Taylor DNP, CRNP, ANP-BC, Richard

Taylor DNP, CRNP, ANP-BC, Richard
Assistant Professor of Nursing

Assistant Professor (P), Nursing Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care , Nursing Academic Affairs 2014 -
Associate Scientist (C), Center for Palliative & Supportive Care , Department of Medicine Chair Office 2015 -

Overview

Dr. Taylor is an Assistant Professor in the UAB School of Nursing. He graduated from UAB School of Nursing in 1985 with a Bachelor’s degree, received his Master’s degree in Adult Oncology Nursing from the University of California, San Francisco in 1987, a post graduate Adult Nurse Practitioner degree in 2000, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from UAB 2010. He is currently a UAB SON PhD student and his dissertation topic is life-space mobility in elderly rural community-dwelling cancer survivors.

He was a Nurse Practitioner in the Adult Neuro-Oncology program at UAB for 14 years prior to joining the faculty at the UAB SON. His clinical experience is in the areas of Geriatric Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Hospice, Neuro-Oncology, and Palliative Care.

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
2019	How family caregivers of persons with advanced cancer assist with upstream healthcare decision-making: A qualitative study 2019
2019	Unmet social support needs among older adults with cancer 2019
2018	Forging a new frontier: Providing palliative care to persons with cancer in rural and remote areas. 2018
2018	Factors Associated with Family Caregivers' Confidence in Future Surrogate Decision Making for Persons with Cancer 2018
2018	Self-Efficacy: Significance of Physical Activity and Nutrition in Colon Cancer Patients. 2018
2018	Adapting an Early Palliative Care Intervention to Family Caregivers of Persons With Advanced Cancer in the Rural Deep South: A Qualitative Formative Evaluation 2018
2018	Participation and interest in support services among family caregivers of older adults with cancer 2018
2018	Healthcare utilization, Medicare spending, and sources of patient distress identified during implementation of a lay navigation program for older patients with breast cancer 2018
2018	Lay navigation across the cancer continuum for older cancer survivors: Equally beneficial for Black and White survivors? 2018
2018	What happens during early outpatient palliative care consultations for persons with newly diagnosed advanced cancer? A qualitative analysis of provider documentation 2018
2017	Update in Hospice and Palliative Care 2017
2017	The self-care practices of family caregivers of persons with poor prognosis cancer: differences by varying levels of caregiver well-being and preparedness 2017
2017	Feasibility of a Telehealth Educational Program on Self-Management of Pain and Fatigue in Adult Cancer Patients 2017
2017	Resource use and medicare costs during lay navigation for geriatric patients with cancer 2017
2017	Implementation and Impact of Patient Lay Navigator-Led Advance Care Planning Conversations 2017
2017	Perioperative Palliative Care Considerations for Surgical Oncology Nurses 2017
2017	Perioperative palliative care considerations for surgical oncologynurses 2017
2017	The self-care practices of family caregivers of high mortality cancer patients: Differences by varying levels of caregiving well-being and performance (FR481C) 2017
2017	Choosing wisely: Opportunities for improving value in cancer care delivery? 2017
2017	Resource use and medicare costs during lay navigation for geriatric patients with cancer 2017
2016	Differences in self-care behaviors by varying levels of caregiving intensity, performance, and well-being among family caregivers of patients with high-mortality cancer. 2016
2016	Communication a key element of patient navigation: Perspectives of the patient care connect program lay patient navigators 2016
2016	The patient care connect program: Transforming health care through lay navigation 2016
2016	Guiding lay navigation in geriatric patients with cancer using a distress assessment tool 2016
2015	Trends toward declining aggressive care at end of life among older cancer patients in the Deep South 2015
2015	Disparities in hospice use among patients with cancer in the Deep South 2015
2015	Identifying sources of distress in patients with breast cancer 2015
2015	Treatment summaries and follow-up care instructions for cancer survivors: improving survivor self-efficacy and health care utilization. 2015
2015	Distress in older adult cancer patients approaching end of life 2015
2015	Improving communication with patients with CLL. 2015
2015	Trends in resource utilization and costs during implementation of a lay navigation program 2015
2014	Guiding lay navigation using the distress thermometer. 2014
2014	Patient-reported outcomes: Mechanisms of symptoms and treatment toxicities 2014
2009	Distress and quality of life in primary high-grade brain tumor patients 2009
	Describing early palliative care outpatient consultations for persons with advanced cancer: What’s in the ‘special sauce’?
	ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT
	Factors associated with participating in formal support services among family caregivers of older adults with poor-prognosis cancers.
	Integration of palliative care throughout the cancer illness trajectory
	Lay navigation for older cancer patients: a promising model to reduce racial cancer health disparities?
	Lay navigation for older white and African American cancer patients: A potential model to reduce cancer health disparities?
	Palliative Care and End-of Life Care
	Rural Palliative Care

Chapter

Year	Title	Altmetric
2019	Rural Palliative Care. 670-681. 2019
2018	Elder abuse and neglect [in Section 1: Emergency & Critical Care Nursing 2018

Research Overview

Life-space mobility in 65-year and older cancer survivors in rural US population, multi-level interventional model, salutogenesis, and empowerment. Additionally, he is interested in cancer care disparities and the quality of life/health and well-being of cancer survivor.