Becky Wolff

Becky has a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree in nursing. She continued her education by completing a Master of Art degree in education with a focus on counseling and guidance. Besides holding positions in nursing education, Becky has nursing administration experience and independent consulting experience. Becky began studying and educating herself in complementary alternative therapies in 1998. She opened a holistic nursing practice in 1999 in Evansville, Indiana. After moving to South Dakota she became an Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of South Dakota. She was instrumental in integrating holistic content into the nursing curriculum. This innovative approach has been published in the book Teaching Nursing: The Art and Science, Second Edition, Volume 2. Currently Becky is an Instructor in the Bachelor of Health Sciences Program at the University of South Dakota.

Health Sciences specifically global health, healthcare leadership, patient safety and quality improvement.

Integrative holistic medicine, healthcare leadership, patient safety and quality improvement.

Wolff, Becky, and AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Teaching QI and PS to Undergraduate Health Science Students Creates Sustainable Culture of Safety. Presented at the 2020 IHI Patient Safety Congress - Cancelled due to COVID, Orlando, FL. (May 13, 2020)
Wolff, Becky, Turgeon-Drake, Jamie, and AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Self-Care for Health Professionals:A Trauma Informed Practice. Presented at the Disaster Training Day, USD. (February 2020)
Wolff, Becky, AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, and Schweinle, William, Teaching Undergraduates Quality Improvemnt and Patient Safety. Presented at the Teaching Professors Conference, New Orleans, LA. (June 08, 2019)
Wolff, Becky, AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, and Schweinle, William, Effectiveness of Teaching Patient Safety and Quality Improvement to Undergraduate Health Science Students. . Presented at the Eastern SD Research conference, Sioux Falls. (June 2019)
Wolff, Becky, and Turgeon-Drake, Jamie, Using Photovoice to Facilitate Dialogue about Health Disparities within Communities. Presented at the SHAPE Central District Conference, Sioux Falls, SD. (January 26, 2018)
Wolff, Becky, and Nelson, Amy, My Plan...My Way: Person-Centered Service Learning Project. Presented at the Plantree International Conference, Baltimore, MD. (October 2017)
Nelson, Amy, Wolff, Becky, and , My Plan. . .My Way: A Person-centered Service Learning Project. Presented at the South Dakota Gathering, Chamberlain, SD. (September 19, 2017)
AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, and Wolff, Becky, Aromatherapy: Scents and Sensibility . Presented at the 2017 Down syndrome Innovations Conference, Houston, TX. (January 2017)
Wolff, Becky, Rupe, Eric, and Reed, Cody, Presented at the 67th Annual SOPHE Meeting, Charlotte, NC. (March 30, 2016)
Turgeon-Drake, Jamie, and Wolff, Becky, Pathway Success through Self-Development and Emotional Intelligence. Presented at the Pathways into Health, Seattle, Washington. (October 12, 2015)
Turgeon-Drake, Jamie, Wolff, Becky, and , Pathway Success through Self-Development and Emotional Intelligence. Presented at the Pathways into Health, Seattle, Washington. (October 12, 2015)
Turgeon-Drake, Jamie, Wolff, Becky, and Lind, Laurie, USD Health Science Major: Pathways into a HealthCare Career/USD Health Science Course: HSC 330 Native Peoples' Health Care Promotion and Policy. Presented at the Pathways into Health, Seattle, Washington. (October 12, 2015)
Wolff, Becky, Integrative Medicine: Treating the Mind, Body and Spirit. Presented at the Nurse Practitioner Association of South Dakota Fall 2013 Conference, Sioux Falls, SD. (September 21, 2013)
Wolff, Becky, The Pathway of ComplementaryAlternative Medicine. Presented at the 6th Annual Pathways Into Health National Conference, Rapid City, SD. (October 10, 2012)
Yockey, Jean, Wolff, Becky, and Lichtenberg, Michelle, Simulation. Presented at the 2011 Nursing Advisory Board, Vermillion, SD. (May 06, 2011)
Wolff, Becky, The Fragrant Spirit: Aromatherapy for the MInd, Body and Spirit. Presented at the Rekindle Your Passion for Nursing, Brookings, SD. (April 15, 2011)
Wolff, Becky, and PoorBear, Audrey, Transforming Student Nurses: A Clinical Field Experience in a Rural Native Community. Presented at the 36th Annual Transcultural Nursing Society Conference, Atlanta, Georgia. (October 21, 2010)
Yockey, Jean, and Wolff, Becky, Bridging the Quality Chasm...IOM in Clinical. Presented at the NLN Educational Summit, Philadelphia, PA. (September 23, 2009)
PoorBear, Audrey, and Wolff, Becky, Calming the Waters in the Helping Profession. Presented at the Combined Mental Health, Social Services and Substance Abuse Conference, Sioux Falls, SD. (April 22, 2009)
Yockey, Jean, and Wolff, Becky, Integrating Holistic Modalities into Nursing Fundamentals. Presented at the American Holistic Nurses Association 28th Annual, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. (June 02, 2008)

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