Faculty Profiles
Education
- PhD, Nova Southeastern University
- MSN, Ball State University
- BSN, Indiana University South Bend
Areas of Expertise
- Critical care nursing
- Emergency Nursing
- Forensic Nursing
Research Interests
- Student success
- Diversity
Courses Recently Taught
- N604 Evidence-Based Practice I
- N624 Evidence-Based Practice II
- N701-706 DNP Practice Innovation
- N410 Advanced Medical-Surgical Clinical
Professional Experience
- Registered Nurse at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Forensic Department (2022- present)
- Registered Nurse at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in the Emergency Department (2012 to 2022)
- Adjunct Faculty at Indiana University South Bend (2018-2020)
- Registered Nurse at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Pediatrics (2009-2012)
- Clinical Assistant Professor at Indiana University South Bend (2014- 2018)
Creative and Scholarly Work
- White, B. J., Mentag, N. M., & Kaunda, B. R.(2020). African American nurses describe experiences of mistrust and trust while in nursing school. Nursing Education Perspectives, 41(3), 157-162. doi:10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000606
- Mentag, N. M. (2022). Experiences of thriving nursing students. Journal of Professional Nursing, 41, 166-175. https://doi.org.10.1016/j.
profnurs.2022.05.005