Associate Professor
PLNU School of Nursing                                                                      

Contact Information:

Telephone:        (619) 849-2927                   
Email:        jeannemaiden@pointloma.edu

Teaching Focus:

• BSN Senior Nursing of Adults: Nursing Research; Adult Health III
• MSN Ethics Policy, Advanced Medical Surgical Capstone, Thesis Advisor

Education:

• State University of New York, Canton, NY, AAS
• National University, San Diego, CA, BSN
• University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, PhD

Clinical Background/Academic Focus:

Many years as a critical care nurse, in particular surgical patients including cardiovascular surgery; Nurse educator providing a variety of educational opportunities for licensed staff; Clinical Nurse Specialist for critical care and orientation and competency assessment in an academic teaching institution. Current focus: ethics, end-of-life care, palliative care, research, moral distress and compassion fatigue in nursing staff.

Research/Publications/Presentations:

• Editor, Nursing 2007 Critical care.  Pearls in Palliation.
• Maiden, J. (2002). Pulmonary Diagnostic Procedures. In Urden, L., Stacy, K., Lough, M. (Eds) Thelan's Critical Care Nursing Diagnosis and Management. St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby. Author of Pulmonary diagnostics chapter for 1998, 2002 & 2006 editions.
• Stacy, K, Maiden, J. (2000). Pulmonary Assessment and Diagnostics Procedures. In Urden, L., Stacy, K. (Eds) Priorities in Critical Care Nursing. Co-author with K. Stacy MS, CNS, CCRN - editions 2 & 4.
• Grif-Alspach, J. (1999), CORE Curriculum Review Study Disc for Critical Care Nursing, Gastrointestinal, shock item writer.
• Book reviewer: American Associationof Critical Care Nurses, January 2003.
• Romer, A. Heller, K., Weissman, D, Solomon, M. (Eds.) (2002). Innovations in End of Life Care, Practical Strategies & International Perspectives. Larchmont, NY: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

Personal Note:

I am thrilled to be at PLNU and look forward to meeting students and helping them to accomplish their academic/career goals. I am passionate about end-of-life issues, moral distress and compassion fatigue within our profession. I am a mom and have 2 wonderful children, and am blessed by the love of my husband! We share 5 cats, 2 dogs and multiple other pets in our home!

 
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