Patricia Berry, PhD, APRN, GNP-BC, ACHPN
Title: Associate Professor
Current Position: Associate Professor
Research Specialty: End of life care for nursing home and assisted living residents, and the prevalence of pain
Hartford Affiliation
Associate Director, Education and Practice
Education
- BS College of St. Teresa
- MS University of Utah
- PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research/Scholarly Activities
- 08/15/06-08/14/08 Nursing Care Quality (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
- 07/01/07 - 06/30/08 Enhanced RN Credentials (DHHS/HRSA)
Honors
- 2003 Book of the Year Award (Advanced Practice Category for End-of-Life Care: Clinical Practice Guidelines [with KK Kuebler & D Heindrich]), America
- 1991 Predocotoral Fellowship for Oncology Nurses, NIH, National Cancer Institute
- 1979-present Sigma Theta Tau International
Related Publications
Berry, P. H. & Dahl, J. L. (in press). Advanced practice nurse controlled substances prescriptive authority: A review of the regulations and implications for effective pain management at end of life. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing. Berry, P. H. (2007). The pain of residents with terminal cancer in USA nursing home: Family members' perspectives. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 13, 20-27. Stevenson K. M., Dahl J. L., Berry P. H., Beck S. L., & Griffie J. (2006). Institutionalizing effective pain management practices: Practice change programs to improve the quality of pain management in small health care organizations. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 31, 248-61. Berry P. H., & Griffie J. (2006). Planning for the actual death. In B. R. Ferrell & N. Coyle (Eds.), Textbook of Palliative Nursing (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. Berry P. H. (Ed.). (2005) Core Curriculum for the Generalist Hospice and Palliative Nurse (2nd ed.), Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt. Duggleby W., & Berry P. H. (2005). Transitions and shifting goals of care for palliative patients and their families. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing. 9(4), 425-8.
Academic Activities
- Prevalence of pain in assisted living residents study
Editorial Board for the International Journal of Palliative Nursing Editorial Board for the Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy
