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Jeanie S. Kayser-Jones, RN, PhD, FAAN

Professor
Dept. of Physiological Nursing and
Medical Anthropology Program
UCSF School of Nursing, Box 0610
2 Koret Way, #N-611Y
San Francisco, CA  94143-0610

Telephone:  (415) 476-4280     Fax:   (415) 476-8899
Email:  jeanie.kayser-jones@nursing.ucsf.edu

Research

My program of research focuses on investigating the quality of care of older people in the nursing home setting. Past studies have focused on the oral health care of nursing home residents, the treatment of acute illness in nursing homes, and weight loss, malnutrition, and dehydration among nursing home residents. These interdisciplinary studies include co-investigators from the schools of medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, and the disciplines of speech pathology and nutrition.

Current Projects

Director, UCSF/John A. Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence.

I am currently conducting an interdisciplinary study entitled, "An Ethnography of Dying in Long-Term Care Facilities."

Teaching

My areas of teaching include courses in the theory and clinical practice of gerontological nursing and qualitative research methodology.

Education

• RN, St. Elizabeth's School of Nursing, Lincoln, Nebraska
• BSN, University of Colorado
• MSN, University of California, San Francisco
• PhD, Medical Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley

Honors and Awards

• Graduated Cum Laude, University of Colorado
• 1984, Elected Fellow - American Academy of Nursing
• 1986, Elected Fellow - American Anthropological Association
• 1988, Elected Fellow - Gerontological Society of America
• 1990, National Research Award - Foundation, American College of Health Care Administrators
• 1993, Margretta Styles Award, Alpha Eta Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International, Excellence in Nursing
• 1997, Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award, UCSF
• 1998, Lead panelist, Congressional Forum, "The Risk of Malnutrition in Nursing Homes", United States Special Committee on Aging
• 1999, Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award
• 2003, Commencement Speaker, University of San Francisco School of Nursing

Selected Publications

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Kayser-Jones, J. (2002).

The experience of dying: An ethnographic nursing home study. The Gerontologist, 42 Spec No. 3, 11-19.

Kayser-Jones, J. (2002).

Malnutrition, dehydration, and starvation in the midst of plenty: the political impact of qualitative inquiry. Qualitative Health Research, 12(10), 1391-1405.

Kayser-Jones, J. (2003).

Continuing to conduct research in nursing homes despite controversial findings: reflections by a research scientist. Qualitative Health Research, 13(1), 114-128.

Kayser-Jones, J., Schell, E., Lyons, W., Kris, A. E., Chan, J., & Beard, R. L. (2003).

Factors that influence end-of-life care in nursing homes: the physical environment, inadequate staffing, and lack of supervision. The Gerontologist, 43, Spec No 2, 76-84.

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