Nursing

Cherry M. Beasley, M. S., R.N.C.S., F.N.P. Assistant Professor

Office: Nursing Building Phone: 521-6524
Office Hours: Tuesday 1-3; Wednesday 2-3; Friday 1-3 FAX: 521-6178
Address: P.O. Box 1510, Pembroke, N.C. 28372 Email: cbeasley@nat.uncp.edu

Research Interests
Rural Health
Minority Health Issues
Self-care practices on Rural University Campuses
Transcultural Nursing
Learning Styles
Critical Thinking

Projects
Student Health
Educational Opportunities for Disadvantaged Students Into Nursing
Native American Breast Mammography Project
Healthy Carolinians
Cultural Interpretation of Pain
Lumbee Women's Experience with Breast Cancer: An Oral History

Courses
FRS 100 19 Freshman Seminar
NUR 300 Transition Into Professional Nursing
Nur 325 Pathophysiology
NUR 310 Transcultural Nursing
NUR 450 Professional Nursing Issues in Practice: A Capstone Experience

Memberships
American Nurses Association
North Carolina Nurses Association
American Public Health Association
North Carolina Public Health Association
American Academy of Nurse Practioners
TCNP
Sigma Thet Tau
Delta Omega

Interests
Nursing's Use of the Political Process The Influence of Culture in Selecting Health Care

Student Health Services
Mrs. Beasley is the family nurse practitioner for UNCP's Student Health Services. In that capacity she provides nuring, medical and public health services for individuals, groups and the UNCP community.

Educational Opportunites Project
The Educational Opportunites into Nursing for Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds is a federally funded demonstration project designed to increase the representation of minorities and persons from disadvantaged backgrounds in the nursing profession.

Native American Breast Mammography Project
This research project is designed to determine the incidence of brest cancer in Native American women in North Carolina. This project also investigates the impact of breast cancer on the Native American family by gethering women's oral stories.

Related Links
Nursing Program's Home Page

Updated January 11, 2001 | cbeasley@nat.uncp.edu | Copyright © 2001 The University of North Carolina at Pembroke