 | Susan Barnes
Chair of Transformative and Global Education; Associate Professor
Email: sbarnes@okcu.edu
Phone: (405) 208-5917
Office: NSE 203
Dr. Susan Barnes is Chair of Transformative and Global Education and Associate Professor at Oklahoma City University's Kramer School of Nursing. Her PhD and Master of Science in Nursing were earned from the University of Texas Health Science Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington. In addition, she is an alumnus of Northern Oklahoma College. She has served on the faculty of several institutions and held various administrative positions. Dr. Barnes has held research positions as well, including Nurse Research Fellow at the Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Hospital. Her clinical experience and interests include health promotion and gerontology. She has published several research studies and textbook chapters, and has presented extensively at state, national, and international levels.
Areas of Research:
Aging and Dementia: - The Cognitive Developmental Approach to Dementia
- Management of Problems Associated with Dementia
- Staging Techniques for Cognitive Functioning in Demented Elders
- Ethical Analysis and Nurse Decision Making: Ethical Dilemmas in Dealing with Cognitively Impaired Elders
- The Relationship between Grand and Mid-Range Nursing Theory: The Cognition Sensitive Approach to Dementia as Explained by the Science of Unitary Human Beings
- Detection of Early Dementia and non-pharmacological nursing interventions
- Constructing Care Environments for the Demented Elderly
Education: - Teaching Ethics to Nursing Students
- Arts Integration in Nursing Education
Rural Nursing: - Professionalization of Nursing in Rural Settings: Implementing a Strategy for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
- Issues in Conducting Research in Rural Settings
Other: - Cultural Assessment of Medication Error Reporting
- Centennial History Project: The Source of Self for Oklahoma Nurses
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