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\nR.N., B.N., M.N., Ph.D, CCNE <\/p>\n Kathryn Chachula is a Registered Nurse with a diverse clinical background that includes community health nursing in a remote, fly-in First Nations community in northern Manitoba, nursing within a rural community in New South Wales, Australia, among other experiences that include medicine, post-operative nursing, critical care, and emergency nursing.<\/p>\n Kathryn has served as a Council member on the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba. She is a Research Affiliate with the Manitoba Centre for Nursing and Health Research and program reviewer for the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing. She also serves as a Teaching Affiliate with Brandon University\u2019s Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Doctor of Philosophy of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan Dr. Chachula\u2019s research centres upon teaching and learning in nursing education, incivility, student experiences of psychological trauma, simulated learning environments, inter-professional education, the transition experience of Licensed Practical Nurses into undergraduate nursing education, as well as the experience of newly graduated Registered and Psychiatric Nurses entering the workforce. Kathryn has a particular interest in qualitative methodology that includes Phenomenology (van Manen), Grounded Theory (Glaser and Charmaz), as well as mixed methods research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5026-953X<\/a><\/p>\n Chachula, K.<\/strong>, & Smith, N. (April 22, 2024). Racism, microaggressions, and sexism: Is this the welcome new graduates were expecting? Canadian Nurse<\/em>. https:\/\/www.canadian-nurse.com\/blogs\/cn-content\/2024\/04\/22\/is-this-the-welcome-grads-were-expecting<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Chachula, K.<\/strong>, Dusome, D., & Smith, N. (2023). New registered nurse and registered psychiatric nurse graduates’ transition-to-practice amid the pandemic: An art-based grounded theory study. Nurse Education Today, 130, [Article number: <\/em>105946]. 1-7.<\/em> \u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.nedt.2023.105946<\/a><\/p>\n Chachula, K.<\/strong>, & Varley, E. (2022). Perceptions and experiences of psychological trauma in nursing and psychiatric nursing students: A small scale qualitative case study. PLoS ONE<\/em>, 17<\/em>(11) [e0277195]. 1-15. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0277195<\/a><\/p>\n Chachula, K<\/strong>. (2021). Professional quality of life factors and relationships in nursing and psychiatric nursing students: An exploratory study. SAGE Open Nursing, 7<\/em>, [Article number: 994394]. 1-13. https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/2377960821994394<\/a><\/p>\n
\nProfessor \u2013 Nursing
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\nOffice: HSB 041
\n chachulak@brandonu.ca<\/a><\/p>\nBiography<\/h2>\n
Education<\/h2>\n
\nMaster of Nursing (Special Focus: Teaching and Learning in Nursing Education), University of Alberta
\nGraduate Certificate in Simulation Education, Bryan College of Health Sciences
\nAdvanced Studies in Critical Care Nursing, Mount Royal University
\nBachelor of Nursing, University of Manitoba<\/p>\n<\/div>\nResearch Interests<\/h2>\n
Selected Publications<\/h2>\n