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Mona Shattell is an American professor of nursing. She is best known for her contributions to improving the mental health of vulnerable populations (including truckers), developing psychiatric treatment environments, and promoting the voice of nursing in public dialogue.

Shattell earned her BS (1986) in nursing and her MS (1996) in nursing at Syracuse University, and she earned her doctorate in 2002 from the University of Tennessee.

Prior to joining the faculty at Johns Hopkins University, where she is currently the inaugural Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Shattell was the Chair of the Department of Community, Systems, and Mental Health Nursing at Rush University, and she served as the associate dean for research and faculty development in the College of Science and Health at DePaul University.

In 2013, Shattell was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, and in 2017 she was appointed Editor of the Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services.

Contributions to Psychiatric and mental health nursing

Shattell is a pioneer in the use of psychosensory therapy within the field of nursing. She documented the importance of establishing and maintaining therapeutic relationship between nurse and patient, including the importance of demonstrating understanding and employing empathy to reinforce a positive psychological balance for a patient as a means of combating the social stigma of mental illness. Shattell further demonstrated the importance of providing support through joining in activities, including the importance of physical touch, such as a placing a hand on the shoulder, as a tangible means of demonstrating support. She also reported on the value of nurses sharing emotion with patients, including tearfulness, blunt feedback, and straight talk, as importance to developing a sense of genuine relationship.

Nursing leadership in the public sphere

From 2012–2013, Shattell participated in the Op-Ed Project Public Voices Thought Leadership Fellowship where she promoted the importance of nurses writing op-ed articles. Since 2012, she has co-authored more than 50 op-eds appearing in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The Hill, among others.

References

1. Heist, Lauren (2015-02-19). "Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center Announces New Board Members". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
2. Kahanar, Larry (2016-04-22). "Underreported: Drivers not seeking help for mental health issues". Fleet Owner. Fleet Owner. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
3. Lauterbach, Cole (2017-10-11). "Study: Illinois patients use medical marijuana as an alternative to opioids". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
4. Kress, Danielle (2019-01-29). "The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing Appoints Inaugural Position to Bolster Faculty Development". Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
5. Strickland, Anais (2017-04-14). "Appointments, Resignations, Deaths (4/14/2017)". The Chronicle of Higher Education. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
6. Strickland, Anais (2017-04-14). "Appointments, Resignations, Deaths (4/14/2017)". The Chronicle of Higher Education. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
7. Butje, Andrea; Repede, Elizabeth; Shattell, Mona M. (1 October 2008). "Healing Scents" (PDF). Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services. 46 (10): 46–52. doi:10.3928/02793695-20081001-12. PMID 18935936.
8. ^ Shattell, Mona M; Starr, Sharon S; Thomas, Sandra P (2007). "'Take my hand, help me out': Mental health service recipients' experience of the therapeutic relationship" (PDF). International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 16 (4): 274–84. doi:10.1111/j.1447-0349.2007.00477.x. PMID 17635627.
9. Balay, Anne (2016-03-09). "Long-Haul Sweatshops". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
10. Balay, Anne (2016-03-22). "PTSD in the Driver's Seat". The Atlantic. The Atlantic. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
11. Shattell, Mona (2018-04-30). "Gun rights – Constitution needs to be amended to protect the lives of our patients". The Hill. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
12. Shattell, Mona (2012-12-12). "When the Most Trusted Profession Falls Prey". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2012-09-15.

External links

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• American nurses
• American women nurses
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• Rush University faculty
• DePaul University faculty
• Syracuse University alumni
• University of Tennessee alumni
• Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing
• American women academics
• 21st-century American women