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Jane M. Flanagan

Department Chairperson and Associate Professor

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Jane Flanagan, Ph.D., RN, AHN-BC, ANP-BC, FAAN, is a department chairperson and an associate professor at the Connell School of Nursing. She holds appointments as a nurse scientist at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Yvonne Munn Center for Nursing Research; as an associate clinical scientist at the Phyllis Cantor Center at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute; and as a nurse practitioner at Bournewood Hospital.

Dr. Flanagan is editor of the International Journal of Nursing Knowledge and serves on the editorial board for the International Journal for Human Caring. She is an appointed fellow in NANDA-I, the National Academy of Practice, and the American Academy of Nursing. She is president of the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) and nominations chair at the Society of Rogerian Scholars. Dr. Flanagan is a certified nurse practitioner and the coordinator of the Nurses Improving Care for Hospitalized Elders (NICHE) program at MGH. 

Dr. Flanagan’s work is focused on advanced care planning, and spiritual and holistic strategies to improve the experience of older adults—especially dementia caregivers and those with chronic health conditions.

Selected Appointments & Awards

  • Nurse Scientist, Munn Center for Nursing Research, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Eastern Nursing Research Society (President)
  • Society of Rogerian Scholars (Nominations & Communications Chair)
  • Editor, International Journal of Nursing Knowledge
  • Editorial Board, International Association for Human Caring
  • Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing
  • Fellow in the National Academies of Practice as a Distinguished Faculty Member
  • Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses – Teacher of the Year
  • Keys to Inclusive Leadership in Nursing °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ College Mentor Award
  • Inducted as a Fellow in NANDA-International Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners Distinguished Nurse Practitioner of the Year

Selected Publications

  • Boltz, M., Flanagan, J. M., & Ji, M. (2023). Postacute Rehabilitation in Patients with and without Dementia. Annals of Long Term Care.
  • Flanagan, J. (2023). Editorial: Big Data: Nursing’s Moment. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 34(3), 169.
  • Flanagan, J. (2023). Editorial: Don’t Hide the Disciplinary Focus, Steward It. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 34(2), 87–88.
  • Leone-Sheehan, D., Flanagan, J., & Willis, D. (2023). Intensive Care Unit Nurses’ Experience of Watson’s Theory of Human Caring Caritas Process III: Developing Spiritual Self to Provide Spiritual Nursing Care. Advances in Nursing Science.
  • Rossi, L., Butler, S., Coakley, A., & Flanagan, J. (2023). Nursing Knowledge Captured in Electronic Health Records. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 34(1), 72–84.
  • Flanagan, J. (2023). Peer Review. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 34(3), 3.
  • Jones, D. A., Flanagan, J., Fawcett, J., Sousa, K., Willis, D., Wolf, Z., … Smith, M. (2023). The American Academy of Nursing 50th Anniversary of the Nursing Theory Guided Practice Expert Panel (NTGPEP): Exploring the Past—Re-envisioning the Future. Nursing Science Quarterly, 36(1), 35–41.
  • Boltz, M., & Flanagan, J. (2022). The Family-Centered Function-Focused Care Intervention: Implementation and Measurement Considerations. Innovation in Aging, 6(supplement 1), 96.
  • Flanagan, J. (2022). Methodological Studies and Methods: For What Purpose? International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 33(4), 247.
  • Harris, A., Flanagan, J. M., & Jones, D. (2022). Advanced Practice Registered Nurses:  Accomplishments, Trends, and Future Development. In Advanced Practice Nursing: Essentials for Role Development (5th ed., pp. 429–440). F.A. Davis.
  • Grace, P., & Flanagan, J. M. (2022). Ethical Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing: Caring for Adults and Older Adults. In Nursing Ethics And Professional Responsibility in Advanced Practice (4th ed., pp. 319–340). Jones & Bartlett.
  • Kuehnert, P., Fawcett, J., DePriest, K., Cousin, L., Ervin, N., Flanagan, J., … Schenk, B. (2022). Authors’ response to Dr. Padgett. Nursing Outlook, 70(4), 557–558.
  • Sullivan-Bolyai, S., Ratta, C. D., Flanagan, J., Pudasainee-Kapri, S., & Sefcik, J. S. (2022). Salami Slicing and Other Fatal Flaws to Avoid in Publishing Qualitative Findings. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 66, A9–A10.
  • Barreveld, A., Flanagan, J. M., Arnstein, P., Handa, S., Hernandez-Nuno de la Rosa, M., Matthews, M., & Shaefer, J. (2022). Results of a Team Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in a Patient with Pain. Pain Medicine, 22(12), 2918–2924.
  • Kuehnert, P., Fawcett, J., DePriest, K., Chinn, P., Cousin, L., Ervin, N., … Waite, R. (2022). Defining the Social Determinants of Health for Nursing Action to Achieve Health Equity: A Consensus Paper from the American Academy of Nursing. Nursing Outlook, 70(1), 10–27. 
  • Flanagan, J., Post, K., Hill, R., & DiPalazzo, J. (2022). Feasibility of a Nurse Coached Walking Intervention for Informal Dementia Caregivers. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 44(5), 466–476. 
  • Flanagan, J. M., Post, K., Hill, R., & Winters, L. N. (2021). Findings from a Provider-Led, Mindfulness-Based, Internet-Streamed Yoga Video Addressing the Psychological Outcomes of Breast Cancer Survivors. Holistic Nursing Practice, 35(5), 281–289.
  • Banister, G., Carroll, D. L., Dickins, K., Flanagan, J., Jones, D., Looby, S. E., & Cahill, J. E. (2022). Nurse-Sensitive Indicators during COVID-19. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 33(3), 234–244.
  • Post, K. E., Berry, D. L., Shindul-Rothschild, J., & Flanagan, J. (2021). Patient Engagement in Breast Cancer Survivorship Care. Cancer Nursing, 44(5), E296–E302.
  • Flanagan, J. (2022). The Lost Art of the Narrative Review. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 33(2), 83.
  • Flanagan, J. (2022). Roles and Responsibilities in Authorship. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 33(1), 3–4.
  • O’Reilly-Jacob, M., Perloff, J., Sherafat-Kazemzadeh, R., & Flanagan, J. (2022) Nurse Practitioners’ Perception of Temporary Full Practice Authority During a COVID-19 Surge: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 126, 104141.

Selected Grants

  • Mentor, Yvonne Munn Research Grant Massachusetts General Hospital Healing from Liver Transplant: The Patient’s Story
  • Co-investigator, Munn Center for Nursing Research Department Funds Massachusetts General Hospital Exploratory study of inpatient nursing admission documentation to identify problems common to COVID-19 patients
  • Co-Principal Investigator, Donahue Foundation Post-acute outcomes in nursing home residents with dementia
  • Principal Investigator, Institute for Aging, °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ College A Pilot Study of a Health-coached (HC) walking program in Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia