Valerie A. Hart
338 Masterton Hall, Portland Campus
e-mail: vhart@usm.maine.edu
(207) 780-5748/780-4997
College of Nursing and Health Professions
University of Southern Maine
96 Falmouth Street
PO Box 9300
Portland, ME 04104-9300
Credentials, degrees schools attended:
EdD - University of Maine, Orono - Higher Educational Administration
PMHCNS - Psychiatric Mental Health Cinical Nurse Specialist
MS - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing- Columbia University
BSN - Boston College
Areas of interest:
Communications practice for the Advanced Practice nurses; The role of the Nurse Psychotherapist; Evidence-Based clinical practice; Women’s mental health issues including: post partum depression; the balance of work and personal life; mother-daughter relationships, Parenting the adult child; co-authored a chapter on psychiatric/mental health differential diagnosis and served as editorial advisor for CE Today for Nurse Practitioners and on a 6 part multimedia course on depression. My most recent work Patient-Provider Communications: Caring to Listen is the first textbook specifically written for Advanced Practice nurses in the field of patient communication.
Scholarship, service and teaching: (Jan 2005-December 2010)
Publications
Hart, V. (2010) Text Messaging: The Antithesis of Interpersonal Relating, Guest Editorial. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services 48 (12).
Hart, V. (2010) Patient-Provider Communications: Caring to Listen. Boston: Jones & Bartlett.
Hart,V. & Hentz, P. (2011) Psychiatric/Mental Health- in Advanced Assessment: Interpreting findings and formulating differential diagnoses. Goolsby,M. & Grubbs, L. (2nd Ed.), Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company
Hart, V. (2007- 2009) Case in Review: Do You Recognize These Patients? Multimedia format. CE-Today for Nurse Practitioners.
Hart, V. (2007- 2009) Depression: When and How to Treat a Debilitating Disease.
CE-Today for Nurse Practitioners. .Online
Hart, V.& Balkon, N. (2007- 2009) He’s Not That Into This: Recognizing Depression in Men and Other Atypical Patients. Audio Interview, and transcript. CE-Today for Nurse Practitioners. Online
Hart.V. & Hentz, P. (2006) Interpreting findings and formulating differential diagnoses. Goolsby,M. & Grubbs, L. (Ed.), Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company
Hart, V. (2005-2007) Recognizing Depression in Men and Other Atypical Patients, Audio Interview, and transcript. CE-Today for Nurse Practitioners.
Hart,V. (2005) Do You Recognize These Patients? Depression Case Studies. Multimedia format. CE-Today for Nurse Practitioners.
Hart, V. (2005-2007) Depression: When and How to Treat a Debilitating Disease.
CE-Today for Nurse Practitioners. Available Online.
Hart, V. ( 2005) Anxiety and Grief in J. Goolsby (Ed.), Nurse Practitioner Health Secrets, Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfrus.
Hart, V. (2005)A 30-year-Old Attorney with erratic Behavior: Bipolar I- Mixed Case Study- in Clinical Advances, March 2005, p. 21.
Professional Activities
Reviewer for the following Journals:
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing
Perspectives of Psychiatric Care
Medical Science Monitor Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
Mc Master British Medical Journal
Reviewer- Lippincott's Manual of Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans
External Reviewer- Brigham Young University Master's theses
External Reviewer- Randomized Controlled Trials Committee of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Reviewer- Melnyk/Fineout-Overhold. Evidence-Based Practice inn Nursing and Healthcare
Founding member- Peer Consultation Peer Group- Portland, Maine
Service to University/College
Doctor of Nursing Practice Task Force
Doctor of Nursing Practice Planning Committee
Nursing Faculty Search Committee
Dean's Search Committee
Director's Search Committee
Community Service and Presentations
October 2010 Advanced communication skills for Nurse Practitioners. American College of Nurse Practitioners Annual Clinical Conference, Tampa, Florida
November 2009 Difficult Conversations With Patients.Stephens Memorial Hospital Skills Workshop, Madison, Maine.
October 2009 Compassion Fatigue: The Cost of Caring. American College of Nurse Practitioners Annual Clinical Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
March 2009 Daylong Workshop-Parenting Young Adults: What Empty Nest? University of Southern Maine Center for Continuing Education, Portland, Maine.
February 2009 What is Seasonal Affective Disorder? Martins Point Group Medical Visit program
November 2008 Parenting Young Adults. The Wellness Expo, Portland, Maine
October 2007 Preparing Advanced Practice Nurses to Utilize Evidence-Based Research, American College of Nurse Practitioner’s Annual Clinical Conference, San Antonio, Texas.
August 2007 Conducted 2 Day Workshop on Compassion Fatigue. Maine Center for Reproductive Health, South Portland, Maine
April 2007 Conducted 2 Day Workshop on Compassion Fatigue. Maine Cancer Center, Portland, Maine
September 2007 Mothers and Daughters: The Exquisite relationship-Daylong Workshop, University of Southern Maine Center for Continuing Education, Portland, Maine.
April 2007 Compassion Fatigue Workshop - Identifying and Preventing the Phenomenon in Caregivers. Maine Children’s Cancer Group, Portland, Maine.
April 2007 University of Southern Maine’s 2nd Annual Showcase- Teaching and Technology in Learning Conference. Portland, Maine.
March 2007 Compassion Fatigue Workshop - Identifying and Preventing the Phenomenon in Caregivers, Maine Cancer and Surgical Center, Scarborough, Maine.
March 2007 Parenting Adult Children: What Empty Nest? Daylong Workshop, University of Southern Maine Center for Continuing Education, Portland, Maine.
March 2007 Teaching Evidence Based Research – Special Issues for Advanced Practice Nurses. National Clinical Specialist Nursing Association Annual Conference, Phoenix, Arizona
January 2007 Compassion Fatigue Workshop - Identifying and Preventing the Phenomenon in Caregivers, Maine Reproductive Center. South Portland, Maine.
June 2006 Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder. Diabetic Support Group-Martins Point Health Center, Portland, Maine.
June 2006 Compassion Fatigue Workshop - Identifying and Preventing the Phenomenon in Caregivers. High Risk Obstetrics ultrasound staff, Portland, Maine.
May, 2006 Parenting Adult Children: What Empty Nest? Women’s Wellness Conference, South Portland, Maine.
December 2005 Obstetrical Emergencies. 4th Annual Perinatal Nursing Conference, Portland
May 2005 Parenting Adult Children and Self-Care. Daylong Workshop, University of Southern Maine Center for Continuing Education, Portland, Maine.
Teaching
Nur 671 Foundations of Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Nur 674 Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing I
Nur 673 Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Supervision I
Nur 675 Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing II
Nur 678 Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Supervision II
Nur 676 Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing III
Nur 679 Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Supervision III
Nur 658 Clinical Project
Nur 608 Advanced Communication and Family Theory
Nur 689 Individual Psychotherapy Supervision
Clinical Area
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Communication, Evidence-based clinical practice, individual psychotherapy, couples and family therapy and group psychotherapy.
Currently ANCC certified and maintains a psychotherapy practice.
updated 11/09
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