Wednesday, December 31, 2003

CCSU nursing professor promotes interactive approach

Lisa Eichelberger, a professor of nursing in Clayton State’s School of Health Sciences, recently published a textbook entitled “Understanding the Work of Nurse Theorists: A Creative Beginning.”

Coauthored with Kathy Sitzman of Utah’s Weber State University, the textbook uses art to teach nurses, especially novice nurses, the often daunting task of learning Rogerian theory and 22 other nursing theories. Eichelberger and Sitzman open a creative side to nursing theory — one that makes learning a little less daunting, and a lot more innovative.

Eichelberger’s textbook has also been adopted by Clayton State Associate Professor of Nursing Dr. Astrid Wilson for use in the University's entry-level health sciences courses.

Eichelberger has been a nurse for 28 years. A resident of Peachtree City, she is married and has five children. Creative even outside of the classroom, Eichelberger enjoys French hand sewing, smocking, and knitting. She is also Internet-savvy, managing a popular international nursing theory Web site through which she met her textbook coauthor, Sitzman.