Aida Egues’s Profile

Faculty
Active 3 years ago
Aida Egues
Display Name
Aida Egues
Title
Professor
Department
Nursing
Office Location
Academic 611P
Academic interests

Community and Public Health Nursing, Medical/Surgical Nursing

Bio

Dr. EgĂĽes, a Full Professor of Nursing at The City University of New York, New York City College of Technology, is a professional registered nurse licensed in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. She has a Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP), Educational Leadership, from Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, where she received The Director’s Award for the Outstanding Doctoral Graduate. Dr. EgĂĽes is a Certified Nurse Educator, a Board-Certified Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, and a Board-Certified Advanced Public Health Nurse. She is also a Fellow at the New York Academy of Medicine. As a nurse educator, Dr. EgĂĽes has a passion for mentoring, and is a published author, consultant, presenter, and invited speaker at international, national, and local nursing and multidisciplinary venues. She has received awards and grants for work addressing adoption and support of technology, community health initiatives, health disparities, mentoring, and service learning in nursing education. With regard to mentoring, Dr. EgĂĽes’ own work on mentoring of Hispanic registered nurses and nursing students has been instituted and recognized by private and public universities, as well as health care institutions throughout the country such as the Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center, Care Point Health System, Columbia University Medical Center, University of Alaska, and New Jersey City University, She is a clinical reviewer for multiple interdisciplinary and peer-reviewed journals, and serves as a contributor and reviewer for several prominent publishing houses. A nationally recognized expert in mentoring, public health and community health program planning and design, education evaluation, and nursing ethics, she is a peer-reviewer for the University of New Mexico’s Mentoring Institute as well as the National League for Nursing. Dr. EgĂĽes is a member of many professional advisory boards.

Work Phone
718.260-4918
Email address

My Courses

ARTH2101 HealingTheBody FA2015

ARTH2101 HealingTheBody FA2015

This interdisciplinary course examines the imagery of medical practice, the role of visuality in shaping medical knowledge, artistic representations of the healthy and ailing body, and the emergence and increasing dependence on visual technologies. The course is designed as a lecture course of three modules that focus on the medical body, disease and illness, and treatment and healing. Students will acquire skills to better analyze images, and will attain greater awareness of variables in cultural values that underlie medical practice across history.

Community Health Nursing, HD 14 (30705)

Community Health Nursing, HD 14 (30705)

This course builds upon the student’s knowledge of nursing and provides the requisites required for practice as a community health nurse. The focus is on health promotion, disease prevention and maintenance of health, which is the core of community-based care. Selected concepts such as evidence-based care that contribute to the foundation of community-based nursing will be discussed. The course will examine historical perspectives, the value of community health, the nurse’s present day professional expectations and accompanying changes in responsibilities, accountability for practice and ethical and transcultural considerations. The curriculum will focus on specific contemporary community health issues including communicable diseases, mental health and preparedness for bioterrorism.

Community Health Nursing, HD 13 (30704)

Community Health Nursing, HD 13 (30704)

This course builds upon the student’s knowledge of nursing and provides the requisites required for practice as a community health nurse. The focus is on health promotion, disease prevention and maintenance of health, which is the core of community-based care. Selected concepts such as evidence-based care that contribute to the foundation of community-based nursing will be discussed. The course will examine historical perspectives, the value of community health, the nurse’s present day professional expectations and accompanying changes in responsibilities, accountability for practice and ethical and transcultural considerations. The curriculum will focus on specific contemporary community health issues including communicable diseases, mental health and preparedness for bioterrorism.

NUR4010 HD26, SP2018

NUR4010 HD26, SP2018

This course builds upon the student’s knowledge of nursing and provides the requisites required for practice as a community health nurse. The focus is on health promotion, disease prevention and maintenance of health, which is the core of community-based care. Selected concepts such as evidence-based care that contribute to the foundation of community-based nursing will be discussed. The course will examine historical perspectives, the value of community health, the nurse’s present day professional expectations and accompanying changes in responsibilities, accountability for practice and ethical and transcultural considerations. The curriculum will focus on specific contemporary community health issues including communicable diseases, mental health and preparedness for bioterrorism.

NUR 4010 HD20, FA2017

NUR 4010 HD20, FA2017

This course builds upon the student’s knowledge of nursing and provides the requisites required for practice as a community health nurse. The focus is on health promotion, disease prevention and maintenance of health, which is the core of community-based care. Selected concepts such as evidence-based care that contribute to the foundation of community-based nursing will be discussed. The course will examine historical perspectives, the value of community health, the nurse’s present day professional expectations and accompanying changes in responsibilities, accountability for practice and ethical and transcultural considerations. The curriculum will focus on specific contemporary community health issues including communicable diseases, mental health and preparedness for bioterrorism.

My Projects

Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate Research

Realizing the value of the research experience at the undergraduate level, this project is committed to fostering research opportunities for City Tech students. Faculty and students can use this project as a place to share announcements about research opportunities, as well as a place to offer information about the experiences students and faculty have had in their research endeavors. A handbook on effective mentoring, developed by the Undergraduate Research Committee, is currently available for download.

The Open Road

The Open Road

The Open Road is our place to highlight all that’s possible on the OpenLab. Join now to keep up on OpenLab news, events, and updates. Check our weekly In the Spotlight posts for a glimpse into the incredible work being done by City Tech students, faculty, and staff. Follow OpenLab News for announcements and site updates. And see our OpenLab Calendar for office hours, events, and workshops. You can find our workshop schedule and signup for workshops here as well. The Open Road is also a place for the OpenLab community (meaning you!). We would love your feedback, insight, and comments. Please send along anything on the OpenLab that you love! We are always available for any questions you might have. Email us anytime at openlab@citytech.cuny.edu!

Open Pedagogy on the OpenLab

Open Pedagogy on the OpenLab

The purpose of this project is to create a forum to ask questions, generate discussion, and share teaching materials, resources, and ideas about teaching and learning on the OpenLab. Avatar image: “The open door” by hehaden.

Office of the Provost

Office of the Provost

City Tech’s Source for Academic Affairs Information

NYCCT College Council

NYCCT College Council

The Project Site for the New YorK City College of Technology College Council.

My Clubs

New Faculty Orientation 2014-2015

New Faculty Orientation 2014-2015

This is a private group for new hires participating in the New Faculty Seminar series for the 2014-2015 academic year. The members of the group are composed of the seminar leaders as well as the faculty. This group will be used as the main communication site between all participants and facilitators and as a repository for the documents made available throughout the seminar series.