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Virginia F. Riggs, PhD, RN, CNE

Virginia Riggs
Virginia F. Riggs, PhD, RN, CNEMarquette University

Straz Hall, 468

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America(414) 288-0072

Clinical Associate Professor

Education

PhD, Marquette University 2024

MSN Bellin College

BSN University of Wisconsin Green Bay

ADN Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Courses Taught

Undergraduate

NURS3000 (Sec. 101) Mental Health Nursing Theory

HEAL1025 Culture and Health

NURS1001 Nursing in the Jesuit Tradition

NURS3600 Community/Population Health (Guest Lecturer)

NURS2500 Mental Health Theory

Graduate

NURS6005 Mental Health Nursing

NURS 6973 Transition to Nursing Practice (Clinical)

Research Interests

  • Study the effectiveness of simulation-based learning to improve nursing students' psychiatric mental health competence.
  • Describe teaching methods that contribute to persistence in the profession.
  • Study factors and experiences that motivate nurses to pursue advanced degrees.
  • Describe interventions that reducing burnout and increase resiliency in nurses.
  • Investigate the relationship between patient outcomes and nurse staff levels in inpatient psychiatric mental health.
  • Assess the competence of emergency room and med/surge nurses providing care fore patients with psychiatric/mental health needs.
  • Examine the application of therapeutic communication among new nurses in a psychiatric/mental health setting.

Professional Affiliations

  • Sigma Theta Tau, Delta Gamma Chapter-at-Large, Vice-President
  • Wisconsin Emergency Assistance Volunteer Registry
  • Wisconsin Nurses Association
  • Wisconsin League for Nursing
  • Midwest Nursing Research Society. Nursing Education, Palliative & End of Life, Health Promoting Behaviors Across the Lifespan RIIGs
  • American Nurses Association
  • National League for Nurses

Specialization

  • Psychiatric/Mental Health
  • Hospice/Palliative Care
  • Community Health Case Management

Publications

Christianson, J., Calonder, S., Leiberg, J., Riggs, V., (2024). Understanding the ‘Dancing Nurses of TikTok’. American Journal of Nursing, 124(5), 11. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.0001016308.83547.53