School of Nursing and Health Professions — Nursing — Full-time

Robin Buccheri, PhD, RN, MHNP, FAAN

Professor

Honors and Awards
University-wide Distinguished Faculty Research Award; American Psychiatric Nurses Best Practice Award--Best Treatment of Schizophrenia in a Behavioral Health Care Program; American Nurses Foundation Scholar; Invited Participant at the National Institute of Nursing Research, Clinical Center Nursing Department, National Institutes of Health, Third Annual Nurse Scientist Training Program, Bethesda, MD; Twice awarded, The Mentor Award, Beta Gamma Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau; Teaching Effectiveness Award, School of Nursing, University of San Francisco

Teaching Areas of Expertise
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing; Community Nursing; Evidence-based Practice, Research, and Theory Development and Application
Clinical Interests of Expertise and Interest
Psychiatric mental health nursing with specific expertise in the symptom management of auditory hallucinations

Faculty Spotlight
Currently implementing a train-the-trainer program for the Veterans Administration so that nurses can teach our 10-session course to help psychiatric patients with schizophrenia learn strategies to manage their auditory hallucinations.

Education

A.A., El Camino College
B.S.N. California State University, Long Beach
M.S.N. California State University, Long Beach
M.H.N.P., California State University, Long Beach
D.N.Sc., University of California, San Francisco

Research Areas

Behavioral Management of Auditory Hallucinations in Schizophrenia
National Dissemination of 10-Session Course to Manage Auditory Hallucinations as Evidence-based Practice
Hallucinations as Evidence-based Practice

Publications

Buccheri, R., Trygstad, L., Buffum. M., & Gerlock, A. (2010).  Guest editorial: Developing an evidence-based practice for psychiatric nursing.  Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 48(5), 3-5.

Gerlock, A., Buccheri, R., Buffum, M., Trygstad, L & Dowling, G. (2010).  Responding to command hallucinations to harm self and others: The Unpleasant Voices Scale and Harm Command Safety Protocol. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 48(5), 26-33.

Buccheri, R., Trygstad, L., Buffum, M., Lyttle, K., & Dowling, G. (2010).  Comprehensive evidence-based program teaching self-management of auditory hallucinations on inpatient psychiatric units.  Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 31(3), 223-231.

Buffum, M. D., Buccheri, R., Trygstad, L., Gerlock, A. A, Birmingham, P., Dowling, G. A., & Kuhlman, G. J. (2009). Implementing evidence-based practice:  Educating nurses to conduct the behavioral management of auditory hallucination course.  Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 47(9), 32-40.

Buccheri, R. K., Trygstad, L., & Dowling, G.  (2007). Behavioral management of command hallucinations to harm in schizophrenia.  Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 45(9), 46-54. 

Buccheri, R., Magg, M., Capella E., & Jennings, D. (November-December, 2006). A conceptual framework for a clinical nurse leader program. Journal of Professional Nursing, 22(6), 367-372.