,
,Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) Review i
Manual
, Ruth A. Wittmann-Price, PhD, RN, CNS, CNE, CHSE, ANEF, ii
FAAN, is dean of the School of Health Sciences and professor of nursing
at Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina. She has been an
obstetrical/women’s health nurse for 38 years. Dr. Wittmann-Price received
her AAS and BSN degrees from Felician College, Lodi, New Jersey, and
her MS as a perinatal clinical nurse specialist (CNS) from Columbia
University, New York, New York. She completed her PhD in nursing at
Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania, and received the Dean’s Award
for Excellence. She developed a mid-range nursing theory, “Emancipated
Decision-Making in Women’s Health Care,” and has tested her theory in
four research studies. International researchers are currently using her
theory as the foundation for their studies. Her theory is being used by
researchers at the University of Limpopo, South Africa, in their campaign,
“Finding Solutions for Africa,” which helps women and children. Dr.
Wittmann-Price was also the appointed research coordinator for
Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and
oversaw the evidence-based practice projects for nursing (2007–2010).
Hahnemann University Hospital was granted initial Magnet® designation in
December 2009. Dr. Wittmann-Price has taught all levels of nursing
students over the past 16 years and has completed an international service-
learning trip. Currently, she teaches women’s health to baccalaureate
students and to students on the MSN nurse educator track. Dr. Wittmann-
Price mentors DNP and PhD students and is on several committees at both
Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Widener University. She
has coedited or authored 14 books, contributed chapters to two books, and
written over 20 articles. She has presented her research regionally,
nationally, and internationally. Dr. Wittmann-Price was inducted into the
National League for Nursing Academy of Nurse Educator Fellows in 2013
and became a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing in October 2015.
Maryann Godshall, PhD, CNE, CCRN, CPN, is an assistant clinical
professor at Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She obtained her BSN from Allentown
,Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) Review i
Manual
, Ruth A. Wittmann-Price, PhD, RN, CNS, CNE, CHSE, ANEF, ii
FAAN, is dean of the School of Health Sciences and professor of nursing
at Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina. She has been an
obstetrical/women’s health nurse for 38 years. Dr. Wittmann-Price received
her AAS and BSN degrees from Felician College, Lodi, New Jersey, and
her MS as a perinatal clinical nurse specialist (CNS) from Columbia
University, New York, New York. She completed her PhD in nursing at
Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania, and received the Dean’s Award
for Excellence. She developed a mid-range nursing theory, “Emancipated
Decision-Making in Women’s Health Care,” and has tested her theory in
four research studies. International researchers are currently using her
theory as the foundation for their studies. Her theory is being used by
researchers at the University of Limpopo, South Africa, in their campaign,
“Finding Solutions for Africa,” which helps women and children. Dr.
Wittmann-Price was also the appointed research coordinator for
Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and
oversaw the evidence-based practice projects for nursing (2007–2010).
Hahnemann University Hospital was granted initial Magnet® designation in
December 2009. Dr. Wittmann-Price has taught all levels of nursing
students over the past 16 years and has completed an international service-
learning trip. Currently, she teaches women’s health to baccalaureate
students and to students on the MSN nurse educator track. Dr. Wittmann-
Price mentors DNP and PhD students and is on several committees at both
Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Widener University. She
has coedited or authored 14 books, contributed chapters to two books, and
written over 20 articles. She has presented her research regionally,
nationally, and internationally. Dr. Wittmann-Price was inducted into the
National League for Nursing Academy of Nurse Educator Fellows in 2013
and became a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing in October 2015.
Maryann Godshall, PhD, CNE, CCRN, CPN, is an assistant clinical
professor at Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She obtained her BSN from Allentown
