Assistant Clinical Professor & Assistant Pre-licensure Program Director, Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing

Caregiver Health, Alzheimer's & dementia caregivers, Male caregivers, Nursing Simulation

UCI Academic Practice Partner Liaison

2022 UCI Dean's Honoree for teaching excellence for the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing

2017 - University of San Francisco’s Outstanding Branch Campus Award in recognition of teaching excellence and service to branch campus students.

Dr. Bueno is an Assistant Professor of Nursing teaching and recently accomplished his doctorate degree in nursing research. In his doctoral preparation, his research focus was exploring the experiences of caregivers for older adults to understand the health effects of their caregiver role and how to address improving their health and quality of life. More specifically, his research focused on the experiences of the understudied population of male caregivers for persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementia, and how masculinity and gendered expectations influence their caregiver role. Additionally, during his predoctoral program, he was mentored by gerontological nurse researchers where he had the opportunity to contribute to multiple aspects of their ongoing research in aspects such as analysis and manuscript preparation. His previous clinical experiences as a bedside nurse have also influenced his program of research into older adult caregivers. As a nurse with clinical experience in med-surg, telemetry, and acute dialysis, Dr. Bueno had the opportunity to interact with many people with chronic illnesses. Within these experiences, he interacted with many family caregivers highlighting their important role in the long-term management of the patient’s chronic illness management. Moreover, Dr. Bueno's experience within academia as a nursing professor has highlighted the focus on chronic illness and gerontology education as the population of older adults continue to rise and the increased need for long-term health management provided by family caregivers. The specific chronic disease of interest of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias was influenced by having been a family caregiver himself for loved ones with the disease. To help apply his current and future research findings to improving the health of the community, he is a current volunteer community educator for the Orange County regional chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. Dr. Bueno's past training and research experience in gerontology and caregiving combined with his experience as an academic educator for future nurses has adequately prepared him with the skills and knowledge to address the health of the older adult caregiving community.

Bueno, M.V., & Chase, J.D. (2022). Gender differences in adverse psychosocial outcomes among family caregivers: A systematic review. Western Journal of Nursing Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/01939459221099672

Chase, J.D., Russell, D., Kaplan D.B., Bueno, M.V., Khiewchaum, R., & Feldman, P.H. (2020). “Doing the right thing:” Caregivers managing medical/nursing tasks in the post-acute home health care setting. Journal of Applied Gerontology. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464820961259

Bueno, M.V., & Latham, C.L. (2017). Holistic care of hemodialysis access in patients with kidney failure. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 44(4), 327–332.

Bueno, M.V. (2021, November 10-13). “I’m the Only Son She Got Left”: Male Caregivers’ Experiences Managing Older Adults’ Post-Acute Care. [Paper Presentation] Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting: Virtual

Bueno, M.V. (2020, November 4-7). Gender Differences in Caregiving of Older Adults: A systematic Review of the Literature [Poster Presentation]. Gerontological Society of America's Annual Conference: Virtual

GSA - Gerontological Society of America

AAPINA - Asian American Pacific Islander Nursing Association

Acute Dialysis Nurse
Professional Reliable Nursing - UCI Health 2014—2019

Clinical Nurse II - Telemetry
UCI Health 2012—2014

Clinical Nurse II - Telemetry
Huntington Hospital 2009—2012

UCI MIND: Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders

UCI GWEP: Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program

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Last updated
10/17/2023