Regina Fink, PhD

Professor Emerita, Medicine-Internal Medicine


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Graduate Schools
  • MS, University of Colorado College of Nursing (1979)
  • PhD, University of Colorado College of Nursing (1999)
Undergraduate School
  • BSN, Villanova University (PA) (1977)
Department
Medicine-Internal Medicine

Professional Titles

  • Professor

Publications

  • Nelson-Marten P, English N, Jafari A, Fink RM. A Palliative Care Certificate Program: A Nursing Education Model for Developed and Developing Countries. J Palliat Care Med 2016, S5:1 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2165-7386.1000S5-010
  • Oman KS, Mancuso MP, Ceballos K, Makic MBF, Fink RM. Mentoring clinical nurses to write for publication: Strategies for success. American Journal of Nursing, 2016;116(5):50-57.
  • Leonardi-Warren K, Neff I, Mancuso M, Wenger B, Galbraith M, Fink RM. Sexual health: Exploring patient needs and healthcare provider comfort and knowledge. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing. 2016;20(6):652-659.
  • Eilers J, Langhorne M, Fink RM. Study Guide for the Core Curriculum, for Oncology Nursing, St. Louis: Elsevier, 2016.
  • Fischer SM, Kline DM, Min SJ, Okuyama S, Fink RM. Apoyo con Cariño: Strategies to Promote Recruiting, Enrolling, and Retaining Latinos in a Cancer Clinical Trial J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2017;15:1392-1399.
  • Fink RM, Brant JM. Complex cancer pain assessment Hematology Oncology Clinics of North America. 2018;32(3):353-369.
  • Fischer SM, Kline DM, Min SJ, Okyama S, Fink RM. Apoyo con Cariño: (Support with Caring) A randomized controlled trial of a patient navigator intervention to improve palliative care outcomes for Latinos with advanced cancer. JAMA Oncology 2018;4(12):1736-41.
  • 63. Fischer SM, Min SJ, Atherly A, Kline DM, Gozansky W, Fink RM. Apoyo con Cariño: (Support with Caring): RCT Protocol to Improve Palliative Care Outcomes for Latinos with Advanced Medical Illness. Research in Nursing and Health. 2018.
  • Fink RM, Somes E, Brackett, Anderson AN, Shanbhag P, Lum HD. Evaluation of quality improvement initiatives to improve and sustain advance care planning completion and documentation Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing. 2018 Accepted for publication.
  • Fink RM, Somes E, Brackett, Anderson AN, Shanbhag P, Lum HD. Evaluation of quality improvement initiatives to improve and sustain advance care planning completion and documentation. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing. 2019;21(1):71-79.
  • Brant JM, Fink, RM, Thompson CJ, Li Y, …Silbermann M. Global survey of the roles, satisfaction, and barriers of home healthcare nurses on the provision of palliative care. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2019;22(8):945-960.
  • Fink RM, Gallagher E. Cancer pain assessment and measurement. Seminars in Oncology Nursing. 2019;35:229-234.
  • Donesky D, Dooernbos A, Fink RM, Kitko L, Bailey FA, Hurd C. Excellence in post-licensure interprofessional palliative care education: Consensus through a Delphi survey. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing. 2020;22(1):17–25.
  • Fink RM, Kline DM, Bailey FA, Handel DL, Jordan SR, Lum HD, Fischer SM. Community-Based Conversations about Advance Care Planning for Underserved Populations using Lay Patient Navigators. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2019; 57(2):376.
  • Fink RM, Kline DM, Bailey FA, Handel DL, Jordan SR, Lum HD, Fischer SM. Community-Based Conversations about Advance Care Planning for Underserved Populations using Lay Patient Navigators. Journal of Palliative Medicine 2019 accepted for publication.
  • Fink RM, Arora K, Gleason SM, Morrison KA, Knudson J, Robertson N, Sanute L, Abbott J, Earnest M, Bailey FA. Interprofessional Master of Science in Palliative Care: On Becoming a Palliative Care Community Specialist. Journal of Palliative Medicine 2019 accepted for publication.
  • Bekelman DB, Fink RM, Sannes T, Kline DMN, Borrayo E, Turvey C, Fischer SM. Bridging the Culture Gap: A Palliative Care Patient Navigator and Counseling Intervention to Improve Distress in Latinos with Advanced Cancer. Psycho-oncology 2019 accepted for publication.
  • Fink RM, Gates RA, Jeffers K. Pain assessment in the palliative care setting. In: Ferrell BR, Coyle N, Paice J (eds.) Textbook of Palliative Nursing, 5th Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019.
  • Fink RM, Gates RA, Jeffers K. Pain assessment in the palliative care setting. In: Ferrell BR, Coyle N, Paice J (eds.) Textbook of Palliative Nursing, 5th Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019 (in press).
  • Fink RM, Robertson N. Palliative and end-of-life care. Core curriculum for oncology nursing, 6th Ed. St. Louis: Elsevier (in press).
  • Fink RM, Robertson N. Palliative and end-of-life care. Core curriculum for oncology nursing, 6th Ed. 2019, St. Louis: Elsevier.
  • Fink RM, Kline DM, Bailey FA, Handel DL, Jordan SR, Lum HD, Fischer SM. Community-Based Conversations about Advance Care Planning for Underserved Populations using Lay Patient Navigators. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2020;23(7):907-14.
  • Fink RM, Arora K, Gleason SM, Morrison KA, Knudson J, Robertson N, Sanute L, Abbott J, Earnest M, Bailey FA. Interprofessional Master of Science in Palliative Care: On Becoming a Palliative Care Community Specialist. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2020;23(10):1370-1376.
  • Fink RM, Kline DM, Siler S, Fischer SM. Apoyo Con Cariño: A Qualitative Analysis of a Palliative Care Focused Lay Patient Navigation Intervention for Latino/as with Advanced Cancer. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing. 2020;22(4)335-346.
  • Bekelman DB, Fink RM, Sannes T, Kline DM, Borrayo EA, Turvey C, Fischer SM. Puente para cuidar (bridge to caring): A palliative care patient navigator and counseling intervention to improve distress in Latino/as with advanced cancer. Psycho-Oncology. 2020;29(4):688-95.
  • Fink RM, Arora K, Gleason SE, Morrison KT, Robertson N, Knudson J, Sanute L, Abbott JT, Earnest M, Bailey FA. Interprofessional Master of Science in Palliative Care: On Becoming a Palliative Care Community Specialist. J Palliat Med. 2020 Oct;23(10):1370-1376. PubMed PMID: 31886727
  • Fink RM, Kline DM, Bailey FA, Handel DL, Jordan SR, Lum HD, Fischer SM. Community-Based Conversations about Advance Care Planning for Underserved Populations Using Lay Patient Navigators. J Palliat Med. 2020 Jul;23(7):907-914. PubMed PMID: 31944875
  • Donesky D, de Leon K, Bailey A, Doorenbos A, Fink R, Hurd C, Ling P, Kitko L. Excellence in Postlicensure Interprofessional Palliative Care Education: Consensus Through a Delphi Survey. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2020 Feb;22(1):17-25. PubMed PMID: 31770160
  • Fink RM, Kline DM, Siler S, Fischer SM. Apoyo con Cariño: A Qualitative Analysis of a Palliative Care-Focused Lay Patient Navigation Intervention for Hispanics With Advanced Cancer. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2020 Aug;22(4):335-346. PubMed PMID: 32568935
  • Bekelman DB, Fink RM, Sannes T, Kline DM, Borrayo EA, Turvey C, Fischer SM. Puente para cuidar (bridge to caring): A palliative care patient navigator and counseling intervention to improve distress in Latino/as with advanced cancer. Psychooncology. 2020 Apr;29(4):688-695. PubMed PMID: 31834646
  • Fink RM, Somes E, Brackett H, Shanbhag P, Anderson AN, Lum HD. Evaluation of Quality Improvement Initiatives to Improve and Sustain Advance Care Planning Completion and Documentation. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2019 Feb;21(1):71-79. PubMed PMID: 30608360
  • Brant JM, Fink RM, Thompson C, Li YH, Rassouli M, Majima T, Osuka T, Gafer N, Ayden A, Khader K, Lascar E, Tang L, Nestoros S, Abdullah M, Michael N, Cerruti J, Ngaho E, Kadig Y, Hablas M, Istambouli R, Muckaden MA, Ali MN, Aligolshvili B, Obeidat R, Kunirova G, Al-Omari M, Qadire M, Omran S, Mouhawej MC, Zouak M, Ghrayeb I, Manasrah N, Youssef A, Ortega PF, Tuncel Oguz G, Cajucona LA, Leaphart K, Day A, Silbermann M. Global Survey of the Roles, Satisfaction, and Barriers of Home Health Care Nurses on the Provision of Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2019 Aug;22(8):945-960. PubMed PMID: 31380727
  • Fink RM, Brant JM. Complex Cancer Pain Assessment. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2018 Jun;32(3):353-369. PubMed PMID: 29729774
  • Fischer SM, Kline DM, Min SJ, Okuyama-Sasaki S, Fink RM. Effect of Apoyo con Cariño (Support With Caring) Trial of a Patient Navigator Intervention to Improve Palliative Care Outcomes for Latino Adults With Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2018 Dec 1;4(12):1736-1741. PubMed PMID: 30326035
  • Fischer SM, Min SJ, Atherly A, Kline DM, Gozansky WS, Himberger J, Lopez J, Lester K, Fink RM. Apoyo con Cariño (support with caring): RCT protocol to improve palliative care outcomes for Latinos with advanced medical illness. Res Nurs Health. 2018 Dec;41(6):501-510. PubMed PMID: 30302769
  • Fischer SM, Kline DM, Min SJ, Okuyama S, Fink RM. Apoyo con Cariño: Strategies to Promote Recruiting, Enrolling, and Retaining Latinos in a Cancer Clinical Trial. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2017 Nov;15(11):1392-1399. PubMed PMID: 29118231
  • Oman KS, Mancuso MP, Ceballos K, Makic MF, Fink RM. Mentoring Clinical Nurses to Write for Publication: Strategies for Success. Am J Nurs. 2016 May;116(5):48-55. PubMed PMID: 27123630
  • Leonardi-Warren K, Neff I, Mancuso M, Wenger B, Galbraith M, Fink R. Sexual Health: Exploring Patient Needs and Healthcare Provider Comfort and Knowledge. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2016 Dec 1;20(6):E162-E167. PubMed PMID: 27857260
  • Fink RM, Makic MB, Poteet AW, Oman KS. The Ventilated Patient's Experience. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2015 Sep-Oct;34(5):301-8. PubMed PMID: 26244246
  • Bakitas MA, Elk R, Astin M, Ceronsky L, Clifford KN, Dionne-Odom JN, Emanuel LL, Fink RM, Kvale E, Levkoff S, Ritchie C, Smith T. Systematic Review of Palliative Care in the Rural Setting. Cancer Control. 2015 Oct;22(4):450-64. PubMed PMID: 26678972
  • Fink RM. Review of a Study on Late Referral to a Palliative Care Consultation Service: Length of Stay and In-Hospital Mortality Outcomes. J Adv Pract Oncol. 2015 Nov-Dec;6(6):597-601. PubMed PMID: 27648349
  • Silbermann M, Fink RM, Min SJ, Mancuso MP, Brant J, Hajjar R, Al-Alfi N, Baider L, Turker I, ElShamy K, Ghrayeb I, Al-Jadiry M, Khader K, Kav S, Charalambous H, Uslu R, Kebudi R, Barsela G, Kuruku N, Mutafoglu K, Ozalp-Senel G, Oberman A, Kislev L, Khleif M, Keoppi N, Nestoros S, Abdalla RF, Rassouli M, Morag A, Sabar R, Nimri O, Al-Qadire M, Al-Khalaileh M, Tayyem M, Doumit M, Punjwani R, Rasheed O, Fallatah F, Can G, Ahmed J, Strode D. Evaluating palliative care needs in Middle Eastern countries. J Palliat Med. 2015 Jan;18(1):18-25. PubMed PMID: 25302525
  • Fischer SM, Cervantes L, Fink RM, Kutner JS. Apoyo con Cariño: a pilot randomized controlled trial of a patient navigator intervention to improve palliative care outcomes for Latinos with serious illness. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Apr;49(4):657-65. PubMed PMID: 25240788
  • Oman KS, Fink R, Kleiner C, Makic MB, Wenger B, Hoffecker L, Mancuso M, Schmiege S, Cook P. Intradermal lidocaine or bacteriostatic normal saline to decrease pain before intravenous catheter insertion: a meta-analysis. J Perianesth Nurs. 2014 Oct;29(5):367-76. PubMed PMID: 25261140
  • Casey K, Tsai CL, Fink RM. A psychometric evaluation of the Casey-Fink Graduate Nurse Experience Survey. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration. 2021;51(5):242-8.
  • Casey K, Fink RM. Revisions to the Casey-Fink Graduate Nurse Experience Survey reflect current healthcare trends. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration. 2021; 51(5):233-4.
  • Rosa WE, Buck HG, Squires AP, et al. American Academy of Nursing Expert Panel consensus statement on nursing's roles in ensuring universal palliative care access. Nursing Outlook. 2021 Oct 25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2021.06.011
  • Rosa WE, Buck HG, Squires AP, et al. International consensus-based policy recommendations to advance universal palliative care access from the American Academy of Nursing Expert Panels. Nursing Outlook. 2021 Oct 6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2021.06.018.
  • Brant JM, Al-Zadjal M, Al-Sinawi F, Mushani T, Maloney-Newton S, Berger AM, Fink RM. Palliative care nursing development in the Middle East and Northeast Africa: Lessons from Oman. Journal of Cancer Education. 2021;1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-021-02044-9.
  • Brody AA, Convery KA, Kline DM, Fink RM, Fischer SM. Transitioning to remote recruitment and intervention: A tale of two palliative care research studies enrolling underserved populations during COVID-19. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2021 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.06.017
  • Whitehead P, Frechman E, Johnstone-Petty M, Kates J, Tay DL, Fink RM. A scoping review of nurse-led advance care planning. Nursing Outlook 2021 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2021.08.002
  • Fink RM, Brant J. Advanced Oncology Nursing Certification Review and Resource Manual. Palliative Care chapter, 2021, in press.
  • Fink RM, Brant J. Hospice and Palliative Care Certification Corporation (HPCC) Core Curriculum. Pain Assessment and Management chapter, 2021, in press.
  • Jones BL, Currin-McCullough J, Fink RM. Principles of Interprofessional Education (IPE) applied to Palliative Care. Interprofessional Palliative Care Education. Oxford University Press, 2021
  • Donesky D, Dooernbos A, Fink RM, Kitko L, Bailey FA, Hurd C. Excellence in post-licensure interprofessional palliative care education: Consensus through a Delphi survey Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing. 2020;22(1):17–25.

Practice Locations

UCHealth Internal Medicine - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
5th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-2300