Kathryn Riman, PhD, RN is a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and a practicing intensive care unit nurse. Her research focuses on examining organizational characteristics and policies and their relationships to critical care outcomes.

 

Authored by Kathryn Riman, Ph.D., R.N.

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Celebrating Nurses Week: Retaining and Valuing Our Nurses

Nurses play a vital role in the health care system, providing essential person-centered care and support to patients. During Nurses Week, members of the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues (IRGNI) and academic nurse leaders highlight the importance of retaining and valuing nurses, the impact of nurse turnover on patient care and health care costs, creating a positive work environment, and the need to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in nursing.
Posted By Kathryn Riman, Ph.D., R.N., Jessica Smith, Ph.D., R.N., Roy Thompson, Ph.D., M.S.N., C.C.N., R.N., Cedonnie Curtis, D.N.P., M.S.N., Sherif Olanrewaju, M.P.S., BNSc
Topics HSR Workforce Development Delivering Better Care
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Experts in Child Health Services Research Reflect on 2020 and Look Ahead to 2021

Members of AcademyHealth’s Child Health Services Research Interest Group Advisory Committee reflect on five key areas of advancement of Child HSR during 2020, and consider the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on children.
Posted By Erin M. Mobley, Ph.D., M.P.H., Kathryn Riman, Ph.D., R.N., Denise Dougherty, Ph.D., Ilene L. Hollin, Ph.D., M.P.H., Gregory Stevens, Ph.D., M.H.S., Olivia Lindly, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Topics Building Healthy Communities Health Equity Public & Population Health Delivering Better Care Access to Care Using Health Data Data Sharing
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Nursing Health Services Research: Developing an Agenda to Address the Nation’s Top Health Care Challenges in the 2020s

As the COVID-19 pandemic shines a spotlight on the critical role of nursing in health care delivery, members from the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues (IRGNI) highlight key areas of focus to ensure nursing health services research is well-positioned to address the nation’s top health care challenges over the next decade.
Posted By Hilary Barnes, Ph.D., NP-C, FAANP, Hayley Germack, Ph.D., M.H.S., R.N. , Kathryn Riman, Ph.D., R.N., Peter I. Buerhaus Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, FAANP(h)
Topics Translation, Dissemination & Implementation Costs & Payments Delivering Better Care
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Surge in Policies Expanding Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice in Response to COVID-19 Provide an Important Research Opportunity

Several states recently expanded scope of practice regulations for nurse practitioners to meet the increased demand for care during the coronavirus pandemic. In this post, AcademyHealth members from the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues contextualize these policy changes and provide recommendations for future health services research.
Posted By Hayley Germack, Ph.D., M.H.S., R.N. , Allison Norful Ph.D., R.N., ANP-BC, Kathryn Riman, Ph.D., R.N.
Topics HSR Workforce Development Delivering Better Care Paying for Care