Martha Kliebenstein, RN

Adjunct Faculty

Milwaukee WI UNITED STATES
School of Nursing

Martha Kliebenstein is an adjunct faculty member in MSOE's School of Nursing.

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Education, Licensure and Certification

Wisconsin

RN licensure: Wisconsin

2018-present

B.S.

Nursing

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

1988

M.S.

Nursing

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

1998

Affiliations

Society of Pediatric Nursing : Member
Wisconsin Nurses Association : Member
Sigma Theta Tau : Member

Social

Teaching Areas

Collaboration in development of appropriate curriculum and clinical objectives

For MSOE (current) and Marquette University (through summer 2018)

Clinical Instructor

Junior/Senior level nursing students for various Schools of Nursing

Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

WI Clinical Education Staff Liaison Dept of Advanced Practice Nursing and Research

Selected Publications

School Re-entry for the Child with Chronic Illness: Parent and School Personnel Perceptions

Pediatric Nursing

Martha A. Kliebenstein and Marion E. Broome

2000

Purpose. The number of children returning to school with chronic illnesses has increased during the past decade. Studies have suggested that school personnel are not well informed about chronic illness, receive little or no training, and feel unprepared to deal with these children in the classroom. Few studies address the concerns of parents when their children return to school. The purpose of the study was to identify and describe specific concerns and educational needs of parents and school personnel.

Method. Telephone interviews were conducted with 21 parents, Twenty-four questionnaires were completed by school personnel, social workers, principals, psychologists, teachers, and school nurses. Content analysis was used to explore the data for recurrent themes.

Findings. Five areas of concern were evident in the survey responses of parents and school personnel: (a) how parents informed the school about the child's illness (breaking the news), (b) the processes related to the child's actual re-entry into the school (making the transition), (c) the ongoing monitoring of the child's health status both parents and teachers felt necessary (watching the child), (d) the need to teach school personnel about unexpected health problems (teaching the teachers), and (e) school personnel's expectations for the child (working with the child). Specific examples of positive and negative experiences related to these themes are provided.