Education and Qualification

2020- University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada  , Post-Doctoral (QES Scholar)   2021 

2016 - 2019 University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, PhD in Nursing 

2006– 2009   University of Ghana, Legon - Accra  MPhil Nursing 

                    University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada,  Qualitative Research Certificate in Research Methodology)                                                                                                           Methodology-Qualitative Research 

2000-2003  University of Ghana, Legon - Accra BA (Hons) Nursing and   Psychology 

1998-1999   Private Student G.C.E A-Level 

1994-1997 Nurses’ Training College, Koforidua State Registered Nursing (General Nursing) 

1990-1993 St. Louis Secondary School, Kumasi G. C. E. O-Level 

 1987-1990 Nkawkaw Secondary School Form 1-3(Discontinued)      

Research Areas

1. Health promotion
2. Non-communicable diseases (Metabolic syndrome, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, chronic kidney diseases
3. Adult health
4. Emergency Nursing
5. Nursing education and health systems research.

Research Projects

1. 2025 - Exploring the application of Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) in the management of patients with chronic kidney disease (Co-investigator).
2. 2024 - Financial strain and resilience: a qualitative exploration of parental perspectives on caring for children with sickle cell disease in Ghana (Co-investigator).
3. 2024 - Sickle cell disease awareness and perception among Christian religious leaders in Accra metropolis (Co-investigator).
4. 2023 - Exploring the Perspectives of Young Adults on Cervical Cancer Screening in the Western Region of Ghana: A Qualitative Enquiry. Corresponding Author.
5. 2022 - Factors associated with improved knowledge of metabolic syndrome in market traders. Principal Investigator.
6. 2022 - Exploring the Planning Practices of Nurse Managers in the Unit: A Study of Nurse Managers in the Greater Accra Region (Co-investigator).
7. 2022 - The Influence of Social Meanings on Treatment Seeking Behaviours of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. (Co-investigator).
8. 2021 - Perception of pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at the 37 Military Hospital about metabolic syndrome. Principal Investigator 

 2021 - Exploring the benefits and challenges of administrative clinical supervision in nursing and midwifery. Principal Investigator  

10. 2021 - Reflections on change theory and community-based participatory action research: Congruent, similar, or different (Co-investigator).
11. 2019 - Reconceptualizing Preceptorship in Clinical Nursing Education in Ghana (Co-Investigator).
12. October 2018 - Development and pilot testing of a metabolic syndrome intervention among market women in Accra, Ghana (PhD thesis). Principal Investigator.
13. September 2018. Experiences of patients with co-morbid diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney diseases: Lessons for Patient care. Principal Investigator.   
14. October 2017 - Knowledge of metabolic syndrome among market women in Kaneshie, Accra-Ghana (PhD thesis). Principal Investigator.
15. October 2017 - Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among market in Kaneshie, Accra, Ghana (PhD thesis). Principal Investigator.
16. October 2017 - Quality of life of market women with metabolic syndrome at Kaneshie, Accra-Ghana (PhD thesis). Principal Investigator.
17. June 2017 (Assessing challenges of Clinical Education in a Baccalaureate Nursing Program in Ghana (Co-investigator).
18. September 2016. The emergence of the new strains of bacterial meningitis: Implications for Nursing Practice. Co-investigator.
19. April 2009 (Thesis, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of MPhil degree in nursing) -   The psychosocial experiences of hemodialysis patients in the Accra Metropolis. Principal Investigator. 

 June 2003 (project work in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a degree in nursing) -   The effects of sociocultural factors on family planning practices: A study at Abokobi. Co- researcher. 

Publications

1. Yaa Boahemaa Gyasi Aderoju, Frank Ekow Atta Hayford, Gloria Achempim-Ansong , Evans Duah, Tinyiko Violet Baloyi, Smangaliso Morerwa, Percival Agordoh, Gladys Dzansi (2025). Exploring the application of Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) in the management of patients with chronic kidney disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 69 (2025) 711721https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2025.08.030.
2. Ampomah, M. O., Atkin, K., Ohene, L. A., Achempim-Ansong,G., Korsah, K. A., & Laari, L. (2024). Financial strain and resilience: a qualitative exploration of parental perspectives on caring for children with sickle cell disease in Ghana. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), 1380. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11773-8
3. Okyere, Rebecca, Ampomah, Menford Owusu, Achempim-Ansong, Gloria et al. (3 more authors) (2024) Sickle cell disease awareness and perception among Christian religious leaders in Accra metropolis: A qualitative study. Journal of Community Genetics. pp. 641-652. ISSN 1868-6001
4. Kwadwo Ameyaw Korsah, Gloria Achempim-Ansong, Ghana Menford Owusu Ampomah, Samuel Ansu-Frimpong, & Emmanuel Danso (2024). Comparative analysis of coping methods used by patients with diabetes mellitus: a qualitative inquiry in a Ghanaian district hospital. Research Square, DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3936447/v1 2
5. Esther, A.M., Gloria A.A., Newton, I.G. & Cornelia, E.A(2023). Perceptions of nurses regarding quality of adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Ghana: A qualitative study. BMC Nursing22(22). 220. DOI:10.1186/s12912-023-01388-5.
6. Aziato L, Achempim-Ansong G, Ampah BT (2023). Experiences of Nurses Managing Patients with Spinal Cord Injury at a Teaching Hospital in Ghana. Ann Nurs Primary Care. 4(1): 1025.
7. Betty Pearce., Lydia Aziato. & Glogria Achempim-Anson (2023). Exploring the Perspectives of Young Adults on Cervical Cancer Screening in the Western Region of Ghana: A Qualitative Enquiry. Asian Pac J Cancer Care, 8 (1), 11-20. DOI:10.31557/APJCC.2023.8.1.11. 5.
8. Korsah KA, Mensah GP, Achempim-Ansong G (2022). The Influence of Social Meanings on Treatment Seeking Behaviours of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Qualitative Enquiry in a Ghanaian Hospital. J Med Public Health. 2022;3(6):1052.
9. Achempim-Ansong, G., Tshabalala, A.M. & Gradidge, P.J. (2022). Factors associated with improved knowledge of metabolic syndrome in market traders. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12256. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912256.
10. Barnes, T., Ansah Ofei, A. M., Yennuten, P & Achempim-Ansong, G (2022). Exploring the Planning Practices of Nurse Managers in the Unit: A Study of Nurse Managers in the Greater Accra Region. Journal of Health Organisation 1477-1490. DOI: 10.1108/JHOM-08- 2021-0320.
11. Asirifi, A., Ogilvie, L., Barton, S., Aniteye, P., Stobar, K., Bilash, O., Eliason, C., Ansong, G., Aziato, L. & Kwashie, A (2021). Reflections on change theory and community-based participatory action research: Congruent, similar, or different? Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 12(3).11-21. https://. doi.org/10.5430/jnep.
12. Achempim-Ansong, G., Kwashie, A.A & Ansah Ofei, A.M (2021). Exploring the benefits and challenges of administrative clinical supervision in nursing and midwifery. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 12(1). 14-24. https://. doi.org/10.5430/jnep.
13. 10. Asirifi, A., Ogilvie, L., Barton, S., Aniteye, P., Stobar, K., Bilash, O., Eliason, C., Achempim-Ansong, G., Aziato, L. & Kwashie, A. (2019). Reconceptualizing Preceptorship in Clinical Nursing Education in Ghana. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 10. 159-166. https://.doi.org/10.1016/j.jans.2019.04.004. 11.
14. Asirifi, A., Ogilvie, L., Barton, S., Aniteye, P., Stobar, K., Bilash, O., Eliason, C., Ansong, G., Aziato, L. & Kwashie, A. (2017). Assessing challenges of Clinical Education in a baccalaureate Nursing Program in Ghana. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 7(10). 109-118. https://. doi.org/10.5430/jnep.
15. Achempim-Ansong, G & Donkor, E.S (2012) The psychosocial and physical experiences of hemodialysis patients in Ghana. Africa Journal of nursing and midwifery (AJNM), 14(1). 38-48. https://. doi.org/10.25159/2520- 5293/9182.

Courses Taught

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

NURS 111: Trauma and Emergency Nursing 

NURS 108: Foundations of Nursing 

NURS 231: Principles and Practice of Health Assessment 

NURS 256: General Surgical Nursing 

NURS 333: Surgical Conditions of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Genitourinary Systems (

NURS 334: Surgical Conditions of Nervous & Musculoskeletal Systems & Sensori-neural organs 

NURS 352: Advanced Clinical Nursing I 

NURS 337: Nursing Practicum III  

GNUR 303: Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Dental Nursing 

GNUR 304: Respiratory and Cardiovascular Nursing 

GNUR 403: Urological and Endocrine Surgical Nursing 

GNUR 405: General Nursing Practicum V 

GNUR 404: Orthopedic and Neurological Surgical Nursing 

GNURS 406: General Nursing Practicum VI 

NURS 459: Advanced Clinical Nursing II 

NURS 400: Project Work 

POSTGRADUATE COURSES

NURS 605: Foundation of Advanced Nursing Practice 

NURS 610: Seminar I Presentation I                                       

NURS 630: Seminar 

NURS 634: Evidence-Based Medical-Surgical Nursing 

NURS 600: Thesis

NURS 710: Seminar I 

NURS 714: Mixed Methods Research