Jihane Frangieh

PhD, MSN, BSN, RN, CNE

Assistant Professor, Healthcare Organizational Leadership Programs Director

Jihane Frangieh is track Director of the MSN Healthcare Organizational Leadership Programs. A seasoned nurse (20 years’ experience) with a clinical focus in neonatal nursing, she is an emerging health services researcher focusing on work environment. leadership, and health care quality assessment and improvement.

Her research looks at the behaviors of the health care workforce—specifically on the role of nursing leadership in creating and sustaining healthy work environments. She is interested in enhancing nurse leadership skills and consequently improving patient outcomes, organizational performance, and staff retention.

Dr. Frangieh has a passion for teaching, coaching, and mentoring prospective students, enabling them to reach their full potential. She is a recipient of the Dorsye Russel Nursing Leadership Award and the Martha M. Borlick Research Award.

JHU Center Affiliation:
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality

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Specialties and Expertise

Publications

Hughes, V., D’Aoust, R., Swoboda, S. M., Frangieh, J., Hudson, K. W., Wright, E., Humphrey, K. G., Lammey, C., & Rushton, C. H. (2026). Evaluation of standardized emotional intelligence modules in prelicensure nursing curricula. Teaching and Learning in Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2025.11.031

Frangieh, J., Chow, S., Rodney, T., Monk, J. J., Lucas, L. S., & Hughes, R. V. (2025). Kindness beyond care: an integrative review of kindness in the nursing profession. Contemporary nurse, 61(1), 77–95. https://doi.org/10.1080/10376178.2024.2426693

Frangieh, J., Hairston, D., Johanson, L., Lucas, L., & Hughes, V. (2025). Mind the gap: Bridging leadership skill development in entry-level professional nursing through competency-based education. Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 61, 127–136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2025.10.005

Lammey, C., Frangieh, J., Humphrey, K. G., Lehmann, J., Thompson, B., & Hughes, V. (2025). Best practices for providing meaningful faculty-student feedback in an online setting: An integrative review applied to nursing education. Nurse education today, 146, 106510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106510

Frangieh, J. (2024). Darling, I am here for you! International Journal for Human Caring. Aug 2024, DOI:10.1891/IJHC-2023-0041

Frangieh, J., Hughes, V., Edwards-Capello, A., Humphrey, K. G., Lammey, C., & Lucas, L. (2024). Fostering belonging and social connectedness in nursing: Evidence-based strategies: A discussion paper for nurse students, faculty, leaders, and clinical nurses. Nursing outlook, 72(4), 102174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102174

Frangieh, J. Hughes, V. Sarver. L. (2024). Cultivating Caring: The Heart of Online Nursing Education-An Integrative Review. Journal of Professional Nursing, 52, 40-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2024.03.008

Frangieh, J., Jones, T., Kinser, P. A., Baker, K., Elswick, R. K., Jr, & Thacker, L. R., 2nd (2024). Leadership Behaviors of Frontline Nurse Managers: A Mixed-Methods Research Study Identifying Essential Areas for Social Support. The Journal of nursing administration, 54(2), 102–110. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001389

Hughes, V., Frangieh, J., & Fernandes, J. C. (2024). Exploring the dimensions of authentic leadership and its impact on nursing outcomes: An integrative review. Nursing management, 55(9), 22–28. https://doi.org/10.1097/nmg.0000000000000165

Hughes, R. V, Hudson, K. W., Wright, E., Swoboda, S. M., Frangieh, J., & D’Aoust, R. F. (2024). Cultivating Self-Compassion to Protect Nurses From Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress. Nursing for Women’s Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nwh.2024.01.003

Hughes, V., Hudson, K.W., Wright, E., Swoboda, S.M., Frangieh, J., & D’Aoust, R. (2023). Cultivating self-compassion to protect nurses from burnout and secondary stress. Accepted for publication into Nursing for Women’s Health, NWH2023-64.

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