Faculty Portrait

Contact Information

Name: Dr. Bronwyn Fields

Title: Associate Professor

Office Location: Folsom Hall 2027

Email: bronwyn.fields@csus.edu

Office Phone: 916-278-3869

Mailing Address: Sacramento State - School of Nursing 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819-6096

Office Hours: In-person or zoom - by appointment

Professional Degrees

  • Ph.D., Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California, Davis, 2016
  • MPH, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
  • BEd, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia

Certifications and Credentials

  • General Nursing Certificate (Registered Nurse), Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Australia
  • Child Health Certificate, Tasmanian Department of Health, Hobart, Australia
  • Midwifery Certificate, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Australia

Courses

  • NURS 144 - Community Health Nursing
  • NURS 170 – Foundations for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
  • NURS 171 – Transitional Concepts: The Baccalaureate Nurse
  • NURS 209 – Advanced Role Development in Nursing
  • NURS 210 – Research as the Foundation for Advanced Nursing Practice
  • NURS 213 – Seminar in Organizational & Systems Leadership
  • NURS 215 – Community Health Policy

Research Interests

  •  Health workforce, rural health, community nursing, public health, nursing education

Publications and Media

Selected Publications

Thurston, H., Fields, B. E., & White, J. (2021). Does increasing access to prenatal care reduce racial disparities in birth outcomes? Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 59, 96-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2021.01.012

Fields, B. E., Whitney, R. L., & Bell, J. F. (2021). Using a Mechanical Lift at Home. The American Journal of Nursing, 121(2). https://doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000734140.20556.88 

Fields, B. E., Whitney, R. L., & Bell, J. F. (2020). Managing Home Infusion Therapy. The American Journal of Nursing, 120(12). https://doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000724252.22812.a2

Fields, B. E., Whitney, R. L., & Bell, J. F. (2020). Home oxygen therapy. The American Journal of Nursing, 120(11), 51-57. https://doi:10.1097/01.Naj.0000721940.02042.99

Fields, B., Sibanda, B., & Couper, I. (2020). Support nurses and midwives to strengthen healthcare systems. Rural and Remote Health, 20(2): 6110. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH6110

Fields, BE, Bell, JF, Bigbee, JL, Thurston, H, Spetz, J. (2018). Registered Nurses’ preferences for rural and urban jobs: A discrete choice experiment. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 86, 11-19. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.05.012

Fields, B.E., Bigbee, J.L., Bell, J.F. (2016). Associations of provider-to-population ratios and population health by county-level rurality. The Journal of Rural Health, 32(3), 235-244. https://doi10.1111/jrh.12143

Fields, B.E., Bell, J.F., Moyce, S., Bigbee, J.L. (2015). The impact of insurance instability on health service utilization: does non-metropolitan residence make a difference? The Journal of Rural Health, 31(1):27-34. https://doi: 10.1111/jrh.12077

Moyce, S., Bell, J.F., Fields, B., & de Leon Siantz, M.L. (2014). Insurance coverage and anticipatory guidance: are Hispanic children at a disadvantage? The Journal of Pediatrics, 165(4):866-869.

Published Media

Fields, B.E. (Script Writer & Clinical Adviser). (2020). Using a mechanical lift for transfers [video; family caregiving how-to video series]. AARP Home Alone Alliance. https://videos.aarp.org/detail/video/6193116275001/using-a-mechanical-lift-for-transfers?q=patient%20lift

Fields, B.E. (Script Writer & Clinical Adviser). (2020). Troubleshooting for those taking medicine by IV infusion [video; family caregiving how-to video series]. AARP Home Alone Alliance. https://videos.aarp.org/detail/video/6193119870001/home-infusion-troubleshooting

Fields, B.E. (Script Writer & Clinical Adviser). (2020). Using oxygen [video; family caregiving how-to video series]. AARP Home Alone Alliance. https://videos.aarp.org/detail/video/6190676851001/using-oxygen?q=oxygen

Fields, B.E. (Script Writer & Clinical Adviser). (2020). Using a nebulizer [video; family caregiving how-to video series]. AARP Home Alone Alliance. https://videos.aarp.org/detail/video/6193117056001/using-a-nebulizer?q=nebulizer