Bethany Phoenix, RN, PhD, FAAN
Professor Emeritus
Community Health Systems
School of Nursing

beth.phoenix@ucsf.edu 415-502-4407

Recent research efforts have focused on the regulatory framework for advanced psychiatric nursing practice and workforce trends in the specialty.

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As part of the Advanced Practice Committee of the American Psychiatric Nurses' Assn., I was a co-investigator in two nationwide surveys of boards of nursing to collect information about legislative and regulatory changes (titling, prescriptive authority, etc.) that impact advanced practice psychiatric nursing (APPN) and to identify state and nationwide trends for APPNs. I participated in design of the surveys, data collection from state boards of nursing, and summary and analysis of the findings. I am co-PI on a study recently funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that will use a mixed methods approach to examine structural, practice and policy barriers to optimal use of PMHNPs to meet the workforce needs of California's public mental health system, as well as analyzing effective methods of collaborative practice currently in use in county settings.

Awards

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  • 1st Place, Scholarly Poster, Intl. Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses, 2014
  • Committee to Evaluate the Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services, Institute of Medicine, 2013-2017
  • Inducted as Fellow, American Academy of Nursing, 2013
  • Award for Excellence in Education, American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 2009-2010
  • Leadership Scholarship, American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 2006
  • Myrtle Crawford Lecturer, Univ. of Saskatchewan, 2005

Education & Training

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  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2019
  • Ph.D. Graduate Division (Nursing) University of California, San Francisco 1997
  • M.S. Nursing University of California, San Francisco 1991
  • B.S. Nursing University of California, San Francisco 1988

Grants and Projects

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  • Nurse Practitioner Roles in Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Impact of State Scope of Practice Regulations on Provision of Medication-Assisted Treatment, National Council of State Boards of Nursing Center for Regulatory Excellence, 2018-2020
  • Enhancing Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Practice: Impact of State Scope of Practice Regulations and the Practice Environment, National Council of State Boards of Nursing Center for Regulatory Excellence, 2016-2018
  • Examining Opportunities and Barriers to Expansion of Psychiatric NP Practice in Public Mental Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2013-2015

Publications (25)

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Religion and PsychologySocial ChangeBuddhismPractice Patterns, Nurses'Education, NursingMental HealingNurse PractitionersOpioid-Related DisordersState GovernmentNursesSocieties, NursingPsychiatric NursingSelf-Help GroupsPsychiatric Department, HospitalAdvanced Practice Nursing

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