Helen Uche Okoye
University of Nigeria, Nigeria
Biography
Helen Okoye is a lecturer at Department of Nursing Sciences, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. She obtained her Registered Nurse (RN) and Registered Midwife (RM) certificates in 1991 and 1995 respectively. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing Education and Master of Science Degree in Community Health Nursing from University of Nigeria. She is currently a Ph.D student (Community Health Nursing) at Department of Nursing Sciences, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. She was the best graduating student and best in nursing education in Department of Nursing Sciences, University of Nigera, Enugu Campus, and best in Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology in 2002/2003 academic session. She is an experienced nurse practitioner and educator. She has enhanced the advancement of nursing practice and education having practiced the profession for many years and taught in many basic nursing schools before moving to the university. She is a fellow of the West African College of Nursing and has been involved in outreach programmes of the college in southeast, Nigeria. Her research interests are in areas of maternal and child health, adolescent health and care of the elderly. She is also involved in the coordination of the community health unit of the Department of Nursing Sciences, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus.. She has presented conference papers and attended a number of conferences locally and internationally and was an exchange visitor to University of Maryland, School of Nursing Office of Global Health, United States of America in 2013. She enjoys reading, gospel songs and travelling.