QSEN Profile - Kathleen Burke

Kathleen Burke, PhD, RN

Practice Assistant Professor, Program Director Nursing and Healthcare Administration and Health Leadership Graduate programs
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing
Philadelphia, PA

Program Experience

Diploma, BSN, Graduate

QSEN Expertise

I integrated the graduate level QSEN competencies into our Nursing and Healthcare Administration graduate program.  I teach patient safety concepts in several different NP and graduate programs.(Acute care, Primary care and Nursing Administration). I consulted in the clinical area on the development of patient safety champions and leadership in patient safety. I have worked with AHRQ culture of Safety tool

Competency Expertise

Teamwork and collaboration, Quality improvement, Safety

Teaching Expertise

Classroom, Clinical Teaching

Research Expertise

My research  focuses on the development of leadership competencies to promoted patient safety culture in the acute care and long term care setting

Publications and Presentations

Relevant Publications:

Barnsteiner, J.H., Burke, K.G., & Rich, V.L. (Eds) (2005).  The state of the science on safe medication administration. American Journal of Nursing.  2005;3(suppl):1-56.

 Burke, K.G., Mason, D.J., Alesander, M., Barnsteiner, J. H. & Rich, V.L. (2005).  Making Medication Administration Safe. American Journal of Nursing. 2005;3(suppl):2-3.

Burke,K.G., Mason,D.L., Alexander,M., Barnsteiner,J,H & Rich,V.L. ( 2005) Making medication administration safe: Report challenges nurses to lead the way. Journal of Infusion Nursing,28 (2 Suppl),2-3.

Burke, K., Mason, D., Alexander, M, Barnsteiner, J., & Rich, VL. (2005). “Making medication administration safe – Editorial, American Journal of Nursing, 105(3) Supplement: 2-3, March.

Burke, K. (2005). Executive Summary: The state of the science on safe medication administration symposium, American Journal of Nursing, 105(3) Supplement: 2-3, March.

Recent Presentations:

A Collaborative Innovative Model for Leadership Development in Patient Safety The 2008 Master’s Education Conference, American Association of Colleges of Nurses, February,20-23, 2008 Newport Beach, CA.

Burke, K,(2008)” Strategic Partnership for Leadership Development in Patient Safety Nursing Econmics Nurse Faculty/Nurse Executive Summit,  December 4^th-6^th,2008 Abstract.

Related Funding

Co Director, State of the Science on Safe Medication Administration. AHRQ 1 R13 HS14836-01  2004 – 2005

Leadership in Patient Safety, August 2006 – July 2007, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Grant Transforming Educational Affiliations for Clinical Horizons, (Principal Investigator).

Advanced Fellowship in Patient Safety,  VA Grant, Philadelphia VA Medical Center,2009- 2011 Faculty Mentor.