
Anne H. Boyle, Ph.D., RN, CNE
Assistant Professor
Contact Information VCU School of Nursing |
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Education
| 1997 | PhD | University of Virginia, Nursing |
| 1977 | MN | University of South Carolina, Major: Medical-Surgical Nursing; Minor: Respiratory Nursing |
| 1971 | BSN | Duke University, Nursing |
Memberships in Professional Organizations
Sigma Theta Tau, 1977-present
American Nurses Association, 1980-present
Virginia Nurses Association, 1980-present
Respiratory Nursing Society, 1992-present
Research Funding/External Funding
Boyle, Anne. “Measures of Oral and Pulmonary Health in COPD Patients": The Center for Biobehavioral Clinical Research,” National Institute of Nursing Research, NIH, #P20 NR008988-01 (McCain, Project Director), 2004-2005. $25,570
A.H. Boyle & R. Jablonski. Improving Clinical Competence and Collaborative Skills Through an Integrated Clinical Experience; University Teaching Excellence Grant - - $4,000 Awarded for 1998-99
Factors Predicting Burnout in Intensive Care Nurses. $300 Award from Gamma Omega Chapter Sigma Theta Tau 1988-89. PI: A.H. Boyle
Awards, Fellowships & Honors
Certificate of Appreciation (in recognition of efforts to promote lung health and prevent lung disease). American Lung Association of Virginia. December 7, 1999; December, 2000
Phyllis J. Verhonick Research Award for Dissertation Completed at University of Virginia. Awarded May 1997.
White, K.R., Munro, C., & Boyle, A.H. 1996 Med-Surg Nursing Writer’s Award.
Army Achievement Medal, Second Oak Leaf Cluster, Awarded February 23, 1992.
Army Commendation Medal, Awarded May 8, 1991.
Army Achievement Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster, Awarded July 1, 1989.
Army Achievement Medal, Awarded March 19, 1989.
Certificate of Appreciation, American Heart Association, June 6, 1984.
Scholarship for Graduate Study: South Carolina Lung Association
Selected Publications
Boyle, A.H., Jablonski, R., Munro, C.L., & Grap, M.J. (2005). The role of oral health in respiratory disease. Perspectives in Respiratory Nursing,12(4), 2-4.
Boyle, A.H., & Locke, D.L. (2004). Update on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. MedSurg Nursing,13(1), 42-48.
Boyle A.H., & Locke, D.L. (2008) Chapter 46: End of Life Issues. In M. Geiger-Bronsky & D. Wilson (Eds.), RNS core curriculum for respiratory nursing. New York: Springer Publishing.
Locke, D. L., & Boyle A.H. (2008) Chapter 44: Patient Advocacy. In M. Geiger-Bronsky & D. Wilson (Eds.), RNS core curriculum for respiratory nursing. New York: Springer Publishing.
Locke, D.L., & Boyle A.H. (2002). Patient advocacy: A multi-disciplinary mandate. In H.L. Hedrick & A.H. Kutscher (Eds.), The quiet killer: Emphysema/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pp. 199-204. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.
Boyle, A.H., & Waters, H.F. (2000). COPD: Focus on Prevention. Recommendations of the National Lung Health Education Program. Heart & Lung, 29(6), 446-449.
Boyle, A.H. (1997). Spouses of the Chronically Ill: The Lived Experience of Wives of Persons with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Doctoral Dissertation, University of Virginia, 1996). Dissertation Abstracts International, 58-03B, 1206.
White, K.R., & Boyle, A.H. (1996). Advances in the respiratory system treatment of cystic fibrosis. Perspectives in Respiratory Nursing, 7(4), 8.
White, K.R., Munro, C.L., & Boyle, A.H. (1996). Nursing management of adults who have cystic fibrosis. Med Surg Nursing, 5(3), 163-167.
Grap, M. J., Boyle, A. H., Jaeger, D., Embrey, J. P, Elswick, R. K. (1995). Evaluation of a new control valve for indirect blood pressure measurement. Journal of Clinical Engineering, 20(6), 484-490.
Representative Presentations
Munro, C.L., Boyle, A.H., Estes, T.S. (presenter), & Locke, D.L. A Description of Oral Health and COPD Exacerbations. Poster presented at the 15th Annual Educational Conference, Respiratory Nursing Society, Newport, KY, April 30, 2005.
Boyle, A.H. (presenter), Munro, C., Grap, M.J., & Locke, D.L. Measures of Oral Health in Persons with COPD. Poster submitted to Southern Nursing Research Society.
Locke, D. (presenter), Boyle, A.H., Woogen-Fisher, M., & Ross, B. Role Functions, Educational Preparation, and Administrative Positions of Clinical Nurse Specialists in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Presented at Research Meeting, Gamma Omega Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, Richmond, VA.
Munro, C. (presenter), Grap, M.J., Boyle, A.H., Locke, D.L., & Aylesworth, A. Oral Health in COPD and Relationship to Exacerbations: a Retrospective Study of Dental and Medical Records. Poster submitted to Southern Nursing Research Society.
Boyle, A.H. & Jablonski, R. Transformative Clinical Education. Tenth Annual International Critical and Feminist Perspectives in Nursing Conference, October 15 - 17, 1999. (refereed)
Boyle, A.H. & White, S.G. Mission Statement: Exercise in Values Clarification. Poster accepted for presentation at Nursing Education ‘98 Conference, Washington, DC, June 26 - 28. (refereed)
Locke, D. (presenter) & Boyle A.H. Advocating for Life Quality: A Team Approach. Paper presented at Palliative Care for Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, The American Institute of Life-Threatening Illness and Loss, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY, September 23, 1999. (invited)
Boyle, A.H. Women's experience of living with a spouse with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Paper presented at The Politics of Caring III, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. November 12, 1995. (refereed)
Locke, D. (presenter), Boyle, A.H., Woogen-Fisher, M., & Ross, B. Role Functions, Educational Preparation, and Administrative Positions of Clinical Nurse Specialists in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Poster presented at the Third National VA Nursing Research Conference, San Antonio, TX, June 9, 1994. (refereed)
Boyle, A.H. World War II and Nursing Education: Women,s Strategies for Change. Poster presented at The Politics of Caring II, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. November 7, 1992. (refereed)
Boyle, A.H., Grap, M.J., Younger, J.B., and Thornby, D. Factors Predicting Burnout in Intensive Care Nurses. Presented at Fifth Annual Phyllis J. Verhonick Research Conference, Charlottesville, VA. April 5, 1990. (refereed)
