Dr. Robbie Henson, RN

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. She has varied experience with neonatal nursing and has focused her research on the nurses' role in facilitating self and family care through mutual goal setting and retention of nurses in the acute care setting. Dr. Henson has published articles on such subjects as “Introducing new technology: Confusion or order?” and “Consumerism & Quality Management.” She is currently the sponsor for the Student Nurses’ Association at OBU and a member of the Long Range Planning Committee at First Baptist Church.

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:

NURS 5033 Theoretical Foundations in Nursing
NURS 5123 Curriculum Development
NURS 5981 Capstone Seminar
NURS 5984 Transition to Advanced Nursing Role Seminar
NURS 5994 Theory, Research and Advanced Nursing Role Project

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.