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Melinda L. Hiemenz,
RN, PhD
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Clinical Professor |
The University of Texas at Arlington
School of Nursing
411 S Nedderman Drive
UTA Box 19407
Arlington, TX 76019-0407
Telephone: (817) 272-2776
FAX: (817) 272-5006 |
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My clinical practice has ranged from
womens’ health to working with older adults
Over the last 15 years I have continued my clinical practice while
advancing my education in nursing, thus I am a nurse and student at heart.
Nursing education gives me the perfect opportunity to work with both
students and patients.
I enjoy teaching new students in their first
course, Nursing Foundations and seeing how quickly they progress in one
short semester. Working with senior students in Nursing of Older Adults
allows me the experience of helping them choose opportunities in which they
can promote health for older adults in community settings.
Office
#531, Pickard Hall
E-mail:
hiemenz@uta.edu
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Research Interests
- Chronic
non-malignant pain in older adults
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Barriers
to pain management in older adults
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Self-efficacy
and pain management
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Symptom
management in chronic illness
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Somatic
illness and obsessive compulsive disorders
- Fibromyalgia
and chronic pain
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Current
Research
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Special Achievements/Honors/Awards
- Recipient
of the Hogstel Gerontological Nursing Research Award, May, 2001.
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Teaching Responsibilities
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Professional Experience
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Labor
and Delivery Nursing
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Critical
Care and Emergency Room Nursing
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Hospice
Case Management
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Older
Adult Psychiatric Nursing
- Medical/Surgical
Nursing
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Education
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PhD
in Nursing at Texas Woman’s University,
Denton, Texas May, 2002
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MS,
Adult Health, Educator Role, The University of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida, December, 1996
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BSN,
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, May, 1989
- Associate
Degree of Science, Nursing, St. Mary’s Junior College,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, May, 1974
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