Chelsia Harris
Associate Professor of Nursing and Executive Director of the School of Nursing
Research Interests
- Compassion fatigue among nursing assistants working in long-term care.
- Daily spiritual experience among nursing assistants working in long-term care.
- Advanced practice nursing
Publications & Presentations
2020
- Keynote speaker at Tennessee Student Nurses Association Annual ConventionHarris C. Keynote speaker at: Tennessee Student Nurses Association Annual Convention; September 26, 2020; Nashville, TN.
2019
- Compassion fatigue is crippling healthcare: is daily spiritual experience the antidote?Harris C. Compassion fatigue is crippling healthcare: is daily spiritual experience the antidote? Workshop presented at: Westberg Symposium; April 8-10, 2019; Memphis, TN.
- The deadly truth about compassion fatigue: quick tips to prevent and protectHarris C. The deadly truth about compassion fatigue: quick tips to prevent and protect. NurseTim, Inc webinar. January 30, 2019. https://nursetim.com/webinars/The_Deadly_Truth_about_Compassion_Fatigue_Quick_Tips_to_Prevent_and_Protect
- Grit: the power of an indomitable spiritHarris C. Grit: the power of an indomitable spirit. Invited speaker at: Christian College University Business Officers Conference; November 11, 2019; Nashville, TN.
- Why you should donate bloodHarris C. Why you should donate blood. Caredash.com. January 23, 2019. https://www.caredash.com/articles/why-you-should-donate-blood
2018
- Compassion fatigue is crippling healthcare: Is daily spiritual experience the antidote?Harris C. Compassion fatigue is crippling healthcare: Is daily spiritual experience the antidote? Presentation at: Christian Scholars' Conference; June 6-8, 2018; Nashville, TN.
2017
Hannah Visits Nana in the Nursing Home by
There are greater than 1.5 million residents living in nursing homes across the United States. Many of the residents are grandparents of very young children. When confined to a facility such as a nursing home, residents often become sad and lonely. Children have the potential to bring these individuals immense joy and rejuvenate their lives in powerful ways. However, children are often horrified by the sights, sounds, and smells associated with nursing homes. Hannah Visits Nana in the Nursing Home is a little girl's account of her visit to her nana in the nursing home. While there, Hannah is guided through many of the frightening sights, sounds, and smells by a beautiful, compassionate nurse named Faith. Nurse Faith introduces Hannah to some of the residents, provides insight into their lives, and explains her personal desire to love and serve them. Through this journey, Nurse Faith helps decrease Hannah's anxiety and fear of the nursing home and actually paints a beautiful picture of human compassion and God's unconditional love and faithfulness.
ISBN: 1641914998Publication Date: 2018-08-28
2016
- Combatting compassion fatigue: Creating a nourishing nursing home environmentHarris C. Combatting compassion fatigue: Creating a nourishing nursing home environment. Paper presented at: 25th Annual MLN Nursing Home Administrator Institute; March 3-5, 2016; Lake of the Ozarks, MO.
- What are the challenges for APN's as educators?Harris C. What are the challenges for APN's as educators? J Christ Nurs. 2016;33(1):10. 10.1097/cnj.0000000000000239
2015
- Compassion fatigue and daily spiritual experience among nursing assistants working in nursing care facilitiesHarris C. Compassion fatigue and daily spiritual experience among nursing assistants working in nursing care facilities, Case Western Reserve University Doctor of Nursing Practice; 2015.
Created and Called by
Nursing is more than a job or career. It is a very special calling!Have you ever wondered: "What are my gifts? What exactly is God calling me to do with my life?" Although the profession of nursing has the ability to provide a comfortable income, it's more than salary. Money is a temporary earthly treasure. However, eternal rewards are reflected when a nurse aids in the alleviation of a patient's pain, leads a dying patient in a prayer of salvation, or has the opportunity to assist in the welcoming of a new life into this world.
ISBN: 0892217367Publication Date: 2015-09-01
- Nursing on empty: Compassion fatigue signs, symptoms, and system interventionsHarris C, Griffin MTQ. Nursing on empty: Compassion fatigue signs, symptoms, and system interventions. J Christ Nurs. 2015;32(2):80-87. 10.1097/cnj.0000000000000155
2014
- Physician-assisted suicide: A nurse's perspectiveHarris C. Physician-assisted suicide: A nurse's perspective. Nursing. 2014;44(3):55-58. 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000438713.05098.b8