Professor of Nursing
Cowell Hall 216
Telephone: (415) 422-6498
Fax: (415) 422-5618
Email: buccherir@usfca.edu
Education
A.A., El Camino College; B.S.N.
California State University, Long Beach; M.S.N. California State
University, Long Beach; M.H.N.P., California State University, Long
Beach; D.N.Sc., University of California, San Francisco.
Administrative Appointments
Co-facilitate
monthly support group for people who hear auditory hallucinations and
family members or professionals who want to learn more about auditory
hallucinations for Community Mental Health in Marin County, 1999--present.
CAPA
(Collaborative Academic Practice Alliance)—Alliance between Public
Health Nurses and Bay Area Nurse Educators, member 2002--present,
Co-Chair, 2003--2004 (Co-Chairs responsible for agendas and running
monthly meetings, annual retreat, student orientations each semester,
auction for student placements, etc.), Treasurer 2005--present
Honors and Awards
American
Psychiatric Nurses Best Practice Award--Best Treatment of Schizophrenia
in a Behavioral Health Care Program; American Nurses Foundation
Scholar; Invited Participant at the National Institute of Nursing
Research, Clinical Center Nursing Department, National Institutes of
Health, Third Annual Nurse Scientist Training Program, Bethesda, MD;
Twice awarded, The Mentor Award, Beta Gamma Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau;
Teaching Effectiveness Award, School of Nursing, University of San
Francisco
Teaching Areas of Expertise
Community and Mental Health Dept.- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing; Community Nursing; Research and Theory Development
Buccheri,
R., Magg, M., Capella E., & Jennings, D. (in
press-November-December, 2006). A conceptual framework for a clinical
nurse leader program. Journal of Professional Nursing.
Research Areas of Interest
Behavioral Management
of Auditory Hallucinations in Schizophrenia; National Dissemination of
10-Session Course to Manage Auditory Hallucinations as Evidence-based
Practice
Clinical Interests of Expertise and Interest
Psychiatric mental health nursing with specific expertise in the symptom management of auditory hallucinations
Faculty Spotlight
Currently
Co-PI of International Dissemination Project with 8 VA pilot sites and
1 Canadian site to mentor nurses at those sites to teach a 10-session
course to help psychiatric patients with schizophrenia learn strategies
to manage their auditory hallucinations.
