Linda Yetman, RN, MEd, ACNP (Dip), PhD linda

Chair, Nursing & Health Sciences

Linda Yetman 
Associate Professor
Phone: (506) 648-5974
Fax: (506) 648-5784
Email

Education Summary:

  • Diploma in Nursing 1976, The General Hospital School of Nursing, St. John’s, NL
  • Post Basic Diploma in Neuroscience Nursing 1979, Health Sciences Centre, St. John’s, NL
  • Bachelor of Nursing, 1987, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB
  • Master’s Degree in Education, 1992, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE),
    University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. Research Project: Meeting Information Needs of Family Members of Neurologically Impaired Patients
  • Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Diploma, University of Toronto, 2001
  • PhD, University of Calgary, 2005. Dissertation: Neuroscience Nurses for Family Members of Patients with Acquired Brain Injury in Acute Care Ward Settings: Nursing Defensively in a Double Bind.

Key Area(s) of Interest / Expertise:

  • Neuroscience Nursing
  • Family Nursing
  • Advanced Clinical Practice
  • Quality Work Environments
  • Leadership in Nursing
  • Scholarship in Nursing Education

Classroom / Clinical Teaching

Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Programs

Research / Publications (Selected)

Co-investigator: Transition to Community Living and the Impact of Telehomecare on Individuals with Moderate to Severe Acquired Brain Injury and Their Caregivers. In progress (2008)

Yetman, L. (2010). Working in neuro….The need for self-care. Canadian Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, (32), 3, 12-16.
Yetman, L. (2009). Caring for families: Double binds in neuroscience nursing. Canadian Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, (31), 1, 22-29.
Yetman, L. (2008). Neuroscience nurses caring for family members of patients with acquired brain injury in acute ward settings: nursing defensively in a double bind. Canadian Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, (30), 4, 26-33.
Guruge S, McGilton K, Yetman L, Campbell H, Librado R, Bloch L, Ladak S. Unit manager's role with family members of clients in complex continuing care settings: An untold story. (2005). Canadian Journal of Aging, (24) 2, 127-137.