Elizabeth Epstein, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor of Nursing

• NIH BioSketch

Research Focus

End-of-life issues, ethics, pediatrics

Teaching Focus

Ethics, pharmacology

Publications

Journal Articles

Epstein, E.G. (2012). Preventive ethics in the ICU. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 23(2), 217-224.

Hamric, A.B., Borchers, C.T., & Epstein, E.G. (2012). Development and testing of an instrument to measure moral distress. AJOB Primary Research, 3(2), 1-9.

Epstein, E.G. & Delgado, S.H. (2010). Understanding and addressing moral distress. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 15(3), .

Epstein,E. G. (2008). End-of-life experiences of nurses and physicians in the newborn intensive care unit.. Journal of Perinatology, 28(11), 771-778.

Book Sections

Hamric, A.B., Epstein, E.G. & White, K. (2012). Moral distress and the hospital. In A. Mills, G. Filerman, & P. Werhane (Eds.), Healthcare Ethics for Healthcare Organizations: A Moral Imperative (pp. ). : Health Administration Press.

Epstein, E. G. (2012). Ethical issues in neonatal nursing. In C. M. Ulrich (Ed.), Nursing ethics in everyday practice: A step by step guide (pp. ). Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International

Current Funded Grants

• A Precursor for Analysis of Continuity of Care and Ethical Conflict at the End-of-Life
  Principal Investigator(2008-2009)