My Publications

Joyner, N. (July, August, September, 2022). Palliative Care Awareness and Education in North Dakota. The North Dakota Nurse 91(3):4-5.  Available at: https://s3.amazonaws.com/nursing-network/production/files/112620/original/ND_Nurse_7_22__1_.pdf?1662479414

Joyner, N. (December 11,2021). What if the doctor asks you about…CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.  Available at Amazon.com and Kindle.

Joyner, N. (November 8, 2021). Palliative Care: A Basic Human Right for Patients Facing Serious Illness. Great Plains Q Insider (2):11.  Available at  https://greatplainsqin.org/blog/palliative-care-a-basic-human-right-for-patients-facing-serious-illness/

Joyner, N., Palmer, C. & Hatchett, J. (October 15, 2019). “The Pearls of Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST): Translating Patient Decisions into Treatment Orders” OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing Vol. 25, No.1. DOI: 10.3912/OJIN.Vol25No01PPT47.  Available at  https://ojin.nursingworld.org/table-of-contents/volume-25-2020/number-1-january-2020/articles-on-previously-published-topics/physician-orders-for-life-sustaining-treatment-polst/

Joyner, N. (2017). POLST Update for North Dakota. The North Dakota Nurse 86(1): 7. Available at  https://www.healthecareers.com/nurse-resources/the-north-dakota-nurse-february-2017/polst-update-for-north-dakota

Joyner, N. (2016). Honoring Choices® North Dakota: What Matters Most. The North Dakota Nurse 85(2): 8. Available at  https://www.healthecareers.com/nurse-resources/the-north-dakota-nurse-may-2015/honoring-choices-north-dakota-update-what-matters-most

Joyner, N. & May, S. (2015): Advance Care Planning Part I -The Evolving Paradigm. The Prairie Rose 84 (1): 7-9. Retrieved  https://www.healthecareers.com/nurse-resources/the-north-dakota-nurse-february-2017/advance-care-planning-part-i-of-iii-the-evolving-paradigm-2

Joyner, N. & May, S. (2015). Advance Care Planning Part II – Inception of Honoring Choices® North Dakota. The Prairie Rose 84 (2): 8-10. Available at  https://www.healthecareers.com/nurse-resources/the-north-dakota-nurse-may-2015/advance-care-planning-part-ii-inception-of-honoring-choices-north-dakota-2

Joyner, N. & May, S. (2015). Advance Care Planning Part III – The Role of the Nurse. The North Dakota Nurse 84 (3): 4-9. Available at  https://www.healthecareers.com/nurse-resources/the-north-dakota-nurse-august-2015/2015-advance-care-planning-part-iii-the-role-of-the-nurse

Joyner, N. (2014). Conversations Before Crisis. The North Dakota Nurse. Retrieved  https://www.healthecareers.com/nurse-resources/the-north-dakota-nurse-august-2014/conversations-before-crisis

Joyner, N. (2011). Difficult Choices: Forgoing Life-Sustaining Treatment. The Prairie Rose 80 (2): 7-10. Retrieved  https://www.healthecareers.com/nurse-resources/the-north-dakota-nurse-may-2011/difficult-choices-forgoing-life-sustaining-treatment

Joyner, N (2010). POLST in Altru Health System and Surrounding Facilities. North Dakota Medical Association Check Up
(December 2010 : 12-14. Retrieved http://www.ndmed.org/image/cache/december_2010_checkup.pdf

Joyner, N. (2010). Pain Management in the Older Adult. The Prairie Rose 79 (3): 7-9. Retrieved  https://www.healthecareers.com/nurse-resources/the-north-dakota-nurse-august-2010/pain-management-in-the-older-adult

Joyner, N. (2010). Palliative Care Issues. The Prairie Rose 79 (2):9-11.Retrieved  https://www.healthecareers.com/nurse-resources/the-north-dakota-nurse-may-2010/palliative-care-issues

Joyner, N. (2010). Primary and major contributions to:

Chapter 1: “Nursing Care at the End-of-Life: Introductory Concepts”
Chapter 4: “Pain at the End of Life”
Chapter 5: “Non-Pain Symptom Management at the End of Life”
Chapter 6: “Hydration and Nutrition at the End of Life”
Chapter 11: “Caring for the Caregiver”
In Guido, G., Nursing Care at the End of Life. Boston, MA: Pearson Setterlund, L, Jorgenson-Rathke, J., Vinz, C.,Joyner, N. & McCusker, M. (2009). “Palliative Care – A Guideline for the Clinicians”, MN Physician.

Joyner, N. (2007). “Alzheimer’s Disease – What Nurses Should Know” Continuing Education, Prairie Rose 76(1):23-5; quiz 27.

Joyner, N. (2006). “Hydration and Nutrition at the End of Life” Continuing Education, Prairie Rose 75 (1): 28-31.

Joyner, N. (2005). “Nursing Approach to Easing Pain” Continuing Education, The Prairie Rose 74(3) :25-30.

Joyner, N. (2002). “NDNA Nursing Education Council member responds to “advanced practice nurses role” position statement”. The Prairie Rose 71 (4): 20-22.