SUMMER SESSION SYLLABUS Hybrid Course - Saint Joseph's ...

Your Instructor______________________________________________________________________________________Name: Debra Riendeau MN,APRN, BC, PMHNP-BCEmail: driendeau@sjcme.eduPhone: (207) 893-7972Welcome to NU309 Nursing Research!I have been a registered nurse for over25 years. I worked primarily medical-surgicalnursing then transitioned into psych nursing. Ibegan as an associate degree prepared nurseand, as my children grew older, went back forboth my bachelor’s and master’s degree innursing. Just as many of you are doing, I wasraising a family as a single mother, workingfull-time and going to school full-time. My dayswere full with family, work, and school,studying and writing the never ending papers inAPA format.I have worked in medical-surgical units,emergency rooms, home health, long term careand was a Director of Nursing. I have worked in small rural facilities as well as largeteaching hospitals. Additionally, I earned my Advanced Practice in Psychiatry and am anAdult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC). Currently, I teachfulltime in the on-campus nursing program here at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine andwork part time as a PMHNP-BC at a hospital in Lewiston, Maine. I teach mental healthnursing, community health nursing, research, leadership and other courses as the needarises. I am also involved in a current research process and primary investigator related tomy field of nursing.I am a cat and dog lover and share my home with my cat and dog. I like to hike,camp, kayak, and ski. I am also a Reiki Master Teacher and Practitioner.Well, enough about me. I look forward to meeting you on campus and continuingthat relationship on line and partnering with you in your learning experience as weexplore nursing care of the family, health promotion and integrating evidence-basedpractice in the this arena of nursing care.If you need to reach me, e-mail is the best way. You can reach me atdriendeau@sjcme.edu. My office phone number on campus is (207) 893-7972. I am inroom 317 in Mercy Hall on campus.When I’m not on campus with you, I will be working with you from home via theANGEL course site. See you soon in class!Debra5