Abigail Ansere Buertey (Mrs.)

Mrs. Abigail Ansere Buertey has been working as a Mental Health Nurse for the past fifteen (15) years and had her State Registered Nursing Education at the Pantang Nurses Training College between 1999-2002. She is an assistant lecturer in the Department of Mental Health Nursing, University of Ghana. She graduated from the University of Ghana where she received Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Nursing. She also received as part of her Master of Science degree program a research practicum at the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She is a member of the Research Mentorship Alliance and an assessor for Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana.

Research Interest

1. Community Psychiatric Nursing
2. Maternal Mental Health Nursing
3. Suicide

Courses Taught

1. Introduction to Mental Disorders
2. Advanced Practice in Mental Health Nursing
3. Advanced Mental Health Nursing
4. She is also the clinical coordinator for Mental Health Nursing.                      

                                                                                       
Professional Membership and Affiliations

1. Member, University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), 2019
2. Member, Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana

Conference Presentation

1. Buertey, A. A. (April, 2019). Public perception of Community Psychiatric Nurses in the Accra Metropolis : A qualitative study- 2nd International Nursing and Midwifery Leadership Conference, Ghana.