Dr. Kirsten Clerkin DNP, APRN-FPA, FNP-BC, CHSE
Assistant Professor

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MNSC Mcn Simulation Center 120
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- About
- Selected Research
Current Courses
NUR 431.001 Diagnostic Reasoning For Advanced Nursing Practice
NUR 431.002 Diagnostic Reasoning For Advanced Nursing Practice
NUR 431.004 Diagnostic Reasoning For Advanced Nursing Practice
NUR 475.002 Family Nurse Practitioner III: Populations Clinicals
NUR 475.004 Family Nurse Practitioner III: Populations Clinicals
NUR 473.001 Family Nurse Practitioner II:Family
NUR 473.001 Family Nurse Practitioner II:Family Clinicals
NUR 473.002 Family Nurse Practitioner II:Family Clinicals
Journal Article
Quality trauma-informed care in nurse practitioner (NP) students working with standardized patients presenting with substance use disorder: A qualitative multiple-case study
Megan Rappleyea, John R Blakeman, Kirsten Clerkin, Jessica Sullivan, Cherrill Stockmann.
International Journal of Addiction Nursing, (2026)
Improving equity and inclusion: One nursing school's journey to update the dress code
Sandy Nielsen, Kirsten Clerkin, Jessica Sullivan, Elizabeth Kosuth, Shayla Dennis, Laura Killingsworth, Kileigh Guido.
Nurse Education Today, 152, (2025), 10.1016/j.nedt.2025.106764
Incorporating Genetics and Genomics Content Into a Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
Jessica Sullivan, Kirsten Clerkin, Seon Yoon Chung.
Journal of Nursing Education, 64 (10), 678-680, (2025), 10.3928/01484834-20250129-02
An academic-health department partnership to expand adolescent access to care and FNP student clinical experiences
Jessica M Sullivan, Kirsten Clerkin.
Journal of Professional Nursing, 53, 104-109, (2024), 10.1016/j.profnurs.2024.05.003
Presentations
An afternoon in a rural health clinic: Substance use disorder and telehealth simulation pilot
Kirsten Clerkin, Jessica Sullivan, Anne Willemsen-Dunlap.
NONPF National Conference 2025, Denver, CO, April, 2025
Objective Structured Clinical Examination pilot to assess NP students’ preclinical competence
Kirsten Clerkin, Jessica Sullivan.
NONPF National Conference 2024, Baltimore, MD, April, 2024
Assessing and addressing genetics and genomics curricular gaps in a family nurse practitioner program
Jessica Sullivan, Kirsten Clerkin, Seon Yoon Chung.
NONPF National Conference 2023, Orlando, FL, April, 2023
Feeding two birds with one scone: Academic-health department partnership to expand adolescent access to care and FNP student clinical experiences
Jessica Sullivan, Kirsten Clerkin, Shelby Shiver.
Doctoral Education Conference 2023, Coronado, CA, January, 2023
Assessing and addressing genetics and genomics curricular gaps in a family nurse practitioner program
Jessica Sullivan, Kirsten Clerkin, Seon Yoon Chung.
TIGER National Conference, Coronado, CA, January, 2023
Incorporating medication-assisted treatment training for family nurse practitioner students
Jessica Sullivan, Kirsten Clerkin, Elizabeth Kosuth.
2021 National Conference, Online, April, 2021