Publications
Refereed (* data based)
White, K. and Brown, J. (2009). “Present on admission” impacts everyone’s practice. CMS Solutions: Best Practices in Preventing Hospital-acquired Conditions June 2009: 2-6.
White, K. (2009). Get the facts about the new CMS payment system. Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! 7(1): 24 – 31.
White, K. (2008). The new CMS payment system: Too much, too soon? Nursing Management 39(10): 38-43.
White, K. (2008). Health savings accounts: The future of health insurance. Nursing Management 39(3): 30-34.
Dearholt, S. White, K., Newhouse, R., Poe, S., and Pugh, L. (2008). Making the Vision Reality: Educational Strategies to Develop Evidence-Based Practice Mentors. Journal for Nurses in Staff Development 24(2): 1-7.
White, K. and Walrath, J. (2008). An Innovative Approach to Quality and Safety Education for Baccalaureate Nursing Students. Annual Review of Nursing Education. Vol.6: 65-82.
Newhouse, R., Dearholt, S., Poe, Stephanie, Pugh, L, and White, K. (2007). Organizational change strategies for evidence-based practice, JONA, 37(12).
White, K. (2007). Health care reform: What are we improving? Nursing Management, 38(9).
White, K. (2007). Protect your staff by employing patient ergonomics. Nursing Management 38(4): 26 – 30.
Becker, K., Dang, D., Jordan, E., Kub, J., Welch, Alison, Smith, C., and White, K. (2007). An evaluative framework for faculty practice. Nursing Outlook 55(1):44-54.
White, K., ed. (2006). A managed care look at insomnia, diabetes, and chronic constipation. Advanced Studies in Nursing 4(8): 183- 221.
White, K., ed. (2006). Focus on insomnia, diabetes, and chronic constipation. Advanced Studies in Nursing 4(7): 143- 177.
Mewshaw, M., White, K., and Walrath, J. (2006). Medical errors: Where are we now? Nursing Management 37(10):50 -54.
White, K. (2006). Be a best-in-class organization. Nursing Management 37(9):53-57.
Shapiro, M., Miller, J. and White, K. (2006). Community transformation through culturally competent nursing leadership: Application of theory of culture care diversity and the tri-dimensional leader effectiveness model. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 17(2): 113-118.
White, K. (2006). Staffing plans and ratios: What is the latest U.S. perspective? Nursing Management. 37 (4): 18-24.
White, K. (2006). Better manage your human capital. Nursing Management 37(1):17 – 19.
White, K. (2006). Nursing workforce legislation. Nursing Management 37(1):56.
Newhouse, R., Dearholt, S., Poe, Stephanie, Pugh, L, and White, K. (2005). Evidence-based practice: A practical approach to implementation. JONA 35(1):35-40. *
Earsing, K., Hobson, K., and White, K. (2005). Best practice protocol: Preventing central line infection. Nursing Management 36(10): 18 – 24. *
Frick, K., Milligan, R., White, K., Serwint, J. and Pugh, L. (2005). Nurse supported breastfeeding promotion: A framework for economic evaluation. Nursing Economics,
July-August 2005. *
Earsing, K. and White, K (2005). Nurse-physician collaborative. Excellence in Nursing Knowledge. Available at: http://www.nursingknowledge.org/Portal/Main.aspx?PageID=3512&IssueNo=9 *
Meyers, J. and White, K. (2005). Implementing the JHH model in a rural setting. Excellence In Nursing Knowledge. Available at: http://www.nursingknowledge.org/Portal/Main.aspx?PageID=3512&IssueNo=9
White, K. M. (2005). Medical malpractice: A crisis in cost and access. Nursing Management 36(3):22-25.
White, K. M. (2004). A report on the Maryland statewide conference on health disparities. The Maryland Nurse 6(3):21.
White, K. M. (2003). The Maryland patient safety coalition: The development of a voluntary effort with a legislated mandate. Nursing and Health Policy Review 2(2).
White, K.M. (2002). Health care’s human crisis: The American Nursing shortage. Policy, Politics and Nursing Practice, 3(4):309-312.
White, K.M. (2001). A report on the department of health and human services – Nurse staffing and patient outcomes study: An interview with Peter Buerhaus and Judy Goldfarb. Policy, Politics and Nursing Practice, 2(4):271-276.
White, K.M. (2001). A new and very real nursing shortage. Policy, Politics and Nursing Practice, 2(3):200-205.
White, K.M. (2001). One state’s response to the nursing shortage: The Maryland commission on the crisis in nursing. Policy, Politics and Nursing Practice, 2(1):47-51.
Funded research, training grants and/or programs
Funded Extramural Grants
2009 Principal Investigator, A Needs Based Graduate Education Master’s Program Proposal, Health Services Cost Review Commission and Maryland Higher Education Commission, $1.6 million for 4 years, 15% effort.
2007 Principal Investigator, A Needs Based Graduate Education Partnership, Health Services Cost Review Commission and Maryland Higher Education Commission, $970,299 over 5 years.
2006 Principal Investigator, Helene Fuld Health Trust – to sustain a Leadership Fellows Program in Clinical Nursing to enhance quality and safety education for baccalaureate students placed in mentored interdisciplinary teams- $1.5 million for 3 years
2004 Principle Investigator - Empower Baltimore Management Corporation – renewed funding to School of Nursing health initiative at The G.A.T.E. - $157,000
Research
2008 Co, investigator, Tri-Council for Nursing, An Assessment of the Safety, Quality, Effectiveness of Care Provided by Advanced Practice Nurses, $195,996 for 10 months, 15% effort.
2008 Co-investigator, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Conceptual Development and Analysis of an Economic Evaluation of Language Services for Patients with Limited English Proficiency, total $74,747 over 1 year, 5% effort.
2007 Principal Investigator, Observational Study of the Population-based Disease Management Provided to Medicare Beneficiaries at the Healthways Columbia, Maryland Call Center for the CMS Demonstration Project, Healthways and the Johns Hopkins Outcomes Evaluation Program, $75,000.
2005 – 2007 Co-investigator, Measuring Annual Effects of Autoimmune System Complexes, Center for Collaborative Intervention Research pilot study to assess variation in QOL and productivity costs for Wegener’s Granulamatosis patients, $20,000.
2005 Principal Investigator, Evaluation of a Durational Cost Reconciliation Method Proposed for Use in the Disease Management Industry, American Healthways and the Johns Hopkins Outcomes Evaluation Program, $63,040.
2004 - 2006 Principal Investigator, Measuring the Indirect Effects of Disease Management, American Healthways and the Johns Hopkins Outcomes Evaluation Program, $59,720.
2004 Co-Investigator - Forging Collaboration: Enhancing Evidence-based Practice between Nurses and Physicians, Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission, $70,551.
2003 Principal Investigator, Helene Fuld Health Trust – to establish a Leadership Fellows Program in Clinical Nursing to enhance quality and safety education for baccalaureate students placed in mentored interdisciplinary teams- $1.5 million for 3 years.
2003 Principle Investigator - Empower Baltimore Management Corporation – renewed funding to School of Nursing health initiative at The G.A.T.E. - $157,000.
2002 Principle Investigator - Empower Baltimore Management Corporation – renewed funding to School of Nursing health initiative at The G.A.T.E. - $130,000.
2001 Principle Investigator - Empower Baltimore Management Corporation – funded School of Nursing health initiative at The G.A.T.E. (Gaining Access Through Employment) - $130,000
1994 Community-Based Health Care Project – American Nurses Association/Foundation and the National Consumer League - $30,100.
1992University of Maryland Medical System - Competency-Based Orientation Program for Intermediate Surgical ICU - $5000.00.
