About

The page does not provide a specific professional biography of Professor Susanne Phillips. It primarily contains general information about the UCI Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, its leadership, mission, and community impact, but does not include detailed biographical content about Professor Phillips.

Research topics

• Political Science
• Computer Science
• Public administration
• Medicine
• Law
• Business
• Geography
• Archaeology
• Internal medicine

Selected publications

• 38th Annual APRN Legislative Update

  The Nurse Practitioner · 2025-12-23

  article1st authorCorresponding

  ABSTRACT: The 38th Annual APRN Legislative Update provides a comprehensive state-by-state analysis of the legislative and regulatory landscape shaping the advanced practice nursing profession across the United States. Drawing on survey data collected from relevant authorities in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., the report highlights significant progress in 2025 toward full practice authority and prescriptive authority expansion for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). It also provides an overview of statutory and regulatory changes enacted or passed in 2025 that affect APRN practice nationwide. Key themes among these changes include steps toward administrative modernization, pathways to independent prescribing, and incremental gains in reimbursement parity. Persistent challenges remain, particularly in required transition to practice periods and equitable payment models. This year's edition of the Legislative Update underscores accelerating momentum toward dismantling APRN practice barriers and increasing APRN utilization to improve care access, quality, and cost-effectiveness.

  PublisherDOI

• 37th Annual APRN Legislative Update

  The Nurse Practitioner · 2024-12-19 · 3 citations

  article1st authorCorresponding

  ABSTRACT: In this 37th installment of the Annual APRN Legislative Update-released in an anniversary year for both The Nurse Practitioner journal and for the advanced practice nursing profession-progress in terms of the advancement of APRN scope of practice over the years is reviewed. Current status of and updates to APRN practice authority and reimbursement in each US state and Washington, D.C. are reported.

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• The Effect of a Quality Improvement Project on Improving Patients’ Willingness to Receive an Influenza Vaccination in the Emergency Department

  Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health · 2024-01-04

  articleOpen access

  The aim of this project was to increase willingness to receive the influenza vaccine to the optimal rate of ≥ 70%. Low acuity adult patients who visited an Emergency Department (ED) were assessed regarding their willingness to receive the influenza vaccine before and after an educational intervention that included a provider recommendation and an educational handout. A total of seventy-six patients (n = 76) were assessed. Patients' willingness to receive the influenza vaccine rose from 29% pre-intervention to 72% post-intervention without disrupting the clinical flow in a busy ED. Similar vaccine educational strategies can be applied to influenza and other vaccines in EDs to increase vaccination willingness in patients, including those who use the ED as a primary point of contact for healthcare, decreasing the burden of influenza illness in the community.

  PublisherOA PDFDOI

• 36th Annual APRN Legislative Update

  The Nurse Practitioner · 2023-12-20 · 2 citations

  article1st authorCorresponding

  ABSTRACT: Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) across the US continue to remove statutory and regulatory barriers to patients' full access to APRN care. The status of APRN practice in each US state and Washington, D.C. is examined, with any updates to practice authority and reimbursement reported.

  PublisherDOI

• 34th Annual APRN Legislative Update

  The Nurse Practitioner · 2021 · 7 citations

  1st authorCorresponding
  • Political Science
  • Business
  • Political Science

  ABSTRACT: Relaxation of existing regulations in supervision, collaboration, license renewal, and portability due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic improved practice authority for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in reduced- and restricted-practice states. This 34th Annual Legislative Update covers the scope of practice changes, and legislative and regulatory decisions that most impacted APRNs across the US in 2021.

  PublisherOA PDFDOI

• 33rd Annual APRN Legislative Update

  The Nurse Practitioner · 2020 · 5 citations

  1st authorCorresponding
  • Political Science
  • Political Science
  • Medicine

  ABSTRACT: In a year unlike any other in recent history, healthcare workers, including advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), faced challenges and triumphs as the frontline in the battle against COVID-19. This 33rd Annual Legislative Update covers the scope of practice changes and legislative decisions that most impacted APRNs across the US in 2020.

  PublisherOA PDFDOI

• 32nd Annual APRN Legislative Update

  The Nurse Practitioner · 2019-12-18 · 14 citations

  article1st authorCorresponding

  The Annual Legislative Update describes recent legislative and regulatory changes to practice, reimbursement, and prescriptive authority that have the most impact on NPs and other advanced practice registered nurses across the country.

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• Exploring Interpersonal Relationships in a Nurse-Managed Clinic and Their Impact on Clinical Outcomes

  SAGE Open · 2019-07-01 · 4 citations

  articleOpen access

  This study explores the impact of interpersonal relationships on processes and outcomes of care at a nurse-managed, primary care clinic in Southern California serving a vulnerable population. Ten semistructured interviews were conducted with all health care providers in the clinic to explore patient characteristics, types of relationships experienced, and how they may have affected processes and outcomes of care. Themes in interviews were identified through thematic analysis. We found that (a) patients with limited access to health care and resources establish different types of relationships to support their needs, and (b) interpersonal relationships, including those among providers, affect quality of care.

  PublisherOA PDFDOI

• Hispanic Mothers' Experiences with School-Based Emotional Health Curriculum and Perspectives of Their Own Mental Health Needs

  Issues in Mental Health Nursing · 2018-03-05 · 1 citations

  articleOpen access

  An Emotional Health Curriculum (EHC) was developed to promote positive mental health in primarily Hispanic elementary school-aged children. In order to further expand the EHC, the mothers' experiences with the curriculum were examined. Eighteen mothers participated in two focus groups. Mothers reported that they valued this curriculum as a preventive program. Importantly, all mothers wished to extend their involvement to not only assisting their child in completing the curriculum homework but also attending a proposed parenting program. This study provides preliminary evidence that mothers embraced the EHC as an accessible community mental health service for their children and sought greater involvement.

  PublisherOA PDFDOI

• 31st Annual APRN Legislative Update

  The Nurse Practitioner · 2018-12-20 · 12 citations

  article1st authorCorresponding

  The Annual Legislative Update describes recent legislative and regulatory changes to practice, reimbursement, and prescriptive authority that have the most impact on NPs and other advanced practice registered nurses across the country.

  PublisherDOI

Frequent coauthors

• Susan Tiso

  University of California, Irvine

  4 shared

• Priscilla Kehoe

  University of California, Irvine

  3 shared

• Sara Flores

  Texas A&M University

  3 shared

• Yuqing Guo

  University of California, Irvine

  3 shared

• Kathleen Saunders

  University of Oxford

  3 shared

• Julie Rousseau

  University of California, Irvine

  3 shared

• Patricia Renno

  California Department of Education

  3 shared

• Lorraine S. Evangelista

  University of Nevada, Las Vegas

  3 shared

Education

• Ph.D., Nursing

  University of California, Los Angeles

  2000

• M.S., Nursing

  University of California, Los Angeles

  1995

• B.S., Nursing

  University of California, Los Angeles

  1993