Background
Nelson, Joyce Irene was born on February 8, 1935 in Pierce, Nebraska, United States. Daughter of John A. and Wilma M. (Carstens) Bargstadt.
Nelson, Joyce Irene was born on February 8, 1935 in Pierce, Nebraska, United States. Daughter of John A. and Wilma M. (Carstens) Bargstadt.
Diploma, Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1956. Bachelor of science in nursing, South Dakota State University, 1959. Master of Science in Public Health, University Minnesota, 1964.
Master of Arts in Counseling, University South Dakota, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, South Dakota State University, 1985.
Staff nurse, head nurse, supervisor Anoka (Minnesota) State Hospital. Staff nurse Pennington County Health Department, Rapid City, South Dakota. Assistant professor nursing University Nebraska, Omaha.
Professor nursing Augustana College, Sioux Falls. Chair nursing department Augustana College, Sioux Falls, 1974-1981, 86-88.
Member American Nurses Association, American Sociological Association, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Theta Tau.
Married V. Ronald Nelson, July 26, 1976. 1 child, Cindy Ellsworth.