RN PhD

Director

306-659-4625
madeline.press@saskpolytech.ca 

Areas of Expertise

• Clinical Nursing, Educational Leadership, Research
• Saskatchewan Polytechnic Long Service Award – 10 years  
• Saskatchewan Polytechnic Applied Research Award of Excellence March 2019
• Canadian Nurses Association 150 Nurses for Canada Award June 2017
• College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan Effie Feeney Research Award May 2017
• High Fidelity Simulation

Related Professional Experience

• Faculty, SCBScN and NEPS
• Patient Care Supervisor, SHR
• Member, CRNS
• Published author
• Doctoral thesis, “Nurse faculty experiences with integrating high-fidelity simulation into their teaching practice.”

Selected Publications

• Press, M., Davies, S., & Bullin, C. (February, 2020). Technology pathways to enhance readiness for professional practice: Clinical nursing education in Saskatchewan.  Prepared for the Saskatchewan Collaborative Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program offered jointly by Saskatchewan Polytechnic, and the Bachelor of Science in Nursing offered by the University of Saskatchewan
• Buness, M., Compton, R. M, Press, M. M., & Peternelj-Taylor, C. (Submitted). Are You Prepared for End-of-Life Care? A Content Review of End-of-Life Care Standards and Competencies. Journal of Palliative Care.
• Press, M. M., & Prytula, M. (2018). Faculty experiences with integrating mandated high-fidelity human patient simulation (HF-HPS) into clinical practice: A phenomenological study. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 15(1). Doi: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2017-0047.
• Ha, C., & Press, M. M. (2018). Faculty experiences with engaging in research at a polytechnic: A phenomenological study. Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education, 1(1), 36-45.
• Ha, C., & Press, M. M. (2018). Supporting Polytechnic Faculty in Research: Lessons Learned. Community College Journal of Research and Practice (Online). Doi: 10.1080/10668926.2018.1490218
• Rohatinsky, N., Chachula, K., Sedgwick, M., Press, M. M., Compton, R. M., & Lane, B. (2017). Comparison of nursing student and instructor preferences for block and nonblock clinical models. Nurse Educator. Doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000458
• Rohatinsky, N., Chachula, K., Compton, R., Sedgwick, M., Press, M., & Lane, B. (2017). Nursing Student Preference for Block versus Non-Block Clinical Models. Journal of Nursing Education, 56(3), 152-157. Doi: 10.3928/01484834-20170222-06
• Perry, R., Press, M., Rohatinsky, N., Compton, R., & Sedgwick, M. (2016). Pilot study: Nursing students' perceptions of the environment in two different clinical models. International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 3(3), 285-290. Doi: 10.1016/ijnss.2016.07.001
• Press, M. M. (2015). Naturalistic coherentism. In D. Burgess and P. Newton (Eds.), Educational administration and leadership: Theoretical foundations (pp. 122-131). New York, NY: Routledge.

Selected Grants and/or Research Projects

• SHRF Collaborative Innovation Development Grant. Leidl, D., Kleib, M. Li, H., Press, M., Wilson, J., Banow, R., Kawula, K. Integrating Virtual Reality into Clinical Education. March 1, 2020
• National Research Council (NRC) Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP). Press, M., Wesolowski, M., Zieffle, B., Pavloff, M., & Owilli, A. (2019). Uganda Nursing Education Project. July – August 2019
• Canadian Geriatrics Nursing Association Award. Compton, R., Press, M., Dinh, A., Hana, C., & Cranley, L. (2019). Systematic Review. March 2019 – present
• Saskatchewan Polytechnic, SARP grant. Press, M., & Anderson, J. Building resiliency and healthy relationships among Saskatchewan youth: A patient orientated response to anxiety, depression, and violence among youth. July 2018 – June 2019
• National Research Council Canada (NRC) Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP).Horbach, N., Press, M., Anderson, J., & Kaczur, M. Application and evaluation of a micro-learning mobile platform for acquisition of safety related declarative knowledge among adult learners. October 2017
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Connection Grant Level 2. Anonson, J., Anderson, J., Press, M. IMII research dissemination and collaborative generation event. October 2017
• Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research. Patient Engagement Application Development Award. August – September 2017
• Saskatchewan Polytechnic School of Nursing Internal Grant. Press, M., Hubbard Murdoch, N., Hastings, T., & Delveaux, K. Using High Fidelity Simulation to Promote Inter-Professional Practice. July 2017 – June 2018
• CIHR/Sask Polytechnic. Research Chair, Patient oriented research in interprofessional care. April 2017- December 2019
• Saskatchewan Polytechnic ARRTS/SARP. Press, M. Using high fidelity simulation to promote interprofessional practice. July 2015 – June 2016
• Saskatchewan Polytechnic ARRTS. Press, M. Faculty perceptions of high fidelity simulation – an international study. July 2015 – June 2016
• Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Institute of Nursing Scholarship. Press, M., Compton, R. Students’ perceptions of block and non-block clinical. July 2015 – June 2016