Susan B. Dickey

Biography

Susan Dickey has been a pediatric nurse for children (birth through late adolescence to young adulthood) for many years, including experience in the field of OB-Neonatal nursing (with a large, urban population of adolescent mothers) and also, their infants. Susan has provided pediatric nursing care to home care patients, bone marrow transplant and other oncology patients, many with chronic conditions such as Cystic Fibrosis and Sickle Cell Anemia, and countless other pediatric conditions of wellness and illness. She has a;sp provided direct nursing care, as well as having supervised several generations of student nurses in the clinical practice arena. ANA sub-committee on End of Life Care of the Advisory Committee on Ethics and Human Rights (2010). Position Statement 1Registered Nurses' Roles and Responsibilities in Providing 2 Expert Care and Counseling at the End of Life. Silver Spring, MD: American Nurses Association. (Approved by the ANA Board of Directors June 14, 2010).

Research Interest

Her research interests include Adolescent Health, Behavioral Health Services, Bioethics Childhood Development, Health Policy, Health Promotion, Informed Consent and Maternal and Child Health.