Fields Nursing Influences Hildegard Peplau Influenced by Hildegard Peplau | Name Shirley Smoyak Education Rutgers University | |
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Known for Editor-in-chief, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services Notable awards Living Legend, American Academy of Nursing | ||
Psychiatric nursing today shirley smoyak
Shirley A. Smoyak is a nurse and academic who has had a significant impact on the field of psychiatric nursing.
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- Psychiatric nursing today shirley smoyak
- Living the history of psychiatric mental health nursing through the eyes of shirley smoyak
- Biography
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Living the history of psychiatric mental health nursing through the eyes of shirley smoyak
Biography
After earning bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing and a doctorate in sociology, Smoyak became a faculty member at Rutgers University. She has taught courses both in nursing and in the social sciences. She has been the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services since 1981. Smoyak was appointed to oversee reform efforts at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in New Jersey. Some of her most recent research examines the effects of energy drinks on college students.
Smoyak received the 2011 Award for Distinguished Service from the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. She was designated a Living Legend of the American Academy of Nursing in 2004.