Doctor of Nursing Science
University of San Diego
San Diego, California

Master of Science in Nursing
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada

Bachelor of Nursing
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

R.N. Diploma
Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Certificate in Adult Education
Red River College of Applied Arts and Sciences
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

N540 Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing I (Fall Semester with both theory and clinical.)
N541 Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing II (Spring Semester with both theory and clinical.)
N570 Epistemology and Philosophy of Nursing
N572 Diverse Vulnerable Populations
N590 Directed Study - Advanced Health Care Concepts for Diverse and Vulnerable Populations

Current Projects

2003-Present Principle Investigator with Co-investigator Dr. Eleanor Yurkovich and Research Assistant Izetta Lattergrass in Development of a Tool to Measure Member Satisfaction and Program Outcomes of a Psycho-Social Club for Persons with Chronic and Persistent Mental Illness.

Development of Community Based Clinical Sites for Mental Health Clinical Experience for Advanced Practice Nurses.

This is an ongoing project to develop and use clinical sites in the community to care for the mental health needs of people in the community.

Development of a Tool to Evaluate the Program Effectiveness/Satisfaction of Members of a Pyscho-Social Club.

Completed Projects

The Meaning of Health from a Spiritual Perspective for Punjabi Sikh and Sto:lo First Nation Peoples. This is a qualitative research project that is based in Abottsford, British Columba, Canada. My research colleague, Dr. Julia Emblen and I, used a grounded theory approach to examine what participants from these people groups say about what health means to them.

Mountainbrooke Psycho-Social Club Program Evaluation Report - June 2003. A program evaluation was conducted by Dr. Eleanor Yurkovich and myself at the request of Mountainbrooke Psycho-Social Club. The overall focus of the evaluation was on identifying what difference Mountainbrooke is making in the lives of persons (members) with mental illness. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used in the data collection and analysis.

2004 Office of Research, College of Nursing, UND, to conduct research on Development of a Tool to Measure Member Satisfaction and Program Outcomes of a Psycho-Social Club for Persons with Chronic and Persistent Mental Illness. Principle Investigator with Co-investigator Dr. Eleanor Yurkovich

Labun E. (In Press). Interview on spiritual nursing care. Caring for the Ages, (A news magazine for Interdisciplinary Leaders and Medical Care Directors in Long-term Care Facilities.

Yurkovich, E., Labun, E., & Lattergrass, I., (2005). Psycho-social club program evaluation. Rural mental Rural 30(3), 3-10. (Refereed)

Labun, E.R. & Yurkovich,E. (2004). Learning behavioural health nursing in a rural setting. Rural Mental Health. 29 (2). (Refereed)

Labun E.R. (2003). Working with a Vietnamese Adolescent. Journal of School Nursing 19 (6). 319-325. (Refereed)

Labun, E.R. (2002). The Red River Model: Enhancing success for Native Canadians and other disadvantaged groups in nursing education. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 13(4), 311-317. (Refereed)

Labun E.R. (2001). Cultural discovery in nursing with Vietnamese. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 35 (6), 874-881. (Refereed)

Labun, E.R. (2000). Discovering our common humanity: Developing partnerships in a Vietnamese community. Journal of Christian Nursing. 17 (3), 8-11. (Invited)

Labun, E.R. (1999). Shared brokering: The development of a nurse/interpreter partnership. Journal of Immigrant Health, 1 (4), 215-222. (Refereed)

Labun, E.R. (1997). Spiritual aspects of care. In B.S. Johnson (Ed.) Psychiatric mental health nursing: Adaptation and change, 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott. 3rd ed. 1993 (pp. 105-115).

Labun, E.R. (Fall, 1995). Letters: Where have all the Academic Women Gone? Sophia, 5 (3),9.

Labun, E.R. (1992). Women in decision-making: Advancing the profession: National N.C.F. Newsletter - Canada, 7 (1).

Labun, E.R. (1988). Spiritual care: An element in nursing care planning. Journal of Advanced Nursing , 13, 314-320. (Refereed) Published in Dutch in 1989. Verpleegkundig Perspectief 5 (3), 23-30.

Labun, E.R. (1988). The Vietnamese woman in Canada: Her concept of health. The Canadian Nurse, 84 (8), 49-50.

Labun, E.R., & Capes, J. (1986). Nursing diagnosis, spiritual distress. Highway, 2 (1 & 2), 10.