Expertise at Chang Gung System

Tang, Woung-Ru ,Ph.D.
Institution: Chang Gung University
Position: Associate professor
Department: College of Medicine / school of nursing
Address: 30, 7F 2nd medical building 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan Tao-Yuan,Taiwan,333, R.O.C.
Tel: +886-3-2118800 ext.5448
E-mail: sttang@mail.cgu.edu.tw

Focus of Interest:
  • Nursing

Fulltime Employment:
  • Chang Gung University School of Nursing Associate Professor 2009-now
  • Chang Gung University School of Nursing Assistant Professor 2001-2009
  • National Taipei University of Nursing and health Science School of Nursing Instructor 1993-1997
  • Meiho University Nursing Department Practice teacher 1989-1991
  • Kang Ning Junior College of Medicine Care and Management Nursing Department Practice teacher 1988-1989

Education:
  • University of Kansas School of Nursing/ Palliative care Ph.D 1997-2001
  • Fort Hays State University School of Nursing/Nursing Education M.S 1991-1993
  • National Taipei University of Nursing and health Science School of Nursing A.S 1986-1988

Selected Main Publications:
  1. Tang, W. R., Chen, G. Y., Hsu, S. H., Juang, Y. Y., Chiu, S. C., Hsiao, S. C., Fujimori, M., Fang, C. K.* (2014). Effectiveness of Japanese SHARE model in improving Taiwanese healthcare personnel's preference for cancer truth telling. Psycho-Oncology, 23(3):259-65.
  2. Tang, W. R*, Chen W. J., Yu C. T., Chang Y. C., Chen C. M., Wang C. H., et al. (2014).Effects of acupressure on fatigue of lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: An experimental pilot study. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 22(4):581-91.
  3. Tang, W. R*., Fang, J. T., Fang , C. K., Fujimori, M. (2013). Truth telling in medical practice: Students’ opinions vs. their observations of attending physicians’ clinical practice. Pycho-Oncology. 22(7), 1605-1610.
  4.  Liu, C. H., Tang, W. R*., Wang, H. M., Lee, K. C. (2013). How Cancer Patients Build Trust in Traditional Chinese Medicine. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 5(6), 495-500.
  5. Chang, I. W., Shyu, Y. I., Tsay, P. K., Tang, W. R.* (2012). Comparison of Nurse Practitioners' Perceptions of Required Competencies and Self-evaluated Competencies in Taiwan. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 21(17),2679-2689.


All Publications List

Board Certification:

Committee

Society

Year

Title

Medical and Surgical Nursing Committee

Taiwan Nurses Association

2007~2009

committee member

Committee on Research and Development

Oncology Nursing Society

2004~2008

Committee Chairman
Executive Directors

Committee on Research and Development

Oncology Nursing Society

2009~now

committee member

Committee on Research and Development

Taiwan Academy of Hospital Palliative Medicene

2007~now

committee member

Academic Committee

Taiwan Association of Nurse Practitioner

2007~now

Director

Legal norm of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (Writing test)

Ministry of Health and Welfare

2006~2007

Consultant

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of National License Examination (Writing test)

Ministry of Health and Welfare

2005~2007

Question and Grade Drafters

Licensure Examination (Oral test)

Ministry of Health and Welfare

2006~2008

Members of the Committee of Examiners

Evaluation Committee

Ministry of Health and Welfare

2009~now

committee member

Oncology Nursing Committee

Taiwan Nurses Association

2009~now

Question and Grade Drafters

Academic Committee

Taiwan Psycho-Oncology Society

2009~2012

Executive Directors Minister

Academic Committee

Taiwan Psycho-Oncology Society

2012~now

Executive Directors Minister