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Faculty and Staff
Karen Cox, RN, PhD - Assistant Dean for Clinical Partnerships
Phone: 816.234.3933 Email: kcox@cmh.org CV: CoxK.pdf Biography: Dr. Cox’s primary area of research is assessing and improving staff nurses’ perception of their work environment. Understanding nurse perceptions of basic work requirements (i.e. manager support, appropriate workload, etc.) can be a fundamental prerequisite to addressing higher-level needs of nurses that ultimately lead to improved outcomes. The instrument Dr. Cox developed, the Individual Workload Perception Scale – Revised (IWPS-R), has been validated to measure Manager Support, Peer support, Unit Support, Workload, Intent to Stay and Overall Nurse Satisfaction. Once those needs have been met, the higher level needs can be addressed. This work supports the Magnet recognition approach to ensure a professional practice environment.
Recent Publications:
Cox, K, Carroll, C, Sexton, K, (2005) “Achieving Magnet Status: Demonstrating Nursing Excellence”. Kansas Nurse, 80(7)
Cox, K, Anderson, SC, Teasley, S, Sexton, K, Carroll, C, (2005) “Nurses’ Work Environment Perceptions When Employed in States With and Without Mandatory Staffing Ratios and/or Mandatory Staffing Plans”. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice,6(3).
Cox, K, Lacey, S, Klaus, SF, Smith, JB, Dunton, NE, (2005) “Developing Measures of Pediatric Nursing Quality”. Journal of Nursing Care Quality. 21(3):210-20.
Cox, K, Lacey, S, Carroll C, (2006) “The Individual Workload Perception Scale (IWPS) – Measuring Self-reported Workload Perception and Intent to Stay by Inpatient Pediatric Nurses”. Nursing Management. 37(1): 13-15.
Carroll, C, Lacey, S, Cox, K, “Comparing variation in labor costs for two versus one full time nurse manager”. Nursing Economics, 22(5).Grants:
Workload Perception of Pediatric Nurses, 2004: Conducting online assessment of nurses in eight children’s hospitals nationally using Individual Workload Perception Scale (IWPS). Funded for two cycles by Children’s Health Corporation of America.
Entry to Practice Issues: Perception of the Staff Nurse, 2004 – present: The purpose of this research is to 1) explore the staff nurses’ perception relating to educational preparation and patient care, 2) determine if perception changes with different educational preparation and, 3) determine the frontline nurses’ perceptions and ideas about possible solutions.
Evaluation of Registered Nurse’s Perception of Workload: A Pennsylvania State-Wide Study, 2004 - present: The aim of this descriptive study was to analyze state-wide regionally stratified sample of Pennsylvania registered nurses’ perception of workload and intent to stay using a valid and reliable instrument: the Individual Workload Perception Scale (IWPS) and to compare these results with the Missouri state-wide study.
Individual Workload Perception Study – Pediatric Hospitals, 2004 – present: Leading study with 9 children’s hospitals to do initial benchmarking, development and implementation of interventions and re-testing using Individual Workload Perception Scale (IWPS). Funded for two cycles by Children’s Health Corporation of America.
Evaluation of Registered Nurse’s Perception of Workload: A State-Wide Study, 2003-2004: The aim of this descriptive study was to analyze state-wide regionally stratified sample of Missouri registered nurses’ perception of workload and intent to stay using a valid and reliable instrument: the Individual Workload Perception Scale (IWPS).
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