QSEN Profile - Kathy McGuinn

Kathy McGuinn, MSN, RN, CPHQ

Director, Special Projects
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Washington, DC

Program Experience

ADN, Diploma, BSN, Graduate

QSEN Expertise

At AACN, Ms McGuinn has been involved in facilitating a variety of initiatives including the Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice, the revision of the Essentials for Baccalaureate Nursing Education, and the UHC/AACN Nurse Residency Program. Prior to joining AACN, Ms. McGuinn was on the Senior Management Team at The George Washington University Hospital as Director of Quality and Education. In addition, Ms. McGuinn was an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Marymount University for twelve years.

Ms. McGuinn received her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and her graduate degree from the Catholic University of America.  She is credentialed as a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ).

Competency Expertise

Patient-centered Care, Teamwork and Collaboration, Evidence-based Practice, Quality Improvement, Safety, Informatics

Teaching Expertise

Classroom, Skills Labs, Clinical Teaching

Publications and Presentations

“Update on the Baccalaureate Essentials”
UHC Nurse Residency Coordinators Meeting, Orlando, Florida
March 11, 2009

“Collaborative Interprofessional Professionalism for Doctoral Education”
AACN Doctoral Conference, San Diego, CA.
January 23, 2009

“CCNE Inaugural Training Program for Residency Evaluators”
Philadelphia, Pa.
August 15, 16 2008

“Status of Nurses in America”
Congressional Report with Congressman Tom Latham
Panel Discussion, Washington, DC
February 1, 2008

Related Funding

Working with the AACN RWJ QSEN Grant for Faculty Development