Daniel J. Pesut, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
- Professor, Department of Environments for Health
- Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
Education
- PhD, University of Michigan
- MSN, University of Texas San Antonio
- BSN, Northern Illinois University
External Funding
2007. Project Director. Fairbanks Nursing Education Scholars, awarded in partnership with the Indianapolis Private Industry Council and Richard Fairbanks Foundation. $425,000.00
2006. Indiana University Graduate Research Incentive Fellowship Block Grant Submitted for the Recruitment and Retention of PhD Students. $121,000.00
2006, 2007. Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) US Department of Health and Human Services. Health Resources and Service Administration Bureau of Health Professions 2006 $14, 758.00 (2006); $21,500 (2007)
2005, 2006, 2007. Advanced Nursing Education Professional Nurse Traineeship Grant – Submitted Dept of Health and Human Services, US Government Awarded $120,000.00
2005. Indiana University Graduate Research Incentive Fellowship Block Grant Submitted for the Recruitment and Retention of PhD Students. $98,000.00
Biosketch
Well known for his work in nursing education and psychiatric mental health nursing, Dr. Pesut is recognized as a master teacher and has held academic and administrative positions in both the education and public service sector. His research is in the area of volitional psychosomatic self-regulation, clinical reasoning, future studies, and leadership development. He speaks on the topics of creative and complexity thinking, clinical nursing, and future studies. He is a certified specialist in adult psychiatric-mental health nursing. Current educational and research interests focus on the development and dissemination of the Outcome-Present-State-Test (OPT) model of clinical reasoning and complexity inspired solutions to problems in nursing and health care. The role of future studies in nursing education, practice, research, and policy development is also a professional interest. Dr. Pesut is principal author of Clinical Reasoning: The Art and Science of Critical and Creative Thinking (1999). He is an American Nurses Foundation scholar, a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, an honorary Fellow of the Amy V. Cockcroft Leadership Development Program, and served as President of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (2003-2005).
Selected Publications
Pesut, D. J. (2008). Thoughts on thinking with complexity in mind. In C. Lindberg, S. Nash, & C. Lindberg (Eds.), On the edge: Nursing in the age of complexity (pp. 211-238). Bordentown, NJ: Plexus Press.
Clancy, T., Effken, J., & Pesut, D. (2008). Applications of complex systems theory in nursing education, research and practice, Nursing Outlook, 56(5), 248-256.
Pesut, D. J. (2008). The wisdom of renewal. American Nurse Today, 3(7), 34-36.
Pesut, D. J. (2008). Change. In H. Feldman et al. (Eds.), Nursing leadership: A concise encyclopedia. NY: Springer.
Pesut, D.J. (2008). Complexity and chaos. In H. Feldman et al. (Eds.), Nursing leadership: A concise encyclopedia. NY: Springer.
Pesut, D. J. (2008). Strategic planning. In H. Feldman et al. (Eds.), Nursing leadership: A concise encyclopedia. NY: Springer.
Pesut, D. J. (2007). Leadership: How to achieve success in nursing organizations. In C. O’Lynn & R. Tranbarger ( Eds). Men in nursing: History, challenges and opportunities (pp. 153-168). NY: Springer.
Pesut, D. J. (2006). 21st century nursing knowledge work: Reasoning into the fture. In C. Weaver, C. W. Delaney, P. Weber, & R. Carr (Eds.), Nursing and Informatics for the 21st Century: An International Look at Practice, Trends and the Future. Health Care Information and Management Systems Society, (HIMSS) (pp. 13-23). Chicago, IL.
Baker, C., Pesut, D., McDaniel, A., & Fisher, M. (2007). Evaluating the impact of problem-based learning on learning styles of master’s students in nursing administration. Journal of Professional Nursing, 23(4), 214-219.
Baker, C., McDaniel, A., Pesut, D., & Fisher, M. (2007). Learning skills profiles of master’s students in nursing administration: Assessing the impact of problem-based learning. Nursing Education Perspectives, 28(4), 190-195.
Moody, R., Horton-Deutsch, S., & Pesut, D. J. (2007). Appreciative inquiry for leading in complex systems: Supporting the transformation of academic nursing culture. Journal of Nursing Education, 46(7), 319-324.
Kautz, D., Kuiper, R., Pesut, D., Williams, R. (2006, July-December). Using NANDA, NIC and NOC language for clinical reasoning with the Outcome–Present State-Test Model. International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classification, 17(3-4), 129-138.
Moody, R. C., & Pesut, D. J. (2006). The motivation to care: Application and extension of Motivation Theory to professional nursing work. Journal of Health, Organization, and Management, 20(1), 15-48.
