Contact Information
Office: WH 244
Phone: 731-661-5235(Nursing) 731-661-6517(Honors)
Fax: 731-661-5504
Box: 1801
E-mail:
jwebb@uu.edu
Courses Taught
- NUR 307 - Foundations for Nursing Practice
- NUR 309 - Skills Practicum
- NUR 330 - Introduction to Research in Nursing
- NUR 421 - Nursing Care of Adults in Health and Illness I
- NUR 425 - Nursing Care of Adults in Health and Illness II
- NUR 513 - Advanced Nursing Concepts I
- NUR 526 - Advanced Theoretical and Ethical Concepts in Nursing
- NUR 530 - Research Methods
- NUR 533 - Advanced Nursing Research and Evidence-based Practice
- NUR 542 - Advanced Health Promotion and Intercultural Concepts in Nursing
- NUR 550 - Health Promotion Disease Prevention
Professor of Nursing
Assistant Director of Honors Community, Honors Community
Biography
Jill Jeanine Webb (born Sinclair) was born in Paducah, Kentucky on January 28, 1954. She
attended elementary school in the Paducah City Schools and graduated from Paducah Tilghman
High School. Her favorite subjects were English literature, choir and orchestra. In August 1972 she entered Paducah Community College for
liberal arts study. Following transfer to Murray State University in 1973, where she was inducted
into Alpha Chi as a student, she graduated summa cum laude and received the Bachelor of
Science in Nursing degree in May 1976. After a period as a staff nurse, she entered University of
Evansville in Fall 1978 and in August 1981 received a Master of Science in Nursing degree. From
1995 to 1998, she attended school at the University of Tennessee Memphis, graduating with a
Ph.D. in December 1998.
She and her family reside in the West Tennessee area where she is Professor in the School of Nursing, Union University. Current disciplinary instruction includes work in both the undergraduate and graduate programs.
Particular areas of interest in the nursing discipline are care of adults with acute illness, research, risk reduction, clinical reasoning, clinical simulation and person-environment interactions.
Education
- B.S.N. (1976), Murray State University, Nursing
- M.S.N. (1981), University of Evansville, Nursing, Adult Health
- Ph.D (1998), University of Tennessee, Memphis, Nursing
- Additional Study, Paducah Community College, Liberal Arts
Credentials
Professional Affiliations & Awards
- American Nurses Association
- Sigma Theta Tau International Nu Lambda Chapter
- Alpha Chi
- Teagle grant - co-recipient 2003
Scholarly Activities
- Presentation 2009
“Critical Thinking and Beyond: Using Care Scene Investigation (CSI)
to Develop Habits of the Mind,” during the 40th Biennial Convention
(October 31st- November 4th, 2009): Tracy Lytle Saddler, DNP, APN, ACNP-BC, CEN, CCRN , North Jackson Medical Associates, Regional Hospital of Jackson, Jackson, TN; Kathy O'Connor, MSN, APN, FNP-BC , School of Nursing, Union University, Jackson, TN; Jill J. Webb, PhD, RN , School of Nursing, Union University, Jackson, TN (presenter)
- Author 2009
Webb. J.J. (in press) Nursing research and evidence-based practice. In Cherry, B. and Jacob, S.R. (Eds.). Contemporary nursing: Issues, trends, and management (5th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier Mosby.
- Author 2008
Webb. J.J. (2008) Nursing research and evidence-based practice. In Cherry, B. and Jacob, S.R. (Eds.). Contemporary nursing: Issues, trends, and management (4th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier Mosby.
- Presentation March, 2006
A Legacy of Physical Health, Wives at the West TN Pastors’ Conference, Union University
- Author 2005
Webb, J.J. (2005) Nursing Research. In Cherry, B. and Jacob, S.R. (Eds.) Contemporary nursing: Issues, trends and management (3rd ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier Mosby.
- Presentation 2003
Chastain, R., McLaughlin, R. & Webb, J. (2003). Personal digital assistant pilot project. CCCU Technology Conference, Union University, April 2003.
- Presentation April 2003
Webb, J.J. & Matthews, M.M. (February, 2002)Impact of CAVRT technology on mobility-impaired persons in the home. PEW/Teagle Scholarship Dinner, Union University, 2003.
- Poster presentation February, 2002
Webb, J.J. & Matthews, M.M. (February, 2002)Impact of CAVRT technology on mobility-impaired persons in the home. Southern Nursing Research Society Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, February 7-9, 2002.
- Presentation 2001
Webb, J.J. & Matthews, M.M. (October 2001) Impact of CAVRT Technology on Mobility Impaired Persons in the Home. Presented at a symposium conducted by Sigma Theta Tau - Nu Lambda Chapter, Union University at Germantown, Germantown, TN.
- Presentation 2001
Webb, J.J. (October 2001) Effects of hospital noise on heart rate variability of acutely ill adults. Presented at a symposium conducted by Sigma Theta Tau - Nu Lambda Chapter, Union University at Germantown, Germantown, TN.
- Symposium 2000
Webb, J. J. (April, 2000). Technology in nursing. A nursing trajectory: Visions of the future,
echoes of the past. Symposium conducted at Jackson State Community College, Jackson, TN.
- Poster presentation 2000
Webb, J. J. (March, 2000). Effects of hospital noise on heart rate variability of acutely ill adults.
Poster session presented at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, Jackson, TN.
- Author 2002
Webb, J. J. (2002).Nursing research. In Cherry, B. and Jacob, S.R. (Eds.). Contemporary nursing: Issues, trends and management (2nd ed.).
St. Louis: Mosby.
