Rate My Professor Marianne Schallmo

Marianne Schallmo is a Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies in the College of Nursing at Purdue University Northwest, where she joined the faculty in 2018. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Valparaiso University (1991), a Master of Science in Nursing from Valparaiso University (1997), a Family Nurse Practitioner certification from Valparaiso University (1998), and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Johns Hopkins University (2018). Certified as a registered nurse (RN), advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), and adult nurse practitioner board certified (ANP-BC), Schallmo oversees undergraduate nursing studies and contributes to the development of nursing curricula at the institution located in Hammond, Indiana.

Schallmo's academic interests and research specializations focus on advanced practice nursing, nursing education, evidence-based medicine, clinical nursing, clinical teaching, quality improvement, nursing assessment, evidence-based nursing, nursing research, and palliative care delivery, particularly for patients with heart failure. During her Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Johns Hopkins University, she conducted a project that identified the need for palliative care integration in nursing education for heart failure management, leading to the creation of a simulation-aided curriculum. This training enables nursing students to practice palliative care conversations in a controlled environment, complete with debriefings and reflective exercises. She extends this educational approach to practicing nurses via small group sessions, demonstration videos, and discussions aimed at normalizing palliative care discussions and improving clinical practices. Schallmo has published key works including the peer-reviewed article 'Is it time for the 4th P in nurse practitioner education? Physical assessment, pharmacology, pathophysiology, and procedures: A systematic review' (2019), 'Healthcare Providers' Perceived Communication Barriers to Offering Palliative Care to Patients With Heart Failure: An Integrative Review' (2018), 'Nurses' Knowledge, Attitude, and Confidence in Delivering Palliative Care for Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure: An Integrative Review' (2018), 'Understanding the most commonly billed diagnoses in primary care: Abdominal pain' (2021), and the book chapter 'Quality Improvement and Project Management' (2022). Her publications demonstrate her contributions to enhancing nurse practitioner training and palliative care competencies in cardiovascular nursing.