Beth M. King

Biography

• Dr. Beth King is an Associate Professor at the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, a Certified HeartMath® Trainer, and Certified Telehealth Health Provider. She is the Coordinator of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner concentration and practices at the Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center and the FAU/NCHA Community Health Center, nurse managed clinics at Florida Atlantic.
• Dr. King’s research focuses on mental health issues in vulnerable and often marginalized populations and the development of prevention strategies and improved health outcomes, as well as caring science in nursing education and practice. She is the Project Director of a Health Resources Services Administration grants, Caring-based Community & Academic Relationships for Excellence (CARE): Nurse-led Mobile Health Unit which provides services to underserved populations in collaboration with community partners.
• Dr. King is the Associate Editor of the Journal of Art and Aesthetics in Nursing and Health Science and author of several publications related to mental health and caring science. Dr. King is the co-author of the Community Nursing Practice Model which grounds her community practice. She is co-author of Nursing Case Studies in Caring: Across the Practice Spectrum, which provides a teaching framework for the study of nursing grounded in caring science.

Education

• Post Masters’ Certificate (PMHNP), University of Cincinnati (2016), Cincinnati, OH
• PhD (Education, Higher), Iowa State University (1992), Ames, IA
• MS (Nursing), University of Maryland (1981), Baltimore, MD
• BSN, Grand View College (1978), Des Moines, IA
• Diploma (Nursing), Iowa Methodist School of Nursing (1975), Des Moines, IA

Teaching

Dr. King teaches in both the undergraduate and graduate program and is the RN-BSN Coordinator for the undergraduate program. She teaches undergraduate Mental Health Nursing and is a Board Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Psychiatric & Mental Health and Certified HeartMath® Trainer. She also teaches courses in caring science at both the undergraduate and graduate program. She recently co-authored a book, Nursing Case Studies in Caring: Across the Practice Spectrum.

Doctoral

NGR7979: Advanced Research

NGR7945L: Residency in Advanced Practice Nursing NGR7945C: DNP Project and Residency

NGR7942C Doctor of Nursing Practice Seminar II

Graduate

NGR6503: Psychopathological Disorders Across the Lifespan: Advanced Nursing Situations

NGR6538: Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan for Advanced Nursing Practice

NGR6509: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Across the Life-Span: Individual and Family Therapy in Advanced Practice Nursing Situations

NGR6509L: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Across the Life-Span Practicum 1: Individual and Family Therapy in Advanced Practice Nursing

NGR6508L: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Across the Life-Span Practicum 2: Group Therapy in Advanced Practice

NGR6505L: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan: Role in Synthesis in Advanced Nursing Practice

NGR6110 Advanced Nursing Practice Grounded in Caring NGR6944L Advanced Nursing Education Practicum

Undergraduate

NUR4827 Introduction to Professional Nursing

NUR4824CProfessional Development in Nursing 1: Ethical and Legal Perspectives of Caring NUR4638L Nursing Situations in Practice: Community

NUR4525 Psychiatric and Mental Health: Nursing Situations Across the Lifespan NUR4525 Nursing Situations in Psychiatric and Mental Health Care

NUR4525L Psychiatric and Mental Health: Nursing Situations in Practice NUR4535L Nursing Situations in Practice: Psychiatric and Mental Health Care NUR4175 Caring for Self

NUR3115 Foundations of Caring in Nursing Situations NUR3115 Introduction to Nursing as a Discipline and Profession NUR3018 Caring Communities in Nursing Seminar

SLS1503 Learning Strategy and Human Development

Research

Dr. King's research interests are in the area of caring science and mental health issues. Her current research focuses on the assessment and measurement of depression and the use of HeartMath® as a nursing intervention. In addition, she is involved in research related to understanding the caring behavior of nursing students and methodology for teaching and evaluating caring science.

Grants Awarded

• King, B. M. (2025-2026); Ortega, M. (2023-2024). Role: PI/PD. Connecting Communities to Caring-Based Dementia Specific Services and Supports, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Funded: $1,354,184.
• King, B. M. (2022-2026). Role: PI/PD. Caring -based Community & Academic Relationships for Excellence (CARE): Nurse- led Mobile Health Unit. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). Funded: $3,970,328.
• Barry, C. & King, B. (2021-2022). Role: Co-PIs. Sou Ban Ble Zanmitay La The Blue Friendship Bench. Sigma Theta Tau, Iota Chi Chapter At Large. Funded: $570.00
• King, B. M. & Chambers, K. (2021-2022). Role: Co-PIs. Increasing Access to Care and Services to Residents in Westgate and the Northwest Community in West Palm Beach from Florida Atlantic University Community Health Center at Westgate and UB Kinsey. Lost Tree Village Charitable Foundation. Funded: $64,000.
• King, B. M. (2020-2021). Role: PI/PD. Nurse Education Practice, Quality, Retention, Veteran Nurses in Primary Care- COVID. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). Funded: $64,285.
• King, B. M. (2020-2021). Role: PI/PD/Partner University. Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Curriculum. American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Funded: $5,000.
• King, B. M., (2019-2022). Role: PI/PD. Caring-based Academic Partnerships in Excellence: Veteran RNs in Primary Care (CAPE-V). Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). Funded: $1,500,000.
• King, B. (2019-2020). Role: PMHNP. Bridging the Gap: Providing Specialized Dementia Care and Supportive Services through Community Partnerships – Expansion (BGDSC-CP-E). Department of Health and Human Services/Administration for Community. PI/PD: M. Ortega. Funded: $391,120.
• King, B. (2018-2022). Role: Project Coordinator. Caring-based Academic Partnerships in Excellence (CAPE) RNs in Primary Care. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). PI/PD: K. Edwards. Funded: $2,800,000.
• King, B. (2016-2018). Role: PI. Research and Inquiry Assignment in Mental Health Nursing. Florida Atlantic University. Funded: $1,000.
• King, B. & Barry, C. (2016-2017). Role: Co-PIs. Nurturing the Wholeness and Wellbeing of Others Experiencing Depressive Symptomatology in Bondeau, Haiti. Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Center for Caring. Funded: $3,000.
• King, B. (2016-2019). Role: Academic Faculty. Caring based Academic Practice Partnerships {CAPPs} to Enhance NP Readiness & Willingness-to- Practice in Rural and Underserved Communities. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). PI/PD: S. Bulfin. Funded: $2,000,000.
• King, B., & Edwards, K. (2015-2016). Role: Co-PIs. A Pilot Study Using Random Control Trial to Study the Effectiveness of a HeartMath® Self- Regulation Program Intervention on the Resiliency, Anxiety, Fatigue, and Depression Levels of Parents or Guardians of Children Enrolled in a Head Start Program. Florida Atlantic University. Funded: $2,000.  
• Barry, C. & King, B. (2015-2016). Role: Co-PIs. Orientation for School Nurses of Miami-Dade County . The Children’s Trust Miami Dade County. Funded: $24,000.
• King, B. (2014-2015). Role: PI. The Measurement of Caring as a Student Outcome in Nursing Education: A Descriptive Survey. Sigma Theta Tau, Iota Xi. Funded: $1,500.
• Barry, C. King, B. (2012). Role: Co-PIs. National School Nurse Certification . The Children’s Trust Miami Dade County. Funded: $10,000.
• Barry, C. & King, B. (2001). Role: Co-PIs. School Nurse Critical Thinking Skills/Competency . Area Health Center of Miami (AHEC). Funded: $20,000.

Recent Publications

Book

• Barry, C. D., Gordon, S. C., & King, B. M. (2015). Nursing Case Studies in Caring: Across the Practice Spectrum. New York: Springer Publishing.

Book Chapters

• King, B., M., Banzhaf, S., & Alberts, L. (in press). Psychiatric-mental health advanced practice nurses: Extraordinary nurses in primary care practice. In Z. Wolf & M.E. Wright (Eds.). Extraordinary nursing practice. [25 pages]. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
• Parker, M.E., Barry, C.D. & King, B.M. (2025, Feb 3). The community nursing practice model. In M. Smith, (Ed.). Nursing theories and nursing practice (6th ed., pp. 421-435). F.A. Davis.
• King, B., & Esposito, D. (2022). Common mental health disorders encountered in the primary care setting. In D. Hain & D. Bakerjian (Eds.). Textbook of adult-gerontology primary care nursing: Evidence-based patient care for adolescents to older adults (pp. 313-336). Springer Publishing.
• King, B. M. (2022). Justifying coercion in patient care. In Z. R. Wolf & D. N. Bailey (Eds.). Breaching safe nursing practice: Case studies of failures, omissions, commissions and crimes (pp. 23-38). McFarland.
• King, B. M., Touhy, T. A., & Wilson, T. (2020). Mental health. In T. Touhy & K. Jett (Eds.). Ebersole & Hess’ toward healthy aging: Human needs & nursing response (10th ed., pp. 343-370). Elsevier.
• Parker, M.E., Barry, C.D. & King, B.M. (2020). The community nursing practice model. In M. Smith, (Ed.), Nursing theories and nursing practice (5th ed., pp. 421-435). F.A. Davis.
• King, B. M., Wilson, T., Dunphy, L. M. (2019). Common psychosocial complaints. In L. M. Dunphy, J. E. Winland-Brown, B. O. Porter, & D. J. Thomas (Eds.) Primary care: Art and science of advanced practice nursing-an interprofessional approach (5th ed., pp. 1055-1067). F. A. Davis.
• King, B. M., & Barry, C. D. (2019). Mutual vulnerability: Creating healing environments that nurture wholeness and well-being. In W. Rosa, S. Horton-Deutsch, & J. Watson (Eds.), A handbook for caring science: Expanding the paradigm. (pp. 373-384). Springer Publishing.
• King, B. M., Barry, C. D., Bamdas, J. M., Bronner, K., Edwards, K. (2017). HeartMath®: A university initiative. In V. C. Bryan & J. L. Bird (Eds.), Healthcare community synergism between patients, practitioners, and researchers (pp. 49-64). IGI Global.
• Barry, C., King, B., Goodman, R, Gullett, D. & Grumme, V. (2016). Coming to know a community: A community assessment in rural Haiti. In M. Ray, Transcultural caring dynamics in nursing and health care (2nd ed., pp. 420-430). F. A. Davis.
• Parker, M.E., Barry, C. D., & King, B. M. (2015). The development of a community nursing practice model. In M. Smith and M. Parker (Eds.), Nursing theories & nursing practice (4th ed., pp.435-447). FA Davis.

Journal Articles

• Wolf, Z., King, B., Alberts, L., Donohue-Smith, M., & Zheng, H. (Manuscript submitted for publication, April 2024; November 2024). Perception of coercive actions by nurses’ scale: Instrument development study. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 39 pages.
• King, B., M., Barry, C. D., Olafson, E., Wei, H., Hawthorne, D. (2024) Six-year examination of the scholarship and awards program of International Association for Human Caring. International Journal for Human Caring, 28(3), 173-178. https://doi.org/10.20467/IJHC-2023-0002
• Alqhtani, S. S., King, B., Barry, C. & Vernon, L. (2024). The lived experience of family caregivers of persons with serious mental illness in Saudi Arabia. SYLWAN, 168(4), 1-27 https://doi.org/10.59879/px6al
• Alqhtani, S. S., Barry, C., & King, B. (2021). A systematic review of family caregivers of persons with serious mental illness in non-western countries. Saudi Journal of Nursing and Health Care, 4(3), 48-71. https://doi.org/10.36348/sjnhc.2021.v04i03.002
• Tanioka, T., Betriana, F., Yokotani, T., Osaka, K., Locsin, R. C., King, B., & Schoenhofer, S. (2021). The experience of older persons with mental health conditions who interact with healthcare robots and nurse intermediaries: The qualitative case studies. Belitung Nursing Journal, 7(4), 346-353. https://doi.org/10.33546/bnj.1541
• Salani, D., Valdes, B., De Oliveira, G. C., & King, B. (2021). Psychiatric emergencies: Emergency department management of altered mental status. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 59(9), 16-25. https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695- 20210427-02
• Valdes, B., Salani, D., King, B., De Oliveira, G. C. (2021). Recognition and treatment of psychiatric emergencies for health care providers in the emergency department: Panic attack, panic disorder, and adverse drug reactions. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 47(3), 459-468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2021.01.004
• Delveaux, M. Johnson, T., Sundook, E., Underwood, H., Zukowsky, A., Barry, C., King, B., Hawthorne, D., Postell, F. (2020). Words matter: The importance of person-first language. The Florida Nurse, 65(3), 19. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.floridanurse.org/resource/resmgr/tfn/tfn_2020_05.pdf
• King, B. M., Linette, D., Donohue-Smith, M., & Wolf, Z. R. (2019). Relationship between perceived nurse caring and patient satisfaction in patients in a psychiatric acute care setting. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 57(7), 29-38. https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20190225-01
• King, B., M., & Barry, C. D. (2019). “Caring between” the nurse, the one nursed, and the healthcare robot: An interpreted nursing situation using the Barry, Gordon, King Framework. International Journal for Human Caring, 23(2), 168-177. https://doi.org/10.20467/1091-5710.23.2.168
• Zhao, Y., Osaka, K., Yasuhara, Y., King, B., Tanioka, T. (2019). A reflective journey of caring: A case study between a patient with schizophrenia and the interdisciplinary team. The Journal of Medical Investigation, 66(1.2), 15-18. https://doi.org/10.2152/jmi.66.15
• Yasuhara, Y, Tanioka, T., Locsin, R., Kongsuwan, W., King, B., & Kobayashi, H. (2017). Daily activities and sleep durations of patients with Ischemic Heart Disease who were discharged to their homes after elective percutaneous coronary intervention. Open Journal of Psychiatry, 7(4), 318-328. doi.org/10.4236/ojpsych.2017.74027
• King, B. M., Gordon, S. C., Barry, C. D., Goodman, R., Jannone, L. T., Foley, M., Resha, C., & Hendershot, C. (2017). Town & gown: Building successful university-community partnerships. NASN School Nurse, 32(1), 14-18. doi:10.1177/1942602X16681819
• Sato, M., Ito, H., Sugimoto, H., Tanioka, T., Yasuhara, Y., Locsin, R., & King, B. (2017). Relationship between lifestyle, quality of sleep, and daytime drowsiness of nursing students of University A. Open Journal of Psychiatry, 7(1), 61-70. doi.10.4236/ojpsych.2017.71006
• Kataoka, M., Miyagawa, M., Fuji, S. Ito, H. Tanioka, T., Yasuhara, Y, King, B., & Locsin, 207 (2016). Characteristics of psychiatric hospital work environment found attractive by professional nurse administrators in Japan. International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices, 3, 207. doi.10:15344/2394-4978/2016/207
• Ito, H., Miyagawa, M., Ozawa, K., Tanioka, T., Yasuhara, Y., Kataoka, M., King, B., Tomotake, M., Kuwamura, Y., & Locsin, R. C. (2016). Prioritizing patient assessment data (PAD) using the Japanese psychiatric nursing assessment classification system (PsyNACS)©. Open Journal of Psychiatry, 6, 218-227. doi.10.4236/ojpsych.2016.63027
• Ito, H., Miyagawa, M., Ozawa, K., Tanioka, T., Yasuhara, Y., Kataoka, M., King, B., Tomotake, M., & Locsin, R. C. (2016). The development of the Japanese psychiatric nursing assessment classification system (PsyNACS©). Open Journal of Psychiatry, 6, 20-33. doi: 10.4236/ojpsych.2016.61003
• King, B. M. (2016). Unpacking meaning. Journal of Art and Aesthetics in Nursing and Health Sciences, 3(2), 24-26. Retrieved from https://jaanhs.org/journal/spring2016/html5forpc.html?page=0
• King, B. M., Barry, C. D., & Gordon, S. C. (2015). The lived experience of teaching and learning from nursing situations: A phenomenological study. International Journal for Human Caring, 19(4), 62-65. doi: 10.20467/ijhc.19.4
• Wolf, Z. R., King, B.M., & France, N. E. M. (2015). Antecedent context and structure of communication during a caring moment: Scoping review and analysis. International Journal for Human Caring, 19(2), 7-21. doi: 10.20467/ijhc.19.2
• Kataoka1, M., Ozawa, K., Tanioka, T., Okuda K., Chiba, S., Tomotake, M., & King, B. (2015). Gender differences of the influential factors on the mental health condition of teachers in the A university. The Journal of Medical Investigation, 62, 56-61. doi: 10.2152/jmi.62.56
• Kataoka, M. Ozawa, K., Tomotake, M., Tanioka, T., King, B. (2014). Occupational stress and its related factors among university teachers in Japan. Health, 6(5), 299-305. doi: 10.4236/health.2014.65043
• Kawamura, A., Tanioka, T., Tada, T., King, B. & Locsin, R.C. (2013). Collaborative agencies and quality discharge support for the long-term care in-patients with mental illness. The Journal of Medical Investigation, 60, 52-60. doi: 10.2152/jmi.60.52
• Tanioka, T., Fuji, S., Kataoka, M., King, B., Tomotake, M., Yasuhara, Y., Locsin, R., Sekido, K, & Mifune, K. (2012). Retrospective study of Japanese patients with Schizophrenia treated with Aripiprazole. International Scholarly Research Network, 454898. doi:10.5402/2012/454898
• Barry, C.D., Lange, B. & King, B. (April 2011). Women alive: Gathering underserved women upstream for a comprehensive breast health program. Southern Online Journal of Nursing Research (SOJNR), 11(1), Retrieved from https://www.snrs.org/sites/default/files/SOJNR/2011/Vol11Num01Art07.pdf
• Gordon, S. C., Barry, C. D., Dunn, D. J., King, B. (2011). Clarifying a vision for health literacy: A holistic school-based community approach. Holistic Nursing Practice, 25(3), 120-126. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0b013e3182157c34
• Parker, M., Barry, C., & King, B. (2000). Use of inquiry group method for assessment and evaluation in a school-based community nursing project. Family and Community Health, 23(2), 54-61. Retrieved from http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=2&sid=11b3ffe4-92ff-432a- 84eb-042a3abfe1ab%40sdc-v-sessmgr02

Honors/Awards

2024  Inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (11.2.2024)

2023  Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University Faculty Excellence in

          Research Award (04.2023)

2022  Florida Nurses Association Nursing Innovation and Creativity Icon Award (09.23.2022)

2019  2019 Shirley A. Smoyak Article of the Year Award, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health                Services

2018  Excellence in Research/American Psychiatric Nurses Association, Florida Chapter

2017  Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching Award/Florida Atlantic University/Christine E.                  Lynn College of Nursing (April 19, 2017)

2015 Daisy Award/Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing (April 2015)

1989 Nurse of the Year, Iowa Nurses Association District 7