Haesook Kim

Programs and Courses Taught

NURSG 679L Advanced Health Assessment 

NURSG 675L Acute Care Lab 

NURSG 774 Population Health & Clinical Prevention

About Me

Dr. Haesook Kim joined Samuel Merritt University in December 2022. Before joining SMU, Dr. Kim taught various courses across nursing programs (GBSN, MSN nurse educator, MSN nurse administrator, and FNP students). As person-centered and evidence-based care has been the core values in her nursing practice and education, she has always tried to incorporate these core values in her teaching.

Education

She earned her Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, MSN/GNP from the University of Michigan, and BSN from Hanyang University in Korea

Teaching Interests

Before joining SMU, Dr. Kim taught various courses across nursing programs (GBSN, MSN nurse educator, MSN nurse administrator, and FNP students). As person-centered and evidence-based care has been the core values in her nursing practice and education, she has always tried to incorporate these core values in her teaching.

Scholarly Interests

Dr. Kim’s research interest has been on improving the quality of care for older adults. She has been a part of various research projects, including behavioral symptoms of dementia, elder mistreatment, and culturally competent care for ethnic minority older adults. The findings of studies have been published in journals and presented at conferences. Recently, her research has been expanded more towards nursing education, which resulted in presentations at regional or international conferences. She has also guided students in presenting their capstone projects at various conferences.

Publications

Woods, L., Yefimova, M., Kim, H. & Phillips, L. (2016). Detecting and Characterizing Patterns of Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia. In Discovering Hidden Temporal Patterns in Behavior and Interaction. Springer, New York. 

Son-Hong, G., Kang, H., Oh, E., Park, Y., & Kim, H. (2016). Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of the Perceived Stress Scale (K-PSS-10) in Older Adults. Research in Gerontological Nursing. 9, 45-51. 

Ruiz, M, E., Phillips, L. R, Kim, H., & Woods, L. Older Latinos: Applying the ethno-cultural Gerontological Nursing Model. (2016). Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 27, 8-17. 

Phillips, L. R., Salem, B., Jeffers-Skrine, K., Kim, H., Ruiz, M., Salem, N. & Woods, L. (2015). Developing and proposing the Ethno-cultural Gerontological Nursing Model. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 26, 118-128. 

Kim, H., Woods, L. & Phillips, L. Ruiz, M. E., Salem, B., Jeffers-Skrine, K. & Salem, N. (2015). Nursing assistants' communication styles in Korean American older adults with Dementia: A Review of the Literature. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 26, 185-192. 

Kim, H., Woods, L., Mentes, J., Martin, J., Moon, A. & Phillips, L. (2014). The Nursing Assistants’ communication style and the behavioral symptoms of dementia in Korean-American nursing home residents. Geriatric Nursing, 35, S11-S16. Woods, L., Kim, H. & Yefimova, M. (2013). To nap or not to nap: Excessive daytime napping is associated with elevated evening cortisol in nursing home residents with dementia. Biological Research for Nursing, 15, 185-190. 

Phillips, L., Guo, G. & Kim, H. (2013). Elder mistreatment in U. S. residential care facilities: The scope of the problem. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 25, 1-21. 

Kim, H. & Woods, L. (2012). The development of direct-care staff social interaction coding schemas for nursing home residents with dementia. Geriatric Nursing, 33, 113-117. Woods, L. Kim, H., & Yefimova, M. (2011). Morning cortisol in relation to behavioral symptoms of nursing home residents with dementia. Biological Research for Nursing, 13(2), 196-203. 

Woods, L., Guo, G., Kim, H., & Phillips, L. (2010). We’ve got trouble: Medications in assisted living. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 36(4), 30-39. Phillips, L., Guo, G., Choi, M. ,Woods, L, & Kim, H. (2009). The art of prescribing medications for assisted living facility (ALF) residents: What every primary care provider and emergency department physicians should know. Arizona Geriatrics Society, 14(2), 19-24. 

Woods, L., Buschnell, B., Kim, H., Geschwind, D., & Cummings, J. (2009). Apolipoprotein epsilon 4 status is associated with behavioral symptoms in nursing home residents with dementia. International Psychogeritrics, 21(4), 722-728.

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

As a clinician (RN or NP), Dr. Kim has worked at orthopedic, telemetry, geriatric units, and a pain management clinic, in Korea, Los Angeles, and Bay Area.

For the SIGMA, she has served as a faculty counselor, Holy Names University, 2018-2019, Treasurer of the Nu Xi at Large chapter, 2019-2023 and Region One, 2021-2023.

Community Service

For the SIGMA, she has served as a faculty counselor, Holy Names University, 2018-2019, Treasurer of the Nu Xi at Large chapter, 2019-2024 and Region One, 2021-2024.

Honors & Awards

Sigma Theta Tau International, Gamma Tau Chapter Research Grant, UCLA, Feb 2010 

John A. Hartford Foundation’s National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence Scholarship, UCLA, Fall 2008 - Spring 2010 (Mentors: Lynn Woods, PhD, RN & Linda Phillips, PhD, RN, FAAN) 

Graduate Division Fellowship, UCLA, Fall 2006 - Spring 2007 

Glacier Hills Gerontological Award, University of Michigan, May 2005 • John A. Hartford Foundation Master Program Scholarship, University of Michigan, Fall 2002 - Winter 2004 (Mentor: Donna Algase, PhD, RN, FAAN) 

Lead, Link, and Learn Research fellowship, Fall 2003 - Winter 2004