Robbie HensonProfessor of NursingThurmond Hall 122 405.878.2088 OBU Box 61805 500 W. University Shawnee, OK 74804 |
Dr. Robbie Henson has clinical experience in a wide range of specialties including medical-surgical nursing, intensive care nursing, and postpartum and labor and delivery nursing. In 1996, she received both the Oklahoma Nurse Educator of the Year award from the Oklahoma Nurses’ Association and the Promising Teacher Award from OBU. Dr. Henson has received recognition as a Certified Nurse Educator. Her primary research focus is on the nurses' role in facilitating self and family care through mutual goal setting. She has also completed research related to retention of nurses in the acute care setting. Dr. Henson has published articles on such subjects as “Introducing new technology: Confusion or order?”, "The concept of mutuality," and “Consumerism & Quality Management.” Dr. Henson teaches both in the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. She was director Elissa Weaver's Honor Thesis in 2009. She practices professionally in the health care agencies in the Shawnee area. She is an active member at First Baptist Church and is currently a member of the Committee on Committees.
Educational Background:
B.S.N., Oklahoma Baptist University
M.S.N., University of Texas-Arlington
Ph.D., University of Colorado
Dissertation: “A Grounded Theory Study of Nurse/Client Mutuality in Health Care Planning”
Courses Taught:
Assessment
Pathophysiology and nursing care of acutely ill clients
Complex nursing care
Senior Seminar
Philosophical Foundations of Nursing
Curriculum Development in Nursing Education
Selected Publications and/or Professional Activities:
Henson, R. H. (1997). Analysis of the concept of mutuality. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 29(1).
Henson, R. H., Schmele, J. A. & Robinson, W. (1995). Consumerism & quality management. In J. A. Schmele, Ed. Quality Management in Nursing and Health Care. Delmar Publishers.
McClellan, M. A., Henson, R. H. & Schmele, J. A. (1994). Introducing new technology: Confusion or order? Nursing Management, 25(7), 38-41.
MacRoberts, M., Schmele, J. A. & Henson, R.H. (1993). An analysis of job morale factors of community health nurses who report a low turnover rate: The research. Journal of Nursing Administration, 23(6), 22-28.
