Joan T. Bickes, MSN, CNS-BC

Wayne State University
College of Nursing
262 Cohn
5557 Cass Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 577-8582
(313) 577-4188(FAX)
E-mail: jbickes@wayne.edu

EDUCATION:

• BA - Regis University, Denver, CO
  
• BSN - University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI
  
• MSN - Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
  
• ANCC, Advanced Practice RN, Board Certified
  

RESEARCH INTEREST:

• Psychosocial Interventions with Cancer Patients and Caregivers
  
• Obesity in the School-aged Child
  

CURRENT RESEARCH:

Intervention Nurse. 2005-2009. FOCUS: Outcomes of Triaged Family Care
In Advanced Cancer funded by the National Cancer Institute. Laurel Northouse
PhD and Darlene Mood PhD, Principal Investigators.

Intervention Nurse 2001-2006 FOCUS: Prostate Cancer Family Study,
funded by the National Cancer Institute. Laurel Northouse PhD and Darlene
Mood PhD, Principal Investigators.

CLINICAL AREA OF EXPERTISE:

• Environments of care and nursing practice
  
• Community as client with a focus on a geographic communities, aggregates
  
• Community Health Nursing with clinical experiences in schools, home care agencies,
  ambulatory clinics, community organizations
  Physical Health Assessment
  Health Promotion
  

COURSES TAUGHT:

• NUR 1110 Introduction to Computers and Technology for Health Care Professionals
  
• NUR 2010 Physical Assessment Lab
  
• NUR 2020 Foundations of Health and Health promotion
  
• NUR 2040 Environments of Care in the Community
  
• NUR 4000 Research-based interventions for Health Promotion
  
• NUR 4030 Community Health Nursing Practice:At-Risk Urban Populations
  
• NUR 4060 Legal, Ethical and Health Policy Issues in Nursing
  
• NUR 4120 CHN Practice: Care of Populations in Urban Environments
  

CURRENT PUBLICATIONS:

Nies, M., McEwen, M., & Bickes, J. (2007). Community Health Nursing: Making a Difference. In Mary Nies & Melanie McEwen. (Eds)., Community/Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Health of Populations (pp 708-718). Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders.

Nies, M., McEwen, M., & Bickes, J. (2001). Community Health Nursing: Making a Difference. In Mary Nies & Melanie McEwen. (Eds)., Community Health Nursing: Promoting the Health of Populations
(pp 827-837). Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders

Ervin, N., Bickes, J. (2006). Environments of care: A curriculum model for preparing a new generation of nurses. The Journal of Nursing Education, 45(2), 75-90.

Nies, M., Bickes, J., Schim, S., & Johnson, A. (2002). Model for Community Nursing Care: Application to an Integrated Asthma Intervention Program. The Journal of School Nursing, 18 (2), 74-78.

Bickes, J., & Collins, A. (2000). Community health assessment using computerized geographic mapping. Nurse Educator, 25, (4), 172 & 185.

OFFICE HOURS:

By appointment