Heather Jackson, PhD, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP

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Complementary Supportive Care Can Go Far for Patients With Cancer

July 11th 2025

Getting to the root of patients’ issues can provide support for their cancer journey through accessible means, says Heather Jackson, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAA-NP.

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Recognition of the Advanced Practice Preceptor Role in Oncology

Olivia West, MSN, RN, AG-ACNP-BC;Emily Skotte, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC;Jeneth Aquino, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC;Karen Hande, PhD, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, CNE , FAANP, ANEF;Heather Jackson, PhD, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP

April 17th 2024

A tiered level preceptor recognition program offers a cost-effective organizational intervention designed to acknowledge and incentivize the contributions of advanced practice preceptors.

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Navigating Difficult Conversations in Cancer Pain Management

Jennifer Grimmer, DNP, FNP-BC, PMGT-BC;Martha Bentley-McLachlan, BSN, RN, OCN, PMGT-BC;Heather Jackson, PhD, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP

February 9th 2024

Difficult conversations in cancer pain management should include core values and principles, setting realistic expectations, and building the patient-client relationship from the very beginning.

Implementation of Individualized Pain Management in Vaso-occlusive Pain Crisis

Olivia West, MSN, RN, AG-ACNP-BC;Heather Jackson, PhD, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP

June 25th 2022

Utilization of specialty nurse practitioner driven teams and use of individualized pain protocols for patients admitted with vaso-occlusive pain crisis improves quality of life for patients with sickle cell disease, and decreased hospital stay times.