Megan Rappleyea MSN RN OCN CNE
Instructional Assistant Professor
Mennonite College of Nursing
About
Biography
Instructional Assistant Professor Megan Rappleyea is a BSN alumni of Mennonite College and Nursing and MSN in Nursing Education graduate of Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing. She has her national board certification in Oncology Nursing and as a Certified Nurse Educator, has experience in inpatient oncology Lung Cancer Navigation, and training in advanced care planning. She is a recipient of the Innovation and Magnet Nursing Excellence awards, Early Achievement award, and Spirit of Nursing award from MCN. She has presented internationally on nurse navigation at the 2018 Vladimir Regional Oncology conference.
Teaching Interest
Adult Nursing II (NUR 231) Theory and Clinical,<br>Simulation
Research Interest
Advanced care planning as an expanded role for nurse navigation.<br>Supporting student through 360 exploration in independent studies<br>Success planning and professional development of students<br>Integration of Clinical Judgement Model
Education
MSN Masters of Science in Nursing with Distinction
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
Peoria, Illinois
BSN
Illinois State University - Mennonite College of Nursing
Normal, Illinois
Awards & Honors
2021 AONN+ Outstanding Poster Award for Category V: Professional Roles and Responsibilities.
AONN
2021
RISE to the COVID Challenge Award
Illinois State University
2020
Kathleen Hogan Teaching Excellence Award- Nominee
Mennonite College of Nursing
2020
2020 ISU Impact Award
ISU University College
2020
2019 MCN Research Symposium People's Choice Award
Mennonite College of Nursing
2019
Daisy Award Nominee
OSF St. Francis Medical Center
2016
Early Carrier Achievement Award,
Illinois State University - Mennonite College of Nursing
2016
Daisy Award Nominee
OSF St. Francis Medical Center
2015
Magnet Nurse of the Year
OSF St. Francis Medical Center
2015
Nurse Innovator Award
OSF St. Francis Medical Center
2015
Spirit of Nursing
Illinois State University - Mennonite College of Nursing
2012
Dean's List
Illinois State University - Mennonite College of Nursing
2010
Scholarship Recipient
Illinois State University - Mennonite College of Nursing
2010
Dean's List
Illinois State University - Mennonite College of Nursing
2009
Dean's List
Illinois State University - Mennonite College of Nursing
2008
Dean's List
Illinois State University - Mennonite College of Nursing
2007
Research
Publications
Experiences of Appointed Agents with Healthcare Power of Attorney for Lung Cancer Patients from a Nurse Navigator–Led Advance Care Planning Discussion
Manuscript
Journal of Oncology Navigation and Survivorship
2022
Pilot on exam wrappers, metacognition and retention, Initial study to improve education access and quality
Other
2022 CANS State of the Science Congress
2022
The Emotional Representation of Tuberculosis, Stigma, Treatment Delay, and Tuberculosis Medication Adherence in Russia.
Journal Article
Journal of Health Pscyhology
2014
Pink Survivors
Newsletter
Living to Serve Foundation, Inc.
2013
Grants
Nurse Educator Fellow
Illinois Board of Higher Education
June 30 2024
Important behaviors for nursing student preceptee success in a capstone clinical course
Illinois State University
June 2022
Presentations
Pilot on exam wrappers, metacognition, and retention: Initial study to improve education access and quality
State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research, Social & Structural Determinants of Health
September 2022
Second-degree prelicensure student perceptions of behaviors important for preceptee success in a capstone clinical
Midwest Nursing Research Society 46th annual research conference
March 2022
Simulation in the Classroom! Critical Thinking Day 1
CTLT Teaching and Learning Symposium
January 2022
Nursing student perceptions of Assessment Technologies Institute Resources
ISU CTLT Symposium
January 2022
HCPOA Experiences with Nurse Navigator-led Advance Care Planning
AONN+ 12th Annual Virtual Conference
November 21 2021
Students' perceptions of Assessment Technologies Institute resources use in a pharmacology course
13th Annual Nuts & Bolts for Nurse Educators Conference: Next Gen Learning: From Critical Thinking to Clinical Judgment to NCLEX and Beyond
August 6 2021
Clinical Judgement Across the Curriculum
NurseThink® for Nurse Educators NEXT GEN LEARNING: Fundamentals, NCLEX®, and Beyond
February 18 2021
CJM & Clinical Instruction at MCN
MCN November Faculty Course Leader Meeting
November 2020
The NCSBN Clinical judgment Model Presented for MCN Faculty
Monthly Course Leader Meeting MCN
July 2020
Using Coded Exams and In-Person Exam Reviews
MCN February College Counsel
February 2020
Implementing real time clinical judgement, feedback, and trust in learning via 1:1 clinical huddle.
Next Gen Learning
February 19 2020
Advance Care Planning as Expanded Role for Lung Cancer Nurse Navigators: A Review of the Literature and Proposed Study
Mennonite College of Nursing Research Symposium
March 21 2019
Advance care planning as an expanded role for oncology nurse navigators
OSF Clinical Connections Conference
November 2018
RN Nurse Navigation and Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Conference
Vladimir Regional Oncology Conference - Vladimir, Russia
September 19 2018
C.V.
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