Nhật Minh Bùi, RN, MSH, AGNP-C, AGNP-C, MSN, RN

Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner

Nhat Bui earned her master’s degree in nursing here at UCSF in 2016. She is certified as an Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). As an Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner working at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center (MAC), Nhat conducts patient assessments and caregiver interviews for observational research studies and clinical drug trials. She also provides follow-up care and support for patients and caregivers with neurodegenerative diseases in the MAC Clinic and initiates quality improvement projects to improve operations and efficiency. Nhat is an active participant in the MAC’s multidisciplinary Behavior Task Force and is co-leading two projects aimed at understanding divergent sexual behaviors in dementia and provider prescribing practices for behaviors at the MAC clinic. Prior to joining the MAC, Nhat screened patients for cognitive impairment as a primary care provider in a progressive community clinic serving diverse low income patients in Oakland, CA. She was a Fellow in the UC Davis Train the New Trainers Primary Care Psychiatry interprofessional training program. Currently, Nhat’s work focuses on novel approaches to improving dementia care for both patients and caregivers with a particular focus on caregiver education and guidance around managing behavior symptoms.

Publications

 

Stephens, C.E., Halifax, E., Bui, N., Lee, S. J., Harrington, C., Shim, J., & Ritchie, C. (2015). Provider Perspectives on the Influence of Family on Nursing Home Resident Transfers to the Emergency Department: Crises at the End of Life. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research, 2015; 2015:893062. doi:10.1155/2015/893062

 

Stephens, C.E., Hunt, L., Bui, N., Halifax, E., Ritchie, C., & Lee, S.J. (2017). Palliative Care Eligibility, Symptom Burden, and Quality-of-Life Ratings in Nursing Home Residents. JAMA Internal Medicine, 2017; doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.6299

 

Stephens, C.E., Halifax, E., David, D., Bui, N., Lee, S.J., Shim, J., & Ritchie, C. (2019). “They Don’t Trust Us”: The influence of perceptions of inadequate nursing home care on emergency department transfers and the potential role for Telehealth. Clinical Nursing Research, 2019; doi: 10.1177/1054773819835015

 

Halifax, E., Bui, N., Hunt, L., & Stephens, C.E. (2020). Transitioning to Life in a Nursing Home: The Potential Role of Palliative Care. Journal of Palliative Care, 2020; doi: 10.1177/0825859720904802

 

Bui, N., Halifax, E., Daniel, D., Hunt, L., Uy, E., Ritchie, C., & Stephens, C. (2020). Understanding Nursing Home Staff Attitudes Toward Death and Dying: A Survey. American Journal of Nursing, 2020; doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000694336.19444.5a