DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Faculty

Education

M.S., Nursing (Minor: Administration)
Clinical Focus: Adult Health in Community Settings
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2004

B.S., Nursing (Cum Laude)
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
1977

Summary of Qualifications

• 25+ years experience in higher education
• 14+ years experience in higher education administration
• 33+ years experience as a registered nurse

Licensure & Certification

• Oklahoma - #R0052975
• Certified Specialist in Community Health Nursing
• ANA - #149253-19

Professional Experience

Administrative Experience

2001-2005
Dean, School of Health Sciences
Director, Nursing Education
Associate Professor

2000-2001
Health Science Division Chairperson
Director, Nursing Education
Associate Professor
Bacone College,Muskogee, OK 

1994-2000
Director, Nursing Education
Associate Professor
Bacone College, Muskogee, OK 

Faculty Experience

2007-Present
Assistant Professor, Curriculum Coordinator RN-BS/N program
Department of Health Sciences

2005-2007
Instructor
Health Science and Technologies Division
Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee, Okmulgee, OK

1994-2005; Adjunct Professor
2005-2007; Associate Professor
School of Health Sciences
Bacone College, Muskogee, OK    

1994-2005
Associate Professor
School of Health Sciences
Bacone College, Muskogee, OK

1991-1993
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing and Health Professions
Langston University-UCT, Tulsa, OK  

1988-1991: Assistant Professor
1984-1988: Instructor
College of Nursing
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND  
TENURE granted 1991

1990
Academic Advisor
Summer Registration Program
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

Clinical Experience

1996-1997
CQI Consultant
New Hope Hospice, Tulsa, OK

1993-1994
Provider Quality Assurance Specialist
Staff Development  Coordinator
HealthCor, Inc. Tulsa, OK

1983-1989
School Nurse
Minnesota Migrant Summer School Program, Tri-Valley Preschool Programs, Crookston, MN

1977-1982
Public Health - Home Health - Maternal Child Nurse 
Polk County Nursing Service, Crookston, MN

Professional Memberships

• Golden Key International Honor Society
• Zeta Delta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau
• American Nurses' Association
• Oklahoma Nurses' Association
• National League for Nursing

College Committee Involvment (recent)

• College Assessment Committee
• Health & Environmental Technology Division Assessment Coordinator
• Nursing Assessment Coordinator
• Nursing NLNAC Self-Study Co-Author

• College Cabinet
• Academic Council
• Academic Committee
• Assessment Committee
• Curriculum Committee
• NCA- HLC Umbrella Committee Task Force Member
• NCA- HLC Umbrella Committee Task Force Chairperson
• NCA- HLC Executive Committee Member
• NCA Focused Visit Task Force Member
• NCA Self-Study Faculty Handbook Committee Chairperson
• College Faculty Senate
• Professional Rights & Responsibilities Committee Secretary-Treasurer;  Vice-President
• Technology Committee Faculty Representative
• Presidential Search Committee

Professional Council Membership (recent)

• Oklahoma Associate Deans & Directors’ Council
• Oklahoma Deans Baccalaureate Council
• Oklahoma BSN Rep. to Oklahoma Practical Nurses Council
• Tulsa Deans & Directors’ Council

Honors & Awards

• NISOD Scholar, Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee, 2005
• Who’s Who in American Education, 2002-present
• Bacone College Outstanding Teaching Award Nominee, 2004, 2003
• Jack Kirkpatrick Award for Creativity, Bacone College, 2001, 1995
• International  Who’s Who of Professionals, 1999-present
• UND Faculty Research Award  - Amount $500, 1991
• Bush Foundation Award -  Amount $22,038, for support of a 2 yr. lead screening and education program included in the investigative study, "Lead  exposure in children of Migrant Farmworkers." Study conducted under the auspices of Tri-Valley Preschool Programs, Crookston, MN, 1989-1991
• UND Marie Holly Research Award, for the investigative study, "Nursing Assessment of Stressors and Coping in MS Patients", 1990
• UND Faculty Research Award, 1989
• UND Outstanding Teaching Award Nominee, 1990
• UND Outstanding Academic Advisor Award Nominee, 1990
• Who's Who in American Nursing, 1996-1991

Scholarly Activities

Authored Nursing Program Self Studies for Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN) and National League for Nursing Accrediting Association (NLNAC)

• OBN:
  • Rogers State University Self-study 2008; request for extended campus 2008
  • Bacone College 1995, 2000, 2005
• NLNAC:
  • Rogers State University: Candidacy application for initial accreditation for BS/N program, co-authored study 2007; Authored Self-study for initial accreditation for BS/N program 2008; Authored Self-study for continuing accreditation  for ADN Program 2009;  
  • Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee (initial accreditation for ADN  program) co-authored study 2006
  • Bacone College (initial accreditation for BSN program) 2001; (continuing accreditation for ADN program) 2002;
• EXECUTIVE / STEERING or TASK FORCE COMMITTEE MEMBER for Higher Learning Commission/ North Central Accrediting Commission
• HLC/NCA:  Bacone College 2003-2005; 2002-2003; 1997-1999

• Helene Fuld Mobility Grant proposal to assist LPNs return to school and earn an associate of applied science in nursing degree. Grant awarded to Bacone College: $100,000, 2000
• Kerr Foundation Grant proposal to assist with development of BSN program.  Grant awarded to Bacone College: $20,000, 1999
• Helene Fuld Mobility Grant proposal for skills lab and audio-visual equipment.  Grant awarded to Bacone College: $17,000, 1997
• Bush Foundation Grant proposal to investigate lead exposure in children of migrant farmworkers. Grant awarded to Tri-Valley Preschool Programs, $22,038, 1988

• Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools Qualifying Examination, Adult Health Section – sponsored by National League for Nursing, New York, NY. July 1990
• Diagnostic Readiness Test, Adult Health Section – sponsored by National League for Nursing, New York, NY. April 1989
• Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools Qualifying Examination, Adult Health Section – sponsored by National League for Nursing, New York, NY. May 1988

Publications

Diede, N., McNish, G. & Coose, C. (2000). Performance expectations of the associate degree nurse graduate within the first six months. Journal of Nursing Education, 39(7), 302-307.

Diede, N. (1986). Transcultural nursing in a migrant school. Home Healthcare Nurse, 4(5), 39-43.

Research Experience

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR for investigative study: “Faculty Involvement in Successful Institutional Accreditation: Perspectives Through the Lens of Etzioni's Compliance Theory”. Doctoral dissertation. Oklahoma State University. December 2009

PATIENT DATA COORDINATOR for investigative study, "Nursing Assessment of Stressors Affecting the MS patient".  Funded by the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services National Center for Nursing Research. Dr. Joyce Laborde, project originator; Dr. Barbara Hurley-Wilson, principal investigator. University of North Dakota. July 1, 1988- June 30, 1990

CO-PROJECT DIRECTOR with Barbara Roth, RN, for the study, “Lead Exposure in Children of Migrant Farmworkers". Study funded by The Bush Foundation. June 1989- Oct. 1991

CO-PROJECT DIRECTOR with Barbara Roth, RN, for the study, “Lead Exposure in Children: A Comparison of Populations." Sept. 1989- Nov. 1990

DATA COLLECTION for investigative study, "Lead Exposure in Children of Migrant Farmworkers", pilot study, Grand Forks. June – July 1988

RESEARCH ASSISTANT for Dr. Joyce Laborde:  Involved with data collection for the funded project, "A Study of Multiple Sclerosis Exacerbations and Climate", University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. Dec. 1984-Dec. 1987

DATA COLLECTION for investigative study, "Utilization of Preventive Health Care Services by Mexican Americans". 1986

DATA COLLECTION for investigative study, "Utilization of Health Care Services by Mexican Americans" an Independent Study research project, University of North Dakota. 1984

Professional Development

Conferences & continuing education courses attended on a regular basis. Complete list of those attended is available upon request.