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Mennonite College of Nursing

Janet LoVerde Ph.D., MSN, RN, CNE

Assistant Professor
Mennonite College of Nursing
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EDW Edwards Hall Suite 207
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(309) 438-7400office
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Email
jalover@ilstu.eduemail
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Biography

Dr. Janet LoVerde is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Mennonite College of Nursing, Illinois State University. Dr. LoVerde holds a bachelor's and master's degree in nursing from Saint Xavier University in Chicago, IL and a doctorate from Illinois State University.

Teaching Interests & Areas

Dr. LoVerde currently teaches Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics Nursing II to prelicensure nursing students. She has also taught Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics Nursing I and II in Mennonite College of Nursing's RN to BSN completion program. Dr. LoVerde has experience teaching Community and Public Health in baccalaureate and RN to BSN programs and Nursing Theory, Evidence-based Practice, Health Policy, and Leadership in and RN to BSN program.

Research Interests & Areas

My research interest is nursing education and transfer of education to practice. I am also interested in retention and engagement of medical-surgical nurses.

PhD

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

MSN

Saint Xavier University
Chicago, IL

BSN

Saint Xavier College
Chicago, IL

Journal Article

Blakeman, J., Baur, K., Nielsen, S., LoVerde, J., Carls, C., & Cross, R. Addressing the nurse educator shortage: Transitioning bedside nurses to clinical faculty by demystifying roles and responsibilities. Journal of Professional Nursing (2025)
LoVerde, J. A., Kerber, C., Kisch, T., Miller, B., Jenkins, S. & Shropshire, M. (2021). Comparison of lecture and manipulative teaching methods on learning and application to practice. Nursing Forum, 56, 520-528. doi: 10.1111/nuf.12575
Dyck, M., Novotny, N.L., Blakeman, J., Bricker, C., Farrow, A., LoVerde, J. Nielsen, S. D. & Johnson, B. (2020). Collaborative student-faculty research to support PhD research education. Journal of Professional Nursing, 36(3), 106-110. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2019.11.002
LoVerde, J. A., Kerber, C., & Jenkins, S. (2019). Manipulatives in nursing education: A concept analysis. Nursing Forum, 54, 629-632. doi:10.1111/nuf.12387

Presentations

Background Data for Comparison of Turnover Intention, Engagement and Tenure of Medical-Surgical Nurse Exploratory Study. Endeavor Health 2025 Research and Evidenced-Based Practice Symposium. Endeavor Health. (2025)
Comparison of Turnover Intention, Engagement and Tenure of Medical-Surgical Nurses: An Exploratory Study. Endeavor Health 2025 Research and Evidence-Based Practice Symposium. Endeavor Health. (2025)
LoVerde, J. (2025, March 28). Comparison of Engagement, Turnover Intention, and Tenure of Medical-Surgical Nurses: An Exploratory Study [paper presentation]. 49th MNRS Annual Research Conference, Indianapolis, IN. MNRS 49th Annual Research Conference | Midwest Nursing Research Society
Comparison of Lecture and Manipulative Teaching Methods on Learning and Application to Practice. Benedictine University Faculty Colloquium. Benedictine University. (2022)
Comparison of Lecture and Manipulative Teaching Methods on Learning and Application to Practice. Spring Research Symposium. Sigma Theta Tau Lambda Upsilon at large chapter. (2022)
Comparison of lecture and manipulative teaching methods on learning and application to practice. 46th Annual Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) Research Conference. MNRS. (2022)
Research as pedagogy: Collaborative faculty-student research. Doctoral Education Conference. AACN. (2019)
Fun with Electrolytes. ATI National Nurse Educator Summit. ATI testing. (2016)
Fun with Fluids. Thirteenth Annual Nurse Educator Institute: Striving for Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Education. North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education (NAPHE). (2013)