MARY NARAYAN, MSN, RN, CS, CTN

EDUCATION

• MSN - George Mason University; BSN - Cornell University; BA - Trinity College, Washington, DC.
• Areas of advanced study: Home health nursing, Cross-cultural health care, Transcultural nursing, Spirituality.

EXPERIENCE

• Over 20 years of home health and transcultural nursing practice at a Visiting Nurse Association in northern Virginia. Positions have included: Education Coordinator, Program Manager, Project Manager, Clinical Supervisor/Triage Nurse, Specialty Nurse (for Hospice, infusion therapy, maternal-child patients), Case Manager.
• Two years as sole professional healthcare provider serving native population in remote Eskimo village in Alaska.

CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified Transcultural Nurse (CTN), certified by the Transcultural Nursing Society
• Clinical Specialist (CS) in Home Health Nursing certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS RELATED TO CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE

• Narayan, Mary. "Meeting the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care." Journal of Care Management (In press; Scheduled for Winter 2002).
• Narayan, Mary. "Six Steps to Cultural Competence: A Clinician's Guide." Home Health Care Management & Practice (In press; Scheduled for October, 2001).
• Narayan, Mary. Cultural Competence in Home Home Health Nursing. In Neal, L. (Ed.) Core Curriculum for Home Healthcare Nurses. Washington, DC: National Association for Home Care.(In press; Scheduled for Fall, 2001).
• Brinkus, R. and M. Narayan (In press). Communication Across Cultures. In G. Redmond & J. Sorrell (Eds.), Community-Based Nursing. Philadelphia: Davis.
• Campinha-Bacote, J. and M. Narayan. "Culturally Competent Health Care in the Home." Home Care Provider 5(6). (2000): 213-219.
• Lindsay, J., Narayan, M.and K. Rea. "Nursing Across Cultures: The Vietnamese Client." Home Healthcare Nurse 16(10). (1998): 693-700.
• Narayan, M. C. "Cultural Assessment in Home Care." Home Healthcare Nurse 15(10). (1997): 663-672.
• Narayan, M. C. and K. Rea. "Nursing Across Cultures: The South Asian Client." Home Healthcare Nurse 15(7). (1997): 460-469.
• Cultural Competence for Home Health Nurses. National Association for Home Care. New Orleans. 2000.
• Culturally Competent Care: A Skill for the Next Millennium. Keynote address to the American Pacific Nurses Leadership Conference. Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands, June, 1999.
• Cultural Dimensions of Dementia. Alzheimer's Conference. Georgetown University. June, 1998.
• Culturally Competent Care: A Skill for the 21st Century. Home Healthcare Nurses Association Convention. Indianapolis, Indiana. April, 1998.
• The Importance, Characteristics, and Effects of an Inservice on Culturally Competent Care. Poster presentation. University of Michigan's Nursing Symposium on Home Health Care. June 1997.
• Dying, Grieving, and Mourning in Diverse Ethnic and Religious Cultures. George Mason University. May 1997.
• Nursing Care of Pain Patients from Diverse Cultures. George Mason University. November 1996.

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS RELATED TO TELEPHONE TRIAGE FOR HOME CARE AND HOSPICE PRACTICE

• Narayan, M.C. "Telephone Triage: Emerging Specialty in Practice." Home Care Nurse News 6(7). (1999): 1, 5-6.
• Narayan, M. C. and J.K. Tennant. "Telephone Triage in Home Care." Home Health Care Consultant 6(1). (1999): 35-38.
• Narayan, M. C., Tennant, J. K., Benedict, L., Morrison, K.L.and C. Peyton. Telephone Triage for Home Care. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen (1997).
• Telephone Triage in Home Care: National Association for Home Care Convention, Boston, MA, October, 1997.
• "I Need My Nurse": Telephone Triage in Home Care. Home Healthcare Nurses Association Convention, Indianapolis, IN, April, 1998 & Washington, D.C., April, 1997.

PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO OASIS TRAINING

• Narayan, M. "The OASIS Voice Mail Box Inservices." Home Healthcare Nurse 19 (9) (2001).