Dorothy A. Jones, EdD, RNC, ANP, FAAN

Office

Cushing Hall 336 B
617-552-4058
dorothy.jones@bc.edu

educational history

• EdD - Boston University
• MSN- Indiana University
• BSN- Long Island Univeristy, Brooklyn
• RN - The Brooklyn Hospital School of Nursing

selected publications

• Flanagan, J. and Jones, D. (2007). Nursing language in a time of change: capturing the focus of the discipline. International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications, 18(1), 1-2.
  
• Jones, D., & Roy, C. (2002).  Knowledge development. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice:  International Journal, 18(1), 63-66.
• Jones, D. (2002). Linking knowledge development to clinical practice, Alpha Chi Newsletter. Spring , p 5.
• Jones, D. (2002). Establishing the psychometric properties of the FHPAST: Use in practice. Journal of Japan Society of Nursing Diagnosis, 7(1), 12-17.
• Jones, D. (2002).  Movement toward a standardized nursing language and its background. Journal of Japan Society of Nursing Diagnosis, 7(1), 24-31.
• Jones, D. (2002). Recovering from same day surgery. Advances for Nurses, 1(1), 19-21.
• Jones, D. (2000). What matters most in nursing’s future: Future standards. Reflections on Nursing Leadership. (Sigma Theta Tau International) First Quarter, 2000, 36.
• Roy, Sr. Callista, & Jones, D. (2001). Nursing Knowledge Development and Clinical Practice: Opportunities and Directions, Springer Publishing Corp, NY (Under Contract – in Press).
• Roy, Sr. Callista, & Jones, D. (2000). Development of Consensus paper “Emerging Nursing Knowledge: A Value –Based Position Paper linking Nursing Knowledge and Practice Outcomes”. USA Nursing Knowledge Conference 1998 Conference. Boston Massachusetts and Boston College Web Site- BCSON.
• Ives Erickson,J., Jones, D., Ditomassi, M. Banister, G. (in press). Establishment of an  interdisciplinary institute for patient care: Advancing clinical  excellence. JONA.
  
• Jones, D. (2007). Celebrating nurse theorists: Margaret Newman. Nursing Science Quarterly, 20(4), 306.
  
  

Dorothy A. Jones, EdD, ANP, FAAN, is a Professor of Adult Health at the William F. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College, where she formerly served as Chair of the Adult Health Department from 1995 to 1999. She is a Senior Nurse Scientist at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and currently is President of the Eastern Nursing Research Society. She has been involved in nursing language development serving as past President of the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association. Jones’ research includes a NIH-funded study focusing on patients’ recovery at home following ambulatory surgery, theory development related to Margaret Newman’s Health as Expanding Consciousness, evaluation research, and instrument development. Her many awards include Boston College’s Teaching Excellence Award in 2005, Partners Award for Excellence in Practice in 1998 and 2003, the Indiana University School of Nursing Outstanding Alumni Award, and the Sigma Theta Tau International Founders Award in 2000. Jones has a strong record of curriculum development and mentorship with graduate students, as evidenced by their scholarship nationally and internationally. She received her BSN form Long Island University and Brooklyn Hospital School of Nursing in Brooklyn, New York, and earned graduate degrees from Indiana University and Boston University.

research interests

Continued investigation of patient's recovery at home following ambulatory surgery with local and general anesthesia; future expansion to include other populations' responses to early hospital discharge; continued testing and development of psychometric properties of Functional Health Pattern Screening Assessment Tool (FHPSAT) across populations and cultural groups; evaluation of Professional Practice Model and impact of nurse empowerment, decision making and satisfaction; development and tesing of a practice model grounded in Margaret Newmans' Theory of Health as Expanding consciousness

appointments & awards

• 2007 Rose and George Doval Education Award, 20th Annual Celebration of Nursing Excellence, NYU