
Florence Luhanga
Professeure adjointe
École des sciences infirmières, Université Laurentienne
R.N./M. (Malawi), B.Ed., M.Ed. (Botswana), Ph.D. (Alberta)
Florence Luhanga joined the School of Nursing as an Assistant Professor in 2006 after completion of her doctoral studies. Before relocating to Canada, she worked as a registered nurse/midwife in Malawi, and a nurse educator in Botswana.
Florence has a Bachelor of Education (Nursing) and a Master of Education (Research and Evaluation) from University of Botswana and a Doctor of Philosophy (Nursing) from the University of Alberta.
Her primary research interests include health service research, nursing education; preceptorship; clinical teaching and evaluation, 'failure to fail' unsafe students. Other areas of interest include curriculum development and education, patient safety within nursing education, and HIV/AIDS (PMTCT).
SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Luhanga, F., Yonge, O., & Myrick, F. (2008). Strategies for precepting the unsafe student. Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, 24(5), 214-219.
Luhanga, F. , Yonge, O., & Myrick, F. (2008). Precepting an unsafe student: The role of the faculty. Nurse Education Today, 28(1), 227-31.
Luhanga, F. , Yonge, O., & Myrick, F. (2008) "Failure to fail": Issues with grading the unsafe student. International Journal of Nurse Education Scholarship, 5(1), Article 8.
Luhanga, F. , Yonge, O., & Myrick, F. (2008). Hallmarks of unsafe practice: What preceptors know. Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, 24(6), 257-264.
Billay, D., Myrick, F., Luhanga, F., & Yonge. (2007). A pragmatic view of intuitive knowledge in nursing practice. Nursing Forum, 42(3), 147-155.
Yonge, O., Billay, D., Myrick, F., & Luhanga, F. (2007). Preceptorship and mentorship: Not merely a matter of sementics. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 4 Article 9.