Patricia Berry, PhD, APRN, GNP-BC, ACHPN
Title: Associate Professor
Current Position: Associate Director Education of University of Utah Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence
Research Specialty: End of life care for nursing home and assisted living residents, and the prevalence of pain
Education/Training
- 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
Publications
- Berry, PH & Dahl, JL. (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, PH. (2007). The pain of residents with terminal cancer in USA nursing home: Family members' perspectives. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 13, 20-27.
- Stevenson KM, Dahl JL, Berry PH, Beck SL, 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 PH, 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 PH (Ed.). (2005) Core Curriculum for the Generalist Hospice and Palliative Nurse (2nd ed.), Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt.
- Duggleby W. Berry PH. (2005). Transitions and shifting goals of care for palliative patients and their families. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing. 9(4), 425-8.
- Berry PH, Matzo, MM. (2004). Death and an aging society. In Gerontologic Palliative Care Nursing (Matzo MM; Sherman DW). St. Louis, MO, Mosby, 31-51
- Berry PH. (2003). Compliance with the Joint Commission Standards. In Approaches to Pain Management: An Essential Guide for Clinical Leaders. Oakbrook, IL, Joint Commission Resources.
- Kuebler KK, Berry, PH, Heidrich D. (2002). (Eds.), End-of-life care: Clinical Practice Guidelines Philadelphia: Saunde.
- Berry PH, Dahl JL. (2000). The new JCAHO pain standards: Implications for pain management nurses. Pain Management Nursing, 1,1-8
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
