QSEN Profile - Gwen Sherwood

Gwen Sherwood, PhD, RN, FAAN

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Professor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing
Chapel Hill, NC

Program Experience

RN-BSN, BSN, ABSN, Graduate

QSEN Expertise

I have worked with QSEN from the outset in defining the competencies. I have participated in designing and implementing curricular innovations and evaluation methods, working with faculty to develop pedagogies in teaching quality and safety competencies, and matching assessment with teaching approaches. I have designed and completed research related to teamwork and collaboration, particularly using TeamSTEPPS. I have recent faculty practice experience in a Magnet facility to develop a professional practice model, implement quality measures, building partnerships to bridge academia and practice, expand leadership capacity and manage change.

Competency Expertise

While I have worked with educators to integrate all the competencies, my primary specialties are teamwork and collaboration, patient centered care and safety. I have worked with various levels of health care providers around change, innovation, and developing leadership capacity and healthy work environments.

Teaching Expertise

My primary experience is with didactic, interactive teaching approaches which can be applied in both classroom and clinical settings.

Research Expertise

My work with QSEN is built on a sustained program of research in caring applied to patient centered care, teamwork, and measuring quality outcomes of pain management, primarily applying qualitative methods. Most recently, I participated in the QSEN survey projects and research to measure the effectiveness of different methods of teaching interprofessional teamwork.

Publications and Presentations

Selected Recent, Relevant Publications:

Cronenwett, L, Sherwood, G & Gelmon, S (Nov/Dec 2009, in press). Improving quality and safety education: The QSEN Learning Collaborative. Submitted to Nursing Outlook.

Cronenwett, L., Sherwood, G., Pohl, J, Barnsteiner, J., Moore, S., Taylor Sullivan, D., Ward, D. & Warren, J. (Nov/Dec 2009, in press). Quality and Safety Education for Advanced Practice Nursing Practice. Nursing Outlook.

Armstrong, G., Sherwood, G, & Tagliareni, E (in press, September 2009). Quality and Safety Education in Nursing (QSEN): Integrating recommendations from IOM into clinical nursing education. In Valiga, T. & Ard, N (Eds). Clinical nursing education: Critical reflections. New York: National League for Nursing Press.

Sherwood, G. (2009). Transforming health care through quality. Journal of Urologic Nursing. December 2008: 414-415.

Durham, C. & Sherwood, G (2008). Education to bridge the quality gap: A case study approach. Journal of Urologic Nursing, Special Topic Issue on Quality. 28(6):431-438.

Freshwater, D, Taylor, B, & Sherwood, G (Eds) (2008). International textbook of reflective practice.  Oxford: Blackwell Publishing & Sigma Theta Tau Press.

Sherwood, G., Shepherd, M., Rudd, M., & Ericksen, L. (2008). Methodist Health Care System: Nurse Caring Instrument.  In J. Watson (Ed.), Assessing and measuring caring in nursing and health science, Second Edition. New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Horton-Deutsch, S. & Sherwood, G. (2008). Reflection: An educational strategy to develop emotionally competent nurse leaders. Journal of Nursing Management. 16:946-954.

Sherwood, G & Drenkard, K. (2007).  Quality and safety curricula in nursing education: Matching practice realities. Nursing Outlook 55(3): 151-155.

Cronenwett, L., Sherwood, G., Barnsteiner, J., Disch, J., Johnson, J., Mitchell, P., Taylor Sullivan, D. & Warren, J. (2007). Quality and safety education for nurses.  Nursing Outlook 55(3): 122-131.

Smith E, Sherwood G, Cronenwett L. (2007). Quality and safety education: Prelicensure nursing educator views. Nursing Outlook 55(3): 132-137

Sherwood, G. (2006). Appreciative Leadership: Building Customer Driven Partnerships.             JONA. 36(12):551-7.

Thomas, E., Sherwood, G., Mulhollem, J., Sexton, J., & Helmreich, R. (2004). Working together in the neonatal intensive care unit: Provider perspectives. Journal of Perinatology, 24, 552-559.

McNeill, J., Sherwood, G., & Starck, P. (2004). The hidden error of mismanaged pain: A systems approach. Journal of  Pain and Symptom Management,25(1), 47-58..

 Thomas, E., Sherwood, G., & Helmreich, R. (September/October 2003). Lessons from aviation: Teamwork to improve Patient safety. Nursing Economics, 21(5), 241-243.

Sherwood, G. (September/October 2003). Leadership for a healthy work environment: Caring for the human spirit. Nurse Leader, 1(5), 36-40.

Selected Recent Relevant Presentations

Sherwood, G. Quality and Safety as Drivers in Health Care Reform: Roles and Impacts for Nursing Faculty. University of Texas Houston School of Nursing Faculty Retreat. Houston, TX. May 29, 2009.

Sherwood, G. Bridging Gaps for Faculty Preparation in Interprofessional Teamwork. Collaborating Across Borders II. Halifax, Nova Scotia. May 2009

Sherwood, G. Creating Change. RWJ Foundation, New Jersey Nursing Initiative School Collaborative, New Jersey, May 13, 2009.

Sherwood, G. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses, Faculty Development, Ball State University, School of Nursing, May 11, 2009.

Hirst, D. & Sherwood, G. Strengthening Educator Skills for Teaching Quality and Safety Education for Nurses. Greenville, NC. March 30, 2009.

Sherwood, G. TeamSTEPPS Webinar, Thinking out of the box for partners in implementing    TeamSTEPPS across health care. April 22, 2009.

Sherwood, G. Harvard University. Engaging Leaders: From Turf Wars to Appreciative Inquiry, Principles of Leadership for Quality and Safety. Harvard Quality Colloquium Pre-Conference Certificate Program on Patient Safety. August 2008.

Sherwood, G., Hollar, D., Mayer, C. & IPSEC Team. A Multi-institutional Study Measuring Educational Interventions for Interdisciplinary Teamwork for Nursing and Medical Students. Poster Presentation. Institute for Healthcare Improvement Scientific Poster Session. Nashville, TN. December 6, 2008.

Sherwood, G., Hobgood, C., Frush, K., Holtschneider, M., Durham, C., Hollar, D., Segall, N., Wright, M., Woodyard, D., Foster, B., Maynard, L. (2008). Interdisciplinary team education: Working towards an evidence-based approach. Washington, DC: Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science State of the Science Conference, October 2, 2008.

Sherwood, G. Quality and Safety as Core Values in Nursing. Rho Upsilon Chapter Induction. University of Sao Paulo Rebriero Preto, Brazil. November 27, 2008.

Sherwood, G. & Robertson, B. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN): Graduate Competencies, Learning from the Pilot School Collaborative, and Goals for Faculty Development. NLN Summit. San Antonio, TX. September 19, 2008.

Sherwood, G.  Practice and Education: Collaborating to Transform Nursing Education for Quality And Safety. Texas Nursing Competency Assessment Consortium Invitational Conference. Lubbock, TX. May 1, 2008.

 Sherwood, G. Practice and Education Collaborating to Transform Nursing Educaiton for Quality and Safety. Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Nursing Excellence Conference.  Woodstock, VT. April 22, 2008.

Sherwood, G, Smith, E, & Drenkard, K. “Developing Knowledge Workers: Quality and Safety in Contemporary Nursing Practice.”  Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society Biennial Convention.  November 4, 2007.

Sherwood, G. “Caring as the framework for interdisciplinary descriptions of working together.” International Association for Human Caring International Conference. St. Louis, May 17, 2007. Published in the International Journal of Human Caring, June, 2007.

Sherwood, G. “Quality and safety education to change practice. National Patient Safety Foundation Conference. Washington, DC. May 2, 2007.

Sherwood, G. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses: Presentation with two Pilot Schools. American Association for Colleges of Nursing Baccalaureate Conference. New Orleans, LA. December 4, 2007.

Sherwood, G.  The Imperative of Quality and Safety Competencies.  Massachusettes Board of Higher Education and MONE Invitational Conference.  Boston, MA.  November 2, 2007.

Cronenwett, L. & Sherwood, G.  QSEN (Quality Safety Education for Nurses): Pilot School Learning Collaborative and Graduate Education Competencies.  Invited Special Session. Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society Biennial Convention.  Baltimore, MD.  November 4, 2007.

Cronenwett, L, Sherwood, G., Smith, E, & Ward, D. “Quality and Safety Education for Nurses: Phases I and II.”        NLN Education Summit. Invited Special Session. Phoenix, AZ. September 28, 2007.

Sherwood, G, “How New Views of Quality and Safety are Changing Nursing Education and Practice.”  Beijing International Nursing Conference, Beijing, China. August 25, 2007

Sherwood, G.  The Imperative for Quality and Safety Education in Nursing.  Nurse Education Conference. Breckenridge, Colorado.  July 21, 2007.

Sherwood, G. Education and Clinical Partnerships to Advance Quality and Safety.  International Conference on Quality and Safety.  International Nursing Conference on Quality and Safety of Nursing Practice, Macau, SAR China, June 9, 2007.

Sherwood, G, Ironsides, P, Day, L, & Durham, C. “Innovative Instructional Strategies to Incorporate Quality and Safety in Pre-licensure Nursing Education Programs.”  Symposium. NLN Education Summit. Phoenix, AZ. September 28, 2007.

Sherwood, G & Thomas, E. Interdisciplinary descriptions of working together: Key to changing health care quality. International Council of Nurses. Yokohama, Japan. May 30, 2007.

Sherwood, G. “Caring as the framework for interdisciplinary descriptions of working together.” International Association for Human Caring International Conference. St. Louis, May 17, 2007.

Sherwood, G. “Quality and safety education to change practice. National Patient Safety Foundation Conference. Washington, DC. May 2, 2007.

Hobgood, C., Frush, K., Sherwood, G., Kaprielian, V., Holtschneider, M., Foster, B., & Hollar, D. (2007). Interdisciplinary Patient Safety Team Work Training:  Crossing the Chasms of Institutions and Disciplines—the Duke UNC Team Training Collaborative. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges Annual Meeting, November 2-7, 2007.

Hobgood, C., Hollar, D., Sherwood, G., Durham, C., Foster, B. & GSK Team. Interdisciplinary Team Training: Testing Pedagogies Year 2. TeamSTEPPS Collaborative National Meeting. Durham, NC. March 17, 2008.

Sherwood, G. Getting to the Evidence: Pain Management Outcomes to Improve Care. Update on Pain Continuing Education Workshop. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill, NC. October 4, 2007

Sherwood, G. “Using Quality as a Tool to Improve Managerial Practice & Outcomes.” Quality Management Continuing Education Workshop. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill, NC. October 4, 2007

Sherwood, G. & Gunderson, A. Interdisciplinary Team Training Models. Telluride Science Institute on Patient Safety. University of Illinois at Chicago. August 2, 2007.

Sherwood, G. & Thomas, E. “Provider descriptions of working together: Building a teamwork model to improve patient safety. Council on the Advancement of Nursing Science, State of the Science Conference. Washington, DC. October 13, 2006.

Sherwood, G. & Thomas, E. “Multidisciplinary Views of Teamwork: Working Together for Patient Safety.” Proceedings: Sigma Theta Tau International, 16^th International Nursing Research Congress, Hawaii. July 16, 2005.

Sherwood, G. & McNeill, J. “Evidence Based practice to Change Pain Management Outcomes.” Proceedings: Sigma Theta Tau International, Third International Evidence-Based Nursing Preconference, Hawaii. July 13, 2005.

Sherwood, G. & Horton-Deutsch, S., “Reflective Leadership: Creating a Transformative Environment Where Others Want to Belong.”  Sigma Theta Tau International, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 17, 2005.

Related Funding

Selected recent external funding:

(Co-Investigator) Developing a Nursing School Curriculum on Quality and Safety, Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Phase III.  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  (Cronenwett, L.  Principal Investigator), 2009-2011.

 (Co-Investigator) Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Phase II.  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  (Cronenwett, L.  Principal Investigator), 2007-2008.

(Steering Committee, Nursing Leader; Project Team) Measuring the Teaching Methods for Interdisciplinary Team Training. GlaxoSmithKline to University of North Carolina and Duke University Schools of Nursing and Medicine. (Roper, PI). 2006-2008.

(Co-Investigator) Quality and Safety Education for Nurses.  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  (Cronenwett, L.. Principal Investigator), 2005-2006.

(Co-Investigator) Centers of Excellence for Patient Safety Research and Practice: Translating Safety Practices from Aviation to Healthcare, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (Thomas, E, Principal Investigator) (2001-2006).

 (Co-Investigator) Teamwork and error in neonatal intensive care. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, (Thomas, E., Principal Investigator) (2000-2002).