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 422A - 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 422B - 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 425 - Nursing Leadership in a Focus Area

This leadership experience provides opportunity to consolidate prior learning and develop confidence and competence as students prepare to transition to the role of the Registered Nurse. The focus is on collaboration with interprofessional teams, systems thinking, and healthcare system change. Students evaluate the influence of evidence, policy and legislation on decision-making in complex health systems using a relational practice lens. Students demonstrate and enhance their own relational capacity as leaders and innovators for 21st Century Canadian healthcare. Fieldwork hours listed are the total number of hours and will be offered over 12 weeks. Prerequisites: All courses in the program except NURS 422, INT D 420 and NURS 485. Corequisite: NURS 422 and INT D 420.

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NURS 425A - Nursing Leadership in a Focus Area

This leadership experience provides opportunity to consolidate prior learning and develop confidence and competence as students prepare to transition to the role of the Registered Nurse. The focus is on collaboration with interprofessional teams, systems thinking, and healthcare system change. Students evaluate the influence of evidence, policy and legislation on decision-making in complex health systems using a relational practice lens. Students demonstrate and enhance their own relational capacity as leaders and innovators for 21st Century Canadian healthcare. Fieldwork hours listed are the total number of hours and will be offered over 12 weeks. Prerequisites: All courses in the program except NURS 422, INT D 420 and NURS 485. Corequisite: NURS 422 and INT D 420.

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NURS 425B - Nursing Leadership in a Focus Area

This leadership experience provides opportunity to consolidate prior learning and develop confidence and competence as students prepare to transition to the role of the Registered Nurse. The focus is on collaboration with interprofessional teams, systems thinking, and healthcare system change. Students evaluate the influence of evidence, policy and legislation on decision-making in complex health systems using a relational practice lens. Students demonstrate and enhance their own relational capacity as leaders and innovators for 21st Century Canadian healthcare. Fieldwork hours listed are the total number of hours and will be offered over 12 weeks. Prerequisites: All courses in the program except NURS 422, INT D 420 and NURS 485. Corequisite: NURS 422 and INT D 420.

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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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