Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350
Email: ejtaylor@llu.edu
Undergraduate, baccalaureate programs
BS, Nursing, Andrews University, 1984
MSN, Adult Health & Illness, University of Pennsylvania, 1987
PhD, Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, 1992
Postdoctoral Fellowship, UCLA School of Nursing, 1993-1995
Elizabeth Johnston Taylor, PhD, RN, is an Associate Professor at the Loma Linda University School of Nursing. Her clinical experiences as an oncology nurse created for her a deep interest in the relationship between illness and spirituality. In 1992, she earned her doctorate in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania where she focused her studies on the psychosocial and spiritual aspects of living with illness. Her expertise in researching spirituality and health-related quality of life was further developed during a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the UCLA School of Nursing. In addition to academic studies, she has obtained two units of Clinical Pastoral Education and training in spiritual direction.
Dr. Johnston Taylor has received funding for her research and training from the National Cancer Institute (NIH), the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, the John Templeton Foundation, the Oncology Nursing Society and ONS Foundation, and the Hospice Nurses Association. She has numerous publications, including articles and book chapters on topics such as quality of life, ethical decision making, pain management, and spiritual responses to illness. Her book, published by Prentice Hall, is titled "Spiritual Care: Nursing Theory, Research, and Practice."
Dr. Johnston Taylor's service to her professional community has included stints as a member of the Oncology Nursing Forum and Holistic Nursing Practice Editorial Boards, as a collateral reviewer for Sigma Theta Tau and Oncology Nursing Foundation research grants, as President of the Iota Lambda chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, and as Coordinator for the ONS Spiritual Care Special Interest Group.
Although Dr. Johnston Taylor loves her scholarly activities, they are now balanced greatly by her role as a mother. She and her husband, Lyndon, have two daughters -- Kathryn (5) and Elissa (4), who are teaching her much about being a human with spiritual needs!
Oncology Nursing Society (1985-present)
Greater Los Angeles Chapter ONS (1994-present)
ONS Spiritual Care Special Interest Group (1990-present)
ONS Advanced Nursing Research Special Interest Group (2002-present)
Sigma Theta Tau (1985-present)
Clarice Woodward Award for Excellence in Writing, given by Gamma Alpha Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, June, 2003.
Abstract nominated for Oncology Nursing Society Excellence in Research Award, 2001.
"Career Profiles in Nursing" candidate, selected as one of thirty in the initial round of candidates for being profiled on the Sigma Theta Tau International web page, September, 1999.
1998 Chapter Award for Leadership, Gamma Tau [UCLA & CSUN] chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International.
First-Year Reviewer Award, Oncology Nursing Forum, 1996.
Graduation with Honors, Andrews University, 1984.
Funded research projects (as a principal investigator):
Taylor, E.J. (Principal Investigator), What should I Say?: Educating Nurses to Provide Healing Responses to Patients' Spiritual Concerns (John Templeton Foundation; $174,219; February, 2005-07)
Taylor, E. J. (Principal Investigator), "Spiritual Needs of Cancer Patients and Family Caregivers" (Oncology Nursing Foundation/Glaxo Welcome Small Research Grant; $8,500; May, 1998).
Taylor, E. J. (Principal Investigator), "The Search for Meaning Among Women with Breast Cancer"; Individual National Research Service Award, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (F32 HS00078; $51,300; 1993-95).
Taylor, E. J. (Principal Investigator), Amenta, M. O., & Highfield, M. F. "Practices and attitudes regarding spiritual care: A survey of hospice nurses." (Hospice Nurses' Association; $3,000; 1993-1994).
Outlaw, F. H., & Taylor, E. J. (Co-Principal Investigator), "Prayer among persons with cancer: A phenomenological investigation." (Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation Nursing Research Grant; $7,500; 1993-1994).
Taylor, E. J. (Principal Investigator), Highfield, M. F., Amenta, M. O., & Belcher, A. "Practices and attitudes regarding spiritual care: A survey of oncology nurses." (ONS Special Interest Group funding; $3,850; 1992-1993).
Taylor, E. J. (Principal Investigator), "Spirituality and Meaning in Life in Adult Cancer Patients"; Individual National Research Service Award, National Cancer Institute, NIH (F31 CA08431; $44,086; 1988-92).
Taylor, E.J. (principal Investigator), & gober, C. "How Nurses Converse with Clients to Provide Spiritual Care: A Phenomenological Investigation" (Loma Linda University School of Nursing see grant, $4800, 2005-2006).
Refereed Journal articles
Taylor, E.J., & Mamier, I. (2005). Spiritual Care Nursing: what cancer patients and family caregivers want. Journal of Advanced Nursing.
Taylor, E. J. (2003). Spiritual needs of cancer patients and family caregivers. Cancer Nursing, 26, 260-266.
Taylor, E. J. (2003). Prayer's clinical issues and implications. Holistic Nursing Practice, 17, 179-188.
Taylor, E. J. (2003). Nurses Caring for the Spirit: Patients with Cancer and Family Caregiver Expectations, Oncology Nursing Forum, 30, 585-590.
Taylor, E. J., & Outlaw, F. H. (2002). Use of Prayer Among Persons with Cancer. Holistic Nursing Practice, 16, 46-60.
Person, L., & Taylor, E. J. (2002). Managing pain in outpatients. American Journal of Nursing, 102(April, supplement), 24-27.
Highfield, M. E. F., Taylor, E. J., & Amenta, M. O. (2000). Preparation to care: The spiritual care education of oncology and hospice nurses. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 2(2), 53-63.
Taylor, E. J. (2000). Transformation of tragedy among women surviving breast cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 27, 781-788.
Taylor, E. J., Outlaw, F. H., Bernardo, T., & Roy, A. (1999). Spiritual conflicts of cancer cancer patients who pray. Psycho-Oncology, 8, 386-394.
Taylor, E. J., Highfield, M. F., & Amenta, M. O. (1999). Predictors of oncology and hospice nurses spiritual care perspectives and practices. Applied Nursing Research, 12(1), 30-37.
Taylor, E. J., Amenta, M. O., & Highfield, M. F. (1995). Spiritual care practices of oncology nurses. Oncology Nursing Forum, 22(1), 31-39.
Taylor, E. J., Highfield, M., & Amenta, M. (1994). Attitudes and beliefs regarding spiritual care: A survey of cancer nurses. Cancer Nursing, 17(6), 479-487.
Taylor, E. J. & Amenta, M. O. (1994). Midwifery to the soul while the body dies: Spiritual care among hospice nurses. The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care, 11(6), 28-35.
Taylor, E. J. & Amenta, M. O. (1994). Cancer Nurses' Perspectives on Spiritual Care: Implications for Pastoral Care. Journal of Pastoral Care, 48(3), 259-265.
Taylor, E. J. (1993). Factors associated with the sense of meaning among people with recurrent cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 20(9), 1399-1407.
Ferrell, B., Taylor, E. J., Sattler, G. R., Fowler, M., & Cheyney, B. L. (1993). Searching for the meaning of pain: Cancer patients', caregivers', and nurses' perspectives. Cancer Practice, 1(3), 185-194.
Taylor, E. J., Ferrell, B., Grant, M., & Cheney, L. (1993). Managing cancer pain at home: The decisions and ethical conflicts of patients, family caregivers, and homecare nurses. Oncology Nursing Forum, 20(6), 919-927.
Taylor, E. J., Baird, S. B., Malone, D., & McCorkle, R. (1993). Factors associated with anger in cancer patients and their caregivers. Cancer Practice, 1(2), 101-109.
Ferrell, B., Taylor, E. J., Grant, M., Fowler, M., & Corbisiero, R. (1993). Pain management at home: Struggle, comfort, and mission. Cancer Nursing, 16(3), 169-178.
Taylor, E.J. (in press). Prevalence of spiritual needs among cancer patients and family caregivers. Oncology Nursing Forum.
Book:
Taylor, E. J. (2002). Spiritual care: Nursing research, theory, and practice. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Chapters and contributed works:
Taylor, E.J. (2006). Spiritual formation for the ministry of parish nursing practice (pp.37-51). In P.A. Solari-Twadell & M. A. McDermott (Eds.). Parish nursing: Development, Education and Administration. St. Loouis: elsevier Mosby.
Taylor, E.J. (2005). Spiritual complementary therapies in cancer care. Seminars in Oncology Nursing. 21(3), 159-163.
Taylor, E.J. (in press). Spiritual formation. In P.A. Solari-Twadell & M.A. McDermott (Eds.). Parish Nursing: Development, Education and Administration. St. Louis: Mosby.
Taylor, E. J. (2005). Spiritual responses to cancer. (pp. 1712-1726). In C.H. Yarbro, M. Goodman, & M.H. Frogge (Eds.), Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice (6th ed). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
Taylor, E.J. (2005). Spiritual care nursing research: The state of the science. Journal of Christian Nursing. 22(1), 22-28.
Taylor, E.J. (contributor) (2004). Spirituality (pp. 1001-1011). In B. Kozier, G. Erb, A. Berman, S. J. Snyder. (Eds.), Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts, Process, and Practice (7th ed). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Taylor, E. J. (2003). Endpaper: You mean nurses are supposed to do this? Holistic Nursing Practice, 17, 276-277.
Taylor, E. J. (2003). Spiritual distress (pp. 693-705). In M. H. Frogge & M. Goodman (Eds.), Cancer symptom management (3rd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
Taylor, E. J. (Contributor) (2003). Spirituality (pp. 1001-1011). In B. Kozier, G. Erb, A. Berman, S. J. Snyder. (Eds.), Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts, Process, and Practice (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Taylor, E. J. (2003). Spiritual quality of life (pp.93-116). In C. R. King & P. S. Hinds (Eds.) Quality of life: From nursing and patient perspectives (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Taylor, E. J. (2001). Spirituality, Culture, and Cancer Care. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 17(3), 197-205.
Taylor, E. J. (2001). Spiritual assessment (pp. 397-406). In B. R. Ferrell & N. Coyle (Eds.), Textbook of Palliative Nursing Care. New York: Oxford University Press.
Taylor, E. J. (1998). Spirituality and the cancer experience (pp. 71-82). In R. M. Carroll-Johnson, L. M. Gorman, & N. J. Bush (Eds.), Psychosocial Nursing Care Along the Cancer Continuum. Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society.
Taylor, E. J. (1998). Caring for the Spirit (pp. 53-75). In C. C. Burke (Ed.), Psychosocial Dimensions of Oncology Nursing Care. Pittsburgh,PA: Oncology Nursing Society.
Taylor, E. J. (1997). The story behind the story: The use of storytelling in spiritual caregiving. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 13(4), 252-254.
Taylor, E. J. (1997). Spiritual and ethical end-of-life concerns. In S. L. Groenwald, M. H. Frogge, M. Goodman, & C. H. Yarbro (Eds.), Cancer nursing: Principles and practice (4th ed., pp. 1421-1434). Boston: Jones & Bartlett.
Taylor, E. J. (1995). Whys and Wherefores: Adult Patient Perspectives of the Meaning of Cancer. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 11(1), 32-40.
Taylor, E. J. (1995). Spiritual self-care after a cancer diagnosis. Coping, 9(4), 30-31.
Taylor, E. J., Jones, P., & Burns, M. (1995). Quality of Life. In I. M. Lubkin (Ed.), Chronic Illness: Impact and Interventions (3rd ed., pp. 193-212). Boston: Jones and Barlett.
Taylor, E. J., & Ersek, M. (1995). Ethical and spiritual dimensions of cancer pain management. In D. McGuire, C. H. Yarbro, & B. Ferrell (Eds.), Cancer Pain Management (2nd ed., pp. 41-60). Boston: Jones and Bartlett.
Taylor, E. J. (1993). The search for meaning among persons with cancer. In M. Z. Cohen (Ed.), Quality of Life: A Nursing Challenge (2:3), pp. 65-70. Philadelphia: Meniscus Health Care Communications.
Guest editorials:
Taylor, E. J., & Mickley, J. R. (1997). Introduction. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 13(4), 223-224.
Fife, B. L., & Taylor, E. J. (1995). Introduction. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 11(1), 1-2.
Book reviews:
Taylor, E. J. (2002). Book review of "Parish nursing: Stories of service and care" by V. B. Carson & H. G. Koenig. Science & Spirit, 13(3), 50.
Reprinted or revised publications:
Taylor, E. J. (contributor) (in press). Spirituality. In B. Kozier, G. Erb, A. Berman, S.J. Snyder. (Eds.), fundamentals of Nursing: concepts, Process and Practice (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Taylor, E.J. (2006). spirituality and spiritual nurture in cancer care. In R.M. Carroll-Johnson, L. M. Gorman, & N.J. Bush (Eds.), Psychosocial Nursing Care Along the Cancer Continuum. Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society.
Taylor, E. J. (2006). Spiritual assessment. In B. R. Ferrell & N. Coyle (Eds.), Textbook of Palliative Nursing Care (2nd ed. opp. 595-604). New York: Oxford University Press.
Taylor, E. J. (in press). Spirituality and the cancer experience. In R. M. Carroll-Johnson, L. M. Gorman, & N. J. Bush (Eds.), Psychosocial Nursing Care Along the Cancer Continuum. Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society.
Taylor, E. J. (2000). Spiritual and ethical end-of-life concerns. In C. H. Yarbro, M. H. Frogge, M.Goodman, & S. L. Groenwald (Eds.), Cancer nursing: Principles and practice (5th ed., pp. 1565-1578). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
Taylor, E. J., Jones, P., & Burns, M. (1998). Quality of Life. In I. M. Lubkin & P. D. Larsen (Eds.), Chronic Illness: Impact and Interventions (4th ed., pp. 207-226). Boston: Jones and Barlett. [Received the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award]
Taylor, E. J. (1995). Factors associated with meaning in life among people with recurrent cancer. In L. VandeCreek (Ed.), Spiritual needs and pastoral services: Readings in research (pp. 291-307). Decatur, GA: Journal of Pastoral Care Publications.
Taylor, E. J. (1993). The search for meaning among persons with cancer. In M. Z. Cohen (Ed.), Quality of Life: A Nursing Challenge (2:3), pp. 65-70. Philadelphia: Meniscus Health Care Communications. [Reprinted in an undated paperback book that includes articles from volumes 1 and 2 of this monograph series.]
Clinical focus & specialties:
Oncology and gerontology nursing; spiritual care research, practice and education.
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