- D.N.Sc., Nursing Ethics; Rush University
- M.S., Nursing; Indiana University
- B.S., Nursing; Goshen College
BIO
Dr. Marcia Bosek joined the Department of Nursing at ¶¶Òõ̽̽ full-time in the fall of 2009 and was awarded tenure in 2012. She was awarded emerita status at her retirement in May 2022. Before moving to Vermont, she had been an associate professor at Rush University, where she taught nursing and ethics to undergraduate and graduate students. In addition to her academic role, she was also a member of the Rush University Medical Center’s ethics consultation service.
Dr. Bosek co-authored a nursing ethics textbook titled The Ethical Component of Nursing Education: Integrating Ethics into Clinical Experiences in 2007. She was a member of the American Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau International. From 2014 to 2021, Dr. Bosek served as a member of the American Nurses Association’s Ethics and Human Rights Advisory Committee (EAC). Through this committee, Dr. Bosek was involved in drafting the ANA’s position on current ethical issues experienced by nurses, such as medical aid in dying, pain management, and volunteerism. Dr. Bosek also served as a peer reviewer for several nursing research journals.
From 2018-2022, Dr. Bosek served as the Nurse Scientist in the Department of Nursing at ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Medical Center. In this role, Dr. Bosek facilitated the implementation of nursing research and mentored nurse involvement in nursing research projects.
Courses
- GRNU 303: Practicum: Adults and Elders
- PRNU 111: Research in Nursing
Awards and Achievements
- Folta Deck Award for Achievements in Nursing Research, Kappa Tau Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, 2010
- Winner of the Poster Presentation Award, American Association of Heart Failure Nurses Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 2009. (Authors: A. Laramee, M. Bosek, C. Kasprisin, & T. Powers-Phaneuf)
- American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award; Medi-Sim Clinical Simulation in Ethical Decision-making CD ROM, 2001
Bio
Dr. Marcia Bosek joined the Department of Nursing at ¶¶Òõ̽̽ full-time in the fall of 2009 and was awarded tenure in 2012. She was awarded emerita status at her retirement in May 2022. Before moving to Vermont, she had been an associate professor at Rush University, where she taught nursing and ethics to undergraduate and graduate students. In addition to her academic role, she was also a member of the Rush University Medical Center’s ethics consultation service.
Dr. Bosek co-authored a nursing ethics textbook titled The Ethical Component of Nursing Education: Integrating Ethics into Clinical Experiences in 2007. She was a member of the American Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau International. From 2014 to 2021, Dr. Bosek served as a member of the American Nurses Association’s Ethics and Human Rights Advisory Committee (EAC). Through this committee, Dr. Bosek was involved in drafting the ANA’s position on current ethical issues experienced by nurses, such as medical aid in dying, pain management, and volunteerism. Dr. Bosek also served as a peer reviewer for several nursing research journals.
From 2018-2022, Dr. Bosek served as the Nurse Scientist in the Department of Nursing at ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Medical Center. In this role, Dr. Bosek facilitated the implementation of nursing research and mentored nurse involvement in nursing research projects.
Courses
- GRNU 303: Practicum: Adults and Elders
- PRNU 111: Research in Nursing
Awards and Achievements
- Folta Deck Award for Achievements in Nursing Research, Kappa Tau Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, 2010
- Winner of the Poster Presentation Award, American Association of Heart Failure Nurses Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 2009. (Authors: A. Laramee, M. Bosek, C. Kasprisin, & T. Powers-Phaneuf)
- American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award; Medi-Sim Clinical Simulation in Ethical Decision-making CD ROM, 2001
Research and/or Creative Works
Dr. Bosek’s individual program of research focused on clinical ethical decision-making. She is an experienced qualitative researcher. Her last research projects explored the lived experience of providing care during the pandemic. At ¶¶Òõ̽̽MC, Dr. Bosek worked with nurses to investigate the lived experience of providing nursing care without the assistance of computer-supported technology following a cyber-attack.
Publications
Bosek, M. S. D., Ware, C., Laramee, A., & Hoffman, S. (2023). Pearls for surviving unprecedented healthcare challenges: Qualitative research responses from nurses. Nursing 2023, 53(10), [Research Article]
Bosek, M. S. D., Laramee, A., & Hoffman, S. (2023). Perceptions of providing nursing care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nursing 2023, 53(8), 53-58. [Research Article]
Soler, C., Isak, M., & Bosek, M. (2023). The lived experience of the licensed nursing assistants (LNA) providing care in the hospital setting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vermont Nurse Connection, 26(2), 7-10. [Research Article]
Bosek, M. S. D. (2022) Blast from the past: A night with my nursing cap. Nursing 2022, 52(12), 51-51. DOI:10.1097/01.NURSE.0000891936.07000.16
Bosek, M., Laramee A, & Murdock, S. (2022). We're not heroes: Providing nursing care during a pandemic. Vermont Nurse Connection, 25(3), 10-11. [Research Article]
Bosek, M. S. D., & Snow, A. (2022). The lived experience of providing nursing care without computer assisted technology following a malware attack. Journal of Informatics Nursing, 7(3), 6-12. [1.4 hours of Nursing Professional Development Contact Hours] [Research Article]
Davidson, J. E., Bojorquez, G. R., Upvall, M., Stokes, F., Bosek, M. S. D., Turner, M., & Lee, Y-S. (2022). Nurses' values and perspectives on medical aid in dying: A survey of nurses in the United States. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care Nursing, 24(1), 5-14. [2.5 hours of ANCC Contact Hours] [Research Article]
Davidson, J., Stokes, L., Bosek, M. S. D., Turner, M., Bojorquez, G., Lee, Y-S., & Upvall, M. (2022).
Nurses’ values on medical aid in dying: A qualitative analysis. Nursing Ethics, 1-15. [Research Article]
ANA Ethics Advisory Board. (2019). ANA position statement: The nurse's role when a patient requests medical aid in dying. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. 24(3). (M. Bosek contributing author.)
ANA Ethics Advisory Board. (in press). ANA position statement: Ethical considerations for local and global volunteerism. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. (M. Upvall (chair), M. Bosek, M. Turner)
ANA Ethics Advisory Board. (October 29, 2018). ANA position statement: The ethical responsibility to manage pain and the suffering it causes. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 24(1). DOI: 10.3912/OJIN.Vol24No01PoSCol01 . (M. Bosek (chair), M. Turner, E. Weber).
Bosek, M. S. D. (2018). Involving an ethics consultant. Nursing 2018, 48(9),12-13. DOI: 10-1097/01.NURSE.0000544226.84771.15
Uphill, M., Bosek, M. S. D., & Turner, M. (2018). Moral agency in the context of global volunteering. Creative Nursing: A Journal of Values, Issues, Experience, and Collaboration,24(3), 158-162.
Bosek, M. S., & Fulmer, B. (2018). Ethical issues perceived by clinical ethicists. Online Journal of Health Ethics, 14(1), article 6. [Research Article]
Books
Bosek, M.S.D. & Savage, T.A. (2007). The ethical component of nursing education: Integrating ethics into clinical experiences. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
Associations and Affiliations
Associations and Affiliations
- American Nurses Association; ANA Vermont
- Sigma Theta Tau International; Kappa Tau Chapter