Sadie Deschenes

Area of Study / Keywords

Ethics Nursing Moral Distress Critical Care Indigenous Peoples' health in the ICU Pediatrics Qualitative Research

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About

Dr. Sadie Deschenes joined the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta as an Assistant Professor in January 2024. Her doctoral research focused on developing, implementing, and evaluating evidence-and-ethic informed moral distress interventions for intensive care unit healthcare professionals through stakeholder engagement. Dr. Deschenes' research interests include ethics, moral distress, intervention development, healthcare professional retention, and improving Indigenous Peoples' health in the critical care setting.  Dr. Deschenes has clinical experience as a registered nurse in pediatric critical care and in outpatient neurology. 

Degrees

PhD (Nursing), University of Alberta (2022)

Master of Nursing, University of Alberta (2017)

BScN (with distinction), University of Alberta (2012)

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Research

The overarching goal of Dr. Deschenes' research program focuses on examining moral aspects of healthcare professionals' work and associated staff, patient and health system outcomes. 

Current research acitivites

• Developing, implementing, and evaluating moral distress interventions for ICU healthcare professionals
• Indigenous Peoples' health in the ICU
• Retention of ICU healthcare professionals

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Teaching

I am currently accepting MN and Honors students.

NURS 422 - Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Ethics and Law

The course examines a range of ethical theories, relevant research, and approaches to ethical decision-making to critically debate real world problems in health care. Students will develop an understanding of health law and health care ethics and of the relationship between law and ethics. Note: Available only to nursing students in the Collaborative/Honors Program, After Degree/After Degree Honors Program or RPN-BScN Program. Prerequisite for students in the Collaborative/Honors and After Degree/After Degree Honors Programs: NURS 400. Corequisites: NURS 425 and INT D 420.

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NURS 599 - Philosophy and Ethics in Nursing Inquiry

Explore philosophical and ethical questions related to nursing practice, professionalism, scholarship, and research, including Indigenous research ethics. Emphasis is placed on the nature of responsibility and professional obligation associated with systematic nursing inquiry and knowledge application.

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Browse more courses taught by Sadie Deschenes

Jennifer Conway, Sadie Deschenes, Tara Pidborochynski, Darren H. Freed, Michael van Manen

Pediatric Transplantation. 2023 November; 10.1111/petr.14571

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Sadie Deschenes, Cathryn van Kessel

Health Care Analysis. 2023 September; 10.1007/s10728-023-00468-6

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Kaitlyn Tate, Bailey S, Deschenes S, Grabusic C, Cummings GG

The Gerontologist. 2023 August; 10.1093/geront/gnac091

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Vanderzalm J, Deschenes S, Kunyk D

Nursing management. 2023 June; 10.1097/nmg.0000000000000023

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Sadie Deschenes, Shannon D. Scott, Diane Kunyk

HEC Forum. 2023 May; 10.1007/s10730-023-09506-1

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Jennifer Conway, Sadie Deschenes, Tara Pidborochynski, Darren H. Freed, Michael van Manen

Pediatric Transplantation. 2023 February; 10.1111/petr.14387

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The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2022 April;

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Deschenes S, Tate K, Shannon D. Scott, Diane Kunyk

International journal of nursing studies. 2021 July; 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104035

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Sadie Deschenes, Michelle Gagnon, Tanya Park, Diane Kunyk

Nursing Ethics. 2020 June; 10.1177/0969733020909523

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Sadie Deschenes, Diane Kunyk

Nursing Ethics. 2020 May; 10.1177/0969733019884621

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Journal of Nursing Regulation. 2019 October;

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