Summary
Since graduating from her master’s program, Molly Kokenge has been practicing in the emergency nursing setting and teaching in higher education in Northern Nevada. Before joining the Orvis School of Nursing at the University of Nevada, Reno, Molly served as clinical faculty at Western Nevada College. She is a certified emergency nurse and holds a clinical nurse leadership certification. She is active in the NV State Emergency Nurses Association chapter, serving in several leadership capacities to include: Government Affairs Chair, State Delegate, Student Nurse Relations, Membership Chair, and Treasurer-Elect. Molly is also heavily involved in community education related to emergency preparedness, clinical practice guidelines, and policy development and implementation.
Courses Taught
University of Nevada, Reno
- NURS 441: Nursing Management and Leadership
- NURS 454 Human Care Nursing II: Practice
- NURS 454 Human Care Nursing II: Lab
- NURS 346 Nursing Care Individual & Family: Practice
- NURS 318 Nursing Care of Individual I: Practice
Western Nevada College
- NURS 167 Med-Surg Nursing I
- NURS 141 Foundations of Nursing: Clinical
- NURS 271 Advanced Clinical Nursing I: Clinical
- NURS 277 Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing II: Clinical
Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor, Orvis School of Nursing, University of Nevada, Reno,
- Team Lead, Flow Coordinator, Staff Nurse, Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center Emergency Department
- Clinical Faculty, Western Nevada College
- NV State Delegate, NV State Chapter, Emergency Nurses Association
- NV State Government Affairs Chairperson, NV State Chapter, Emergency Nurses Association
- NV State Student Nurse Relations Chair, NV State ENA Chapter, Emergency Nurses Association
- NV State Membership Chair, NV State ENA Chapter, Emergency Nurses Association
- NV State Treasurer Elect, NV State ENA Chapter, Emergency Nurses Association
Publications
Davisson, M., & Sedlak, S. K. (2018). A morbidly obese patient with shortness of breath. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 44 (2), 186-187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2016.12.006
Research Interests
Health disparities, healthcare provider bias, obesity as a social problem, physical activity interventions to address obesity and health policy.
Education
- PhD Candidate, Rush University, Chicago, IL
- MSN with an emphasis in Clinical Nurse Leadership, 2014, Rush University, Chicago, IL
- BS Health Sciences, 2010, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA