Faculty & School/Dept.
Faculty of Health - School of Nursing
Degrees
Registered General Nurse - 1977
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Scotland
Registered Nurse - 1981
College of Nurses of Ontario
Toronto, ON
BScN - 1991
Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON
MSc - 1994
Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON
PhD - 1999
School of Nursing, University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
Biography
Book published December 2021: Pediatric Palliative Care: A Model for Exemplary Practice.
You can read a preview of the book at the publisher’s website:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780429352393/pediatric-palliative-care-betty-davies-rose-steele-jennifer-baird
Retired as of July 1, 2022.
Selected Publications
BOOK
Davies, B., Steele, R., & Baird, J. (2022; publication date December 22, 2021). Pediatric palliative care: A model for exemplary practice. New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Steele, R., Baird, J., & Davies, B. (May, 2022). Using metaphors to make research findings meaningful. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 54(2), 99-100. https://doi.org/10.1177/08445621221085555
Bao, D., Feichtinger L., Andrews, G., Pawliuk, C., Steele, R., & Siden, H. (March, 2021). Charting the Territory: End-of-life trajectories for children with complex neurological, metabolic and chromosomal conditions. Journal of Pain & Symptom Management, 61(3), 449-455.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.08.033
Pawliuk, C., Brown, H., Widger, K., Dewan, T., Gregoire, M.-C., Steele, R.; & Siden, H. (Online first, Oct. 2020). Optimising the process for conducting scoping reviews. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2020-111452
Pawliuk, C., Widger, K., Dewan, T., Brander, G., Brown, H. L., Hermansen, A.-M., Gregoire, M.-C., Steele, R., & Siden, H. (March, 2020). Scoping review of symptoms in children with rare, progressive, life-threatening disorders. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 10(1), 91-104. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001943
Other Research Outputs
Affiliations
International Workgroup (IWG) on Death, Dying and Bereavement
The IWG, a non-profit organization, supports leaders in the field of death, dying and bereavement in their efforts to stimulate and enhance innovative ideas, research, and practice. As a member, I am expected to show leadership in pediatric palliative care research.
Supervision
Currently available to supervise graduate students: No
Currently taking on work-study students, Graduate Assistants or Volunteers: No
Available to supervise undergraduate thesis projects: No
Current Research
Retired.