013
Dr. J. Roger Miller Leadership Award
Millikin University
2013
Scovill Prize
Millikin University
2012
Judith and G. Richard Locke M.D. First Place Poster Award for Qualitative or Quantitative Scholarship
Millikin University
2011
People's Choice Award, Research Poster
Memorial Medical Center
2011
Grants and Contracts
Development and testing of the Chest Pain Conception Questionnaire – Spanish version
John Blakeman, MyoungJin Kim, Ann L Eckhardt, Alicia Rueda-Acedo.
University Research Grant. July 1 2024 - June 2025
Pre-entry Readiness Education Promoting Additional Retention & Enrollment (PREPARE)
Susan Watkins, John Blakeman.
Illinois Board of Higher Education. 2024 - June 2024
A cross-sectional, descriptive study of the lay public’s conception of the term chest pain
John R Blakeman, Ann L Eckhardt, Myoung Jin Kim.
University Research Grant. July 2022 - June 2023
A Nationwide Study of Emergency Department Nurses’ Acute Coronary Syndrome Symptom Knowledge and Triage Decisions
John Blakeman, Stephen Stapleton, Ann Eckhardt, MyoungJin Kim.
Emergency Nurses Association/Sigma Foundation for Nursing. 2021 - June 2022
A Nationwide Study of Emergency Department Nurses’ Acute Coronary Syndrome Symptom Knowledge and Triage Decisions
John Blakeman, Stephen Stapleton, Ann Eckhardt, MyoungJin Kim.
Sigma Xi Pi Chapter. 2021 - June 2022
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Related to Acute Coronary Syndrome Symptoms and Perceived Acute Coronary Syndrome Risk in Spanish-Speaking and English-Speaking Hispanic and Latinx Individuals in the United States
John Blakeman, Susana Calderon, Susan Watkins, MyoungJin Kim, Marilyn Prasun.
University Research Grant. 2021 - June 2022
A Holistic Exploration of Fatigue Experienced by Women before Myocardial Infarction
John Blakeman.
Graduate School, Illinois State University. - January 2020
A Holistic Exploration of Fatigue Experienced by Women before Myocardial Infarction
John Blakeman.
Mennonite College of Nursing, Illinois State University. - January 2020
Instructional Technology Grant
John Blakeman.
Millikin University. - January 2017
Instructional Technology Grant
John Blakeman.
Millikin University. - August 2015
Nurse Educator Fellow
John Blakeman.
Illinois Board of Higher Education. - January 2019
Undergraduate Research Fellowship
John Blakeman.
Millikin University. - January 2010
Abstract
The effects of exercise on depression in patients diagnosed with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
H. Krebs, Marilyn A. Prasun, John Blakeman, Annette Hubbell, Matthew Hesson-McInnis.
(2025)
Sociodemographic and Clinical Variables Predict Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs in Adults without Diagnosed Heart Disease
John Blakeman, MyoungJin Kim, Marilyn A. Prasun.
(2022)
Book, Authored
Learning from Patients: My Life as a Student Nurse
John Blakeman.
(2015)
Conference Proceeding
Healthcare Providers' Conceptions of Chest Pain Differ from the Lay Public
Ann L Eckhardt, Elizabeth A Blakeman, Nancy Blanchetti, Edith Christine Deters, MyoungJin Kim, Tiffany Whitaker, Debora Yoder, John Blakeman.
Circulation, 152 (Suppl_3), (2025), https://doi.org/10.1161/circ.152.suppl_3.436604
Abstract 4136277: The Lay Public Misconceives Characteristics of Acute Coronary Syndrome-Related Chest Pain
John Blakeman, Ann Eckhardt, MyoungJin Kim.
Circulation, 150 (Suppl_1), (2024), 10.1161/circ.150.suppl_1.4136277
Journal Article
Addressing the nurse educator shortage: Transitioning bedside nurses to clinical faculty by demystifying roles and responsibilities
John Blakeman, Karen Baur, Sandy Nielsen, Janet LoVerde, Carrie Carls, Robin Cross.
Journal of Professional Nursing, (2025)
Describing acute coronary syndrome symptom information on social media platforms
John Blakeman, Nathan Carpenter, Susana Calderon.
Heart & Lung, (2025)
Gender differences in the public’s conceptions of acute coronary syndrome-related chest pain
John Blakeman, MyoungJin Kim, Ann Eckhardt.
Heart & Lung, (2025)
Myths and misconceptions in the assessment and diagnosis of myocardial infarction
John Blakeman, Charlene Shallow, Holli DeVon.
AACN Advanced Critical Care, (2025)
Psychometric testing of the Nurses’ Cardiac Triage Instrument in a nationwide sample
John Blakeman, MyoungJin Kim, Ann Eckhardt, Holli DeVon, Cynthia Arslanian-Engoren.
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, (2025)
A cross-sectional study of Hispanic and Latina/o/x/e individuals’ acute coronary syndrome symptom knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs
John Blakeman, Susana Calderon, Susan Watkins, MyoungJin Kim, Kate Peterson, Marilyn Prasun.
Heart & Lung, (2024)
A nationwide study of emergency nurses’ triage decisions for potential acute coronary syndrome.
John R Blakeman, MyoungJin Kim, Ann L Eckhardt, Stephen J Stapleton, Holli A DeVon.
Journal of Emergency Nursing, (2024)
Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Department Triage Nurses’ Response to Patients with Potential Acute Coronary Syndrome
John Blakeman, Holli A DeVon, Stephen J Stapleton, MyoungJin Kim, Ann L Eckhardt.
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, (2024)
Emergency nurses’ recognition of and perceptions of sex differences in acute coronary syndrome symptoms
John Blakeman, Jessica K Zegre-Hemsey, Sahereh Mirzaei, MyoungJin Kim, Ann L Eckhardt, Holli A DeVon.
Journal of Emergency Nursing, (2024)
Further Psychometric Testing of the Chest Pain Conception Questionnaire in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Sample
John Blakeman, MyoungJin Kim, Ann Eckhardt.
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, (2024)
Cardiovascular Disease in Women: An Update for Nurses
John R Blakeman, Ann L Eckhardt.
Nursing Clinics of North America, (2023)
Initial Development of the Chest Pain Conception Questionnaire
John R Blakeman, Ann L Eckhardt, MyoungJin Kim.
Heart & Lung, (2023)
Predictors of acute coronary syndrome symptom knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs in adults without self-reported heart disease
John Blakeman, Marilyn Prasun, MyoungJin Kim.
Heart & Lung, 60, (2023)
The Lay Public’s Knowledge of the Most Common Acute Coronary Syndrome Symptoms Experienced by Women and Men
John Blakeman, Ann Eckhardt, MyoungJin Kim.
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 38 (3), 288-298, (2023)
An Analysis of the Use of the Terms Sex and Gender in Research Reported in Nursing Journals
John Blakeman, Valentina Fillman.
ANS. Advances in nursing science, 45 (3), (2022)
Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the ACS-Response Index in Adults Without Diagnosed Heart Disease
John Blakeman, MyoungJin Kim, Marilyn Prasun.
Journal of Nursing Measurement, 31 (2), (2022), http://doi.org/10.1891/JNM-2021-0047
Nurses' personal perceptions of clinical work adaptations during COVID-19
Marilyn A Prasun, John R Blakeman, Karen M Vuckovic, Kelly D Stamp, Nancy M Albert.
Heart & Lung, 56 (Nov-Dec), (2022)
Perceptions of Changes in Practice Patterns and Patient Care among Heart Failure Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Marilyn Prasun, John Blakeman, Karen Vuckovic, MyoungJin Kim, Nancy Albert, Kelly Stamp, Jaarsma, Barbara Riegel.
Heart & Lung, (2022), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2022.01.004
Women’s Prodromal Myocardial Infarction Symptom Perception, Attribution, and Care Seeking: A Qualitative Multiple Case Study
John R Blakeman, Wendy L. Woith, Kim M. Astroth, Sheryl H Jenkins, Stephen Stapleton.
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, (2022)
Perceived Personal Risk and Vulnerability in Recognizing and Responding to Symptoms of Acute Coronary Syndrome: An Integrative Review
John Blakeman, Marilyn Prasun.
European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, (2021)
A qualitative exploration of prodromal myocardial infarction fatigue experienced by women.
John Blakeman, Wendy L. Woith, Kim M. Astroth, Sheryl Jenkins, Stephen Stapleton.
Journal of clinical nursing, (2020), 10.1111/jocn.15432
Beliefs and Experiences of Nurse Educators Regarding Changing Answers on Examinations.
John Blakeman, P S Laskowski.
Nursing education perspectives, 41 (2), 97-102, (2020), 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000497
Collaborative student-faculty research to support PhD research education
Mary J. Dyck, Nancy L. Novotny, John Blakeman, Crystal Bricker, Ashley Farrow, Janet LoVerde, Sandra D. Nielsen, Brenda Johnson.
Journal of Professional Nursing, 36 (3), 106-110, (2020), 10.1016/j.profnurs.2019.11.002
Words Matter: Sex and Gender as Unique Variables in Research.
John Blakeman.
ANS. Advances in nursing science, 43 (3), 214-227, (2020), 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000295
An integrative review of the theory of unpleasant symptoms.
John Blakeman.
Journal of advanced nursing, 75 (5), 946-961, (2019), 10.1111/jan.13906
Prodromal Myocardial Infarction Fatigue: A Concept Analysis.
John Blakeman.
ANS. Advances in nursing science, 42 (4), E38-E56, (2019), 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000235
An integrative review of fatigue experienced by women before and during myocardial infarction.
John Blakeman, Stephen Stapleton.
Journal of clinical nursing, 27 (5-6), 906-916, (2018), 10.1111/jocn.14122
Promoting Creativity Using a History and Physical Examination Project in an Undergraduate Course.
John Blakeman, B J Clark.
The Journal of nursing education, 57 (6), 386-387, (2018), 10.3928/01484834-20180522-13
Prodromal myocardial infarction symptoms experienced by women.
John Blakeman, K J Booker.
Heart & lung : the journal of critical care, 45 (4), 327-35, (2016), 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2016.04.005
Using Shampoo to Explore Qualitative Research With Undergraduate Students.
John Blakeman.
The Journal of nursing education, 55 (6), 360, (2016), 10.3928/01484834-20160516-12
Nurses' Practices and Lead Selection in Monitoring for Myocardial Ischemia: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Project.
John Blakeman, K Sarsfield, K J Booker.
Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN, 34 (4), 189-95, (2015), 10.1097/DCC.0000000000000118
Analysis of a silent voice: a qualitative inquiry of embroidery created by a patient with schizophrenia.
John Blakeman, S J Samuelson, K N McEvoy.
Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services, 51 (6), 38-45, (2013), 10.3928/02793695-20130402-01
Other
Never change answers on examinations: evidence-based practice in nursing education?
John Blakeman.
The Journal of nursing education, 52 (8), 421-2, (2013), 10.3928/01484834-20130722-03
Presentations
Healthcare Providers' Conceptions of Chest Pain Differ from the Lay Public
Ann L Eckhardt, Elizabeth A Blakeman, Nancy Blanchetti, Edith Christine Deters, MyoungJin Kim, Tiffany Whitaker, Debora Yoder, John Blakeman.
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA, November 10, 2025
The effects of exercise on depression in patients diagnosed with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Harrison Krebbs, Marilyn Prasun, John Blakeman, Annette Hubbell, Matthew Hesson-McInnis.
American Association of Heart Failure Nurses' 21st Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA, June, 2025
Acute coronary syndrome symptom information on social media: Fact or fiction?
John Blakeman, Nathan Carpenter, Susana Calderon.
28th Annual Springfield Memorial Hospital Nursing Research Conference, Springfield, IL, April, 2025
Leveraging the academic-practice partnership to reduce the nurse educator shortage
Sandy Nielsen, Robin Cross, John Blakeman, Karen Baur, Janet LoVerde, Carrie Carls.
28th Annual Springfield Memorial Hospital Nursing Research Conference, Springfield, IL, April, 2025
The Lay Public Misconceives Characteristics of Acute Coronary Syndrome-Related Chest Pain
John Blakeman, MyoungJin Kim, Ann L Eckhardt.
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, November 17, 2024
My Research Road Trip: From Apples to Hearts
John Blakeman.
Keynote Address for Memorial Health's 27th Annual Nursing Research Conference, Springfield, Illinois, April, 2024
A Cross-Sectional Study of Hispanic and Latina/o/e/x Individuals' Acute Coronary Syndrome Symptom Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs
John Blakeman, Susana Calderon, Susan Watkins, MyoungJin Kim, Kate Peterson, Marilyn Prasun.
Mennonite College of Nursing Scholarship Symposium, Online, March, 2024
A Nationwide Study of the Lay Public's Conceptions of Heart Attack-Related Chest Pain
John Blakeman, MyoungJin Kim, Ann L Eckhardt.
Mennonite College of Nursing Scholarship Symposium, Online, March, 2024
A nationwide study of emergency nurses’ triage decisions for potential acute coronary syndrome
John R Blakeman, MyoungJin Kim, Ann L Eckhardt, Stephen J Stapleton, Holli A DeVon.
Emergency Nurses Association's "Emergency Nursing 2023" Conference, San Diego, CA, September, 2023
Measuring the Lay Public’s Conceptions of Chest Pain Related to Acute Coronary Syndrome
John Blakeman, Ann Eckhardt, MyoungJin Kim.
Midwest Nursing Research Society 47th Annual Research Conference, Des Moines, IA, April 1, 2023
Exploring Hispanic and Latina/o/x Individuals’ heart attack symptom knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs
John Blakeman, Susana Calderon, Susan Watkins, MyoungJin Kim, Marilyn Prasun.
Mennonite College of Nursing Scholarship Symposium, Online, March, 2023
Sociodemographic and clinical variables predict acute coronary syndrome symptom knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs in adults without diagnosed heart disease
John Blakeman, MyoungJin Kim, Marilyn Prasun.
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, November, 2022
Attribution of acute coronary syndrome symptoms to women and to men by the lay public
John R Blakeman, Ann L Eckhardt, Myoung Jin Kim.
28th Annual Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium, Las Vegas, NV, March, 2022
Women’s prodromal myocardial infarction symptom perception, attribution, and care seeking
John R Blakeman, Wendy L. Woith, Kim M. Astroth, Sheryl H Jenkins.
Midwest Nursing Research Society 45th Annual Research Conference, Online (due to COVID-19), March 25, 2021
Emergency Department Nurses’ Triage and Prioritization Decisions in Patients Experiencing Acute Coronary Syndrome Symptoms: An Integrative Review
Emily Swiderski, John Blakeman.
Mennonite College of Nursing Scholarship Symposium, Normal, IL, March 18, 2021
A holistic exploration of fatigue experienced by women before a myocardial infarction
John Blakeman.
Memorial Medical Center 26th Annual Nursing Research Conference, Springfield, IL, April, 2020
Fundamental statistics for the healthcare professional: Common pitfalls & pearls of wisdom
John Blakeman.
Memorial Medical Center 26th Annual Nursing Research Conference, Springfield, IL, April, 2020
A holistic exploration of fatigue experienced by women before a myocardial infarction
John Blakeman, Wendy L. Woith, Kim M. Astroth, Sheryl Jenkins, Stephen Stapleton.
Midwest Nursing Research Society 44th Annual Research Conference, Schaumburg, IL (Online), April, 2020
Research as pedagogy: Collaborative faculty-student research
Mary J. Dyck, Nancy Novotny, John Blakeman, Crystal Bricker, Ashley Farrow, Janet LoVerde, Sandy Nielsen, Brenda Johnson.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing Doctoral Education Conference, San Diego, CA, January, 2019
Research as pedagogy: Collaborative faculty-student research
Mary J. Dyck, Nancy Novotny, John Blakeman, Crystal Bricker, Ashley Farrow, Janet LoVerde, Sandy Nielsen, Brenda Johnson.
Doctoral Education Conference, Coronado, CA, January, 2019
An observational study on the use of personal protective equipment among healthcare workers in isolation rooms.
Francis Oke, Mary Jane Linton, John Blakeman, Alfreda Holloway-Beth.
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, San Diego, CA, November, 2018
Recognizing and responding to at-risk students: Strategies for success: The Risk Self-Assessment for the NCLEX-RN
John Blakeman.
Millikin Academic Interdisciplinary Conference, Decatur, IL, April, 2018
Developing a PICO(T) question and literature review: Where to start?
John Blakeman.
Memorial Medical Center's 24th Annual Nursing Research Conference, Springfield, IL, March, 2018
Fatigue experienced by women before and during myocardial infarction: An integrative review
John Blakeman, Stephen Stapleton.
Memorial Medical Center's 24th Annual Nursing Research Conference, Springfield, IL, March, 2018
Faculty author lightning talks: Integrative reviews -- research of research
John Blakeman.
Staley Library Day during Celebrating the Commons Week, Decatur, IL, March, 2018