Pervell Dunbar
University of North Georgia, USA
Biography
Pervell Dunbar hails from Kingston Jamaica. In 1967, she received a scholarship to study at the Hastings School of Nursing in Sussex, England and graduated in 1970. In 1972, she completed her midwifery studies in Dumfries, Scotland. She continued her pursuit of nursing advancement and excellence in the US, graduated in 1999 with a BS in Nursing Administration from Barry University in Miami. She obtained MBA degree in Health Management from the University of Phoenix in 2002 and in 2008, she completed her MSN at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. Finally, being a life-long lover of learning, she received her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Walden University in 2015; her published paper was “Nursing Care for Terminal Patients in Intensive Care Units.” Noting the gap in communication and compassion among her peers while caring for patients at end of life or with chronic conditions, she felt she could best influence change and make a difference by getting enhanced qualifications. In her professional career she has worked over thirty years clinically and administratively, with patients of all ages with a focus mainly in Emergency medicine and Intensive Care nursing, and Gerontology.