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Jeanne Salyer, PhD, RN
Associate Professor

Contact Information

VCU School of Nursing
PO Box 980567
Richmond, VA 23298-0567
Ph: (804) 828-3373
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Jeanne Salyer

Education

1992 Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia School of Nursing, Nursing Service Administration
1975 M.S.N. University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing
1972 B.S.N. University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Nursing
1967 Diploma University of Alabama Hospital School of Nursing

Memberships in Professional Organizations

International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (1995-present)

Council on Nursing and Social Sciences member, Research Committee (1996-1997)

American Society for Transplantation (2002-present)

Southern Nursing Research Society (1992-present)

Phi Kappa Phi (1992-present)

Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc. - Gamma Omega Chapter (1975-present)

American Heart Association Council of Cardiovascular Nurses (2006-present)


Research Funding/External Funding

Salyer, PI, “Lifestyle and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Liver Transplant Recipients”, funded by the Center for Biobehavioral Clinical Resarch (P20 NR008988-02), (PI, J.Salyer), July 1, 2005-July 1, 2006, $31000, 20% effort

Pinson, J, Flattery, M., Savage. L, Salyer, J. Living with Pulmonary Artery Hypertension. Funded by Sigma Theta Tau International, Gamma Omega Chapter ($1000), February, 2002-February, 2003.

J. Salyer, M. Flattery, Joyner, P. “The Effects of Attending a Community-Based Weight Management Program on Weight Loss, Lipid Profile, and Blood Pressure in Long-Term Cardiac Transplant Recipients: A Pilot Feasibility Study”. A.D. Williams Research Award ($9,972), June 1, 1999-December 31, 2001.

Salyer, J., Flattery, M., Joyner, P. Health Promoting Lifestyle in Long-term Cardiac Transplant Recipients. Funded by the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation ($1500), May, 1999-December, 2000.

Lyons, D., Salyer, J., Settle, J. Correlates of HIV-Related Lipodystrophy. Funded by the American Nurses Foundation ($4998.00), November, 2000-November 2001.

Salyer, J., Davis, K.S. The Effects of an Asthma Case Management Program on Health Services Utilization, Cost of Care, Health-Related Quality of Life, Asthma-Related Knowledge, Compliance, and Patient Satisfaction. Funded by Sigma Theta Tau International, Gamma Omega Chapter ($1000), February, 1998-February, 1999.

Salyer, J. Health Promoting Lifestyle Behaviors of Long-term Cardiac Transplant Recipients. Funded by the School of Nursing Annual Fund, ($619), October, 1995.


Awards, Fellowships & Honors

2002 Sigma Theta Tau International, Gamma Omega Chapter Research Award

1999 Nursing Research Award, International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation, Council on Nursing and Social Sciences

1998 Sigma Theta Tau International, Gamma Omega Chapter Research Award

A.D. Williams Research Fellow (Summer, 1989)


Selected Publications

Salyer, J., Lyon, D., Settle, J., Elswick, R.K., & Rackley, D. 2006. Coronary heart disease risks and lifestyle in persons with HIV-1 infection. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 7(3), 3-17.

Flattery, M., Pinson, J., Savage, L., & Salyer, J. (2005). Living with pulmonary artery hypertension: Patients’ experiences. Heart & Lung, 34(2), 99-107.

Salyer, J. & Hamric A. (2004). Evolving specialties and innovative opportunities for advanced practice nursing. In: Hamric, A., Spross, J. & Hansen, C. (Eds.). Advanced Nursing Practice: An Integrated Approach, 3rd edition, Philadelphia: WB Saunders, p. 677-702.

Salyer, J., Flattery, M., Joyner, P., Elswick, R.K. (2003). Lifestyle and quality of life in long-term cardiac transplant recipients. Journal of Heart & Lung Transplantation, 22(3), 309-321.

Mark, B.A., Salyer, J., Wan T.T.H. (2003). Professional nursing practice: Impact on organizational and patient outcomes. Journal of Nursing Administration, 33(4), 224-234.

Mark, B.A., Salyer, J. Harless, D.W. (2002). What explains nurses’ perceptions of staffing adequacy? Journal of Nursing Administration, 32(5), 234-242.

Salyer, J., Sneed, G., Corley, M.C. (2001). Lifestyle and health status in long-term cardiac transplant recipients. Heart & Lung, 30(6), 445-457.

Mark, B.A., Salyer, J., Wan, T.T.H.(2000). Market, hospital, and nursing unit characteristics as predictors of nursing unit skill mix: A contextual analysis. Journal of Nursing Administration, 30(11), 552-560.

Showalter, A., Burger, S., Salyer, J. (2000). Patients’ and their spouses’ needs after total joint arthroplasty: A pilot study. Orthopaedic Nursing, 19(1), 49-57, 62.

Salyer. J., Jewell, D.V., & Quigg, R.J. (1999). Predictors of early post cardiac transplant exercise capacity. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, 19(6), 381-388.

Via, P., Salyer, J. (1999). Psychosocial self efficacy and personal characteristics of veterans attending a diabetes education program. Diabetes Educator, 25(5), 727-737.

Geddes, N., Salyer, J., Mark, B.A. (1999). Nursing in the nineties: Managing the uncertainty. Journal of Nursing Administration, 29 (5), 40-48.

Mark, B.A., Salyer, J. (1999). Methodological issues in treatment effectiveness and outcomes research. Outcomes Management for Nursing Practice, 3(1), 12-18.


Representative Presentations

Salyer, Jeanne. Coronary Heart Disease Risks and Lifestyle in Patients with HIV-1 Infection Presented to the Central Virginia Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, May 16, 2005 Invited presentation (co-presented with D. Lyon).

Salyer, Jeanne. Self Care and Quality of Life in Patients with Heart Failure Presented at the Southern Nursing Research Society, Atlanta, Georgia, February 3-5, 2005 Refereed research presentation.

Salyer, J. and Flattery, M. Guest Speaker, Weight Management in Transplant Recipients. Sponsored by the Chesapeake Tri-State Chapter of the International Transplant Nurses Society, McLean, Virginia, June 14, 2003.

Salyer, J., Flattery, M.P., Joyner, P.L., Elswick, R.K. (2003). A community-based weight management intervention for cardiac transplant recipients: Results of a pilot study. 23rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation, Vienna, Austria, April 9-12, 2003.

Haugh, K. H. & Salyer, J. Meeting the needs of patients and families during the wait for a donor organ: A phenomenologic study. Southern Nursing Research Society, San Antonio, Texas, February 8, 2002.

Salyer, J., Presenter, Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Quality of Life in Long-Term Cardiac Transplant Recipients. International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Twenty-First Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, April 25-28, 2001.

Salyer, J. Presenter, Perceptions of Staffing Adequacy: Results from the ORNA Project. Presented at the 15th Annual Conference of the Southern Nursing Research Society, Baltimore, Maryland, February 4, 2001.

Salyer, J. Presenter, Cleaning the Data: A Dirty Job--But Somebody Has to Do It! Presented at the Thirteenth Annual Conference of the Southern Nursing Research Society, Charleston, South Carolina, February 19, 1999.

Showalter, A., Burger, S., Salyer, J. Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients and Their Spouses Need Help Making the Transitions. Southern Nursing Research Society, Charleston, South Carolina, February 18, 1999.

Davis, K. and Salyer, J. Guest Speaker, Advanced Practice Nurse Case Management: Impact on Patients With Asthma. Commitment to Excellence: 6th Annual Alumni Conference & 31st Annual Nursing Lectureship, Richmond, Virginia, November 5, 1998.

Salyer, J. Presenter, Commitment and Communication: Keys to Minimizing Attrition in Multi-site Longitudinal Studies. Presented at the Eleventh Annual Conference of the Southern Nursing Research Society, Norfolk, Virginia, April 10-12, 1997.