Weather Alert

EARLY CLOSURE MARCH 4 - Due to the forecast for severe winter weather, Creighton's Omaha campus will close at 7 P.M. this evening. 

All in-person classes, clinics, and events, regardless of start time, are asked to end by 7 P.M. For those needing a shuttle, please visit my.creighton.edu for the most up-to-date maps and schedule. Shuttles will run until 8 P.M. this evening. We encourage you to be mindful of other closures or impacted services across the city as well. 

Employees, including those classified as responsible for “essential operations” should review Creighton's Weather and Emergency-Related Absence Policy and work with your immediate supervisor on expectations for job functions during this curtailment of campus operations. 

Please take proper winter weather precautions throughout the day and contact public safety at 402.280.2911 for any emergencies.

Nancy D . Bredenkamp, PhD, APRN-NP

Chair, College of Nursing Graduate Program

Assistant Professor

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Contact

NancyBredenkamp@creighton.edu
College of Nursing
Nursing Leadership
Faculty - Nursing
Nursing Practice (Doctorate)
Nursing Post-Graduate (Post-Graduate Certificate)
Nursing MSN (Master of Science)
Graduate School
CRISS II - Criss 2

Nancy D . Bredenkamp, PhD, APRN-NP

Chair, College of Nursing Graduate Program

Assistant Professor

Dr. Nancy Bredenkamp is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at Creighton University. She holds a PhD in Nursing Education from the University of Northern Colorado, with a minor in statistical analysis. Her dissertation focused on comparing the effectiveness of simulation-based learning and online learning in enhancing knowledge acquisition, knowledge retention, and perceived effectiveness among registered nurses in a rural acute care hospital. Dr. Bredenkamp's ongoing research interests center on the use of simulation in nursing education and the development of competency-based assessments for advanced practice nursing students.

In addition to her academic role, Dr. Bredenkamp is a practicing Family Nurse Practitioner with extensive experience in rural healthcare settings. Her leadership within the College of Nursing has included serving as the Family Nurse Practitioner Track Lead, Graduate Faculty Chair, Graduate Program Chair, Assistant Dean, and Associate Dean of Graduate Programs. Dr. Bredenkamp’s contributions to nursing education have been recognized with multiple accolades, including three Teaching Excellence Awards from graduate students and the Educator of the Year Award from the Nebraska Nurse Practitioner Organization.

Teaching Interests

  • Family Nurse Practitioner

Research Focus

Simulation
Validity of Competency Based Assessments

Department

Nursing - Doctorate

Position

Assistant Professor

Presentations

  • Monaghan, M.S., Malesker, M.A., Ryan Haddad, A.M., Packard, K.E., Elsasser, G.N., Iverson, L.M., Hawkins, K.S., Bredenkamp, N.D., Carrico, C., and Connelly, S.: Development and Assessment of an Interprofessional Education Simulation for Pharmacy and Nurse Practitioner Students. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, National Harbor, Maryland 2015
  • Hadenfeldt, C., Aufdenkamp, A., Harms, A., & Bredenkamp, N. Evaluation of a Frailty Assessment Instrument in Non-Geriatric Adults at a Primary Care Clinic for a Medically Underserved Population; Sigma Theta Tau, Iota Tau Chapter Research Day, Omaha, NE 2015
  • Kim Hawkins, PhD, APRN-NP1, Lindsay Iverson, , DNP, APRN-NP, ACNP-BC, Nancy Bredenkamp, PhD, APRN-NP1, Cathy Carrico, DNP, FNP-BC1, Meghan Potthoff, MSN, APRN-NP1, Susan Connelly, M.N., APRN-NP1, Mark Malesker, PharmD2 and Michael Monaghan, Pharm.D., BCPS3,"Innovative Approaches to Interprofessional Simulation," Presented at the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties 41st Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD 2015
  • Panel Speaker at Caring in a Complex World: Leading Through Health Information Technology Creighton University Harper Center 2013
  • Bredenkamp, N., Carrico, C., Hawkins, K., Iverson, L., & Morris, K. (2013, April). Use of high fidelity simulation with advanced practice nursing students. Presented at the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties 39th Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. 2013
  • Bredenkamp, N., Carrico, C., Hawkins, K., Iverson, L., & Morris, K. (2013, April). Use of high fidelity simulation with advanced practice nursing students. Poster presentation at the 24th Annual Sigma Theta Tau International, Iota Tau Chapter Research Day, Omaha, NE. 2013