Theresah Barnes (Ms.)

Theresa Barnes is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Research, Education and Administration, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana and a member of the Alumni Event and Fundraising Committee of the above school as well. She received her Master of Philosophy in Nursing and Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from School of Nursing, college of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon (2018 and 2007) respectively. She is a Peri-operative Nurse Practitioner and has been the Theatre Manager at the Accident Centre Theatre of the Trauma and Orthopaedic Unit, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital close to 10 years. A faculty of A.O. Alliance, a developmental non-profit organization dedicated to improving fracture care in the Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), thus training operating room personnel across the regions in Ghana. She is an active member of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association and a Fellow of West African College of Nursing. She is also a Preceptor for the School of Peri-operative and Critical Nursing Korle-Bu and an examiner for the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana.

Courses Taught

1. Administration of nursing service and schools (Nurs 454)
2. Human Resource Management in Healthcare (Nurs 608)

Research Interest

1. Performance Management in nursing

Professional Membership and Affiliations

1. Faculty, AO Alliance(Ghana), since 2018
2. Member, West African College of Nursing (Ghana), since 2016
3. Member, Honors Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Thau International, since 2014
4. Member, Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, since 2009