Overview
Jill Brennan-Cook is an Associate Professor in the Pre-Licensure MN and DNP program at Duke University School of Nursing. She has more than 30 years of nursing experience including acute, critical care, and emergency department experience. Before working at DUSON, Dr. Brennan-Cook served for 15 years as nursing faculty at Mount Saint Mary College, where she taught in the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. She has expertise in nursing education and gerontology. Current clinical and scholarly interests include improving care for vulnerable populations such as frail older adults and patients with sickle cell disease. Her teaching interests are related to mentoring students and cultivating equity in the classroom and clinical setting.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing
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2025 - Present
School of Nursing
Recent Publications
Journal Article
Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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August 2025
ObjectivesThe purpose of this study is to review multidimensional pain assessment measures in older adults.DesignThis study is a scoping review.Data sourcesArticles in peer-reviewed journals describing development or psychometric ...
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Culture, health & sexuality
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February 2025
This paper uses Ambiguous Loss Theory to explore the anticipatory and ambiguous losses and stressors surrounding the decision to come out as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Queer. Purposive sampling was used to administer a survey to 429 individuals ...
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J Palliat Med
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February 2025
Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are a group of rare chronic progressive blood cancers that vary widely in clinical presentation, yet all patients have a risk of disease progression and thrombotic complications. Diseases include primary myelofibrosis, p ...
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Education, Training & Certifications
Case Western Reserve University ·
2008
D.N.P.