Dr. Orly Tonkikh, RN, PhD

Dr. Orly Tonkikh, PhD

Dr. Orly Tonkikh is a lecturer at the Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing at the University of Haifa, Israel. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, Family Caregiving Institute, at the University of California Davis, California. Tonkikh’s research focuses on nurse staffing in acute care settings, family caregiving in the context of complex care needs across care settings, home health, and implementation of information technology.

 

Research Interests:

  • Family caregiving
  • Nurse-family communication
  • Acute care at home
  • Complex care needs
  • Nurse staffing

Keywords:

Family caregiving, Caregiver outcomes, Preparedness, Nurse-family communication, Complex care needs, Nurse staffing, Implementation, Information technology (IT), Acute care, Home, Hospital at home

SDG Keywords:

 Vulnerable, Disability, Mental health, Technological capabilities, Representative decision making

Recent Publications

She can be contacted at: otonkikh@univ.haifa.ac.il