Faculty Directory
Jane M. Flanagan
Department Chairperson and Associate Professor
Jane M. Flanagan
Ph.D., RN/NP, ANP-BC, AHN-BC, FNAP, FNI, FAAN
Contact
Maloney Hall 353
Telephone: 617-552-8949
Email: jane.flanagan@bc.edu
Education
- B.S.N., University of Massachusetts Lowell
- M.S., Northeastern University
- Ph.D., Boston College
Research Interests
Lifestyle interventions to improve the health of those caring for people with chronic health conditions
Expertise
- Caregiving
- Chronic Illness
- Health and well-being
- Palliative Care
Clinical Practice
Nurse Practitioner, Fox Hill Village
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 Boston College Mentor Award
- Inducted as a Fellow in NANDA-International Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners Distinguished Nurse Practitioner of the Year
Selected Publications
- Flanagan, J. & Beck, C., Eds. (2025). Nursing Research, Generating and Evaluating Evidence for Nursing Practice. 12th Edition. Wolter Kluwer
- Flanagan, J., Connolly, M., Coakley, A., Fugate, M., Prud’hommeaux, E., & Young, C. (2025). The needs of informal caregivers of people experiencing dementia as identified on social media. Aging & Mental Health, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2024.2445137.
- Geyer, D., Flanagan, J. M., van de Water, B., McCarthy, S., & Vessey, J. A. (2025). A qualitative descriptive study exploring the systemic challenges of caring for children with medical complexity at home. Journal of Pediatric Health Care: Official Publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners, 39(1), 24–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2024.08.010
- Flanagan, J. and Connolly, M. (2025). Respiratory Care, In: Boltz, M. Capezuti, E. & Fulmer, T. Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice, 7th ed.
- Hanan, D., Lyons, K., Mahoney, E., Irwin, K., & Flanagan, J. (2024). Barriers and facilitators to caring for individuals with serious persistent mental illness in long-term care, Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 51, 25-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2024.05.006.
- Wang, G. X., Mercaldo, S. F., Cahill, J. E., Flanagan, J. M., Lehman, C. D., & Park, E. R. (2024). Missed screening mammography appointments: patient sociodemographic characteristics and mammography completion after one year. Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR, S1546-1440(24)00356-9. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2024.03.017.
- Petreca, V. G., Flanagan J., Lyons K., & W Burgess A. (2024). The reintegration of men into society after a sexual offense: a hermeneutic phenomenology study. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 1–15. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2024.2322008
- Sheehan, D.L., Flanagan, J, & Wills, D. (2024). Intensive Care Unit Nurses' Experience of Watson's Theory of Human Caring Caritas Process III: Developing Spiritual Self to Provide Spiritual Nursing Care. ANS. Advances in nursing science, 47(1), 59–72. https://doi.org/10.1097/ANS.0000000000000489
- Bartzak, P., Butcher, H., Flanagan, J., Jones, D., Larkin, D. Malinski, V. Reed, S., & Smith, M. (Eds.) (2023). Evolving Rogerian Nursing Science: John R. Phillips’ Unique Contributions. Self-published by the Society of Rogerian Scholars.
- Boltz, M., Flanagan, J. M., & Ji, M. (2023). Postacute Rehabilitation in Patients with and without Dementia. Annals of Long Term Care. DOI: 10.25270/altc.2023.09.002
- Flanagan, J. (2023). Editorial: Big Data: Nursing’s Moment. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 34(3), 169. DOI: 10.1111/2047-3095.12438
- Flanagan, J. (2023). Editorial: Don’t Hide the Disciplinary Focus, Steward It. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 34(2), 87–88. DOI: 10.1111/2047-3095.12422
- 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. DOI: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000489
- 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. DOI: 10.1111/2047-3095.12365
- Flanagan, J. (2023). Peer Review. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 34(3), 3. DOI: 10.1111/2047-3095.12412
- 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. DOI: 10.1177/08943184221138238
- Boltz, M., & Flanagan, J. (2022). The Family-Centered Function-Focused Care Intervention: Implementation and Measurement Considerations. Innovation in Aging, 6(supplement 1), 96. DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igac059.380
- Flanagan, J. (2022). Methodological Studies and Methods: For What Purpose? International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 33(4), 247. DOI: 10.1111/2047-3095.12399
- 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. DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2022.05.011
- 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. DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2022.08.003
- 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. DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab199
- 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. DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2021.08.003
- 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. DOI: 0.1177/01939459211001395
- 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. DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000465
- 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. DOI: 10.1111/2047-3095.12372
- 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. DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000853
- Flanagan, J. (2022). The Lost Art of the Narrative Review. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 33(2), 83. DOI: 10.1111/2047-3095.12368
- Flanagan, J. (2022). Roles and Responsibilities in Authorship. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 33(1), 3–4. DOI: 10.1111/2047-3095.12359
- 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. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104141