QSEN Profile - Gerri Lamb

Gerri Lamb, PhD, RN, FAAN

Associate Professor Visiting Scholar
Arizona State University
Phoenix, AZ

Program Experience

BSN and Graduate

QSEN Expertise

I led the team at Emory that pilot tested integrating QSEN competencies (quality improvement, safety) across senior level professional development and clinical courses). I developed a 6-week module for students conducting a QI exercise including faculty mentor guidelines. In addition, I have been working on interdisciplinary competencies in healthcare design that include competencies in teamwork and quality.

Competency Expertise

Quality Improvement, Safety

Teaching Expertise

Classroom

Research Expertise

My program of research is focused on nurse care coordination and reducing hospital admissions for at-risk populations. This work is relevant to the teamwork and collaboration and safety competencies. In future work, I will be looking at integrating research findings on nurse care coordination into decision support systems for nurses.

Publications and Presentations

Most relevant is presentation at QSEN  Meeting June 2008

Related Funding

Developing a Graduate Level Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Creating Safe and Effective Healthcare Environments funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2007-2009)