Rita Schreiber

Phone: 250.721.6462 Fax: 250.472.5406 Email: rschreib@uvic.ca

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Rita Schreiber, RN, BA, MS, DNS (State University of New York)

Dr. Rita Schreiber, Professor and Nurse Practitioner (NP) Program Coordinator, joined the School of Nursing in 1996. Rita's practice interests are in all aspects of mental health and mental health nursing. She has researched and published widely on women's experiences with depression, treatment, and recovery; on grounded theory methodology; and on nursing professional issues including advanced practice, ethical decision-making, and wage equity. With Dr. Marjorie MacDonald and others she conducted the research that resulted in a set of recommendations laying the groundwork for NP implementation in the province of BC. Currently she is preparing the last of 4 publications on nurse anesthesia practice, an advanced practice role that may eventually be implemented in Canada. Dr. Schreiber has written and co-written courses in the undergraduate and graduate programs, and has supervised both doctoral and master’s students.