QSEN Profile - Joanne Disch

Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, FAAN

Clinical Professor & Director, Katharine J. Densford International Center for Nursing Leadership Katherine R and C Walton Lillehei Chair in Nursing Leadership
University of Minnesota, School of Nursing
Minneapolis MN

Program Experience

BSN, Professional Master’s (Second Degree), MSN, DNP, PhD

QSEN Expertise

I have been a QSEN Core faculty member for Phases I, II, and III and am now a member of the RWJ-AACN/QSEN Project.  My clinical expertise, scholarship and teaching are focused on leadership and nurse/physician relationships. 

Competency Expertise

Within the current AACN/QSEN project, I am the content lead for teamwork and collaboration, and patient/family centered care.  I have worked with faculty in many schools of nursing helping them incorporate the QSEN competencies into the curriculum, and to lead major organizational change in improving the learning environment for faculty, staff and students. 

Teaching Expertise

I teach at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and have particular expertise in clinical teaching, lectures, ITV format and web-based coursework. 

Research Expertise

I am currently conducting funded research on nurse/physician relationships and leadership. 

Publications and Presentations

Selected Publications

Disch J (2008).  Foreword.  In Feldman HR, Jaffe-Ruiz M, McClure ML, Greenberg MJ, Smith TD, Nelson MJ, McBride AB, & Alexander GR (eds.) Nursing Leadership: A Concise Encyclopedia, xxv. 

Manojlovich M, Barnsteiner J, Disch J, Sanjay S (2008).  Nursing practice and work environment issues in the 21^st century: Current perspectives on this latest leadership challenge.  Nursing Research.  57(1 Supp), S11-14.

Jennings B, Disch J, & Senn L (2008).  Leadership.  In R Hughes (Ed), Advanced Patient Safety & Quality: an Evidence-based Handbook for Nurses. Washington, DC: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality. 

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

Barnsteiner J, Disch J, Hall L, Mayer D, & Moore SM (2007).  Promoting interprofessional education.  Nursing Outlook, 55(3), 144-150.

Disch J (2007). Extending your influence: Serving on the AARP board. In D J Mason, J K Leavitt & M W Chaffee (Eds.), Policy and politics in nursing and health care (5th ed., pp. 778-781). St. Louis. MO: Saunders Elsevier.

Disch J, Chlan LL, Mueller CA, Akinkuotu T, Sabo J, Feldt KS, et al. (2006). The Densford Clinical Scholars program: Improving patient care through research partnerships. Journal of Nursing Administration, 36(12), 567-574.

National League for Nursing  (2005).  A National Study of Faculty Role Satisfaction 2003.  J.Disch, author and project director.  New York: NLN. 

Disch J, Edwardson S, & Adwan J (2004).  Nursing faculty satisfaction with individual, institutional and leadership Factors.  Journal of Professional Nursing, 20, (5), 323-332.

Disch J, Sochalski J, & Seamon J (2004).  From Nightingale to the new millennium: Charting the research and policy agenda for the nursing workforce.  Nursing Outlook, 52,(3), 155-57. 

 

Recent Presentations

“Quality and Safety Education for Nurses,” 3-day workshop.  American Association of Colleges of Nursing, San Antonio, TX, January 2010.

“What Will It Take to Make Health Care Safe?”, keynote.  60^th Anniversary Celebration, Gwynedd-Mercy College, Philadelphia, PA, Oct 2009. 

“Quality and Safety Education in Nursing,” pre-conference.  6^th Annual National Patient Safety Conference, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing,  Philadelphia, PA, Oct 2009. 

“Developing Leadership Skills for Today,” workshop.  American Journal of Nursing Fall Conference, AJN, Chicago, IL, Oct 2009. 

“Nurses as Leaders.” The Leadership Summit, University of Wisconsin School of Nursing, Madison, WI, Oct 2009.

“Embracing Paradox and Ambiguity in Nursing Education.”  University of Nebraska School of Nursing, Omaha, NE, Aug 2009. 

“Interprofessional Education: Preparing Clinicians to be Safe Effective Care Providers.” International Council of Nurses, Durban South Africa, Jul 2009.

“Transforming Practice in Healthcare:  What Will it Take to Make Healthcare Safe?” Workshop, West Virginia Center for Nursing, Wheeling WV, Feb 2009.

“Are We Really Ready for Health Care Reform?”  Minne-College, University of Minnesota, Naples, FL, Jan 2009