Helen Hansen, PhD, RN Associate Professor Coordinator, Nursing and Health Care Systems Administration Telephone Number: 612-624-3102 FAX Number: 612-625-7091 E-mail Address: hanse042@umn.edu Office Location: 6-119A Weaver-Densford Hall

Mailing Address:

School of Nursing
University of Minnesota
5-140 Weaver-Densford Hall
308 Harvard Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Educational Background:

A.B., 1966, German, Ripon College
B.S.N., 1970, Nursing, University of Washington
M.A., 1974, Nursing, University of Washington
Ph.D., 1991, Nursing, University of Kansas

Teaching Areas:

Leadership.
Management and administration.
Health care delivery and nursing systems.
Human Experience of Health and Illness.

Research Interests:

Specialty areas are interdisciplinary collaboration; nursing management and leadership; health care workforce; creativity and innovation; workplace violence against nurses; implementation of acute ischemic stroke guidelines. (Recent grants and selected publications are listed below.)

Research and Education Grants:

Title of Project: In Situ Simulation to Detect and Prevent Near Misses during Critical Events
Funding Agency: AHRQ
Role: Co-Investigator (Wm Riley, PI)
Project Dates: 9/30/2006 - 9/29/2008

Title of Project: Culture of Safety at the Microsystem Level: Impact on Patient Safety and Other Quality Outcomes
Funding Agency: AHC Interdisciplinary Faculty Research Development Grant
Role: Co-Investigator (Wm Riley, PI)
Project Dates: 1/1/05-12/31/05

Title of Project: Technology Enhanced Learning in Graduate Education
Funding Agency: DHHS/HRSA
Role: Co-Director
Project Dates: 9/1/04-6/30/07

Title of Project: Improving Utilization of Ischemic Stroke Research
Funding Agency: AHRQ (prime), MN Medical Research Foundation
Role: Co-Investigator
Project Dates: 10/1/00-9/30/03

Title of Project: Unleashing Creativity and Innovation in Health Care: A Partnership with Woodwinds Health Campus
Funding Agency: Densford Center for Nursing Leadership, University of Minnesota
Role: Project Director and Evaluator
Project Dates: 6/1/99-5/24/02

Title of Project: Development of a Web-Based, Interdisciplinary Problem-Solving Learning Module for Nursing, Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy Students in the AHC
Funding Agency: Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota
Role: Co-Director
Project Dates: 5/31/99-5/31/00

Title of Project: A Study of Risk Factors for Violence Against Nurses
Funding Agency: NIH/ NIOSH, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Role: Co-Investigator
Project Dates: 5/1/98-5/1/01

Selected Publications:

Nachreiner, N. M., Gerberich, S.G., McGovern, P.M., Church, T.R., Hansen, H. E., Geisser, M.S., Ryan, A.D. (2005). Relation between policies and work related assault: Minnesota Nurses' Study. Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 62(10), 675-681.

Gerberich, S. G., Church, T. R., McGovern, P. M., Hansen, H., Nachreiner, N. M., Geisser, M. S., Ryan, A. D., Mongin, S. J., Watt, G. D., & Jurek, A. (2005). Risk factors for work-related assaults on nurses. Epidemiology, 16(5), 704-709.

Nachreiner, N. M., Gerberich, S. G., McGovern, P. M., Church, T. R., Hansen, H. E., Geisser, M. S., & Ryan, A. D. (2005). Impact of training on work-related assault. Research in Nursing & Health, 28(1), 67-78.

Bull, M.J., Hansen, H.E., & Gross, C.R. (2000). Differences in family caregiver outcomes by their level of involvement in discharge planning. Applied Nursing Research, 13 (2), 76-82.

Bull, M.J., Hansen, H.E., & Gross, C.R. (2000). Predictors of elder and family caregiver satisfaction with discharge planning. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 14 (3), 76-87.

Bull, M.J., Hansen, H.E., Gross, C.R. (2000). A professional-patient partnership model of discharge planning with elders hospitalized with heart failure. Applied Nursing Research, 13 (1), 19-28.

Hansen, H.E., Biros, M.H., Delaney, N.M., & Schug, V.L. (1999). Research utilization and interdisciplinary collaboration in emergency care. Academic Emergency Medicine, 6 (4), 271-279.

Boyle, D.K., Bott, M.J., Hansen, H.E., Woods, C.Q., & Taunton, RL. (1999). Managers leadership and critical care nurses intent to stay. American Journal of Critical Care, 8 (6).

Hansen, H.E. (1999). The advanced practice nurse as change agent. In M. Snyder & M. Mirr (Eds.), Advanced practice nursing: A guide for professional development (2nd ed.) New York: Springer.

Hansen, H.E., Bull, M.J., & Gross, CR. (1998). Interdisciplinary collaboration and discharge planning communication for elders. Journal of Nursing Administration, 28 (9), 37-46.

Taunton, R.L., Boyle, D.K., Woods, C.Q., Hansen, H.E., Bott, M.J. (1997). Manager leadership and retention of hospital staff nurses. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 19 (2), 205-226.

Hansen, H.E. (1996). Chapter 4: Leading and managing. In E. Sullivan & P. Decker (Eds.), Effective leadership and management in nursing (4th ed.). Redwood City, CA: Addison-Wesley.

Hansen, H.E. (1996). Chapter 13: Building and managing Teams. In E. Sullivan & P. Decker (Eds.), Effective leadership and management in nursing (4th ed.). Redwood City, CA: Addison-Wesley.

Hansen, H.E. (1995). The advanced practice nurse as change agent. In M. Snyder & M. Mirr (Eds.), Advanced practice nursing: A guide for professional development (pp. 197-213). New York: Springer.

Hansen, H.E., Woods, C.Q., Boyle, D.K., Bott, M.J., & Taunton, R.L. (1995). Nurse manager personal traits and leadership characteristics. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 19 (4) 23-35.

Center Membership:

Center for Child and Family Health Promotion Research

Cooperative Membership:

Integrative, Global and Public Health Cooperative