Lisa Cross

Experienced nurse educator skilled in health promotion, chronic disease management, symptom management, and end of life care.

New England League for Nurse Educators, President-elect

Journal of Nursing Education, Editorial Board

Sage Open Nursing Journal, Editorial Review Board

Peer reviewer, Multiple

Assistant Professor

Courses: 

• Care of the Adult and Older Adult
• Health Assessment Lab
• Introduction to Professional Nursing
• Nursing Capstone
• Nursing Research
• Principles of Pharmacology

Cross, L., & Salguero, R. (2025). Bridging gaps in palliative care for undocumented immigrants using the Social Determinants of Health framework. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1177/10499091251378640

Cross. L., & Kendrick, A. (2025). Artificial intelligence and the meta-paradigm. Teaching and Learning in Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2025.08.015

Cross, L., & Salguero, R. (2025). Competency over cohorts: Rethinking item analysis in competency-based nursing education. Journal of Nursing Education, 64(9), 540-541.  https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20250707-01

Cross, L., & Lynch, S. (2025). The nurse faculty caregiver: A concept analysis. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice [Ahead of Print], http://doi.org/10.1891/RTNP-2025-0035

Cross, L. & Kendrick, A. (2025). Exploring nurse faculty perceptions of notetaking. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 22(1). 20250036. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2025-0036 

Cross, L., & Kendrick, A. (2025). Student self recording. Nurse Educator, 50(5), E292. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001912

Cross, L. (2025). A difficult grief. Journal of Palliative Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2025.0206

Abbeyquaye, S., & Cross, L. (2025). Fostering nurse retention through community integration. Journal of Nursing Administration, 55(1), E4-E6. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001521

Cross, L., Lee, B., & Adams, K. (2024). Mapping competencies and recommendations for educating nursing students (CARES): Reviewing palliative care in a baccalaureate nursing program. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 26(5), 282-288. https://doi.org/10.1097/NJH.0000000000001055

Kendrick, A., & Cross, L. (2024). The practice of note-taking: A concept analysis. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice, 38(3), 424-440. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/RTNP-2023-0137

Cross, L. A., & Abbeyquaye, S. (2024). Preparing nurses for palliative care in long term care: An integrative review. Journal of Professional Nursing, 53, 131-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2024.05.011

Cross, L., & Kendrick, A. (2024). Notetaking among nursing students. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2024-0002

Cross, L., & Kendrick, A. (2023, November 16). Why notetaking for nursing students matters. Massachusetts Report on Nursing, 22(4), 9.

Cross, L. (2023). Interaction Model of Client Health Behavior (IMCHB) for informal caregivers: A theoretical analysis. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice, 37(4), 436-455. https://doi.org/10.1891/RTNP-2023-0028

Cross, L. A. (2023). An important dinner. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 26(9), 1295-1296. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2023.0241

Cross, L. A., Dowling, J. S., Koren, A., & Gonzales, J. E. (2023). Compassion fatigue and family caregivers caring in end-stage heart failure. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice, 37(2), 195-213. https://doi.org/10.1891/RTNP-2022-0084

Cross, L. A., Koren, A., Dowling, J. S., & Gonzales, J. E. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on family caregivers of individuals with end-stage heart failure. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 24(5), 249-257. https://doi.org/10.1097/NJH.0000000000000881

Cross, L. A. (2022). Compassion fatigue among family caregivers of individuals with end-stage heart failure [Doctoral dissertation, University Massachusetts Lowell, 28965989]. Proquest.

Cross, L. A. (2022). Personal Reflection: Dad’s shoes. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 25(5), 836-837. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2022.0045

Cross, L. (2021). Community theories in palliative care nursing [ENRS Supplemental Journal for Conference Abstracts]. Nursing Research, 70(3), E78. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000507

Cross, L. (2020). 2020 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest: Nursing student essay: Good enough. Journal of Professional Nursing, 36(6), 449-450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2020.10.005

Cross, L. A. (2020). An integrative review of community theories applied to palliative care nursing. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 22(5), 363-375. https://doi.org/10.1097/NJH.0000000000000675

Cross, L. A. (2019). Compassion fatigue in palliative care nursing: A concept analysis, Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing. 21(1), 21-28. https://doi.org/10.1097/NJH.0000000000000477

Cross, L., & Kendrick, A. (2025). Student self recording [Video presentation]. Presented for Nurse Educator, August, 26, 2025. https://journals.lww.com/nurseeducatoronline/Pages/videogallery.aspx

Adams, K., & Cross, L. (2025). Bridging undergraduate nursing education gap in pain management with palliative and hospice based care studies [Poster presentation]. Presented at ELNEC Leadership Conference, July 24-25, 2025.

Salguero, R., & Cross, L. (2025). Breaking Barriers: The role of medical-surgical nurses in caring for undocumented immigrants [Poster presentation]. Presented at NELNE Spring Conference, March 27-28, 2025.

Cross, L., Lee, B., & Adams, K. (2024). Palliative CARES mapping [Poster presentation]. Presented at MARILN Spring Conference, April 12, 2024.

Cross, L., & Kendrick, A. (2023). Notetaking among nursing students: A literature review, [Poster presentation]. Presented at MARILN Spring Conference, April 14, 2023.

Williams, C., Cross, L., & Thomas, L. (2022). MARILN Nurse Faculty Survey [Poster presentation]. Presented at Organization of Nurse Leaders, Winter Conference, December 9, 2022.

Thomas, L., Cross, L., & Williams, C. (2022). Massachusetts Rhode Island League for Nurses (MARILN) 2022 recommendations for nurse faculty shortage, [White paper]. Presented to Massachusetts Nursing Council on Workforce Sustainability, August 2022.

Cross, L. (2021). Community theories in palliative care nursing, [Poster presentation]. Eastern Nursing Research Society 33rd Annual Scientific Session, March 25-26, 2021.

Cross, L. (2020). Community theories in palliative care nursing, [Poster presentation]. University of Massachusetts Nursing PhD Symposium, October 2020.

Research Interests: Nursing education, Student education, Palliative care, End-of-life care