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Faculty Profile

Mary Foley, photo

Mary E. Foley, M.S., R.N.

Associate Clinical Professor, Dept. of Physiological Nursing
Associate Director, Center for Research & Innovation in Patient Care
Immediate Past President, American Nurses Association

Telephone:  415-514-3638      Fax:  415-476-8899
Email:  mary.foley@nursing.ucsf.edu

Professional Activities

2003-Present  American Nurses Association:  Vice-Chair, Political Action Committee, Washington D.C.

2004-2007  American Nurses Association\California, Vice-President

American Nurses Association

Advisory Board, Partnership for Patient Safety

National Patient Safety Foundation Board

2000-2002  President, American Nurses Association, Washington, D.C.

1994-2000  Vice-President, American Nurses Association, Washington, D.C.

1992-1994  Chair ANA Constituent Assembly, the national body of State Nurses Association Presidents and Executive Directors, and Liason to the ANA Board of Directors

Trainer, Blood Borne Pathogen Curriculum, ANA/Susan Harwood OSHA Grant, New Orleans, LA and Seaside OR

Keynote, China Nurses Association/American Nurses Association/People to People Conference. Beijing, China

Keynote, Colorado Statewide Meeting on Nursing. Denver, CO

Keynote, California Strategic Planning Committee for Nursing State Summit. Sacramento, CA

Keynote, Association of Operating Room Nurses Leadership Training. Denver, CO

Keynote, American Pacific Nurse Leaders Annual Meeting. Kosrae, Micronesia

Panelist, Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Health Organizations Nursing summit. Washington, D.C.

Panelist, AHRQ/NINR/University of Pennsylvania Quality and Research Conference. Philadelphia, PA

Keynote, Third International Nursing Conference with Philippine Nurses Association and Philippine Nurses Association of America. Manila, Philippines.

Presenter, University of Washington's annual Labor and Occupational Health Conference of Needle/Sharp Safety. Seattle, WA

Panelist, Japanese Nurses Association Meeting on Health Care Worker Health and Safety. Tsu, Japan

Presenter, AHRQ/NIOSH Conference on Correlation Between Patient Safety and Worker Safety. Pittsburg, PA

Presenter, International Council of Nurses Conference "Caring for Those Who Care" - Needle/Sharp Safety. Washington, D.C.

Teaching

Ms. Foley has served as the Faculty of Record for three medical-surgical clinical sites and lecturer for N142 Introduction to Nursing

Honors/Awards

2001  West Virginia Nurse of the Year Award

1997  Nurseweek Excellence in Nursing Practice Recognition

1989  Behrens/Zimmerman Award for California Nurse Association

Education/Degrees

M.S., Nursing Administration and Occupational Health,
University of California, San Francisco

B.S.N., Boston University School of Nursing

Diploma in Nursing, New England Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing, Boston

Selected Publications

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2004  Nursingworld.org (web-based) Contributing Author On-Line Journal for Nursing,
"Caring for those Who Care: A Tribute to Nurses and Their Safety"

2003  Foley and Leyden.
Web-based Independent Study Module on Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act.
Nursingworld.org.

2002  Foley, M. "Collective action in the workplace." In Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care. Mason, K.J., Leavitt, J.K., & Chafee, M.W. (Eds.): Saunders, St. Louis, MO.

2000  Foley, M. "A collective voice in the workplace." Nursing Today, Transition and Trends. Zerwekh, J. & Claborn, J.C. (Eds.): W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia.

1999  Foley, M. "Developing leadership as a staff nurse." In Nursing Student to Nursing Leader, The Critical Path to Leadership Development. Andersen, C.A., (Ed.): Delmar Publishers, Albany, NY.



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