Dr. Beth Johnson joined the School of Nursing faculty at Ball State in 2008. She holds appointments in both the graduate and undergraduate programs. She is currently teaching adult health courses in the undergraduate program.

Dr. Johnson is a gerontological clinical nurse specialist with clinical experience in inpatient acute care, outpatient ambulatory care geriatric clinics, and long-term care settings. She has also had an independent geriatric consultation practice focusing on caregiving families. She previously taught accelerated BSN and MSN nursing students as well as nursing staff in acute care and long-term care settings.

Dr. Johnson’s research interests include post-stroke depressive symptoms, family caregiving, and the use of simulation in teaching geriatric nursing topics.

Education:

Publications:

Bakas, T., Farran, C. J., Austin, J. K., Given, B. A., Johnson, E. A., & Williams, L. S. (2009). Stroke caregiver outcomes from the telephone assessment and skill-building kit (TASK). Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation,16(2), 105-121.

• Johnson, E. A., Bakas, T., & Lyon, B. L. (2008). Cognitive Appraisal of Health Scale: Early instrument development. Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice, 22(1), 12-18.
• Johnson, E. A., Bakas, T., & Williams, L. S. (2007). Post-stroke depression: Focus on diagnosis and management during stroke rehabilitation. Geriatrics and Aging, 10(8), 492-496.
• Bakas, T., Pressler, S. J., Johnson, E. A., Nauser, J., & Sheneyfelt, T. (2006). Family caregiving in heart failure. Nursing Research, 55(3), 180-188.

•  Johnson, E. A., Bakas, T., Lyon, B. L., & Williams, L. S. (2008). Evaluation of the Appraisal of Health Scale in stroke survivors [Abstract]. Stroke, 39(2), 682.

• Bakas, T., Farran, C. J., Austin, J. K., Given, B. A., Perkins, S. M., Johnson, E. A., & Williams, L. S. (2008). Stroke caregiver outcomes from the Telephone Assessment and Skill-building Kit (TASK) for stroke family caregivers [Abstract]. Stroke, 39(2), 550.
• Bennett, S. J., Bakas, T., Johnson, E. A., & Sheneyfelt, T. (2004). What about family caregivers of patients with heart failure? [Abstract]. Journal of Cardiac Failure, 10(4) (Suppl.), S100.

Professional Organizations / Memberships / Certifications:

(1) National League of Nursing                                                2009 - present

(2) Sigma Theta Tau                                                                2008 – present

(3) National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists               1994 - present

(4) National Gerontological Nurses Association                       1994 - present

(5) Mid-West Nursing Research Society                                  2005 - present

(6) Gerontological Society of America                                     2005 – present

(7) American Stroke Association                                             2005 - present

Courses Taught:

• NUR 340 Adult Health II