Heather Jones, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-C
University of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482
Interests
- Telehealth
- Health Technology
- Access to Care
- Disease Prevention
- Holistic Healthcare
Dr. Jones is a certified telehealth provider and educator. Her work is focused on optimizing telehealth delivery, policy, and education, particularly within advanced practice nursing. Dr. Jones has developed Visual Visits™: A Provider’s Guide to Training for Virtual Physical Assessments. A 10- video series with content modules covering topics including etiquette and HIPAA considerations during telehealth visits, what you and the patient will need to conduct a physical assessment via telehealth, basic vital signs and general assessment, and then 7 modules, each focusing on a different body system. She has worked on quality and process improvement projects in telehealth assessment through Michigan Medicine, and has developed curricula for a national post-graduate NP fellowship established through an academic-practice partnership. She is a member of the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI) and serves as Chair of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Telehealth Committee.
Current Research Grants and Programs
- Allen Funds Award: The Relationship Between NP’s and NP Student’s Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes and Screening for Adverse Childhood Experience. Role: Co- Investigator 9/1/2020- 8/31/21
- Service Agreement: Oak Street Health academic practice partnership to establish post graduate NP fellowship. Role: Telehealth Curriculum Specialist. 5/2022-12/31/22
- University of Michigan Gilbert Whitaker Fund for the Improvement of Teaching: “Advancing Health Equity by Assessing Social Determinants of Health in Advanced Health Assessment”: Role: PI and Project Manager.
Teaching
Dr. Jones’ teaching role at the University of Michigan includes teaching graduate nursing students both in the classroom and clinical setting. In the classroom setting Dr. Jones teaches in the Digital Education Program and is the lead faculty for Advanced Health Assessment and Advanced Primary Care I. In the clinical setting, Dr. Jones oversees students during their clinical courses as well as precepts students in her clinical site. Her approach is student centered, interactive and engaging as well as collaborative with effective communication. Dr. Jones strives to provide relevant assignments, give good feedback, and use real world/life examples. She provides leadership, mentoring, and education to prepare future nurse practitioners through inclusion, care, communication, and advocacy. Her goal is to instill exceptional values in students to strive for optimal health outcomes for patients through evidenced based practice.
Affiliations / Service
- Sigma Theta Tau International, National Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) (2013 – Present)
- Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners (MICNP) (2014 – Present)
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) (2015 – Present)
- Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA) (2016 – Present)
- Complex ACEs, Complex Aid (CAsCAid) project, University of Michigan (2019 – Present)
- National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) (2019 – Present)
- Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan (2022 – Present)
- Subcommittee Lead, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) Telehealth Committee (2021-2023)
- Active Member, University of Michigan Telehealth Taskforce (2020)
- Member at Large, Faculty Practice Advisory Committee (FPAC), University of Michigan School of Nursing (2022-2024, 2024-2026)
- Vice President, Sigma Theta Tau International, National Honor Society of Nurses, Rho Chapter (2020-2022), Leadership Succession Chair (2022-2024)
- Secretary, Sigma Theta Tau International, National Honor Society of Nurses, Pi Delta Chapter (2016-2020)
- Chair, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) Telehealth Committee (2023-2025).
Notable Awards / Honors
- Rising Star Award, Sigma Theta Tau, Rho Chapter, 2022
- Ellen A. Woodman Transformational Nursing Leadership Award, University of Michigan-Flint, 2016
- Jonas Nurse Leader Scholar Award, 2014-2016
- AANP Scholarship Award, 2016
- MICNP Student Scholarship Award, 2015
- Emmalyn Ellis Freeman Nurse Practitioner Scholarship, 2015
Education
- DNP, University of Michigan, Flint MI 2016
- BSN, University of Michigan, Flint MI 2009
- ADN, Baker College, Owosso MI 2005
- Online Teaching Certificate, Online Learning Consortium, 2020
- Certified Telehealth Educator and Provider, C-Tier, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, 2021 and recertification 2024
Publication Highlights
Ammerman, B. & Jones, H. (2020). Him too: A case report on male sexual violence and screening in primary care. Urologic Nursing, 40(1), 36-39. https://doi.org/10.7257/1053-816X.2020.40.1.36
Jones, H. & Ammerman, B. (2020). When a headache isn’t a migraine: A case of Chiari malformation. The Clinical Advisor, 23(5), 8-10. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/home/topics/neurology-information-center/case-report-when-a-headache-isnt-a-migraine/
Kuzma, E. K., Jones, H., Bigelow, A., & Ammerman, B. (2021). Slowing the flow: Management of benign abnormal uterine bleeding. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 17(7), 889-893. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.04.025
Clark, A. & Jones, H.S(2022). Barriers to screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 18(2), 190-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.11.004
Ammerman, B., Jones, H., Riske, J. & Kuzma, ES. (2022). The well-woman visit: Adolescence through end of life. Advances in Family Practice Nursing, 4(2022), 91-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yfpn.2021.12.005
Trautner, K., Jones, H., & Ammerman, BS. (2022). Unintentional weight loss and bilirubinuria in an adolescent female. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 18(9), 1013-1018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2022.07.006
Jones, H., Ammerman, B., Joiner, K., Lee, D., Bigelow, A. & Kuzma, ES. (2022). Evaluating an intervention of telehealth education and simulation for advanced practice registered nurse students: A single group comparison study. Nursing Open,10(6), 4137-4143. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1620
Jones, H., Buchanan, L, Maglione, J., Norwood, A., Wynn, S., & LaManna, J. (2022) Integrating Telehealth: Curricular Mapping to New Standards in Nurse Practitioner Post-baccalaureate DNP Programs. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners,19(5), 104576. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2023.104576
Blok, A.C., Bach-Stante, D., Merlotti, A., Schoville, R., Jones, H., Davis, K., Sicard, A., Aebersold, M. (2022). Educational 360-video development for clinical practice improvement toward Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Population. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 83(2023), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2023.101436
Kanaziz, K. & Jones, HS. (2024). Assessing acute mild traumatic brain injury via telehealth. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners,20 (1), 104828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2023.104828
Kuzma, E., Ammerman, B., Charania, N., Marvicsin, D., Yingling, C., Jones, H. & Low, L. (2024). Development and progression of a clinical track in a research-intensive University. Journal of Professional Nursing, 52 (May-June), 21-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2024.03.006
Alam, T., Pardee, M., Ammerman, B., Eagle, M., Shakoor, K. & Jones, HS. (2024). The use of a digital communication tool during virtual interprofessional patient care conferences to improve provider collaboration and satisfaction. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. [In Press]
Kobeissi, M., Teall, A., Jones, H., Brennan, M., Chike-Harris, K., LaManna, J., Ossege, J., Reed, L., Smith, T., Stankard, K. & Rutledge, C. (2024). Best practice guidelines for preparing standardized patients for telehealth simulation. [Manuscript submitted for publication].
