The Marjory Gordon Program for Clinical Reasoning and Knowledge Development is a global initiative of the Connell School of Nursing and NANDA International, an organization that works to standardize nursing terminology. The Gordon Program, which started in 2017, promotes the advancement of nursing knowledge on an international scale through events and programming that encourage nurses to engage in dialogue and increase their knowledge on issues such as patients' response to illness, clinical reasoning, decision-making, and patient care delivery.
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Leadership
Dorothy A. Jones, Ed.D., APRN, FAAN, FNI
Director of the Marjory Gordon Program for Knowledge Development and Clinical Reasoning
Dorothy A. Jones, Ed.D., APRN, FAAN, FNI, is the Director of the Marjory Gordon Program for Knowledge Development and Clinical Reasoning at the Connell School of Nursing, 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 former 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. Dr. 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. She was named a Living Legend by the American Nurses Association Massachusetts in 2017. Jones has a strong record of curriculum development and mentorship with graduate students, as evidenced by their scholarship nationally and internationally. She received her B.S.N. from Long Island University and Brooklyn Hospital School of Nursing in Brooklyn, New York, and earned graduate degrees from Indiana University and Boston University.
- 2017: Living Legend, American Nurses Association Massachusetts
- 2014: Top 100 alumni, Indiana University
- 2013: Best Authored Book Award, Sigma Theta Tau International
- 2013: President’s Award, ENRS
- 2013: Top 25 Most Influential Leaders in ENRS, ENRS
- 2010–present: Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Nursing Research
- 2010-present - Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Nursing Research
- 2010-present - Grant Reviewer, Harvard Catalyst Grant Program
- 2008-present - Grant Reviewer, Clinical Innovations Awards for Partners and Harvard University
- 2007 - Rose and George Doval Education Award, 20th Annual Celebration of Nursing Excellence, NYU
- Erickson, J.I., Duffy, M.E., Ditomassi, M., Jones, D. (2017). Development and psychometric evaluation of the professional practice work environment inventory. Journal of Nursing Administration, 47(5), 259-265.
- Grace, P. J., Willis, D. G., Roy, S. C., & Jones, D. A. (2016). Profession at the crossroads: A dialog concerning the preparation of nursing scholars and leaders. Nursing Outlook, 64(1), 61–70. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2015.10.002
- Jones, D. A., & Flanagan, J. M. (2015). Researching, mentoring, and developing postdoctoral scholars. In Massachusetts General Hospital: Advancing a Nursing Research Agenda within the Clinical Practice Environment (Vol. 1, p. 15). USA: STTI.
- Erickson, J. I., Ditomassi, M., & Jones, D. A. (2015). Fostering a research-intensive organization: An interdisciplinary approach for nurses from Massachusetts General Hospital. Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International.
- Mason, D. J., Jones, D. A., Roy, S. C., Sullivan, C. G., & Wood, L. J. (2015). Commonalities of nurse-designed models of health care. Nursing Outlook. Advance online publication. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2015.04.009
- Erickson, J.I., Jones, D. A., & Ditomassi, M. (Eds.). (2013). Fostering nurse-led care: Professional practice for the bedside leader from Massachusetts General Hospital. Indianapolis IN: Sigma Theta Tau International.
- Jones, D. A. (2013). Nurse-patient relationship: Knowledge transforming practice at the bedside. In Erickson, J.I., Jones, D. A., & Ditomassi, M. (Eds.), Fostering nurse-led care: Professional practice for the bedside leader from Massachusetts General Hospital (pp. 85-121). Indianapolis IN: Sigma Theta Tau International.
- Jones, D. A., Duffy, M. E., Erickson, J. I., & Ditomassi, M. (2013). Measuring the hospital work environment: Development, validation, and revision of the professional practice environment scale. In Erickson, J.I., Jones, D. A., & Ditomassi, M. (Eds.),Fostering nurse-led care: Professional practice for the bedside leader from Massachusetts General Hospital (pp. 275-305). Indianapolis IN: Sigma Theta Tau International.
- Jones, D. A. (2013). Concluding thoughts. In Erickson, J.I., Jones, D. A., & Ditomassi, M. (Eds.), Fostering nurse-led care: Professional practice for the bedside leader from Massachusetts General Hospital (pp. 351-358). Indianapolis IN: Sigma Theta Tau International.
- Jones, D. A., (in press). Use of standardized nursing language in the workforce. To appear in Annual Review of Nursing Research, 20.
- Jones, D. A., Roy, S. C., K. A. (2013). Marjory Gordon living legend. NANDA- International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classification, 21(2), 2.
- Flanagan, J. M., Harris, A. L., & Jones, D. A. (2013). Advanced practice registered nurses: Accomplishments, trends, and future, in Joel, L. A. (Ed.), Advanced practice nursing: Essentials for role development (3rd ed.) (pp. 429-439). Philadelphia, PA: F A Davis.
- Jones, D. and Picard, C. (2013). Giving Voice to What We Know. Translated into Japanese – Spika Publisher/Jones and Bartlett.
- Adams, J., Ives-Erickson, J., Ditomassi, M., Jones, D. , Clifford, J. (2013). Nurse leaders perceptions of constituent expectations. Journal of Nursing Administration, 5(13)
- Adams, J., Nikolave, N., Ives-Erickson, J., Ditomassi, M., Jones, D., (2013). Identification of the psychometric properties of the leadership Influence over professional practice environment scale. Journal of Nursing Administration, 41(6), 90-99.
- Flanagan, J. M., Harris, A. L., Jones, D. A. (2013). "Evaluation of the Advanced Practice Nurse Cost Efficiency, Accomplishments, Trends and Future Development," In Lucille A. Joel (Ed.), Advance Practice Nursing: Essentials for Role Development 3rd edition (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F A Davis Company.
- Jones, D. A., Duffy, M., Flanagan, J. M., Foster, F. (2012). Psychometric Evaluation of the Functional Health Pattern Assessment Screening Tool (FHPAST). International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 23(3), 140-145.
- Jones, D. (2012). Realizing the IOM future of nursing research within clinical practice. Nursing Research, 61(5), 315.
- Jones, D. (2012). Advanced nursing practice: The role of the clinical nurse specialist. In Christine Vivae, et al (Eds). Jornadas Sobre RolAvanzado en Enferneria, Pamplona ,Espana: University of Navarra. Chapter 1.
- Jones, D.A., Duffy, M.E., & Flanagan, J.M. (2011). Report of Randomized Clinical Control Trial Testing the Efficacy of a Nurse Coached Intervention (NCI) in Athroscopy Patients. Nursing Research, 60(2), 92-99.
- Jones, D. A., & Flanagan, J. (2011). Update on Functional Health Patterns. In J. Fitzpatrick and M. Katzer (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Nursing Research 3rd Edition. (pp. 195-197). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
- Jones, D. A., & Flanagan, J. (2011). Nursing models in Theory, Practice, and Research. In J. Fitzpatrick and M. Katzer (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Nursing Research 3rd Edition. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
- Jones, D. A., Lunney, M., Kennan, G., & Moorhead, S. (2011). Standardized Nursing Languages Essential for the Nursing Workforce. In A. Debisette and J. Vessey (Eds.), Annual Review of Nursing Research: Nursing Workforce Issues (Vol. 28) (pp. 253-294). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
- Jones, D. A., Roy, S. C., K. A. (2010). Marjory Gordon Living Legend.. NANDA- International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classification, 21(2), 2.
- Ives-Erickson, J., Duffy, M., Ditomassi, M., & Jones, D. (2009). Psychometric Evaluation of the Revised Professional Practice (RPPE) Scale. Journal of Nursing Administration, 39(5), 236-243.
- Adams, J., Erickson, J.I., Jones, D., & Paulo, L. (2009). An Evidence-based Structure for Transformative Nurse Executive Practice: The Model of the Interrelationship of Leadership, Environments, and Outcomes for Nurse Executives (MILE ONE). Nursing Administration Quarterly, 33(4), 280-287.
- Erickson, J.I., Jones, D.A., & Ditomassi, M.O. (2008). Interdisciplinary institute for patient care: advancing clinical excellence. JONA, 38(6), 308-14.
- 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. A., & Erickson, J.I. (2008). Revised Perception of the Professional Practice Environment Scale (RPPE). In Harriet Feldman (Ed.), Nursing Leadership: A Concise Encyclopedia (pp. 408-409). New York, NY: Springer.
- Jones, D. (2007). Celebrating nurse theorists: Margaret Newman. Nursing Science Quarterly, 20(4), 306.
- 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.
A Global Partnership
NANDA-I is a professional association that defines and standardizes nursing terminology used in nursing practice, research, educational curricula, and informatics.
The Marjory Gordon Program, a focus of the Connell School of Nursing and NANDA-I, advances, educates, and disseminates nursing knowledge internationally. The Program also fosters a deeper understanding for the articulation of nursing’s contribution to patient, family, and community care outcomes through clinical reasoning and the testing and refinement of nursing language (nursing diagnosis).
Through online educational programs and a biennial conference, nurses can participate in the advancement of nursing knowledge and engage in dialogue around clinical reasoning and the communication of nursing judgments about patients using nursing diagnosis.
These experiences foster dialogue among nurses and other professionals and uncover nursing knowledge that will influence education, change professional practice, impact health policy, and help shape the future of nursing research.
Shaping, Informing, and Communicating Nursing and the Human Experience
June 14–16, 2023
at Boston College
Hosted in partnership with the Connell School of Nursing, the biennial NANDA-International Conference welcomes nursing experts from around the world to Boston College to discuss improving standards of care and redefining the role of leadership in health care.
Publication
Nursing Diagnoses:
Definitions and Classification
2021–2023
The quintessential guide from NANDA-I experts