Rhyquelle Rhibna Neris is a nurse and PhD candidate in the Public Health Nursing Graduate Program at the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Brazil. She is also a member of the Nursing Research Group on Child and Adolescent Care (GPECCA). Her program of research is focused on cancer survivors and their families. Currently, she is exploring the quality of life of families of adolescents and young adult childhood cancer survivors using qualitative methodology. Her research objective is to mitigate the repercussions of cancer in the lives of survivors and their families and improve their quality of life.

Rhyquelle is a 2021 recipient of a conference grant from the International Family Nursing Foundation to support her attendance at the virtual 15th International Family Nursing Conference (IFNC15).

Recent publication: Polita, N. B., de Montigny, F., Neris, R. R., Alvarenga W. A., Sliva-Rodriques, F. M., Leite, A. C. A. B., & Nascimento, L. C. (2020). The experiences of bereaved parents after the loss of a child to cancer: A qualitative metasynthesis.  Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 37(6), 444-457. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043454220944059

For more information, contact IFNA member Rhyquelle Rhibna Neris.

Sara Lemos, RN, M.Sc., is a doctoral student at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Portugal. Her doctoral research focuses on understanding the impact of chronic diseases and/or pediatric disorders on family life.  She hopes to develop a nursing intervention program to support parents providing care to their ill child. Sara currently works as a pediatric nurse at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of S. João Hospital in Porto, Portugal. Her master’s thesis focused on “The Importance of Families in Nursing Care: Nurses’ Attitudes in Pediatric Settings.” She will share her research at the 15th International Family Nursing Conference (IFNC15).

Sara is a 2021 recipient of a conference grant from the International Family Nursing Foundation to support her participation in the virtual 15th International Family Nursing Conference (IFNC15).

For more information, contact IFNA member Sara Lemos.

Jing (Cherry) Ning, RN, BSc, (Nurs) PGCert (Crit Care), is an early-career nurse researcher who is passionate about patient and family-centered care (PFCC) in the intensive care unit. Her most recent work includes a mixed-method research study exploring family needs and experiences of waiting in the intensive care unit (ICU) waiting room. Cherry is currently enrolled in an educational program (Higher Degree Research) at Murdoch University in Western Australia, Australia. With her background as an ICU nurse for almost 10 years, her research is focused on clinicians’ attitudes towards family involvement in adult ICU. She is exploring perceived barriers and enablers using hermeneutic phenomenology.

Recent publications include: Ning, J., & Slatyer, S. (2021). When ‘open visitation in intensive care units’ meets the Covid-19 pandemic [Guest Editorial]. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 62, 102969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2020.102969

Ning, J., & Cope, V. (2020). Open visiting in adult intensive care units – a structured literature review. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 56, 102763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2019.102763

For more information, contact IFNA member Cherry Ning.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jing-cherry-n-6a0a8149/

Simon Stones is a fourth-year postgraduate researcher undertaking his Ph.D. in Healthcare at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom. He has a rich and varied background, with an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences, the experience of working in medical communications/strategic consultancy, and as a multi-award-winning health advocate for people living with chronic conditions. Inspired by his own experiences, Simon is a passionate believer in supporting children and young people to become proud and competent self-managers, with the support and encouragement of their families, which has formed the central focus of his doctoral thesis. Simon went on to start his postdoctoral career in 2021 as Medical Writer in a biopharmaceutical company. He believes that research belongs to everyone, including young people and families, who have a right to get involved in research, and access research findings in a way in which is accessible and relevant.

Simon is an active member of the IFNA UK/Ireland Chapter.

Simon is a 2021 recipient of a conference grant from the International Family Nursing Foundation to support his participation at the virtual 15th International Family Nursing Conference (IFNC15).

For more information, contact IFNA member Simon Stones.

Twitter:http://twitter.com/SimonRStones 

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/simonstones/