Department of Acute Nurising Care at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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Cheryl Ross Staats, MSN, RN, CNS-BC
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Clinical Specialist in Gerontological Nursing

Department of Acute Nursing Care
Office: NS 2.670
Phone: (210) 567-5826
Fax: (210) 567-1719
Email: Staats@uthscsa.edu
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Cheryl Ross Staats

Current Funded Research
Education: BS, Nursing, Alderson-Broaddus College, Phillipi, WV
MSN, Adult Health, College Misericordia, Dallas, PA
Research/Scholarship Interests:

Gerontology, Death and Dying, Loss and Grief, Community-Based Curriculum, Storytelling, Malpractice/Liability Issues, Community Based Care, End of Life Care, Palliative Care

Funded Research:
Curriculum and Faculty Development in Community-Based Care 2000-2002. $97,649.  Project Director

Diabetes/Heart Disease Community Outreach Project, 2001-2002, $13,300, Project Director, 2002-2003, $15,000.
Primary Teaching Area(s): Undergraduate acute care
Graduate Gerontology
End of Life
Interdisciplinary End of Life
Academic & Professional Activities: American Geriatrics Society; Midwest Bioethics Center; Aging Research and Education Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Texas Faculty Association; National Education Association; Association for Death Education and Counseling; American Nurses Association; Texas Nurses Association, District #8; National Gerontological Nursing Association; National League for Nursing - Council for Nursing Practice; National League for Nursing; Texas League for Nursing; Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Delta Alpha Chapter; VNA Hospice of South Texas; Professional Advisory Board Great Lakes Home Health Services, Inc.

Last updated: 8 January 2008       By: Web Admin