Advanced Practice Nurse Outcomes (related to palliative care delivery models)
Relational Communication (specifically positive psychological variables including love, gratitude,and forgiveness) with advanced cancer patients and their loved ones
Oncology
Spirituality as a Predictor of Life Completion
Research Projects
Postdoctoral Fellow, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Subproject: "Prevention Research Educational Post-Doctoral Training Program (PREP)." Sponsored by NIH/National Cancer Institute. Rose, PI. 8/1/07-7/31/09.
Advisory Committee Member, "Improving the Quality of Spiritual Care as a Dimension of Palliative Care Project." Sponsored by Archstone Foundation. Ferrell and Puchalski, Co-PIs. 10/1/08-4/30/10.
BSN, Nursing, Wright State University, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
MSN, Nursing Oncology, Case Western Reserve Univesity, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Cleveland, OH
PhD, Nursing, Case Western Reserve Univesity, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Cleveland, OH
Licensure/Certifications
Board Certification-Palliative Care Advanced Practice
Ohio State Licensure for Practice as Registered Nurse
Ohio Board of Nursing Clinical Nurse Specialist
Recent Publications
Prince-Paul, M. J. (2011). The Diabetic Hospice Patient: Incorporating Evidence and Medications into Goals of Care. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 13(6), 356-365.
Brennan, C., Prince-Paul, M. J., Wiencek, C. A. (2011). Providing a "Good Death" for Oncology Patients During the Final Hours of Life in the Intensive Care Unit. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 22(4), 379-396.
Mazanec, P., Daly, B. J., Ferrell, B., Prince-Paul, M. J. (2011). Lack of communication and control: Experiences of distance caregivers of parents with advanced cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 38(3), 307-313.