Son Chae Kim, PhD, RN

Professor
PLNU School of Nursing
 

Contact Information:

Telephone:        619.849.7146
Email:              sonkim@pointloma.edu

Teaching Focus:

• BSN Adult Health III: Medical-Surgical Nursing / High Acuity Nursing
• MSN Advanced Pharmacology, Nursing Research
• MSN Thesis-Projects 

Education:

• University of Washington, Seattle, WA - BSN
• University of San Diego, San Diego, CA - MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner Program
• University of San Diego, San Diego, CA - PhD, Nursing

Clinical Background/Academic Focus:

Dr. Kim has experience in Med/Surg and ICU nursing. Her passion includes teaching Med/Surg/ICU Nursing, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology and Nursing Research. She has taught at Southern Connecticut State University in the past and currently serves as a faculty at the San Diego Evidence-Based Practice Institute. Dr. Kim has developed a psychometric instrument, the Kim Alliance Scale (KAS), which measures the quality of the relationship between the health care provider and patient. She is currently involved in several research activities related to the Evidence-Based Practice.

Research/Publications/Presentations:

• Kim, S.C., Brown, C. E., Fields, Fields, W., & Stichler, J. (2009). Evidence-based focused interactive teaching strategy: a controlled study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 65(6), 1218-1227.
• Brown, C.E., Kim, S.C., Stichler, J., & Fields, W. (2009). Predictors of knowledge, attitudes, use and future use of evidence-based practice among baccalaureate nursing students at two universities (Manuscript submitted)
• Stichler, J., Fields, W., Kim, S.C., & Brown, C.E. (2009). Faculty knowledge, attitudes and perceived barriers to teaching evidence-based nursing (Manuscript submitted)
• Brown, C.E., Ecoff, L., Kim, S.C., Wickline, M., & Glaser, D. (2009). Multi-institutional study of barriers to research utilization and evidence-based practice among hospital nurses. (Manuscript submitted)
• Bajkiewicz, C., Kim, S.C., & Noble, D.R. (2009). Culture care in the patient-centered care unit: an integrative review of evidence (Manuscript submitted)
• Kim, S.C., Plumb, R., Gredig, Q-N, Rankin, L., & Taylor, B. (2008). Medium-Term Post-Katrina Health Sequelae among New Orleans Residents: Predictors of Poor Mental and Physical Health. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 17, 2335-2342.
• Kim, S.C., Kim, S., & Boren, D.M. (2008). Quality of Therapeutic Alliance Predicts Patient’s General Satisfaction. Military Medicine, Jan; 173 (1): 85-90
• Kim, S.C., Plumb, R., Gredig, Q-N, Rankin, L., & Taylor, B. (2007): “Medium-Term Post-Katrina Health Sequelae and Predictor Variables” abstract presentation at Joint Southern California STTI Chapters Nursing Odyssey Conference 2007, October 18 & 19, San Diego, CA.
• Kim, S.C., Kim, S., & Boren, D.M. (2005): "Therapeutic Alliance in Patient-Provider relationship and Patient's General Satisfaction" abstract presentation at Eastern Nursing Research Society, 17th Annual Scientific Sessions, April 7-9, 2005, New York, New York.
• Kim, S.C., Boren, D.M., & Solem, S.L. (2001). The Kim Alliance Scale: Development and Preliminary Testing. Clinical Nursing Research, 10 (3), 314-331.

Personal Note:

Dr. Kim loves to walk on the beach in her spare time

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