Meg Bourbonniere, PhD, GNP

Prof. Bourbonniere served YSN through June 2007. This page remains for archival purposes.

• Assistant Professor
• Nursing Management, Policy and Leadership Specialty

About

Meg Bourbonniere recently joined the faculty of Yale School of Nursing to contribute clinical gerontology and health services research expertise to students and faculty in all programs. She was previously on the faculty of Brown University's Department of Community Health in the multidisciplinary Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research.

Nursing is Dr. Bourbonniere's second career. As a result she is sensitive to the unique needs of adult students and those preparing for new careers. She received an AAS from Jefferson Community College and a BS from the University of New Hampshire, both in Nursing. She earned a Master of Science in Adult Health Nursing with a concentration in gerontology and a certificate in primary care from Syracuse University. Dr. Bourbonniere received a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania mentored by Dr. Neville Strumpf. She holds a Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Certificate from the University of Pennsylvania as well. Following the completion of doctoral study, Dr. Bourbonniere was among the first national cohort to be named a John A. Harford Foundation "Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity" Postdoctoral Scholar. She was also awarded an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Institutional National Research Service Award through Brown University. This rigorous training in geriatric health services and policy research was jointly mentored by Neville Strumpf, PhD, RN, C, FAAN of Penn's Center for Gerontologic Nursing Science and Vincent Mor, PhD of Brown's Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research.

Dr. Bourbonniere enjoys the interdisciplinary nature of gerontology nursing practice, education, and research. She looks forward to sharing her enthusiasm and skills with the YSN community to develop future leaders in health care for older adults.

Research interests

Geriatric health services and policy, the transfer of care for nursing home residents and older adults with cancer

Research

Interorganizational Relationships and Post-Surgical Cancer Care, Oncology Nursing Society/Genentech, Inc., 2002-2004.

Clinical Affiliations

Clinical Consultant, Penn Nursing Consultation Service, University of Pennsylvania

Selected Publications

Bourbonniere, M., Feng, Z., Intrator, O., Angelelli, J., Mor, V., & Zinn, J. (under review). The use of contract licensed staff in U. S. nursing homes. Medical Care Research and Review

Johnson, V. M. P., Bourbonniere, M., Teno, J., & Mor, V. (in press). Cancer treatment and symptom management in U. S. nursing homes: An evolving issue. Journal of Palliative Medicine.

Bourbonniere, M., & Kagan, S. H. (2004). Nursing intervention and older adults who have cancer: Specific science and evidence based practice. Nursing Clinics of North America, 39, 529-543.

Bourbonniere, M., Strumpf, N. E., Evans, L. K., & Maislin, G. (2003). Organizational characteristics and physical restraint use for hospitalized nursing home residents. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 51, 1079-1084.

Bourbonniere, M. & Evans, L. K. (2002). Advanced practice nursing in the care of frail older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 50, 2062-2076.

Beidler, S. M., & Bourbonniere, M. (1999). Aging in place: A proposal for rural community-based care for frail elders. Nurse Practitioner Forum, 10, 33-38.

Beeber, L. S., & Bourbonniere, M. (1998). The concept of interpersonal pattern in Peplau's theory of nursing. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 5, 187-192.

Selected Presentations

Ageism in the detection and treatment of breast cancer. Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition, 7th Annual Breast Cancer Update, Claymont, DE, April 8, 2004 (invited).

Return to usual function. Advanced Practice Retreat, "Measuring our Impact: Oncology Nursing Sensitive Outcomes, Oncology Nursing Society, Tucson, AZ, March 18-20, 2004 (invited).

Bourbonniere, M., Mor, V., Allen, S. M., & Kagan, S. H. (2003). Discharging the elder with cancer: Transfer of oncology care to skilled nursing facilities. The Gerontological Society of American, San Diego, CA, November 2003.

Bourbonniere, M., Feng, Z., Intrator, O., Angelelli, J., Mor, V., & Zinn, J. The use of contract licensed nursing staff in U. S. nursing homes. Academy Health Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, June 25, 2003

Bourbonniere, M., Teno, J., Roy, J., & Mor, V. Transitions at the end of life: Quality of care and information continuity. American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 17, 2003.

Bourbonniere, M., Mor, V., Allen, S. M. Symptom management and rehospitalization for older persons following surgical treatment for colorectal cancer. 7th National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research, San Diego, CA, February 8, 2003.

Bourbonniere, M., Mor, V., & Allen S. M. 30-day hospital readmission rates among Medicare beneficiaries following surgical treatment for colorectal cancer. The Gerontological Society of American, Boston, MA, November 2002.

Bourbonniere, M., Strumpf, N. E., & Evans, L. K. Transfer of care across systems and among providers. The Gerontological Society of American, Boston, MA, November 2002.

Building academic geriatric nursing capacity. American Nurses Association 2002 Convention and Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, July 2, 2002. (panel with Fagin, C. M., Strumpf, N. E., & Beverly, C.).

Bourbonniere, M., Mor, V., Allen, S. M., & Brostrup-Jensen, C. Rehospitalization among elders surgically treated for colorectal cancer. 2002 NRSA Trainees Research Conference, Washington, DC, June 22, 2002.

Capezuti, E., Bourbonniere, M., Strumpf, N., & Maislin, G. Siderail use in a large urban medical center, 1994-1997. The Gerontological Society of American, Washington, D. C., November 2000.

Talerico, K. A., Bourbonniere, M., Strumpf, N. E., & Evans, L. K. Barriers and catalysts to restraint-free care. The Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA, November 1998.

Selected awards and honors

Sigma Theta Tau Leadership Award, Xi Chapter, University of Pennsylvania, 2001

John A. Hartford Foundation: "Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity" Postdoctoral Scholar, 2001-2003.

Citizenship

Mayor's Advisory Board to Oversee the Study of Airport Air Quality in Warwick, RI, 2004-2006.

Oncology Nursing Society Research Agenda Outcomes Workgroup, 2002-2003

Nurse Practitioner Nursing Home Practice Expert Panel, John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York, NY, October 10, 2003

Oncology Nursing Sensitive Outcomes Template Project, Evidence-based Summary: Return to Usual Function, Oncology Nursing Society, 2003

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