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lois.stephanas@uog.edu.gy 222-4925 222-3570
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Mrs. Lois Stephanas
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Lecturer II
- School of Nursing
- Turkeyen Campus
About Mrs. Lois Stephanas
I am a lecturer in the Department of Public Health. I did my Master of Science in Nursing in St John's College of Nursing, Bangalore, India, under Rajiv Gandhi University, Karnataka, India. I have been extensively involved in nursing education for undergraduate nurses for the past 18 years in India and Guyana, where BSN nurses are trained to be effective in delivering quality patient care. My duties as a lecturer mainly are teaching, clinical supervision and research supervision. I also served as the Coordinator for Nursing Programme for the academic years 2009/2010 and 2015/2016.
I have been teaching Nutrition, Nursing Care and Health Care Delivery, Communication Skills in Nursing, Care of Acute and Chronically Ill Adult.
I guide several undergraduate researches each year. I have been supervising nursing students to accomplish their nursing practicum objectives. During my teaching in the University of Guyana since September 2007, I have supervised several undergraduate students' research who did well in completing their research projects and were selected to do higher studies, Medicine etc. and were promoted in their professional career.
The various teaching methods that I use are the following: class room discussions, clinical application of caring theories, anecdotal, role plays, videos, reflection, case studies, Therapeutic diet presentations, menu plans, creative brochures and posters, Seminars, case scenarios, discussions, concept mapping, clinical pathways, Problem Based Learning and Algorithms.
Coordinated and organized Nutrition Exhibition on “World Food Day” on 16th October along with Nutrition course students in the past few years.
My research paper on “An assessment of dietary and physical activity behaviors among adolescents in selected secondary schools of Guyana” was published in West Indian Medical Journal and I also presented it in the CARPHA Conference, 25th - 27th June 2015 in Grenada.
Recently another Research paper "A comparative study of life style behaviors of undergraduate nursing students of selected institution in India and University of Guyana" was presented in CARPHA conference in 14-16th June 2018 in St.Kitts & Nevis.
Nursing Education
Nursing - Acute & chronic care of patients with various medical and surgical conditions, Caring theories, Therapeutic communication skills. Emergency nursing practice, Curriculum development, Patho physiology for nurses
Therapeutic Nutrition
Nutrition- Basic nutrition, Balanced diet, Menu planning, Therapeutic diets for chronic/ non communicable diseases, Lifestyle behaviours for prevention of non communicable diseases.
Nursing Practice
Quality of patient care with Cardio thoracic diseases, Cancer, Renal diseases, Dialysis. Guiding Case studies and innovation projects, nursing research in non communicable diseases.
| Qualification | Specialization | Institution | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Sc. | Nursing | NTR University of Health Sciences | India | 1999 |
| M.Sc. | Medical Surgical Nursing - Cardiothoracic | Rajiv Gandhi University | India | 2004 |
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| HSC3108 | Applied Nutrition |
| NUR3103 | Applied Nutrition |
| NUR3203 | Care of Acute and Chronically ill Patients |
| NUR3102 | Caring in Nursing and Health Care Delivery |
| NUR4103 | Communication Skills for Nurses |
| NUR4201 | Nursing Practicum |
| NUR4100 | Research Project (Proposal) Year Long Course |
| NUR4104 | Teaching Strategies in Nursing Education |
| Title | Year Completed | Research Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Evaluation of BSc Nursing programme offered at University Of Guyana. | 2008 | Individual | Work in progress |
| 2008 | Individual | Completed | |
| Legal and regulatory aspects of Nursing in Guyana | 2008 | Individual | Completed |
| BSc Nursing studentaEUR(TM)s attitude towards research and development within nursing. | 2009 | Individual | Completed |
| A study to assess the importance of knowledge and beliefs of heart failure patients in relation to medication adherence and related variables." | 2010 | Individual | Completed |
| Factors influencing non compliance of Hypertensive patients in Linden hospital. | 2010 | Individual | Completed |
| Knowledge and awareness of VIA testing among reproductive age women. Guyana. | 2010 | Individual | Completed |
| Knowledge and practice of infection control by nurses and doctors related to at GPHC. | 2010 | Individual | Completed |
| Knowledge, attitude and practice in relation to prostate cancer among men in Linden. | 2010 | Individual | Completed |
| Reasons for diabetic patients admissions with acute complications. | 2010 | Individual | Completed |
| Trends in use of alcohol & cigarettes among 14- 16 years in selected secondary schools of Georgetown." | 2010 | Individual | Completed |
| Use of pawpaw in reduction of blood pressure in Hypertensive patients in Linden. | 2010 | Individual | Completed |
| Socio cultural barriers to exclusive breast feeding in women in selected health centers, Guyana. | 2012 | Individual | Completed |
| Date | Seminar / Conference | Location | Title |
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| TItle | Details |
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| A study to assess the importance of knowledge and beliefs of heart failure patients in relation to medication adherence and related variables." |
Book Title: A study to assess the importance of knowledge and beliefs of heart failure patients in relation to medication adherence and related variables." Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Work Completed but not Submitted /Accepted for Publication |
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Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Accepted for publication |
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| BSc Nursing studentaEUR(TM)s attitude towards research and development within nursing. |
Publisher: NIL Publish Location: NIL Page Start: NA Page End: NA Book Title: NA Chapter: NA Volume: NA Author: NA Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Work Completed but not Submitted /Accepted for Publication |
| Factors influencing non compliance of Hypertensive patients in Linden hospital. |
Book Title: 1."Factors influencing non compliance of Hypertensive patients in Linden hospital". Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Work Completed but not Submitted /Accepted for Publication |
| Knowledge and awareness of VIA testing among reproductive age women. Guyana. |
Book Title: 6."Knowledge and awareness of VIA testing among reproductive age women. Guyana" Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Work Completed but not Submitted /Accepted for Publication |
| Knowledge and practice of infection control by nurses and doctors related to at GPHC. |
Book Title: 2."Knowledge and practice of infection control by nurses and doctors related to at GPHC." Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Work Completed but not Submitted /Accepted for Publication |
| Knowledge, attitude and practice in relation to prostate cancer among men in Linden. |
Book Title: 9."Knowledge, attitude and practice in relation to prostate cancer among men in Linden." Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Published |
| Reasons for diabetic patients admissions with acute complications. |
Book Title: Reasons for diabetic patients admissions with acute complications." Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Work Completed but not Submitted /Accepted for Publication |
| Socio cultural barriers to exclusive breast feeding in women in selected health centers, Guyana. |
Book Title: 7."Socio cultural barriers to exclusive breast feeding in women in selected health centers, Guyana." Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Published |
| Trends in use of alcohol & cigarettes among 14- 16 years in selected secondary schools of Georgetown." |
Book Title: 5."Trends in use of alcohol & cigarettes among 14- 16 years in selected secondary schools of Georgetown." Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Work Completed but not Submitted /Accepted for Publication |
| Use of pawpaw in reduction of blood pressure in Hypertensive patients in Linden. |
Book Title: Use of pawpaw in reduction of blood pressure in Hypertensive patients in Linden". Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Work Completed but not Submitted /Accepted for Publication |
| Legal and regulatory aspects of Nursing in Guyana |
Publication Date: May 2009 Book Title: Legal and regulatory aspects of Nursing in Guyana Publication Type: Papers read at scholarly/professional gatherings Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Not Applicable |