Bill Buron, M.S.N., R.N.C., A.P.N.
Instructor of Nursing
Eleanor Mann School of Nursing
218C Ozark Hall
Phone: (479) 575-5868 or (479) 531-7423
FAX: (479) 575-3218
bburon@uark.edu
Degrees:
Ph.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Nursing, (In progress)
M.S.N., University of Missouri – Kansas City, Nursing
B.S.N., Southwest Missouri State University, Nursing
Teaching Areas:
Medical-Surgical Nursing, Older Adult Nursing, Basic LabProfessional Biography:
Bill Buron has worked on a variety of medical-surgical units since 1995. He maintains medical-surgical nurse certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Bill began teaching professional nursing in 1997 at Cox College of Nursing in Springfield, Missouri, and joined the nursing faculty at the University of Arkansas in 2001. He began practicing as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)/Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) in 1999. Currently Bill maintains a clinical practice in the area of geriatric psychiatry, specializing in geriatric-related dementias. He also maintains FNP certifications through the ANCC and American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), and he maintains prescriptive authority in the State of Arkansas. His professional affiliations include: American Nurses Association, Arkansas Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau International (Phi Theta Chapter).
Academic Interests and Accomplishments:
Bill Buron has served on a variety of committees; including technology (at the department and college level), scholarship (at the department and college level), curriculum, College faculty council, Director search committee, etc. His research interests include the nursing study of geriatric-related dementias, and issues related to nursing education. He reularly attends various conferences related to these areas.
Publications/Presentations:
Buron, B., & Monahan, F.D. (2003). Inflammation and infection. In W.J. Phipps, F.D. Monahan, J.K., Sands, J.F., Marek, & Neighbors, M. (Eds.), Medical-surgical nursing: Health and illness (7th Ed.), pp.183-211. St. Louis: Mosby, Inc.
Buron, B. (2004). A Concept Analysis of Personhood among Individuals with Dementia in the Long-Term Care Setting. Unpublished manuscript. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at Little Rock, AR.
Buron, B. (2004). Claim and Argument in Support of Preserving Personhood Among Long-Term Care Residents Living with Dementia. Unpublished manuscript. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at Little Rock, Arkansas.