Professor
Interim Department Chair, Undergraduate Nursing
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Education
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2003
- M.S., University of Minnesota, 1998
- B.S., College of Saint Benedict, 1992
Areas of Expertise
- Care of children and families
- Chronic illness in children
- Family-centered care
- Adolescent healthcare
- Alternative and complementary therapies
- Pathophysiology
- Pharmacology
- Nursing Education
- Accreditation
Clinical Experience
- St. Cloud Hospital, Float Pool
- St. Cloud Hospital, Children’s Center
- Stearns County Public Health
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Teenage Medical Service/Children’s Hospitals and Clinics
Research Interests
My research interests are in the area of evidence-based nursing care of children and families with a particular emphasis on the use of complementary and alternative healthcare strategies with children.
Recent Scholarship
- Nathe, J., Braun, C. & Anderson, C. (2023). Applied pathophysiology: A conceptual approach (4th ed.). Baltimore, MD: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins.
- Braun, C. & Roberts, M.A. (in review). Pathopharmacology. Wolters Kluwer.
- Braun, C. (2022). Complementary therapies in education. In M.F. Tracy and R. Lindquist (eds.) Complementary Therapies in Nursing: Promoting Integrative Care. (9th Edition). New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
- Braun, C. (2017). Complementary therapies in education. In M. Snyder and R. Lindquist (eds.) Complementary/Alternative Therapies in Nursing (8th Edition). New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
- Braun, C. & Anderson, C. (2016). Pathophysiology: a clinical approach (3rd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins.
- Braun, C. & Anderson, C. (2016). Study guide to accompany Pathophysiology: a clinical approach (3rd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins.
- Laudenbach, N., Braun, C., Klaverkamp, L., Hedman-Dennis, S. (2014). Peripheral IV stabilization and the rate of complications in children: An exploratory study. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, available online 2/12/2014 at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2014.02.002.