CURRICULUM VITAE Karen Cox, RN, PhD, NEA-BC, FAAN Work Address:
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CURRICULUM VITAE Karen Cox, RN, PhD, NEA-BC, FAAN Work Address:
CURRICULUM VITAE Karen Cox, RN, PhD, NEA-BC, FAAN Work Address: Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics 2410 Gillham Road Kansas City, Missouri 64108 [email protected] RN License Number: Missouri 095223 Kansas 13-047-936-101 Florida 9205892 EDUCATION Institution and Location Degrees University of Missouri-Kansas City PhD School of Nursing Kansas City, Missouri • Collateral Study – Bloch School of Business • Dissertation: “Comparing Lower Level Work Environment Needs with Higher Level Work Environment Needs in an Inpatient Registered Nurse Sample” 816-234-3933 816-346-1333 Graduation 2002 MSN University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing Kansas City, Missouri • Research – “Primary Prevention in Pregnant Adolescents” 1993 BSN University of Kansas College of Health Sciences Kansas City, Kansas 1983 ADN Regents College (now known as Excelsior College), Albany, New York 1982 Practical Nursing Kansas City, Missouri Board of Education, Program of Practical Nursing, Kansas City, Missouri 1979 PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS NEA-BC – Nurse Administrator Advanced Board Certified - American Nurses Credentialing Center (2003-2012) PNP – Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - American Nurses Credentialing Center (1994-2004) CPON – Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse - Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses (1993-1997) OCN – Oncology Certified Nurse - Oncology Nursing Society (1991-1995) CCRN – Critical Care Registered Nurse - American Association of Critical Care Nurses (1982-1993) EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE Executive Vice President Co-Chief Operating Officer The Children’s Mercy Hospitals 2006 - Present and Clinics Kansas City, Missouri Responsible for all the day-to-day operations of the hospital. Executive leadership position in regional quaternary pediatric health system which includes two hospitals, thirty outpatient clinics, a home care agency and a Medicaid HMO. Responsible for over $300 million budget and 1,800 FTEs reporting to President and Chief Executive Officer. Direct reports include: Vice President/Chief Nursing Officer, Senior Director for Allied Health, Senior Director Quality, Medical Director of Quality and Safety, Patient Care Services Research, Director of Chaplaincy. Provide vision and leadership for clinical care and quality throughout the organization. Responsible for external relationships with area colleges and universities, regulatory agencies and community leaders. Assistant Dean for Clinical Partnerships • • • University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing Kansas City, Missouri 2004 - Present Strengthen clinical partnerships for teaching, research, practice and service Participate in systems research team Provide consultation on the administrative content and experiences for BSN and MSN programs 2 The Children’s Mercy Hospitals 2004 - 2006 and Clinics Kansas City, Missouri Senior leadership position in regional quaternary pediatric health system which includes two hospitals, thirty outpatient clinics, home care and a Medicaid HMO. Responsible for $120 million budget and 1,400 employees reporting to President and Chief Executive Officer. Direct reports include: Chief Nursing Officer, Senior Director for Allied Health, Senior Director Quality and Safety, Director of Patient Care Services Research and Medical Director for Health Management Services. Provide vision and leadership for clinical care and quality throughout the organization. Responsible for external relationships with area colleges and universities, regulatory agencies and community leaders. • Lead multimillion dollar information systems project • Developed an Institute of Medicine defined “Chasm Community” (Invited speaker at the 16th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care sponsored by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, December 2004) • Lead in developing pediatric quality indicators through National Database for Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) – Pilot completed • Piloting American Association of Colleges of Nursing clinical nurse leader role in partnership with University of Kansas Medical Center - School of Nursing Senior Vice President for Patient Care Services Senior Vice President for Operations All Children’s Hospitals St. Petersburg, Florida Senior Vice President for Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer The Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics Kansas City, Missouri 2004 2002-2004 Senior leadership position in regional quaternary pediatric health system. Responsible for 1,200 employees with a $95 million budget reporting to Chief Operating Officer. Led internal operations related to patient care and hospital quality in addition to external relationships with area colleges and universities, regulatory agencies and community leaders. Major accomplishments included: • Achieved Magnet designation – first hospital in Missouri and the region to receive this honor • President – Greater Kansas City Area Nurse Executives • Appointed Assistant Dean for Clinical Partnerships, University of MissouriKansas City School of Nursing 3 The Children’s Mercy Hospitals 1995-2002 and Clinics Kansas City, Missouri Senior leadership position in regional quaternary pediatric health system. Responsible for 1,200 employees with a $80 million budget. Led internal operations related to patient care and hospital quality in addition to external relationships with area colleges and universities, regulatory agencies and community leaders. Major accomplishments included: • Created a Department of Nursing and Patient Care Services Research • Developed large advanced practice nursing group to include: 83 Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, 13 Clinical Nurse Specialists and 18 Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, providing care in a variety of settings • Secured endowment funding for an annual pediatric nursing lecture hosted open to the Kansas City nursing community • Developed innovative model of nursing faculty with University of Kansas Medical Center- School of Nursing. Through this partnership the University of Kansas contracts with Children’s Mercy to provide faculty, with appropriate education and experience, for pediatrics, critical care and leadership clinical rotations The Children’s Mercy Hospitals 1993-1995 Manager for Hematology/ and Clinics Oncology Services Kansas City, Missouri Vice President for Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer Head Nurse Infant/Toddler Care Unit The Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics Kansas City, Missouri 1990-1993 Head Nurse, Hematology/ Oncology Unit The Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics Kansas City, Missouri 1989-1993 Head Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1988-1989 Head Nurse, Infectious Disease Unit The Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics Kansas City, Missouri 1987-1988 Nursing Supervisor, PRN Weekends The Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics Kansas City, Missouri 1986 4 Head Nurse, Burn Unit University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City, Kansas 1985-1987 Head Nurse, ENT/Surgical Oncology University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City, Kansas 1984-1985 Emergency Department Staff Nurse University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City, Kansas 1981-1984 Staff Nurse, LPN, Burn Unit University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City, Kansas 1979-1981 FELLOWSHIPS 2006-Present Affiliate of the Center for Health Policy University of Missouri-Columbia 2005 – Present Fellow – American Academy of Nursing 2004 - Present Senior Fellow - Center for the Health Professions University of California-San Francisco • Center led by Edward O’Neil, MPA, PhD, Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Dental Public Health • Serve as advisor/team member for work force/work environment projects and research 2003- Present Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society • Virginia Henderson Fellow 1999-2002 Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program, Center for the Health Professions University of California, San Francisco • The Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program is an advanced leadership program for nurses in senior executive roles in health services, public health, and nursing education who aspire to help lead and shape the United States health care system of the future BOARD MEMBERSHIPS 2007 - 2010 University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. • Serve as Board Member • Serve as Research Committee Member 5 2006 - Present 2007 - Present 2006 - 2007 National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality • Serve as Board Chair • Serve as Board Member for this forum dedicated to improving the quality of health care for children and their families 2006 – Present Oakland University School of Nursing – Rochester, Michigan • Serve as Member of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program Committee 2006 – Present American Nurses Credentialing Center Technology Task Force • Serve as Co-Chair 2006 - Present 2007 – Present 2006 – Present Care Entrust - Employer-based regional health information network (RHIO) the only such organization in the country • Executive Committee Member • Board Member 2004 - Present 2006 – Present 2005 – 2006 2004 - 2005 LifeFlight Eagle – Kansas City Air Ambulance Consortium • Serve as Board Chair • Served as Secretary/Treasurer • Served as Board Member 2005 - Present Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Albuquerque, New Mexico Board of Directors - Albuquerque, New Mexico • Serve as Member of the Quality Committee 2002-2003 Health Resource Partners Member Board of Directors – Kansas/Missouri ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS 2004 - Present Adjunct Doctoral Faculty - Bloch School of Business and Public Administration, University of Missouri, Kansas City • Serve on doctoral committees for students in health policy and health economics • Faculty for directed readings for doctoral students Adjunct Doctoral Faculty, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing 2003 – Present • Serve on doctoral committees for students in health policy, child health and systems research 6 2003 - Present 2002 - Present 2006 – Present 2002- Present 2000-2001 1999-2002 1999 - 2002 1998 - 1999 Visiting Professor – Oakland University, School of Nursing Rochester, Michigan Lecture on selected topics including: leadership, work environment research and attaining Magnet designation Assistant Dean for Clinical Partnerships, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing • Strengthen clinical partnerships for teaching, research, practice and service • Participate in systems research team • Provide consultation on the revision of administrative content and experiences for BSN and MSN curricula • Summer 2007 – Taught N5602 (Doctorate of Nursing Practice Program) • Summer 2008 – Taught N5602 (Doctorate of Nursing Practice Program) Adjunct Professor – Excelsior College, Albany, New York • Fall 2007 – Taught N644 – Capstone Experience • Summer 2007 – Taught N5602 – Healthcare Systems and Leadership • Fall 2006 – Taught NUR 621, Management of Organizational Systems Adjunct Professor – Bloch School of Business and Public Administration, University of Missouri, Kansas City • Summer 2007 – Taught N5603, Nursing Systems and Leadership – Doctorate in Nursing Program • Winter 2003 – Taught HA 576, Managed Care – 3 credits • Fall 2002 – Taught HA577, Health Services Administration and Health Professions – 3 credits Student Representative – PhD Committee of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing Guest Lecturer - Bloch School of Business and Public Administration, University of Missouri, Kansas City 3-4 lectures per year on topics related to nursing work environment, trends in healthcare and quality improvement in healthcare. Consulting Faculty - University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing Lectures to graduate students • Research in work environment • Instrument development Consulting Faculty - University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing Lectures to graduate students • Nursing shortage – causes and implications • Economics of health care 7 1996 - 1998 1994 - 1995 1993 – 1995 1986 – 1988 1984 - 1985 Consulting Faculty - University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing Lectures to graduate students • Power and negotiation skills • Current trends in health care Guest Lecturer - University of Kansas Medical Center - School of Nursing • Lectured to graduate students on “Risk and Harm Reduction Models”. Consulting Faculty - University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing Lectures to graduate students • Nursing care delivery models • Role theory – administration Management Preceptor - University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing • Precepted BSN completion students for leadership rotation Management Preceptor - University of Kansas Medical Center - School of Nursing PRE-DOCTORAL TRAINEES 2005 – Present Brenda Bohaty Molecular Dynamics in Class II Composite Restorations 2004 – 2007 Marcy Tarrants Pediatric Versus Non-Pediatric Hospital Markets: Determinants of Operating Margins Receiving the Diagnosis of Cancer: The Adolescent Perspective 2003 – 2007 Kristin Stegenga 2002 – Present Shelly Anderson Nursing Workload Issues 2002 – 2004 Kandace Landreneau Adult Hemodialysis Patients Perceptions Concerning Choice Among Renal Replacement Therapies 8 University of Missouri – Kansas City, Bloch School of Business University of Missouri – Kansas City, Bloch School of Business University of Missouri – Kansas City, School of Nursing University of Missouri – Kansas City, School of Nursing University of Missouri – Kansas City, School of Nursing PATENTS United States Patent – A System and Method for Monitoring and Analyzing Data Trends of Interest Within an Organization – Serial No. 09/751,858; Filed 12/29/00; Docket No. 30644. The present invention relates to a computer-based surveillance and analysis tool for identifying, monitoring and analyzing trends and patterns of interest within an organization, and having features allowing for more detailed investigation and analysis of specific data or ranges of data identified and selected from larger trend or pattern. December 2007 – Software sold to Cerner Corporation COPYRIGHTS United States Copyright Office – Individual Workload Perception Scale – No. TXu 1-10108347; Filed 5/08/03. The Individual Workload Perception Scale was designed to assess factors that impact nurse’s current work environment on their workload perception and intent to stay in their current position. By understanding these relationships more meaningful improvements can be made in their work environment. LEADERSHIP AWARDS, RECOGNITION AND HONORS 2008 Distinguished Nursing Alumna, University of Kansas Medical Center Alumni Association. 2007 Missouri Nurses Association’s 83rd Biennial Convention “Paving a New Path with MONA”, Branson, Missouri. Recognized for induction achievement as a Fellow into the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) and contributions to the nursing profession. 2007 American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Awards – Nursing Education and Continuing Education Issues for “Beyond Leading and Managing Nursing Administration for the Future”. - authored chapter. 2006 Carrie B. Lenburg Award, Excelsior College, Albany, New York. This award is presented to a nurse who demonstrates a commitment to nursing education as well as academic and professional accomplishments in the field of nursing. 2006 American Journal of Nursing Book Year Awards – Received History and Public Policy Award and Professional Development and Issues for “Nursing Workforce Development: Strategic State Initiatives” - authored chapter. 2004 Ingram’s Magazine “Heroes of Healthcare” - Administration Award 2003 Children’s Mercy is recognized as one of the top ten children’s hospitals in the United States by Child Magazine 2003 Children’s Mercy receives Magnet Recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The first hospital to receive this designation in the States of Missouri and Kansas and the third children’s hospital in the United States. The Magnet Program recognizes excellence in nursing care 2003 Pediatric Research Section Clinical Practice Award, Midwest Nursing Research Society 2003 School of Nursing Alumni Achievement Award, University of Missouri-Kansas City Alumni Association 2000 Clinical Scholarship Recognition Award, Lambda Phi, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing 9 1991 1990 1990 1990 1990 1988 1988 Nominee for Nursing the Heart of Healthcare sponsored by the University of Kansas Medical Center - School of Nursing, Kansas City, Kansas Nominee for the “Tribute to Missouri Nurses”, St. Louis, Missouri Nominee for Nursing the Heart of Healthcare sponsored by the University of Kansas Medical Center - School of Nursing, Kansas City, Kansas Outstanding Nurse Manager, Kansas City Area Nurse Administrators Outstanding Nurse Manager, Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics Heart of America United Way Recognition Award for Significant Service to the Community through Volunteer Participation Golden Rule Award, Recognition of Outstanding Volunteer Service COMMUNITY SERVICE 2007 Robert H. Flarsheim Society, University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Nursing – A Society that recognizes alumni and friends that include UMKC in their estate plans 2007 Family Voices – Served on the 15th Anniversary Gala Honorary Committee – This organization is formed by families and friends of children and youth with special health care needs 2006 – Present Kansas Hospital Association – Member of the Council on Health Delivery 2005 - 2008 The Kansas City Partnership to Advance Pediatric Palliative Care – Improving palliative and end-of-life care for children and their families 2005 Hands and Hearts for Children – Sponsor of event to raise funds for primary care clinics caring for underserved children in Kansas City 1997-2003 Nursing Advisory Committee – Johnson County (Kansas ) Community College 1995 - Present Community Advisory Board – University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing 1992 Volunteer nurse for Immunization Program through Kansas City, Missouri Health Department 1992-1995 Advisory Board Member for Community Blood Brain Barrier Disruption Program – Trinity Lutheran Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri 1991-2000 HIV/AIDS Literature Review Committee – Kansas City, Missouri Health Department, Kansas City, Missouri 1990-1995 HIV Adolescent Outreach Volunteer– Swope Parkway Health Center, Kansas City, Missouri 1984-1988 Good Samaritan Project, Kansas City’s first AIDS service organization • Board President (1986-1987) • Board Member (1985-1986) • Volunteer Nurse (1984-1988) 1982-1985 The Whole Person, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri - Community Advocacy Group for persons with disabilities 10 1982-1986 1981-1988 1981-1984 Planned Parenthood, Kansas City, Missouri. - Volunteered 3 Saturday mornings a month providing escorts to women seeking services as they walked through anti-choice protesters Westport Free Health Clinic, Kansas City, Missouri • Pediatric Immunization Clinic (1981–1982) • Women’s Clinic Nurse (1982-1984) • HIV Clinic Nurse (1984-1987) • HIV Counselor (1985-1988) Child Protection Team, Wyandotte County, Kansas PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 2008-2010 Child Health Corporation of America – Neonatology Area of Focus Steering Committee 2008 Journal of Pediatric Nursing – Manuscript Reviewer 2007 - 2008 Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI) – Brief Proposal Reviewer 2007 Guangzhou Children’s Hospital, Guangzhou, China - Visited this children’s hospital in China to explore potential administrative and nursing exchange 2006 University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Nursing - Chair of the Second Annual Alumnae Continuing Education Event, “Patient, Nurse, Consumer –How Safe Are We?” 2006 - 2008 American Academy of Nursing - Member of the Nominating Committee 2006 National Quality Forum - Member of the Pediatric Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) of the National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Hospital Care 2006 American Nurses Credentialing Center - Co-Chair of the Technology Task Force 2006 - Present Child Health Corporation of America - Member of the Performance Improvement Council 2006 Academy for Healthcare Improvement, Program Committee - Abstract reviewer for Scientific Symposium American Academy of Nursing - Abstract reviewer for the annual conference 2006 2006 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI) – Participated as a stakeholder in review of funded projects 2006 Hosted Norma Lang, PhD, RN, FRCH, FAAN – Ms. Lang made a presentation regarding “Knowledge Based Nursing Initiative – An Overview”. Building the referential knowledge, translating referential knowledge to actionable knowledge, evaluation and research. This presentation was held at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics 2005 Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program – Selected as one of the first alumni mentors for the 2005 cohort. Responsible for providing technical assistance and coaching to one peer group 2005 Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program – Member of review panel for selection of 2005 cohorts 11 2005 2005 2004 – Present 2004 2004 - 2007 2004 2004 2004 - Present 2001 - 2003 2003 2003 2002 Western Journal of Nursing Research – Reviewer of articles for systems edition Sigma Theta Tau International 38th Biennial Convention – Abstract reviewer for leadership sessions American Association of Colleges of Nursing - Implementing the Clinical Nurse Leader Participating in the pilot project with the University of Kansas Medical Center - School of Nursing and the University of Kansas Medical Center Hosted Lambda Phi and Beta Lambda Phi Chapters of Sigma Theta Tau – A presentation was made by a group of nurses who visited Cuba. A discussion followed this presentation examining international models of health National Advisory Council Member - Integrated Nurse Leadership Program • Three-year $6 Million Project Funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation • Administered by the University of California, San Francisco, Center for the Health Professions • Jennie Chin Hansen, RN, MS, Chair • Edward O’Neil, MPA, PhD, Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Dental Public Health, Principal Investigator Louisiana State Nurses Association – Served as judge for entries for Louisiana’s Nightingale Awards sponsored by the Louisiana State Nurses Association for Nursing Administrator of the Year and Outstanding Community Achievement by a Registered Nurse Pediatric Oncology Nurses Roundtable – Hosted presentation and discussion with Patricia Butterfield, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor, Psychosocial and Community Health, University of Washington – School of Nursing, as guest expert with local pediatric oncology nurses. Topics included talking with parents about connections with the environment and childhood cancer Pediatric Leadership Council, Cerner Corporation – A coalition of executives from children’s hospitals working collaboratively with Cerner to improve the care of children through the use of Cerner Millennium Solutions and benchmark outcomes and research Kansas City Metropolitan Healthcare Council Workforce Collaborative Taskforce – Cochair of subcommittee commissioned by area hospital Chief Executive Officers charged with identifying opportunities to improve the work environment The National Center for Healthcare Leadership – Invited to participate in “An evening of strategic thinking and exchange”, New Orleans, Louisiana Hosted Roundtable with Five Nursing School Deans, Chairs and Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics Nursing Leadership – Discussed the landmark study reported by Linda Aiken, RN, PhD, from the University of Pennsylvania published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on September 24 2003, “Education Levels of Hospital Nurses and Surgical Patient Mortality”. Kansas City, Missouri Hosted Karen Edison, MD, University of Missouri – School of Medicine and Center for Health Policy – Dr. Edison made a presentation on her experiences as a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow 12 2002 2000 2001 1997 - 2003 1998 1997 1996 1989 - 1995 American Hospital Association – Invited to participate in a think tank session hosted by Sister Rochlage, Chair of the AHA. This discussion led to a paper published by the American Journal of Nursing “Analysis of the Nursing Workforce Crisis: A call for action” by Bleich M, Santos S, Hewlett P, Rice R, Cox K, Richmeier S. April 2003, vol. 103, No. 4. Session was held in St. Louis, Missouri Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program – For mentor experience component of this program spent five days working with Melinda Beswick, RN, Chief Executive Officer, California Hospital Medical Center – Catholic Healthcare West Robert Wood Johnson National Advisory Committee - Healthcare’s Human Crisis: The American Nursing Shortage. Washington DC Kansas City Colleagues in Caring • Executive Committee Member (1997-2003) • Differentiated Practice Model Task Force – Chair (1999-2002) Hosted Faculty from the University of Melbourne, Australia – Led roundtable discussion around nursing differences in overall healthcare delivery systems as well as care of children Forum with Cynda Hylton Rushton, DNSC, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor of Nursing at the School of Nursing and faculty member at the Phoebe R. Berman Bioethics Institute at John Hopkins University, as well as Program Director at Harriet Lane Compassionate Care Program, Baltimore, MD - This forum was designed for education discussion of children’s rights in research University of Kansas Medical Center, School of Nursing - Served on selection committee for “Nursing: The Heart of Healthcare” awards Children’s Cancer Study Group – Nursing Section PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS – CURRENT American College of Healthcare Executives AcademyHealth Advancing Research, Policy and Practice American Academy of Nursing • Nominating Committee Chair (2007-2008) • Co-Chair Child Adolescent and Family Expert Panel (2006-2008) • Nominating Committee Member (2006-2007) Academy for Healthcare Improvement Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy American Organization of Nurse Executives American Nurses Association Missouri Nurses Association Midwest Nursing Research Society National League of Nursing 13 Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Leadership Alumni Association (charter member) Society of Pediatric Nurses Sigma Theta Tau International – Lambda Phi Chapter PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS – PREVIOUS Greater Kansas City Area Nurse Executives (1994-2004) • President (2002-2003) • Executive Committee (1998-2000) • Nominating Committee (1996-1998) Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses (1990-1997) • President of local chapter (1991-1992) • National Board member (1992-1994) Missouri Council of Nurse Managers (1990 – 1994) American Association of Critical Care Nurses (1981 – 1993) Kansas Nurses Association (1981-1988) POLICY 2008 2007 2006 - 2010 2005 2005 2005 2004 2003 - 2004 Dr. Cox meets with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Mike Leavitt. She was invited to attend a meeting with Secretary Leavitt as a hospital representative during a visit to the Midwest to promote a project that provides incentives to community physicians for the use of certified electronic health records to improve patient care. American Nurses Association – Political Action Committee (Contributions made in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008). U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville Maryland - Invited by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to serve on the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice. Congressman, Dennis Moore (Democrat – Kansas) - Invited participant in a communitywide forum, sponsored by Congressman Moore, on the nursing shortage from a policy perspective held at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Shawnee Mission, KS Center for Health Care Quality, University of Missouri. “Bridging the Quality Gap in Mid-America” - Invited to participate in panel discussions on crossing the Quality Chasm at the community level Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Selected as a Connect Project Participant. Program’s purpose is to assist in developing relationships with local policy makers accomplished through both one on one coaching and conference calls. Culminates in seminar and Capitol Hill visits during Nurses’ Week American Organization of Nurse Executives – Political Action Committee (Contributions made in 2000, 2001, 2002) Missouri State Planning Grant – Communications Subcommittee - Purpose of identifying methods for ensuring access to healthcare insurance and healthcare by assisting states to develop plans that will offer all their uninsured citizens access to affordable health insurance in Kansas City area hospitals 14 2003 2003 2003 2002 2002 2001 2000 2000 1999 1998 1997 Massachusetts Department of Health – Nursing Shortage Seminar. Provided expert testimony on work environment issues, Boston, Massachusetts The Center for Health Policy - Increasing Quality: The Future of Health Care in Missouri – The impact of workforce shortages on healthcare in Missouri. University of Missouri-Columbia, MO National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP) 108th Meeting. Provided testimony on the state of working conditions of inpatient registered nurses, Washington, DC Missouri Nurses Association - The Status of Healthcare in the Kansas City Community from a Union Perspective - Hosted local meeting. Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO Friends of National Institute of Nursing Research – Attended a congressional breakfast briefing accompanied by the Congressman for the Kansas Third District, Mr. Dennis Moore and his wife Stephanie who is a registered nurse, Washington, DC Kansas City Area Conference – Sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program. Hosted a conference to increase awareness of nursing shortage and workforce issues. Ed O’Neil, MPA, PhD, Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Dental Public Health at the University of California, San Francisco, made a presentation to over 150 nursing leaders. Hosted a reception for Dr. O’Neil attended by local chief executive officers and chief nursing officers, Kansas City, MO Policy Awareness Program – Sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program. Invited health legislative assistants from the following senators’ offices to participate in a policy awareness program; Senator John Ashcroft (Missouri), Senator Pat Roberts (Kansas), Senator Sam Brownback (Kansas), Senator Kit Bond (Missouri) and Congressman Dennis Moore (Kansas Third District), Washington, DC Congressman, Dennis Moore (Democratic – Kansas). Hosted his visit at Children’s Mercy South, Overland Park, KS Friends of National Institute of Nursing Research – Attended a congressional breakfast briefing accompanied by two Kansas City community leaders and hospital board members, Washington, DC Legislative Issues Affecting Advanced Practice Nurses, Children and Families – Hosted a forum at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics to discuss current status of these issues, Kansas City, Missouri Health Communities Movement: Involving Community in Improving Care – Executive leadership roundtable, Kansas City, Missouri PUBLICATIONS Sexton, KA, Hunt, C, Cox, K, Teasley, S, Carroll, C, (2008). “Differentiating the Workplace Needs of Nurses by Academic Preparation and Year in Nursing”. Journal of Professional Nursing. Vol. 24, No. 2 (March-April), 2008: pages 105-108. 15 Lacey, SR, Kilgore, M, Yun, H, Hughes, R, Allison, J, Cox, K ” (2008). “Secondary Analysis of Merged American Hospital Association Data and U.S. Census Data: Beginning to Understand the Supply-Demand Chain in Pediatric Inpatient Care”. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. Vol. 23, No. 3 (June), 2008: pages 161-168. Cox, K, (2007) “Minute-to-Minute Condition Inspires Online Tool to Improve Connections”. The Cerner Quarterly. Volume 3, No. 3, 2007. Kramer, M, Maguire, P, Brewer, B, Chmielewski, L, Cox, K, Kishner, J, Krugman, M, MeeksSjostrom, D, Waldo, M, (2007) “Nurse Manager Support What Is It? Structures and Practices That Promote It”. Nursing Administration Quarterly. Vol. 31, No. 4, pages 325-340. Lacey, S, Cox, K, Lorfing, KC, Teasley, S, Carroll, C, Sexton, Kathy, (2006) “Nursing support, workload and intent to stay in Magnet, Magnet Aspiring and Non-Magnet Hospitals”. Journal of Nursing Administration. Vol. 27(4); 199-205, April 2007. Teasley, S, Sexton, K, Carroll, C, Cox, K, Riley, M, Ferriell, K, (2007) “Improving Work Environment Perceptions for Nurses Employed in a Rural Setting”. 2007 National Rural Health Association. Vol. 23, No. 2, pages 179-182, Spring 2007. Cox, K, Teasley, S, Lacey, S, Carroll, C, Sexton, K, (2007) “Work Environment Perceptions of Pediatric Nurses”. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. February 2007, vol. 22, No. 1. Sexton, K, Teasley, Cox, K, S, Carroll, C, (2007) “United States operating room nurses: work environment perceptions”. Journal of Perioperative Practice. 17 (3); 108-114, March 2007. Kramer, M, Schmalenberg, C, Brewer, B, Burke, Chmielewski, L, Cox, K, Kishner, J, Krugman, M, Meeks-Sjostrom, D, Waldo, M, (2006)“Essentials of Magnetism: Best Management Practices Identified as Supportive to Staff Nurse Clinical Competence and Education”. Journal of Critical Care Nursing. In Press. Kramer, M, Schmalenberg, C, McGuire, P, Brewer, B, Burke, R, Chmielewski, L, Cox, K, Kishner, J, Krugman, M, Meeks-Sjostrom, D, Waldo, M, (2006) “Structures and Practices Enabling Staff Nurses to Control Nursing Practice”. Western Journal of Nursing. In Press. Letter to the Editor. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. (2006) “Focus on Evidence-Based Problems”. Third Quarter 2006, page 207. Lacey, S, Klaus, SF, Smith, JB, Cox, K, Dunton, NE, (2006) “Developing Measures of Pediatric Nursing Quality”. Journal of Nursing Care Quality. July/September 2006, vol. 21, No. 3. O’Donnell, RL, Cox, K, Sharp, G, Carroll, C, (2006) “Redesigning the Health Care System of the Future”. Missouri Medicine. January/February 2006, vol. 103, No. 1. Cox, K, Teasley, S, Zeller, RA, Lacey, S, Parsons, L, Carroll, C, Ward-Smith, P, (2006) “Know staff’s “intent to stay”. Nursing Management. January 2006, vol. 37, No. 1. Cox, K, Yoder-Wise, P, Hunt, C. (2006) “Managing Information and Technology: Caring and Communicating with Computers”. Leading and Managing in Nursing. 4th Edition, Philadelphia: Mosby Publishing. Cox, K, Carroll, C, Sexton, K, (2005) “Achieving Magnet Status: Demonstrating Nursing Excellence”. Kansas Nurse. August 2005, vol. 80, No. 7. Cox, K, Anderson, SC, Teasley, S, Sexton, K, Carroll, C, (2005) “Nurses’ Work Environment Perceptions When Employed in States With and Without Mandatory Staffing Ratios and/or Mandatory Staffing Plans”. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice. August 2005, vol. 6, No. 3. 16 Cox, K, & Huber, DL, (2005) “Managing Time and Stress”. In Huber, D L (Editor), Leadership and Nursing Care Management. 3rd Edition, Elsevier, Inc. Havens, DS, Lacey, S, Cox, K, (2005) “Redesign of Nursing Work”. In Cleary, B & Rice, B (Editors), State Nursing Workforce Initiatives: The Long View, Springer Publishing. Carroll, C, Lacey, S, Cox, K, “Comparing variation in labor costs for two versus one full time nurse manager”. Nursing Economics. September-October 2004, vol. 22, No. 5. Redfearn M R, Lacey S, Cox K, Teasley S, “An Infrastructure for Organizing Support of Research”. Journal of Nursing Administration. July/August 2004, vol. 34, No. 7/8. Cox, K, “Individual workload perception scale user’s manual”. Published 2004. Cox, K, “The State of Working Conditions for Inpatient Registered Nurses. National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice: Third Report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Congress”. Health Resources and Services Administration Publication, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. Published in Washington, DC, November 2003, pp. 65-69. Miller K, Ward-Smith P, Cox K, Jones E, Portnoy, J. “Development of an Asthma Disease Management Program in a Children’s Hospital”. Current Allergy Asthma Report. November 2003, vol. 3, No. 6. Bleich M, Santos S, Hewlett P, Rice R, Cox K, Richmeier S. “Analysis of the Nursing Workforce Crisis: A call for action”. American Journal of Nursing. April 2003, vol. 103, No. 4. Cox K. “Inpatient Nurses and Their Work Environment”. Nursing Leadership Forum. Fall 2003, vol. 7, No. 1. Santos S, Carroll C, Cox K, Teasley S, Simon S, Bainbridge L, Cunningham M, Ott L. “Baby Boomer Nurses Bearing The Burden of Care: A Four Site Study of Stress, Strain and Coping for Inpatient Registered Nurses”. The Journal of Nursing Administration. April 2003. Carroll C, Cox K, Santos S, Simon S. “Using Standard Desk-Top Tools to Monitor Medical Error Rates”. Seminars for Nurse Managers. June 2002, vol. 10, No. 2. Cox K. “Comparing Lower Level Work Environment Needs with Higher Level Work Environment Needs in an Inpatient Registered Nurse Sample”. Dissertation Abstracts International. 2002, vol. 63-05, section B, page 2303. Cox K, Santos S. “Generational Differences in the Nurse’s Workplace: The ‘live to work’, ‘work to live’ paradox”. American Journal of Nursing. January 2002, vol. 102, No. 1. Santos S, Cox K. "Workplace Adjustment and Intergenerational Differences Between Matures, Boomers and Xers”. Nursing Economics. January-February 2000, vol. 18, No. 1. Letter to the Editor. Nursing Administration Quarterly. 2000 “Visions for 21st Century” 24:2. Cox, K., & Gould, R. “Concert Outreach.” AIDS Patient Care. 1993, 1(7), pages 16-19. Cox, K., Thompson, R. “Tube Feeding Protocols and Nutritional Support” The Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation. July-August 1986, vol. 7, No. 4. PRESENTATIONS “Resident Perceptions of Occupational Stress, Personal Strain and Coping Mechanisms”. 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii (Poster presentation). 17 “Research on Nurse Retention”, Audio Conference, 2008 Central Virginia Nurse Leadership Institute, Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future Program. A National Collaborative of the Robert Wood Johnson and Northwest Health Foundations, Richmond Memorial Health Foundation and other partners. “National Pediatric Nursing Workforce Strategic Planning - Charting Our Future”. (2008) Excellence through Innovation – National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality. Miami, Florida. “Nurses Take the Quality Lead”. (2008) Excellence through Innovation – National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality. Miami, Florida. “Kansas City Health Economy Roundtable”, 2007 Health Care Leadership Forum - Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, Missouri. “Developing Measures of Pediatric Nursing Quality”, (2007) Guangzhou Children’s Hospital, Guangzhou, China. “Assessing Stress, Strain and Coping in Pediatric and Combined Residents”, 2007 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, (Poster Presentation). Toronto, Canada “The National Nursing Shortage and It’s Impact on the Local Community”, (2007) Rotary Club, Independence, Missouri “The Generational Impact on Rehab Nursing Practice”, (2007) Nurses...Strategies to Reenergize and Rejuvenate, The Greater Kansas City Chapter of ARN, Kansas City, Missouri “Generational Diversity – The Challenges and Opportunities”, (2006) Leadership on the Line Fall Conference, Child Health Corporation of America, Kansas City, Missouri “Influenza Vaccine Rates in a Midwestern Children’s Hospital”, (2006) The 16th Annual Scientific Meeting, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), Chicago, Illinois. “Giving Families a Voice: Developing a Family Advisory Board”, (2005) Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Orlando, Fl. “Future Needs of Nursing Workforce”, (2005) The Invitational Conference on the Science Competency – Based Nursing Education, Sponsored by Excelsior College and Cerner Corporation with partial funding through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellowship Program, Kansas City, Missouri. “Nurses: Resiliency in Action”, (2005) The 17th Annual Harold C. Johns Distinguished Nursing Lectureship, Henry Ford Health System, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. “Pediatric Workload Perception Using the IWPS”, (2005) Chief Nursing Officers Forum, Child Health Corporation of America, Chicago, Illinois. “The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators: Developing Measures of Pediatric Nursing Quality”, (2005) 38th Biennial Convention – Scientific Sessions, Sigma Theta Tau, Indianapolis, Indiana. “Evaluating Variations in Individual Nurse Workload Perceptions in Relationship to Regulatory Mandates”, (2005) Annual Research Meeting, Academy Health, Advancing Research, Policy and Practice, Boston, Massachusetts. “A Comparison of Pediatric and Non-Pediatric Nurse Workload Perceptions”, (2005) Annual Research Meeting, AcademyHealth, Advancing Research, Policy and Practice, Boston, Massachusetts. 18 “The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators: Developing Measures of Pediatric Nursing Quality”, (2005) Annual Research Meeting, AcademyHealth, Advancing Research, Policy and Practice, Boston, Massachusetts. “Creating a Chasm Community…but How?, (2005) Center for Health Care Quality, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri. “Addressing the Work Environment of Nurses in Oncology Settings”, (2005) Greater Kansas City Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses”. Kansas City, Missouri. “Nursing Excellence” Key note speaker, 2005 Research College of Nursing Honor Society Induction. Kansas City, Missouri. “Nurse’s Perception of the Bedside: The Potential Impact of Education”, (2005) Healthstream E-learning Summit, Nashville, Tennessee. “Children’s Hospital Staffing and Safety Trends”. (2005) Children’s Health Corporation of America. Chief Nursing Officers Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona. “Missouri Nurses Individual Workload Perception Scale (IWPS) Study Results”, (2004) Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics “Hot Topics in Nursing”, Kansas City, Missouri. “Becoming a Chasm Community”, (2004) 16th National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Orlando Florida. “Keeping an Eye on the Future of America’s Children’s Hospitals”, (2004) 7th Pediatric Summit, Child Health Corporation of America, San Diego, California. “Evaluating Registered Nurses Perception of Workload Using the Individual Workload Perception Scale (IWPS): A Comparison Study Between Non-Magnet and Magnet Aspiring Organizations, (2004) Nursing Science Working Toward a Healthier Nation, 2004 National State of the Science Congress in Nursing Research, Washington, DC. “Process Transformation Research” (2004) Pediatric Leadership Forum, Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, Missouri. “Retention Practice Panel”, (2004) Taking the Long View: Grassroots Nursing Workforce Initiatives, Second Annual Meeting of State Nursing Workforce Centers, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. “Nursing Retention”, (2004) Child Health Corporation of America Chief Nursing Officer Meeting, CHCA Spring Patient Safety Conference, San Antonio, Texas. “Translating Vision into an Operating Plan”, (2004) Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program, Leadership Seminar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “The Nursing Work Environment: What Graduate Nurses’ Need to Know”, (2004) Senior Leadership Class - University of Kansas Medical Center- School of Nursing, Kansas City, Kansas. “Impacting Practice through Work Environment Research”, (2003) Greater Kansas City Clinical Nurse Specialists, Kansas City, Missouri. “Preparing for the Magnet Process in a Pediatric Hospital – Roundtable Discussion, (2003) Society for Pediatric Nursing Annual Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri. “The Impact of Nursing Leadership”, (2003) The Crittenton Hospital, Oakland, Michigan. “Assessment of Lower Versus Higher Level Needs of Inpatient Registered Nurses Using Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Framework With Valid, Reliable Tools: OSI-R and NWI-R”, (2003) Sigma Theta Tau 37th Annual Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 19 “Early Warning Signs, Measuring Nurses’ Workload Perception and Intent to Leave” (2003) Massachusetts Organization of Nurse Executives, Boston, Massachusetts. “Use of Path Analysis to Demonstrate Relations between Staff Nurses’ Organizational Support and Workload on Intent to Leave”, (2003) Sigma Theta Tau 37th Annual Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. “Assessing Inpatient Nurses’ Perception of their Workload”, (2003) University of MissouriKansas City School of Nursing , Nursing Alumni Presentation. Kansas City, Missouri. “Nursing Work Environment: Recognizing the Best”, (2003) University of Kansas Medical Center - School of Nursing Workshop. Sponsored by two local American Nurses Association Chapters, Missouri Nurses Association and Kansas State Nurses Association, Kansas City, Kansas. “Frontline Performance: From Unique Individuals to a Cohesive Team”, (2003) Midwest Leadership Institute for Nurse Managers, Jefferson City, Missouri. “Baby Boomers: Bearing the Burden of Care”, (2003) Greater Kansas City Clinical Nurse Specialists, Kansas City, Missouri. “Work Design Initiatives”, (2003) A Gathering of State Nursing Workforce Centers sponsored by the North Carolina Center for Nursing and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Raleigh, North Carolina. “Measuring Inpatient Staff Nurses’ Perception of Support and Workload as it Relates to Intent to Leave: A Quick and Easy Screening Tool for Inpatient Nursing Leadership-The Individual Workload Perception Scale (IWPS)”, (2003) AONE 36th Annual Meeting and Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana. “Innovative Solutions for Creating and Maintaining Nurse and Patient Satisfaction”. (2003) Looking Beyond the Quick Fix: Innovative Solutions for Satisfaction and Survival of Nursing, 10th Annual Nursing Summit, Missouri Nursing Coalition, Osage Beach, Missouri. “Use of the Quality Console in Clinical Practice”. (2002) California Nursing Outcomes Coalition Database Project, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California. “Individual Workload Perception Scale: A new tool to measure staff nurse support and intent to leave”. (2002) Advancing Nursing Practice Excellence: State of the Science Annual Convention, Washington, DC. “Occupational Stress Strain, and Coping for Healthcare Workers Across Four Diverse Settings” Poster Presentation. (2002) Health Services Research: From Knowledge to Action Conference, The Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy, Washington, DC. “Innovative Models in Service and Education: Lessons learned from the RWJ Executive Nurse Fellows Program”. (2002) AONE 2002 Annual Meeting, American Organization of Nurse Executives, Orlando, Florida. “Improving the Patient Care Environment with Desktop Dashboards for Nurse Managers”. (2002) ANA 2002 Convention and Exposition, American Nurses Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 20 “Baby Boomer Nurses Bearing the Burden of Care: A Four Site Study of Stress, Strain, and Coping for Inpatient Registered Nurses”. (2002) ANA 2002 Convention and Exposition, American Nurses Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “The Long and Short of Patient Care: Ethical Implications of Increasing Health Care Demands”. (2002) Sigma Theta Tau – Lambda Phi Chapter, Kansas City, Missouri. “Occupational Adjustment and Registered Nurses”. (2002) Research Conference, Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri. “The Magnet Journey: Pursuit of Excellence”. (2002) Providence Health Center, Kansas City, Missouri. “The Long and Short of Patient Safety”. (2002) Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri. “Control Chart Methodology” (March 2001) Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, Missouri. “Clinical Safety for Managers”. (2001) Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri. “Keeping the Clinical Manager 'Clinical': A pilot project that decreases staff nurse turnover”. (2001) 36th Biennial Convention, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana. “Leadership Lessons Learned from the Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program”. (2001) 36th Biennial Convention, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana. “Occupational Adjustment (Stress, Strain and Coping) Among RNs and Allied Health Workers Across Four Institution Types”. (2001) 8th National Research Utilization Conference, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Nursing, Iowa City, Iowa. “Results from Nursing Focus Groups”. (2001) Kansas City Colleagues in Caring Fall Retreat, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Site Visit, Kansas City, Missouri. “Nursing Forum, Professional Advisory Group. Participated in planning to implement mandatory staffing ratios. (November 2001) Kaiser Permanente, Kansas City, Missouri. “Using Control Chart Methodology to Improve Quality”. (2000) Chief Operating Officers Forum. Child Health Corporation of America, Las Vegas, Nevada. “Occupational Adjustment and Inter-Generational Conflict of Registered Nurses in a Large Pediatric Hospital”. (2000) 33rd Annual Meeting, American Organization of Nurse Executives, Nashville, Tennessee. “Occupational Adjustment and Inter-Generational Conflict of Registered Nurses”. (2000) Cooperative PhD Program in Nursing Second Annual Research Day, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri. “Use of On-Demand Control Chart Methodology to Monitor and Improve the Patient Care Environment”. (2000) 7th National Research Utilization Conference, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Nursing, Iowa City, Iowa. “Improving the Work Environment of Nurses”. (2000) 78th Annual Convention and Trade Show, The Missouri Hospital Association, Osage Beach, Missouri. 21 “Occupational Adjustment and Inter-Generational Conflict of Registered Nurses in a Large Pediatric Hospital”. (1999) 35th Biennial Convention, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, San Diego, California. Occupational Stress and Registered Nurse”. (1999) Pediatric Nursing Research: Making a Difference, The Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri. “Occupational Adjustment and Inter-Generational Conflict of Registered Nurses in a Large Pediatric Hospital”. (1999) 20th Annual Conference, Midwest Alliance in Nursing, Cincinnati, Ohio. “Reach Project Presentation”. (1999) 34th Annual Conference, Association for the Care of Children's Health, Long Beach, California. “Traits of a Leader, Effective Leadership Styles - Principles of Motivation Theory”. (1997) The Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri. “Commencement Speaker”. (1996) Class of 1996 Practical Nursing Program, Graduation Ceremony, Lex-La-Ray Technical Center, Lexington, Missouri. “Risk/Harm Reduction Models”. (1994), University of Kansas Medical Center- School of Nursing – Graduate Program, Pediatrics I, Kansas City, Missouri. “Implementation of the Intercare Model in the Pediatric Setting”. (1994), Midwest Alliance in Nursing. National Meeting. “Work Redesign”. (1993) Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing. Kansas City, Missouri. Delta Chapter Meeting. “Concert Outreach Poster Presentation”. (1992), AIDS Education and Adolescents, Association of AIDS Care Nurses, Orlando, Florida. “Burning Issues”. (1986), Staff Development, Department of Nursing Services, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. “A Child’s Eye View of Safety: A Community Burn Prevention Program”. (1986), American Burn Association. National Meeting. “Fire Forum: Burns”. (1986), American Burn Association. National Meeting. “The Burn Center: Where Rehabilitation Begins”. (1986), American Burn Association. National Meeting. “Colloquium on Health in Managua, Nicaragua”. Burn Care presenter. Provided lecture and hands-on care training. (October 1985), American Burn Association. “Nursing Care of the Patient with Head and Neck Cancer” (1984), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. “Nursing Management of Rural Emergencies”. (1983), Southwest Kansas Area Health Education Center, University of Kansas College of Health Sciences and Bell Memorial Hospital, Syracuse, Kansas. “Pain Critical Care Course”. (June and December 1983), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. “Multiple Systems Trauma”. (1983), University of Kansas Medical Center Outreach Program, Irwin Army Hospital, Ft. Riley, Kansas. 22 MEDIA Grantee Profiles (April 11, 2008) “Transforming Hospital Culture, and Sharing the Lessons Learned”. ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION WEB SITE. Karen Cox is featured in this profile about how a small, struggling Kansas City children’s hospital reinvents itself, starting with a vision that at first seemed as impossible as it was bold. Karash, J (June 4, 2008) “New report prompts grant program to improve health-care access”. KANSAS CITY STAR. Karen Cox is quoted in this article regarding a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant as saying: “We want to improve communication and coordination across the continuum of care”. Dumway, J (April 20, 2008) “Helping kids beat cancer fulfills two Children’s Mercy Hospital staffers”. KANSAS CITY STAR – STAR MAGAZINE. Karen Cox is mentioned in article about outstanding improvements in treatment of cancer in children during the last twenty years. Karash, J (January 8, 2008) “An RX for Excellence”. KANSAS CITY STAR. Karen Cox is quoted in an article describing the $800 million expansion plans for Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics. (December 7, 2007) “Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics $800 million plan”. KMBC TV-9 NEWS. Karen Cox was interviewed regarding expansion plans for the organization. Loustau, L (October 15, 2007) “Halfway around the world, pediatric nurses”. NURSING NEWS. Karen Cox describes her impressions of her trip to Guangzhou Children’s Hospital in Guangzhou, China. (October 5-11, 2007) “Cerner works the business circuit”. KANSAS CITY BUSINESS JOURNAL. Karen Cox is quoted in this issue regarding participation and focus of CareEntrust as a regional mechanism for sharing information among providers. (July/August 2007) “Beyond Leading Managing Article”. JOURNAL OF NURSING ADMINISTRATION. Karen Cox is mentioned in this article as a chapter author of the book entitled “Beyond Leading and Managing: Nursing Administration for the Future”. (June 2007) “Innovations will help the youngest patients”. KANSAS CITY STAR. Karen Cox is quoted about the institute Lombardi fashioning a consortium involving Children’s Mercy in Kansas City, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, California. The Ewing Kauffman Foundation is providing a planning grant that will help get the initiative launched. (January 2007) “Children’s Mercy administrator joins the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice”. KCALSI @ A Glance. Karen Cox is appointed by the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, Michael Levitt, to the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NAC/NEP). (January 23, 2007) “Children’s Mercy administrator joins the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice”. KANSAS CITY STAR. Karen Cox is appointed by the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, Michael Levitt, to the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NAC/NEP). 23 (January 1, 2007) “Children’s Mercy administrator joins the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice”. KANSAS CITY NURSING NEWS. Karen Cox is appointed by the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, Michael Levitt, to the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NAC/NEP). (2006 Annual Report) “Planning Support for Future Nursing Students”. UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – KANSAS CITY, SCHOOL OF NURSING 2006 ANNUAL REPORT “Fast Forward to the Future”. (January 30, 2006) “Not bad for a little LPN from Independence”. KANSAS CITY NURSING NEWS. Karen Cox’s ascent through the corporate ladder and her induction as a fellow in the American Academy of nursing is featured in this article. (September 27, 2005) “Medical Records Get Wired”. KANSAS CITY STAR. Karen Cox is quoted regarding the impact of technology on patient safety and quality. (September 23, 2005) “Show Me Leadership That Saved Lives”. PRESS CONFERENCE HOSTED BY SENATOR, KIT BOND. CHANNELS 5 AND 9 LOCAL NEWS. Karen Cox described the evacuation and rescue efforts to the Children’s Hospital of New Orleans in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina. (August 8, 2005). “10 years and counting – a story of collaborative success”. KANSAS CITY NURSING NEWS. Group of sedation nurses who bring their special brand of skill and care to sites all over the hospital. (July 25, 2005). “Research grant helps nurses study medication compliance”. KANSAS CITY NURSING NEWS. Karen Cox is quoted about the importance and value of research that is taken to the bedside. (March 2005). “What Nurses Want – Different Generation, Different Expectations”. HOSPITALS AND HEALTH NETWORKS. Karen Cox is interviewed on page 40 about her observations regarding generational differences and expectations. (March 2005). “Video interview”. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS - SCHOOL OF NURSING. Nursing leaders’ opinions on a variety of topics including the nursing shortage, nursing research, patient safety and health care economics. (Volume 1, Issue 1, 2005). “Securing Buy-in Critical to Organization’s Success”, MAGNET STATUS ADVISOR. Publication by HCPro, Inc. Karen Cox is interviewed about Magnet process. (November 1, 2005). “There’s Something to Be Said for Being First”. THE MISSOURI NURSE, publication of the Missouri Nurses Association. Interview with Karen Cox on the importance of Magnet recognition in the State of Missouri. (October 25, 2004). Stegenga has ‘the caring and the science piece of nursing,’ colleague says. KANSAS CITY NURSING NEWS. This article contained comments made by Karen Cox regarding an outstanding oncology nurse that received the “Nursing – Health of Healthcare Award” presented by the University of Kansas Medical Center - School of Nursing. (October 25, 2004). Creativity and organizational skills have helped Blevins in her work. KANSAS CITY NURSING NEWS. This article contained comments made by Karen Cox regarding an outstanding nurse in the kidney center that received the “Nursing – Health of Healthcare Award” presented by the University of Kansas Medical Center - School of Nursing. 24 (October 2004). Cerner Launches 25 million, ten-year initiative to provide personal health records to kids with juvenile diabetes. CHANNEL 13, LOCAL NEWS. Press conference at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics announcing CMHC partnership with Cerner in developing this initiative. (February 2004). Heroes in Healthcare. INGRAM’S MAGAZINE, Kansas City Business Magazine. This article was about the unsung healthcare heroes who work inside Kansas City’s area hospital and networks that often go unnoticed and were honored in this edition. Brott-Katz, J. (March 2003). The Long & Short Term Crisis of the Nursing Shortage. INGRAM’S MAGAZINE, Kansas City’s Business Magazine. Hospital administrators, nursing leaders, physicians, insurance providers and educators discussed healthcare crisis issues. (Fall 2003). 2003 Alumni Achievement Awards. PERSPECTIVES, News Magazine of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Karen Cox was recognized as an alumnus who has achieved success in her professional field and rendered outstanding service to the community. (March 10, 2003). Children’s Mercy Magnet Presentation. KANSAS CITY NURSING NEWS. The article focused on 1,600 nurses being honored during celebration events at Children’s Mercy upon receiving magnet recognition, American Nurses Credentialing Center’s highest honor. Children’s Mercy was the first hospital in Missouri and Kansas and only the third children’s hospital in the country, to receive this recognition. (March 4-10, 2003). Acknowledging Achievement – Children’s Mercy Nurses Recognized in Magnet Ceremony. NURSENETWORK. The interview focused on Children’s Mercy receiving the highest honor it can achieve from the American Nurses Credentialing Center – Magnet designation. (2003 No.1 page 17), Children’s Mercy Receives National Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Care. THE MISSOURI NURSE MAGAZINE. Article focused on Children’s Mercy receiving the highest honor it can achieve from the American Nurses Credentialing Center – Magnet designation. (February 17, 2003). How High is the Sky, Children’s Mercy Achieves Magnet Designation. NURSES WEEK. The article focused on Children’s Mercy receiving the highest honor it can achieve from the American Nurses Credentialing Center – Magnet designation. Karash, J. (January 28, 2003). Mission of Mercy. THE KANSAS CITY STAR. The interview focused on Children’s Mercy being recognized as one of the 10 best children’s hospitals in the country. (January 21-27, 2003). Children’s Mercy Receives Magnet Designation. NURSENETWORK. The interview focused on Children’s Mercy receiving the highest honor it can achieve from the American Nurses Credentialing Center – Magnet designation. Waterman-Gray, L. (January 7, 2002). Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics Applies for Magnet Designation. KANSAS CITY NURSING NEWS. The interview focused on Children’s Mercy application to become part of the Magnet Nursing Services Recognition Program. (May 28 – June 3, 2001). Nurse shortages being addressed. KANSAS CITY NURSING NEWS. Article recruiting nurses to participate in focus groups for Robert Wood Johnson Project: “American Healthcare Crisis – The Nursing Shortage”. 25 (2001 – Sample 7 of 10). Elevating Frontline Leadership – Best Practices for Improving Nurse Manager Performance. NURSING EXECUTIVE CENTER. Demonstrated strong evidence that managers with access to timely, accurate data are able to effect significant, positive change on inpatient units. (2000 – Volume II). Reversing the Flight of Talent – Practice Portfolio. NURSING EXECUTIVE CENTER. Hospital conducts survey and focus groups to identify levels and causes of stress among nurses, then implement a series of interventions and stress relief programs; the goal is to reduce stress levels by improving work processes and helping nurse better cope with stress. Waterman-Gray, L. (August 21, 2000). Study Compares Generations. KANSAS CITY NURSING NEWS. The interview focused on a study on generational differences among registered nurses within 3 age categories at Children’s Mercy. (November 1999). Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program. THE NATION’S HEALTH. Congratulatory announcement to the “Second Cohort” of the RWJ Executive Nurse Fellows Program, which included Karen Cox. Cardarella, T. (August 24, 1999). Recognition. THE KANSAS CITY STAR. The article announced Karen Cox as among 15 nurses nationwide to be recognized as a Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program. The three-year program included a grant of $30,000 for a research project at Children’s Mercy. This award is designed to help select nurses gain experiences, insights and skills necessary to achieve leadership in health care. Sears, S. (August 9, 1999). Journey toward leadership. KANSAS CITY NURSING NEWS. Article announced the Robert Wood Johnson nursing fellowship award to Karen Cox and it indicated that in the last two years, 30 of the brightest nurse executives from across the country have been invited to take part in the RWJ Executive Nurse Fellows Program. McCanse, C. (November 1, 1993). The Times They Are A-Changing. KANSAS CITY NURSING NEWS. Panel discussion regarding upcoming changes in the way nurses think about their jobs as a result of the forthcoming national health care reform. Minser, J. (April 26, 1992). Nurses are more than doctors helpers. THE KANSAS CITY STAR. Article focused on changes in the field of nursing in the last generation. Cox, K (January 27, 1986). Letter to the Editor “Poor are Targeted”. THE KANSAS CITY STAR. Advocating for equal rights and freedom of choice for poor women. RESEARCH STUDIES Evaluation of the Impact of a New Clinical Information System: A pre-post test design. John W. and Effie E. Speas Memorial Trust, 2008 This study will evaluate 132 organizational and patient level outcomes before and after implementing Cerner Millenium. (Funded $100,000) The Role of Individual Workload Perception on Performance of Phlebotomy and Subsequent Blood Culture Contamination Rates, 2008 To delineate blood culture contamination rates at Children’s Mercy Hospital and compare them to national data. To correlate contamination rates with the individual units where the blood cultures have been drawn. To quantify factors in the nursing environment utilizing the individual workload perception scale. 26 Pediatric Pharmaceutical Reformulation. Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, 2007 Nonprofit collaboration with the Institute for Pediatric Innovation to advance pediatric pharmaceutical innovations. (Funded $300,000) Assessing Clinician’s Perception of the Culture of Safety Before and After Adoption of an Integrated Health Information System, 2006 – Present The purpose of this study implement was to determine whether staff perceptions of patient safety change after the adoption of a new integrated health information. Evaluation of Mumps Immunity in Healthcare Professionals During an Outbreak Scenario, 2006 This descriptive study looked to identify mumps immunity in healthcare providers. Transforming the Culture of Hospitals - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2006 – 2008 Grant to develop tools for best practices for quality improvement within the hospital setting. ($50,000) Development of a Resident Workload Scale (RWPS), 2006 Development of a scale to assess residents’ perceptions of key characteristics of their work environment that are linked to overall job satisfaction ($2,000) Entry to Practice Issues: Perception of the Staff Nurse, 2004 – 2005 The purpose of this research is to 1) explore the staff nurses’ perception relating to educational preparation and patient care, 2) determine if perception changes with different educational preparation and, 3) determine the frontline nurses’ perceptions and ideas about possible solutions. (Funded $10,000) Evaluation of Registered Nurse’s Perception of Workload: A Pennsylvania State-Wide Study, 2004 - 2005 The aim of this descriptive study was to analyze state-wide regionally stratified sample of Pennsylvania registered nurses’ perception of workload and intent to stay using a valid and reliable instrument: the Individual Workload Perception Scale (IWPS) and to compare these results with the Missouri state-wide study. (Funded $8,529) Appendicitis in Children and Adolescents, 2004 – 2006 The purpose of this study is to review the experience with appendicitis in children and adolescents in relation to pain management, operative strategy/technique, and postoperative management, hospital course and complications. An objective of this study is to report the outcomes of a single institutions’ experience of 650 children with appendicitis in comparison with accepted outcomes reported in the literature. Individual Workload Perception Study – Pediatric Hospitals, 2004 – 2008 Leading study with 10 children’s hospitals in the United States with an eleventh international site in Guangzhou, China, to do initial benchmarking, development and implementation of interventions and re-testing using Individual Workload Perception Scale (IWPS). Essential of Magnetism in Magnet and Non-magnet Hospitals, 2003-2004 The purpose of this study was to 1)establish the relative weight of descriptors for the eight ‘essentials of magnetism’, 2) validate the performance of staff nurses in magnet hospitals on those eight essentials of magnetism and, 3) ascertain whether the expected difference 27 between magnet hospital and ‘aspiring magnet’ hospital nurses exist. Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics was one site of a national study and the primary investigator was Marlene Kramer, RN, PhD, FAAN. Evaluation of Registered Nurse’s Perception of Workload: A State-Wide Study, 2003-2004 The aim of this descriptive study was to analyze state-wide regionally stratified sample of Missouri registered nurses’ perception of workload and intent to stay using a valid and reliable instrument: the Individual Workload Perception Scale (IWPS). (Funded $9,657) Development of Pediatric Nursing Quality Indicators, 2003-2004 National Database for Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) contracted to develop and pilot indicators to be utilized by Magnet and other participating hospitals that provide pediatric care. (Funded $10,000) Occupational Adjustment (Stress, Strain, and Coping) and Workload Perception Among Participants in a Graduate Nurse Mentoring Program: A Comparison Study. Leadership Project – Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program, 20022003 The purpose of this research was two-fold. First, occupational adjustment (stress, strain, and coping) and workload perception was assessed on a sample of nurses who participated in a newly developed supplemental orientation program for graduate nurses at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics using the OSI-R and IWPS instruments. Second, data were compared with existing data on a similar sample of nurses who had completed the OSI-R and IWPS instruments and who had participated in the hospital’s routine orientation program. (Funded $60,000) Health Care’s Human Crisis: The American Nursing Shortage. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2001-2002 Coordinated the focus group portion of the study – conducting focus groups in three cities with nurses working in inpatient settings. Comparing Lower Level Work Environment Needs with Higher Level Work Environment Needs with an Inpatient Registered Nurse Sample, 2001-2002 The purpose of this study was to correlate lower level work environment needs with higher level work environment needs with an inpatient registered nurse sample. Parental Needs Compared to the Registered Nurses’ Perception of Those Needs for the Hospitalized Child, 2001-2002 The aim of this research was to identify and compare the needs of parents whose children were hospitalized with the needs of those same parents by the nurses assigned to their care. Occupational Adjustment (Stress, Strain, and Coping) Among Healthcare Workers: A Mixed Methods, Multi-Site Study, 2000-2003 The objective of this study was to measure the effectiveness of a theory-driven intervention program on aspects of occupational adjustment and inter-generational conflict for a targeted group of employees within a large pediatric hospital. 28 Sickle Cell Patients Presenting to the ER with Vaso-Occlusive Episode: A Descriptive Study, 2000-2001 The goal of this study was to accurately collect and trend all clinical and demographic information associated in children with sickle cell disease presenting to the Emergency Room in acute pain from a vaso-occlusive episode (VOE) and review outcomes. (Funded $3,000) Individual Workload Perception: A 14-site National Study, 2003-2005 The purpose of this study is to evaluate inpatient nurses’ perceptions of workload in diverse settings and develop interventions to address significant findings. Improving the Patient Care Environment with Rapid Cycle Improvement Software. John W. and Effie E. Speas Memorial Trust. The outcome of this project was the development of Clinical Console – a software product which is a computer based surveillance and analysis tool for identifying, monitoring and analyzing trends and patterns of interest within an organization. Control chart methodology is utilized with a date-gap data technique. January 2001. (Funded $198,000) Use of Control Chart Methodology to Improve Patient Safety. Katharine B. Richardson Associates Endowment Fund. 2000. (Funded $4,500) Relationship Between Disillusionment Scores and Turnover with RN Personnel, 1999-2001 The purpose of the project was to determine if scores on a valid and reliable “Nursing Disillusionment Tool” had a relationship with actual movement either within the institution or out of the hospital system entirely. Theory-Driven Change: A systems approach. Katharine B. Richardson Associates Endowment Fund. 1999. (Funded $4,000) Rock Concert Outreach for Teens. Promoting HIV Prevention and Safe Sex in Adolescents. 1990 - 1992. (Funded $5,000) August 12, 2008 29