Kathleen Shannon Dorcy, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
About
Degrees
Scholarly Interests
- Ethics and clinical research
- Oncology and research interventions
- Death and end of life issues
- Spirituality
- Teaching and learning styles
- History of nursing and healthcare
- Decision making in clinical trials
- Social justice
- Hope
Methodologies
- Phase I, II, and III clinical trials
- Observational
- Interpretive
- Content analysis
- Discourse analysis
Current Research
Metaphors and Ethics in Cancer Research Decision Making
Teaching
Courses developed:
- Critical Thinking and Clinical Decision Making (TNURS 350)
- Interpersonal Communication (TNURS 430)
- Health, Communities and Populations (TNURS 414 / 415)
Courses taught:
- VLPA Health Illness Across the Lifespan (THLTH 480)
- VLPA Death and the American Experience (THLTH 480)
- Critical Thinking and Clinical Decision Making (TNURS 350)
- Ethics in Healthcare (TNURS 410)
- Health, Communities and Populations (TNURS 414 / 415)
- Interpersonal Communication (TNURS 430)
- Nursing Care of Families (TNURS 412)
- Safety and Quality in Nursing (TNURS 556)
- Independent Study Fieldwork (TNURS 599)
Shannon Dorcy, K. Hegemony, Hermeneutics, and the Heuristics of Hope. Advances in Nursing Science, 33 (1), 78-90
Drevdahl, D. J., Canales, M. K., & Shannon Dorcy, K. (2008) Of goldfish tanks and moonlight tricks: Can cultural competency ameliorate health disparities? Advances in Nursing Science, 31 (1), 13-27.
Drevdahl, D. J., & Shannon Dorcy, K. Exclusive inclusion: (2007) The violation of human rights and US immigration policy. Advances in Nursing Science, 30, (4) 290-332.
Shannon-Dorcy, K., & Wolfe, V. (2003). Decision making in the diagnosis and treatment of leukemia. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 19(2), 142-9.
Shannon-Dorcy, K. (2002). Nursing implications of mylotarg. A novel antibody-targeted chemotherapy for CD33+ acute myeloid leukemia in first relapse. Oncology Nursing Forum, 29(4), E52-9.
Drevdahl, D., & Shannon Dorcy, K. (2002). Using journals for community health students engaged in group work. Nurse Educator, 27 (6), 255-259.
Drevdahl, D., Kniepp, S., Canales, M., & Shannon Dorcy, K. (2001). Reinvesting in social justice: A capital idea for public health nursing. Advances in Nursing Science, 24(2), 19-31.
Drevdahl, D., Shannon Dorcy, K., & Grevstad, L. (2001). Integrating principles of community centered practice in a community health nursing program. Nurse Educator, 26(5), 234-239.