Degree and Title: DSN, RN, CNS Research Assistant Professor

Address:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
914 Kimball Tower
3435 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079

Phone: 716-829-2342

E-mail Address: ls33@buffalo.edu

Education:
DNS, Nursing, State University of New York at Buffalo
MSN, Community Health Nursing, D'Youville College
BSN, Nursing, D'Youville College
AAS, Nursing, Trocaire College

Area of Research:
Spirituality in Advance Directive Decision Making/End of Life Care Among Community Dwelling Well Older Adults

Teaching Responsibilities:
N370 - Nursing as a Profession
N340L - Nursing Therapeutics in Primary Care

Publications:

Jezewski, M.A., Meeker, M.A., Sessanna, L., & Finnell, D.S. (2006) (in press).
The Effectiveness of Interventions to Increase Advance Directive Completion Rates. Journal of Aging and Health.

Sessanna, L. (2004). Incorporating Florence Nightingale’s theory of nursing into teaching a group of preadolescent children about negative peer pressure. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 19(3), 225-231.

Sessanna, L. (2003). Teaching holistic child health promotion using Watson’s theory of human science and human care. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 18(1), 64-68.

Honors, Awards and Professional Service:

Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society 2000-present
Recipient of the DNS Petsan Scolarship Award 2002-2006