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Associate Editors
Marta Kordyzon, PhD – Assistant Professor at the Collegium Medicum of the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce and Vice-Director for Quality of Education in the Nursing program. She holds a Master’s degree in Nursing (2014) and completed postgraduate studies in Healthcare Management at the SWPS University. She continuously expands her expertise and is currently pursuing a specialization in surgical nursing alongside postgraduate studies in modern medical education, with a particular focus on medical simulation. Her clinical background includes experience as a coordinating nurse in specialized surgical, trauma, and orthopedic outpatient clinics.
Her research interests center on quality management in healthcare, transcultural medical care, as well as clinical and intercultural communication. She actively participates in national teaching fellowships and training programs to constantly advance her professional qualifications. Dr. Kordyzon is deeply involved in promoting international exchange programs and fostering the internationalization of the Nursing faculty. As an educator, she champions modern, active learning methodologies and initiated innovative peer-to-peer classes for nursing students.
She is the co-creator of the innovative TOM (Transcultural Medical Care) mobile application, which received a gold medal at the INTARG International Invention and Innovation Fair and was honored with a Diploma from the Ministry of Science and Education. Furthermore, she serves as the coordinator of the SPINAKER (NAWA) Intensive International Education Program and is the Chairwoman of the Polish Nursing Association (Kielce Branch). She has authored and co-authored numerous publications in prestigious scientific journals (such as Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine and the Journal of Elementology) as well as book chapters in academic textbooks.
Scientific Advisory Board
Dr Karla Breen Rickerby is a Nurse Consultant, researcher, and educator with expertise in primary health care, aged care, nursing education, Indigenous health, and cultural safety. My research programme examines culturally safe and equitable nursing practice, with particular interests in Māori and Indigenous health, nursing workforce development, transition to practice, clinical education, and resilience within health systems. I have published research on cultural safety in surgical pathways, family-centred diabetes care, nursing mentorship, graduate nurse transition following COVID-19, primary health student placements, and therapeutic nursing interventions. My recent work includes systematic reviews examining culturally grounded resilience in aged residential care and equity-focused approaches to nursing practice. I am committed to translating research into practice to strengthen culturally responsive care, improve nursing education, and advance health equity.
Alongside my nursing scholarship, I maintain an active interest in archaeology, heritage studies, and local history. My publications explore themes of landscape, memory, embodiment, and community heritage, with work appearing in archaeological and local history journals and heritage publications. I have also contributed to heritage interpretation projects, including the development of walking trails and digital heritage resources in New Zealand and Ireland. This interdisciplinary perspective informs my broader interest in place, identity, and the relationships between people, culture, and wellbeing.
A lecturer at the State University of Applied Sciences in Krosno, Poland, and a specialist in paediatric nursing. She teaches paediatrics, paediatric nursing, medical didactics, and medical simulation in nursing education. She is also a thesis supervisor and a member of the University Committee for Quality Assurance in Education.
Her research interests include paediatric nursing, nursing education, medical simulation, health promotion, prevention of lifestyle-related diseases, physical activity, body composition, health behaviours of children and adolescents, and the development of nursing students’ professional, clinical, communication, and leadership competencies. In recent years, she has also focused on informal leadership in nursing and international academic collaboration.
She has participated in international teaching and study visits in Spain, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, and the United States. In 2025, she completed a study visit at the Center for Medical Simulation at the University of San Francisco and participated in the International Staff Week at the University of Foggia in Italy.
She is a member of the Polish Association of Paediatric Nurses, the Polish Society for Medical Simulation, and the International Pediatric Simulation Society. She is currently pursuing an MBA in healthcare at the Jagiellonian University Medical College.
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Zeynep TÜRE YÜCE was born in 1987 in Silifke, Mersin. TÜRE YÜCE graduated from Silifke Anatolian High School in 2004 and from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 2010. In 2011, she was appointed as a research assistant to the Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Department at Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine and completed her specialization in this field in 2016. TÜRE YÜCE completed her compulsory service as an infectious diseases specialist at Kayseri City Hospital. In 2018, she conducted research as an observer (visiting researcher) at the Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany. TÜRE YÜCE worked as a faculty member in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology at Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine between 2019-2024. He received the title of associate professor in 2024.
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I am a registered nurse, lecturer, and educator with extensive clinical and academic experience in respiratory nursing, non-invasive ventilation, and medical simulation. My professional career has combined advanced clinical practice with teaching and healthcare education in both the United Kingdom and Poland.
In 2009, I joined Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom, where I worked in the Respiratory and Respiratory High Dependency Unit. During this time, I specialized in the assessment and management of patients with respiratory failure, including arterial blood gas analysis and the initiation and management of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). After obtaining specialist qualifications in non-invasive ventilation, I became responsible for educating nurses and junior doctors in NIV management and advanced respiratory care.
Alongside my clinical responsibilities, I developed a strong interest in medical education. I supervised nursing students, junior doctors, and healthcare professionals, delivering both theoretical and practical training in respiratory nursing. In 2014, I completed a postgraduate Mentorship Course at Anglia Ruskin University, which enabled me to further develop my teaching skills. As a ward manager, I was responsible for the continuous professional development of nursing and support staff in accordance with the standards of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). I also served as a Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse, providing education on pressure injury prevention and participating in quality improvement initiatives through root cause analysis of clinical incidents.
In recognition of my contribution to clinical education, I received an award from the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education at Anglia Ruskin University in 2015 for excellence in student teaching.
In 2017, I expanded my expertise by working as a specialist nurse in sleep medicine and home ventilation, independently assessing patients with sleep-disordered breathing, initiating CPAP and NIV therapy, and providing comprehensive patient education. Since 2018, I have worked as a Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist (Band 7), delivering specialist care for patients with chronic respiratory diseases in accordance with NICE, British Thoracic Society (BTS), and GOLD guidelines. Throughout my clinical career in the United Kingdom, I delivered both patient care and professional education entirely in English.
Since 2019, I have been a lecturer at Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Poland, where I teach undergraduate nursing students. My academic interests include respiratory nursing, physical assessment, therapeutic patient education, simulation-based learning, and the development of clinical competencies through high-fidelity medical simulation.
Throughout my career, I have completed numerous postgraduate and specialist training programmes, including certification in diagnostic spirometry according to ARTP/BTS standards, postgraduate respiratory nursing, Immediate Life Support (ILS), asthma and COPD management, physical assessment for nurses, mechanical ventilation nursing, healthcare management (Pre-MBA), OSCE examiner training, and advanced medical simulation instructor training.
My professional interests focus on respiratory nursing, non-invasive ventilation, pulmonary diagnostics, evidence-based nursing practice, patient education, medical simulation, and the education of future healthcare professionals.
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Osmaniye Korkut Ata University Journal of Health Sciences - OKÜSBD is a peer-reviewed, open-access, and free academic journal published by Osmaniye Korkut Ata University in the field of health sciences. The responsibility for all published works belongs to their authors. The journal adopts the principles of scientific impartiality, publication ethics, editorial independence, and open access.