Gwendolyn Mensah (Dr.)

Dr. Gwendolyn Mensah is a lecturer at the department of Adult Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana, Legon. In April 2017, she graduated with a PhD in Nursing from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), now Nelson Mandela University (NMU), Port Elizabeth, South Africa. She was trained as a State Registered Nurse (SRN) and a Registered Midwife (RM) in 1992 and 1996 respectively. She has been a nurse/midwife for 26 years and a Deputy Director for Nursing Services (DDNS). She had her BA in Nursing with Psychology in 2007 and MPhil in Nursing in 2012 from the School of Nursing, University of Ghana, Legon. Her research interest is in Gestational Diabetes, particularly the experiences of women with the history of Gestational Diabetes, and the postpartum management of these women and their children. She is also interested in nursing management of women with Gestational Diabetes.

Courses Taught

1. Medical conditions of the integumentary, gastrointestinal and endocrine systems (Undergraduate). (NURS 232)
2. Medical conditions of the nervous and musculoskeletal and sensori-neural organs (undergraduates). (NURS 332)
3. Instructional Methodologies and Evaluation (Postgraduate). (NURS 606)

Research Interest

1. Gestational Diabetes
2. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Publication

1. Journals

1. Mensah, G.P., Affram, C.K., Richter, S. and Banful, R. (2017). Experiences of mothers with Gestational Diabetes in Ghana. Journal of Research in Nursing and Midwifery (JRNM)  6(2), 025-032. DOI:http:/dx.doi.org/10.14303/JRNM.2016.011

2. Conference Presentation

1. Mensah, G.P., Affram, C.K., Richter, S. and Banful, R. (2017). Experiences of mothers with Gestational Diabetes in Ghana. Presented at a Clinical conference of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Dept. of the 37 Military Hospital in October, 2017.

Professional Membership and Affiliation

1. Member, University teachers Association of Ghana.
2. Member, Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association of Ghana
3. Foundation Fellow, Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives
4. Member, Alumni Association of the Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
5. Foundation for the Mentally Challenged (FMC).

Keynote and Invited Presentations

1. Guest speaker at the Students Representative Council (SRC) week celebration of the Nursing and Midwifery Training College, 37 Military Hospital, Accra, 20/11/2017. Documentation: A Vital Aspect in Nursing Care – A Care Not Documented is Equated to A Care Not Rendered.