University of Pennsylvania
School of Nursing
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096
E-mail: jreifsny@nursing.upenn.edu

Ethos Consulting Group, LLC
4201 Church Rd. #258
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
(856) 354-8813

2000 PhD University of Maryland at Baltimore
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Palliative Care

Biographical Sketch

As an Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dr. Reifsnyder is working with the Center to develop a graduate minor in palliative care. In addition, she is continuing her extensive research in psychosocial oncology, palliative and end-of-life care. Her research examines the decision processes of adult patients with advanced cancer enrolling in hospice care. Additionally, Dr. Reifsnyder is co-founder of Ethos Consulting Group, which provides palliative and end-of-life care program development, grantsmanship, education, training, research and evaluation.

Awards and Honors

Selected Publications

Journal Articles, Research:
McDonald, M., & Reifsnyder, J. (1998). Conducting research in home health care. Home Health care Management & Practice, 10 (5), 50-54.

Robinson, L., Bevil, C., Arcangelo, V., Reifsnyder, J., Rothman, N., & Smeltzer, S. (1993). Operationalizing the Corbin and Strauss Trajectory Model for elderly clients with chronic illness. Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice: An International Journal, 7(4), 253-264.

Journal Articles, Refereed Clinical:
Reifsnyder-Bernacki, J. (1991). Translating ethics into practice in the workplace: A case study. Nursing Management, 22(10), 98.

Beaulieu, J. & Bernacki, J. (1984). A nursing challenge: Care of the patient undergoing percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage. Oncology Nursing Forum, 11, 20-29.

Journal Articles: Other
Reifsnyder, J. (2002). Palliative care nursing: Quality care to the end of life (Book Review). Oncology Nursing Forum, 29 (6).

Reifsnyder, J. (2001). Palliative sedation for intractable symptoms poses ethical challenges. Nursing Spectrum, 10 (18), 12-13.

Reifsnyder, J. (2001). Voices yet unheard. Supportive Voice, 7 (3), 1-4.

Reifsnyder, J. (2000). Beyond patient advocacy. Nursing Spectrum, 9(6), 22-23.

Reifsnyder, J. (1999). Management perspectives: ethics in action. Nursing Spectrum, 8 (25), 6-7.

Reifsnyder, J. (1999). Children and end-of-life care. Home Health Focus, 6 (1), 1, 3.

Reifsnyder, J. & Wagler, K. (1997). When a colleague has cancer: ethical, emotional and practical issues for the oncology nurse. Innovations in Breast Cancer Care, 2 (2), 30-31, 37-38.

Book Chapters:
Reifsnyder, J. (in press). End of life care. In S.C. Smeltzer & B. Bare (Eds.), Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing. Philadelphia: Lippincott.

Reifsnyder, J. (1999). Problem-focused care. In V. D. Ferguson (Ed.), Case studies in Cultural Diversity (pp. 121-130). Boston: Jones and Bartlett.

PowerPoint Presentation:

Palliative Care/ Geriatric Nursing Education: Model Curriculum by Arlene D. Houldin, PhD, RN, CS, JoAnne Reifsnyder PhD, RN, AOCN, Neville Strumpf, PhD, RN, FAAN, Eileen Sullivan Marx, PhD, RN, FAAN, Valerie Cotter, MSN, RN, CS, Anne Keane, EdD, RN, FAAN (click here for abstract)

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