Donna Pyne, R.N., B.N., M.N.

Faculty, BN and PN Programs
Phone: 777-8151
E-mail: dpyne@cns.nf.ca  
Office 1122

Donna has over twenty years experience as a nurse educator teaching in a variety of courses and clinical areas. Her current responsibilities include teaching Anatomy and Physiology in the Practical Nurse Program and clinical/lab supervision with both the BN and PN programs. Donna's research interests include health promotion practices of student nurses and promotion of breast health/coping with breast cancer. Donna is also interested in alternative healing therapies having obtained Level 5 Healing Touch and is presently a HT practitioner.


Research Funded/CIDA Funded Projects

2006 -2007            "Practical Nurse Students' Perceptions of Spirituality"                        
2006                        "Smoking Behaviours of BN Students"

 Presentations

 2005-2010      Numerous presentations of Healing Touch  to clinical and Mental Health/Community student groups
 2006 - 2009    Facilitated "Healing Touch Retreats"  
 2007                "Practical Nurse Students' Perceptions of Spirituality", Poster Presentation at CAPNE National Conference in St. John's, NL

Innovations in Teaching

 2006 -2007     Training in Web CT
 2005-2009      Use of Delmar modules in lab component of Medical-Surgical course
 2008                Atlantic Universities' Teaching Showcase, "From Vision to Voice:  The New Story of Teaching and Learning".

 Professional/Community Contributions

 2002-2008        National Ovarian Cancer Association (NOCA), Member
 2005-2007        2007 CAPNE National Conference Planning Committee, Member 
 2007-2009        CAPNE Board member 

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