Ernestina Armah (Mrs.)
Lecturer
Lecturer
Email: earmah@csuc.edu.gh
Educational Qualifications:
- Master of Public Health (MPH) (University of Roehampton, London)
2017
- Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Institutions, University of Education, Winneba, 2015
- MSc. International Health, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1999
- Bachelor of Art (Nursing with Psychology), University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, 1996
- State Registered Nursing, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, 1997
Areas of Specialization:
- Community /Public Health
- Palliative Care Nursing
- Adolescent Health
- Maternal and Child Health
- Nursing Education and Administration
Service to the Community
- Indexing Officer, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, 2022 to date
- Head, Department of Nursing and Midwifery - 2018 to 2022
- Indexing Officer, Department of Nursing - 2016-2017
- Head, Department of Nursing - 2013-2016
- Examination Officer, Department of Nursing - 2017
- Departmental Representative, Academic Board, Department of Nursing - 2017
- Chairperson, Committee on Review of Matriculation Ceremony - 2024
- Member, Executive Hostel Robbery Case - 2017
- Member, CSUC Home Care Programme - 2015
- Member, CSUC outreach team (Admissions) - 2015
- Member, Committee of enquiry (Rape Case) - 2014
- Member, Students’ Handbook Review - 2014
Published Peer reviewed articles / Book Chapters/ Academic books
- Ahenkora, K., Armah, E., Santuoh, F., Sarpong, T., Atakro, C. A. (2019). Patients as strategic partners in hospital settings: Trust, participation, relational value, and loyalty. Journal of Hospital Administration. https://doi.org/10.5430/jha.v8n5p
- Atakro, C. A., Armah, E., Atakro, A., Ahenkora, K., Addo, S. B., Aboagye, J. S., … Gross, J. (2019). Patient Participation in Nursing Care: Views from Ghanaian Nurses, Nursing Students, and Patients. SAGE Open Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1177/2377960819880761
- Atakro C, Armah E, Menlah A, Garti I, Addo S B , Adatara P and Boni G S (2019). Clinical placement experiences by undergraduate nursing students in selected teaching hospitals in Ghana, BMC Nursing 18:1: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-018-0325-8
- Atakro C, Gross J, Sarpong T, Armah E, Akuoko CP (2017). Qualitative inquiry into Registered General Nurses’ experiences in the emergency centre. African Journal of Emergency Medicine. 8. 0.1016/j.afjem.2017.08.007.
- Akuoko CP, Armah E, Sarpong T, Quansah DY, Amankwaa I, Boateng D (2017) Barriers to early presentation and diagnosis of breast cancer among African women living in sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS ONE 12(2): e0171024. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171024
Research in Progress
- Patients' experiences on Nurse-patient relationship and the effect on health outcomes. A qualitative research at KATH
- Assessing the knowledge, attitude, confidence, and educational needs of palliative care in nurses caring for non cancer patients at KATH.
- 'Factors contributing to the theory-practice gap in nursing education in Ghana: Views from students, clinical instructors and tutors or lecturers'