Presenter: 

Dr. Natasha Nurse-Clarke, RN, PhD

Assistant Professor in the Department of Nursing

Lehman College, City University of New York (CUNY)

Natasha Nurse-Clarke, PhD, RN is a Registered Nurse with a background in neonatal nursing, grief counseling and nursing education. She has experience designing, facilitating and instructing online courses. Dr. Nurse-Clarke currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nursing at Lehman College, City University of New York (CUNY), in the Bronx NY where she is a leader in online education, mentoring faculty, creating and chairing the Online Nursing Committee.

Dr. Nurse-Clarke has presented at local and international conferences related to online education. Dr. Natasha Nurse-Clarke currently moderates a virtual Facebook Group community called The Online Educator.

Topic: Investigating the Relationship Between Ambiguity Management and Stillbirth Experiences Among Labor and Delivery Nurses

This presentation will discuss findings from a survey developed to explore the factors involved in caring for a person experiencing a stillbirth from the perspective of labor and delivery (L&D) nurses. The survey was developed from the findings of a recent grounded theory study—Managing Ambiguity (Nurse-Clarke, 2020)—which identified a preliminary theory related to this social process. The theory underscored the need for emotional, institutional, and educational support for nurses working in L&D. The purpose of the study was to determine the validity of this model as an accurate description of the process of providing such care.