Lecturer, Department of Community & Reproductive Health Nursing
PhD, RN (Registered Nurse)
Research Interests
Pain management and cancer symptom science
Palliative care
Health Education
Oncology nursing
Qualitative and mixed methods research
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Onsongo, L. N. (2020). Barriers to Cancer Pain Management Among Nurses in Kenya: A Focused Ethnography. Pain Management Nursing, 21(3), 283–289.
Onsongo, L. (2020). Cancer-Related Pain Assessment Practices among Nurses: A Focused Ethnography in a County Referral Hospital in Kenya. Kenyan Journal of Nursing & Midwifery, 5(2), 70–81.
Kirui, K. M., & Lister, O. N. (2021). Lived Experiences of Mothers Following a Perinatal Loss. Midwifery, 99, 103007.
Books & Book Chapters
Reimer, T. T., Daack-Hirsch, S. & Onsongo, L. (2018). Ethnography. In Encyclopedia of Nursing Research, 4th edition (Joyce Fitzpatrick, Ed.).
Conference Presentations
Onsongo, L. (April 2015). "Nurses' Cognitive Work Associated with Evidence-Based Pain Management." 22nd National Evidence-Based Practice Conference, Coralville, Iowa, USA.
Onsongo, L. (November 2020). "Facilitators to Cancer Pain Management Among Nurses in Kenya: A Focused Ethnography." Virtual Kenya International Cancer Conference.
Training & Workshops
Digital Innovation & Maternal Healthcare for Migrant Mothers Network Workshop (February 2021)
