Heidi Saarinen, DNP, RN, FNP-C

Assistant Professor of Practice
Aldevron Tower 148G
701.231.7821

Heidi.Saarinen@ndsu.edu 

 

Responsibilities

Assistant Professor of Practice
Family Nurse Practitioner
Preceptor 
Graduate Council Member
Student Advisor 
Clinical Coordinator  

Professional Memberships

American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
Sigma Theta Tau
North Dakota Nurse Practitioner Association (NDNPA)
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF)
North Dakota Sleep Society

Certifications

AANP Certification Family Nurse Practitioner
Minnesota and North Dakota APRN Licensure 

Research Interests

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 
Mental Health, Wellness, and Resiliency
Mentoring
Nurse Practitioner Education and Preparation
Sleep Medicine
Women’s Health

Courses

NURS 812 Advanced Health Assessment
NURS 820 Advanced Practice Roles
NURS 835 Family Primary Care III
NURS 835P Practicum IV: FNP Role and Integration
NURS 836P Practicum V: FNP Role Integration

Grants

2024: NDSU Centennial Grant for Hand and Knee Simulation Equipment
2023-2027: HRSA, ANE-Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship
2023: USDA, Stop the Bleed: Empowering North Dakota Rural Communities Project
2021-2024: HRSA, ANE-Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship
2021: NIH Increasing Conscientiousness to Improve Sleep and Cardiometabolic Health
2020: Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program, HRSA
2020: American Society of Addiction Medicine
2020: Advanced Nursing Education Nurse Practitioner Residency Integration Program
2019: HRSA Nurse Residency
2015: R15 NIH Symptom trajectories following cardiac events: Impact on sleep and disease markers.

Awards and Honors: 

Outstanding Faculty Advisor Nomination , 2024
Apple Polisher Award Recipient  2023
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Advising 2022
North Dakota Educator of the Year (NEDY) 2022, SNA
University’s Excellence in Mentoring Award Nomination,  2018

Selected Publications  

Buettner-Schmidt, K., Schaeffer Fraase, K., Barnacle, M., Peltier, A., Saarinen, H., Maack, B., & Turrubiates, T.  (2024) Vaping health effects, treatment, and policy implications: Nursing’s call to action.

David-Misalek, S., Saarinen, H., & Hohman, A. Implementation of Interprofessional Education Scenario with Athletic Training Students and Nurse Practitioners. Journal for Nurse Practitioners   

Barnacle, M., Peltier, A., Saarinen, H., Gross, D., Steen, D., Hohman, A., Bohnsack, D. Expanding a Transition to Practice Program into a Rural Residency. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 17(8), p. 1010-1014. DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.04.005   

Barnacle, M., Peltier, A., Saarinen, H., Olson, C., and Gross, D. Targeting the Nurse Practitioner Workforce:  Influences and Barriers in Choosing Rural Practice. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice. 12(4). DOI: https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v12n4p512021

Barnacle, M., Steen, D., Peltier, A., Saarinen, H., Gross, D., Erickson, C., Hohman, A., Bohnsack. D. (2021). Expanding a Transition-to-Practice Program Into a Rural Residency, The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 2021: ISSN 1555-4155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.04.005

Boesl, R. & Saarinen, H. (2018). Essential Oil Education for Health Care Providers.  Integrative Medicine, 15 (6): 38-40.

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