faculty
Gerri-Lyn Boyden '23, PhD she/her
Full Time Lecturer
College of Nursing & Health Sciences / Community
Contact
508-999-8412
idq{fgpBwocuuf0gfw
Dion 318E
Education
2023 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | PhD |
2020 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | MSN |
1996 | University of Rhode Island | BSN |
1991 | University of Rhode Island | BA |
Teaching
- Introduction to University Skills
- Concepts of the Professional Nursing Role
- Concepts of Lifespan Development
- Concepts of Scholarship for Nursing Practice
- Application of Global/Population Health Concepts + Clinical Coordinator
Teaching
Programs
Programs
Teaching
Courses
Introduction to the discipline of professional nursing. Learners will examine individual values and beliefs in relation to foundational concepts, including the nursing process, and behaviors that define the discipline. The purpose of course is to build a foundation of self as nurse. The emphasis is placed on socializing the learner as an active, developing professional within the legal and ethical context and dimensions of the discipline. Learners will explore the relationship to self, individuals, families and communities utilizing the art of nursing presence and therapeutic communication. The AACN Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice were used to build this course.
Introduction to the concepts of evidence-based nursing practice, informatics, and technology. Connections between these concepts, related theory, the research process, and application to evidence-based practice and health care quality are explored. Building on the concepts of communication, culture and diversity, legal and ethical issues, and professional behaviors, this course fosters growth in student writing skills by integrating writing assignments with critical thinking skills. This course is based on the American Nurses Association (2015) Scope and Standards of Practice. The AACN Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice were used to build this course.
This course prepares nursing students to promote health and well-being and prevent disease for clients across the lifespan, across local, national, and global settings and at all levels of the health care delivery continuum, with an emphasis on emerging and current issues with diverse client populations.
This course prepares nursing students to promote health and well-being and prevent disease for clients across the lifespan, across local, national, and global settings and at all levels of the health care delivery continuum, with an emphasis on emerging and current issues with diverse client populations.
This course prepares nursing students to promote health and well-being and prevent disease for clients across the lifespan, across local, national, and global settings and at all levels of the health care delivery continuum, with an emphasis on emerging and current issues with diverse client populations.
This course prepares nursing students to promote health and well-being and prevent disease for clients across the lifespan, across local, national, and global settings and at all levels of the health care delivery continuum, with an emphasis on emerging and current issues with diverse client populations.
This course prepares nursing students to promote health and well-being and prevent disease for clients across the lifespan, across local, national, and global settings and at all levels of the health care delivery continuum, with an emphasis on emerging and current issues with diverse client populations.
This course prepares nursing students to promote health and well-being and prevent disease for clients across the lifespan, across local, national, and global settings and at all levels of the health care delivery continuum, with an emphasis on emerging and current issues with diverse client populations.
This course prepares nursing students to promote health and well-being and prevent disease for clients across the lifespan, across local, national, and global settings and at all levels of the health care delivery continuum, with an emphasis on emerging and current issues with diverse client populations.
This course prepares nursing students to promote health and well-being and prevent disease for clients across the lifespan, across local, national, and global settings and at all levels of the health care delivery continuum, with an emphasis on emerging and current issues with diverse client populations.
Research
Research activities
- Integrative Review - Psychological Trauma Among Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic with Strategies for Healing and Resilience.
- Paper Presentation - Student Resilience in Nursing Education: A Theory Synthesis. Eastern Nursing Research Society Conference, March 2022.
- Dissertation (in Process) - Understanding Resilience Among Traditional Baccalaureate Nursing Students: A Hermeneutic Phenomenology Study
Research
Research interests
- Psychological Resilience & Trauma
- Co-Occurring Chronic Mental Illness & Substance Use Disorders
- Mobile Applications for Psychological Well-being
- Humanistic Nursing Education
- De-escalation Skills in Nursing Education and Clinical Practice
Select publications
See curriculum vitae for more publications
- Boyden, G.-L., & Brisbois, M. (2023).
Psychological trauma among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic with strategies for healing and resilience: An integrative review.
Journal of Clinical Nursing, 00, 1–30.
Dr. Gerri-Lyn Boyden is a Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse with 30+ years of clinical expertise. She is actively practicing in acute adult mental health and substance use disorder care. Her program of nursing research focuses on resilience and related concepts among nursing students, clinical nurses, and persons living with chronic mental illness and substance use disorder. She is a certified Adult Mental Health First Aid USA Instructor, certified in Addictions Treatment Clinical Skills for Healthcare Providers through Yale University, certified in Mindfulness for Mental Health Providers, and accomplished in De-escalation Training for Inpatient Psychiatric Care Providers.