Sheri Price
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BScN (1992) MN NP (2001)
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Education and practice
Dr. Sheri Lynn Price completed her PhD in 2011 at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto. She is currently an Assistant Professor at 麻豆传媒 School of Nursing and an Affiliate Scientist at the IWK Health Centre.
Her practice expertise is in the areas of cardiology, critical care, community and women鈥檚 health. Her program of research is predominantly focused on enhancing career choice, professional socialization and collaborative work environments for nurses and other health professionals.
Provincially and nationally funded research
Dr. Price鈥檚 research has been funded provincially and nationally and includes collaboration with the College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia, Canadian Nurses Association, Canadian Federation of Nursing Unions and Office of Nursing Policy, Health Canada. Her research has addressed many issues directly relevant to the nursing profession including recruitment, retention, socialization, mentorship, mobility/migration, interprofessional collaboration and respectful workplace environments.
Her research has also informed several practice initiatives directly related to supporting, ensuring and advancing the quality of professional nursing practice; from the development of ICU practice standards to policies for respectful workplace relationships. Dr. Price鈥檚 doctoral research on Millennial nurses鈥� career choice experiences has informed the development of a social media and web-based campaign, entitled 鈥淏e a Nurse鈥�, which promotes an updated and positive image of the nursing profession.
Giving back to her community
Dr. Price has an extensive volunteer background within the academic and non-profit community. She has served on many volunteer Boards and committees often in leadership positions, for organizations including 麻豆传媒, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Halifax Community Health Board, the Canadian Association of Nursing Research and the YWCA.
Dr. Price also served as President of the 麻豆传媒 School of Nursing Alumni Association from 2002-2006. She has received several awards for her leadership and volunteer work. In 2005, she became the youngest recipient and first nurse to receive the prestigious A. Gordon Archibald Alumni of the Year Award for exceptional volunteerism and contribution to 麻豆传媒.