QSEN Profile - Kathie Lasater

Kathie Lasater, EdD, RN, ANEF

Assistant Professor (Associate Professor, pending)
Oregon Health & Science University, School of Nursing
Portland, OR

Program Experience

Baccalaureate, accelerated baccalaureate, RN to bachelor’s, graduate

QSEN Expertise

My interest is primarily is in facilitating the development of students’ thinking like nurses and assisting nursing educators to do same. I have worked with faculty across our state to develop the curriculum for the Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education (OCNE), an innovative new model of nursing education that focuses on nursing competencies needed to address the aging and more diverse population in our state. I used an evidence-based process to develop the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric, which describes one of the 10 OCNE competencies but also nationally and internationally; colleagues include Dr. Chris Tanner and others in the area of clinical judgment. As reflection is key to clinical judgment development, I’ve collaborated with others to develop strategies for student learning, assessing reflection and giving students relevant feedback. My research in simulation began when it was new to nursing education, i.e., there was little in the literature and almost no investigation beyond student satisfaction; in addition to writing about clinical judgment in simulation, I have collaboratively taught a graduate/continuing education course.

Competency Expertise

Evidence-based practice (EBP), collaboration, quality improvement (QI)

Teaching Expertise

Classroom, simulation, clinical teaching (primarily community)

Research Expertise

Primary research focused on the impact of simulation on the development of clinical judgment in students. Clinical judgment encompasses a variety of components that are integral to the QSEN competencies, including EBP, teamwork and communication, individualized patient care, and safe practice. A subsequent study examined a teaching strategy of concept-based learning activities on students’ clinical judgment. OHSU and Ball State are collaborating to study how to enhance students’ learning in simulation and follow that learning into the clinical setting. Additionally, I have been engaged in an NIH 4-year grant between a college of acupuncture and OHSU School of Nursing to increase research literacy among acupuncture students and practitioners.

Publications and Presentations

Selected Relevant Publications:

Lasater, K., & Nielsen, A. (in press). The influence of concept-based learning activities on students’ clinical judgment development. Journal of Nursing Education.

Lasater, K., Salanti, S., Fleishman, S., Coletto, J., Jin, H., Lore, R., et al. (in press). Learning activities to introduce research literacy in a CAM college curriculum. Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine.

Lasater, K. & Nielsen, A. (2009). Reflective journaling for development of clinical judgment. Journal of Nursing Education, 48, 40-44.

Dillard, N., Sideras, S., Ryan, M., Hodson-Carlton, K., Lasater, K., & Siktberg, L. (2009). A collaborative project to apply and evaluate the clinical judgment model through simulation. Nursing Education Perspectives, 30(2), 99-104.

Cato, M., Lasater, K., & Peeples, A. I. (2009). Student nurses’ self-assessment of their simulation experiences. Nursing Education Perspectives, 30(2), 105-108.

Hollingsworth, C., Devanna, D., Lasater, K., & Gavilanes, J. (2008). New technology in nursing staff development: Choosing, justifying, and Implementing nontraditional teaching methods. Marblehead, MA: HCPro, Inc. (book)

Lasater, K. (2007). High fidelity simulation and the development of clinical judgment: Student experiences. Journal of Nursing Education, 46, 269-276.

Lasater, K.L. (2007). Clinical judgment development: Using simulation to create an assessment rubric. Journal of Nursing Education, 46, 496-503. 

Seropian, M., Dillman, D., Lasater, K., & Gavilanes, J. (2007). Mannequin-based simulation to reinforce pharmacology concepts: Where theory meets practice. Simulation in Healthcare, 2(4), 218-233.

Lasater, K., Luce, L., Volpin, M., Terwilliger, A., & Wild, J. (2007). Learning community health concepts: When it all works. Nursing Education Perspectives, 28(2), 88-92.

Selected Presentations:

Lasater, K. (2008, October). Use of simulation in education. Invited speaker for Beta Psi and Xi Mu (Sigma Theta Tau) research event: Nursing Science not fiction,  Portland, OR.

Lasater, K. (2008, August). Clinical judgment: Bridging healthcare education and practice. Invited plenary speaker for interdisciplinary healthcare faculty. Penn State University Interdisciplinary Symposium. School of Nursing, Behrend College of Pennsylvania State University, Erie, PA.

Lasater, K. (2008, August). Evaluating clinical judgment in simulation. Invited concurrent session speaker for interdisciplinary healthcare faculty conference. Penn State University Interdisciplinary Symposium. School of Nursing, Behrend College of Pennsylvania State University, Erie, PA.

Lasater, K. (2008, June). What’s happening in simulation? Invited moderator of panel discussion, concurrent session. Northwest Nursing Education Institute, Transforming Nursing Education: Leading Edge Models, Portland, OR.

Lasater, K., & Nielsen, A. (2008, June). Moving from a teaching to a learning model. Invited concurrent session speaker. Northwest Nursing Education Institute, Transforming Nursing Education: Leading Edge Models, Portland, OR.

Lasater, K. & Sideras, S. (2008, March). Clinical judgment: Everyone on the same page. Invited nursing faculty development program. Ball State University School of Nursing, Muncie, IN.

Lasater, K. (2007, October). Clinical judgment: Tools for bridging education into nursing practice. Invited plenary session speaker. Professional Nursing Education Group (PNEG) Conference, Portland, OR.

Nielsen, A., & Lasater, K. (2007, November). Using concept-based learning activities to promote development of clinical judgment in nursing students. Paper selected for podium presentation at Sigma Theta Tau International 39^th Biennial Convention, Baltimore, MD.

Sideras, S., King-Rosine, M., & Lasater, K. (2007, November). Using simulation to enhance reflection on clinical judgment. Paper selected for podium presentation at Sigma Theta Tau International 39^th Biennial Convention, Baltimore, MD.

Lasater, K., Cato, M., & Peeples, A. (2007, September). Evaluation of clinical judgment in high fidelity simulation. Paper selected for presentation at National League for Nursing Summit 2007, Phoenix, AZ.

Sideras, S., & Lasater, K. (2007, June). Rubrics: Recognizing and evaluating what students are learning. Invited paper for NW Nursing Education Institute (NWNEI), Portland, OR.

Lasater, K. (2007, March). Clinical judgment development and evaluation. Invited faculty workshop at Utah Valley State College Department of Nursing, Orem, UT.

Lasater, K. (2005, June). Assessing clinical judgment: A model and rubric. Invited presentation for Northwest Institute of Nursing Education, Portland, OR.

Related Funding

Acupuncture Practitioner Research Education Enhancement (APREE) Consultant, FTE=0.1; Principal Investigators: Dr. Richard Hammerschlag (Oregon College of Oriental Medicine) and Dr. Catherine Salveson (OHSU School of Nursing); National Institutes of Health (NIH) R25 AT002879-0; $700,000, 2006-09.

Examination of Impact of Competency-based Learning Activities (CBLAs) on Clinical Judgment Development; (Principal Investigator); In kind, OHSU School of Nursing, and Beta Psi Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau; $125, 2007.