Oboshie Anim-Boamah (Mrs.)

Mrs. Oboshie Anim-Boamah was trained a Nurses Training College, Korle-bu as a registered general nurse since 2002. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Nursing and Psychology from the University of Ghana, Post graduate diploma in Education from the University of Cape Coast, Master’s in educational administration and management from the University of Education, Winneba, and a Master of philosophy in Nursing from the University of Ghana. She worked at the surgical and paediatric departments of the Korle-bu Teaching Hospital, Accra for four years. Tutor at Nursing and Midwifery training College for ten years. An adjunct lecturer for paediatric nursing programme for GCNM and University of Ghana Distance Education programme. A clinical assessor for the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana. Currently, she lectures at the University of Ghana, Legon at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Research, Education and Administration.

Courses taught

1. Therapeutic communication
2. Theoretical foundations in nursing
3. Curriculum development in nursing
4. Nursing research
5. Instructional methodology
6. Theoretical foundations for advanced  nursing

Research interests

• Pain management in children
• Clinical assessment of nursing students
• Customer care in health facilities and educational institutions

Award and achievement

1. 2019, Post graduate Merit Award, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
2. 2019, Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Award,  University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada.

Publication
Journal

1. Anim-Boamah, O., Aziato, L. & Adabayeri, V.M. (2016). Nurses attitudes and approaches to procedural pain management in children in Ghana: The case of Koforidua Regional Hospital. NUMID horizon: An international journal of nursing and midwifery, 1 (1), 29-37.
2. Anim-Boamah O., Aziato L., & Adabayeri V. M. (2017). Ghanaian nurses’ knowledge of invasive procedural pain and its effect on children, parents and nurses. Nursing Children and Young People. 29, 7, 26-31. doi: 10.7748/ncyp. 2017. e795.
3. Dennis‐Antwi, J. A., Ohene‐Frempong, K., Anie, K. A., Dzikunu, H., Agyare, V. A., Okyere Boadu, R., Anim-Boamah, O., ... & Agyei, S. (2018). Relation between Religious Perspectives and Views on Sickle Cell Disease Research and Associated Public Health Interventions in Ghana. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 28(1), 102-118.

Conference presentation

1. Nurses’ knowledge on invasive procedural pain and its effects: a qualitative study. Ist Conference of Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives, Pentecost Convention Centre, Gomoah-Fetteh, Central Region, Ghana. Page 21 of conference proceedings.
2. Role of Nurses and Midwifery towards achieving Universal Health Coverage delivered at the National nurses and midwives leaders and managers conference organized by the Ministry of Health at Angie Hill Hotel on 25th-26th October, 2018.

Professional Membership and Affiliations

• Registered General Nurses, Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana
• Registered Assessor, Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana
• West African College of Nursing (WACN) Fellow- Faculty of Administration, Management and education (FAME)
• Foundation fellow- Paediatric Nursing, Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives 
• Member, Sigma Theta Tau (Honor Society of Nursing)
• Member, Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association
• Member, Nurse Educators Group 
• Member, General Nurses Group
• Executive member (female), Paediatric Society of Ghana Associate