Hope R. Farquharson
National University, USA
Biography
Hope Farquharson received her PhD in Nursing from the University of San Diego in 2014. She has been a registered for 32 years and has been in academia for over 15 years. She has been Director of Nursing for various nursing programs in California. Currently she is an Assistant Professor and Interim Assistant Chair/Director of the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs at National University. Her research interests include women’s Health, cancer of the cervix, colon, and breast. She works with community partners in San Diego to provide health care to vulnerable populations including the homeless, veterans, substance abusers, women, children, and people with mental health disorders.
Abstract
Abstract : Maternal characteristics and gestational weight gain patterns