Personal profile
About
Melissa Ehmke, DNP, RN, CLC is currently an assistant teaching professor and the director of the Nursing Learning Resource and Simulation Center (NLRSC) for the College of Nursing at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL). She has over twenty years of experience in multiple healthcare educational settings. Ehmke has a strong background in simulation lab facilitation, educational methodologies, community education, and leadership. In addition to her simulation lab duties, she has special interests in women’s health and community. She is a current member of Sigma Theta Tau, INACSL, and SSH, along with certification as a lactation counselor and CPR instructor.
Education/Academic qualification
Deaconess College of Nursing, BSN, Chamberlain College
College of Nursing, MSN, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Research Interests
- OB
- Fundamentals of Nursing
- DNP Project-poverty Simulation
- Women's Health
- Community Health
- Simulation
- Leadership
Disciplines
- Nursing
- Maternal, Child Health and Neonatal Nursing
- Public Health and Community Nursing
Research output
- 3 Article
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Development of a virtual poverty simulation experience for healthcare learners
Killam, L. A., de la Rocha, A., Foltz-Ramos, K., Tyerman, J., Lockhart, R., Ehmke, M. & Luctkar-Flude, M., Feb 2025, In: Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 99, 101678.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prioritizing Simulation Facilitators’ Competencies for Professional Development Using Q-Methodology
Rogers, B. A., Killam, L. A., Lockhart, R. D., Foltz-Ramos, K., Luctkar-Flude, M., Campbell, S. H., Tyerman, J., Ehmke, M. & Franklin, A. E., May 2024, In: Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 90, 101527.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Improving attitudes toward poverty among DNP students: Implementing a Community Action Poverty Simulation©.
Ehmke, M. & Sanner-Stiehr, E., Feb 4 2020, In: Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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The August A. Busch III and Family Scholar Recipient
Ehmke, M. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)