College of Nursing - Marquette University

Marquette University - College of Nursing

Kathleen Bobay,

PhD, RN, NEA-BC

Phone

(414) 288-3851

E-mail kathleen.bobay@marquette.edu

Specialization

Nursing Administration

Highest Degree

PhD University of Michigan

Brief Statement of Scholarly Interests
I am interested in the effects of the nurse work environment on patient and nurse-sensitive outcomes. My current research involves the nurse work environment effects on 30-day readmission, ED utilization, and patients' perceptions of discharge teaching. I am also studying patient-level factors in failure to rescue and RN job satisfaction.

Descriptive Titles of Courses Recently Taught

NURS 243: Healthcare Systems Leadership theory course
NURS 244: Healthcare Systems Leadership focus on Human Resources, patient safety, nurse work environment
HEAL 246: Healthcare Informatics

Scholarly Publications

Bobay, K.L., Gentile, D.L., & Hagle, M.E. (in press). The relationship of nurses’ professional characteristics to levels of clinical nursing expertise. Accepted for publication in Applied Nursing Research.

Bobay, K.L., Fiorelli, K.L., & Anderson, A.J.(2008). Failure to rescue: a preliminary study of patient-level factors. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 23(3), 211-215.

Feng, X., Bobay, K.L., & Weiss, M. (2008). A dimensional analysis of patient safety culture in nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 63(3), 310-319.

2007 Matheson, L. & Bobay, K.L. Validation of oppressed group behaviors in nurses. Journal of Professional Nursing, 23(4), 226-234.

2004 Bobay, K.L. Does experience really matter? Nursing Science Quarterly, 17 (4), 313-316.

Extramural Grants or Awards

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Title: A Quality and Cost Analysis of Nurse PracticePredictors of Readiness for Hospital Discharge and Post-Discharge Outcomes (Co-PI: Weiss, Bobay, Yakusheva)

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