Virginia F. Riggs, PhD, RN, CNE
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