Since 2007

Associate Professor and Director of Doctor of Nursing Practice program
Phone: 817.257.6726
Email: kathy.baker@tcu.edu

Educational Background

B.S.N. (Baylor University), 1981

M.S. (Texas Woman’s University), 1988

Ph.D. (The University of Texas at Austin), 2003.

 

Teaching Responsibilities

NURS 60513: Concepts in CNS Practice II

NURSE 60583:  CNS II Practicum

NURS 60613: Concepts in CNS Practice III

NURSE 60583: CNS III Practicum

NURSE 60030: Professional Project

NDNP 81113: Complexity and Innovation in Healthcare

NDNP 81353: Healthcare Policy and Politics

NDNP 82183:  Advanced Clinical Practicum I NDNP 82283:  Advanced Clinical Practicum II

 

Research Interests

Quality of life

Spirituality

Evidence-based practices for the clinical setting

 

Selected Publications

Christian, R., Baker, K., & Hopp, L. (In print). Effectiveness of Nurse Practitioners in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review. Joanna Briggs Library of Systematic Reviews.

Bean, K. (2007). Organizational collaboration: The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses and the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates data sets. Perioperative Nursing Clinics, 2(3), 215-221.

Bean, K., & Wagner, K. (2006). Self-transcendence, illness distress, and quality of life among liver transplant recipients. Journal of Theory Construction &Testing, 10(2), 47-53.

Cobb, C., & Bean, K. (2006). Unitary. A concept for analysis. Journal of Theory Construction &Testing, 10(2), 54-57.

Bean, K. (2005). An exploratory investigation of quality of life in liver transplant recipients.  Progress in Transplantation, 15(4), 392-396.

Bean, K. (2005). Development of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates

                 minimum data set: An evidence-based resource. Gastroenterology Nursing, 28(1), 56-58.

 

Recent Presentations

2009       Invited keynote speaker for New Zealand gastroenterology nurses annual meeting, Wellington.

 

2009       Advanced Author & Manuscript Reviewer Workshop. Presentation at the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates annual conference in St. Louis, Missouri in May 2009.

 

2009       Writing for Publication Workshop. Presentation at the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates annual conference in St. Louis, Missouri in May 2009.

2008        Making a Difference with Evidence Based Nursing Practice. Invited presentation at the West Virginia SGNA conference in Martinsburg, W VA on April 4-5, 2008.

 

2008       Advanced Author & Manuscript Reviewer Workshop. Presentation at the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates annual conference in Salt Lake City, UT on May 16-21, 2008.

 

2008     Writing for Publication Workshop. Presentation at the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates annual conference in Salt Lake City, UT on May 16-21, 2008.

 

2008       Fun with Research Workshop.  Presentation at the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates annual conference in Salt Lake City, UT on May 16-21, 2008.

 

2008       It’s All in the Evidence. Getting Your Lasso Around Evidence-based Practice. Presentation at the 2^nd Annual North Texas Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates Lone Star Roundup in Grapevine, TX on November 16, 2008.

 

2008       Digging Deep: A Study Abroad Trip “Down Under” (with P. Burns, K. Sanders, & S. Weeks). Presentation at the Fall Member Meeting, Sigma Theta Tau, Beta Alpha Chapter, Texas Christian University, on November 18, 2008.

 

2007       Optimism, Pessimism, and Quality of Life in Liver Transplant Recipients (1^st place poster). With Barbara Kirsh, PhD, RN, LPC, LMFT (UTA graduate PNP student), Society of Gastroenterology and Associates 34th Annual Course, May 18-23, 2007, Baltimore, MD.

 

2007       Writing for Publication: You Can Do It! (poster). Society of Gastroenterology and Associates 34th Annual Course, May 18-23, 2007, Baltimore, MD.

 

2007       Show me the evidence! Is your practice based on fact or fiction? North Texas Society of Gastroenterology Nurses Lone Star Roundup, June 30-July 1, 2007, Grapevine, TX.

 

2007       Performing literature searches. With Cathy Nakashima, MLS, MBA. Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, June 15, 2007.

 

2007       Writing for Publication Workshop. Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates 34th Annual Course, May 18-23, 2007, Baltimore, MD.

 

2007       Fun with Research Workshop. With Sharon Dudley-Brown, PHD, APRN, BC, FNP; Marsah Ellett, DNS, RN, CGRN; & Marilee Schmelzer, PhD, RN; Society of Gastroenterology and Associates 34th Annual Course, May 18-23, 2007, Baltimore, MD.

 

2006       Optimism, Pessimism, and Quality of Life in Liver Transplant Recipients (poster). With Barbara Kirsh, PhD, RN, LPC, LMFT (UTA graduate PNP student), at the International Transplant Nurses Society Annual Meeting (Building Bridges for Successful Transplantation) October 5-7, 2006; Rotterdam, Netherlands.

 

2006       Writing for Publication: You Can Do It! (poster). International Transplant Nurses Society Annual Meeting (Building Bridges for Successful Transplantation) October 5-7, 2006; Rotterdam, Netherlands.

 

2006       Bridges to the Doctorate: A Powerful Opportunity (poster).  With  Wendy Barr, PhD, RN; Mary Lou Bond, PhD, RN; Carolyn Cason, PhD, RN; Jennifer Gray, PhD, RN; & Mary Elaine Jones, PhD, RN. National Association of Hispanic Nurses 31^st Annual Meeting and Conference, Nursing and Health Care for Hispanics:  The State of the Art and Science of Caring, July 19-21, 2006, Phoenix, AZ.

 

Professional Affiliations

2009                       TCU  Center for Evidence Based Practice and Research: A Collaborating Center of the Joanna Briggs Institute  (Faculty, Joanna Briggs Institute; Faculty, Evidence-based Fellowship)

2008-09                   North Texas Courage & Renewal Leadership Series

2007-present        National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists

                                                (2008-2010) Nominations & Elections Committee

2004-present        World Association of Medical Editors

2004-present        Council of Science Editors

1993-present        Sigma Theta Tau

1991-1996            Director, Certifying Board of Gastroenterology Nurses & Associates

                                (1995-96) President

1991-present        Society of International Gastroenterological Nurses and Endoscopy Associates (SIGNEA).

1987-present       Society of Gastroenterology Nurses & Associates (SGNA)

           

 

Professional Service

1999-present        Editor, Gastroenterology Nursing

2008                       Consultant, Journal of Wound, Ostomy, & Continence Nursing                         

2008-present        Institutional Review Board member, Texas Health Resources

2008-present        Reviewer, Journal of Clinical Nurse Specialists

2007-present        Research and Clinical Nurse Specialist Consultant, Texas Health Resources Arlington Memorial Hospital.

2006-present        PhD in Nursing mentor for PhD students (UTA)

2006-present        Co-chair, Texas Health Resources Nurse Researcher Consortium

2006-present        Reviewer, Journal of Advanced Nursing

2003-present        Regional Editorial Advisory Board, Advance for Nurses.

 

Honors & Awards

Society of Gastroenterology Nurses & Associates. 2007 Distinguished Service Award.

American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Dallas Chapter.  2006 Vision Partner Award (community service to nursing).

University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing. (2003). Outstanding Doctoral Graduate. .

 

Professional Certifications

Advanced Practice Nurse (Adult Med-Surg CNS).  Texas State Board of Nursing.

Clinical Nurse Specialist in Medical –Surgical Nursing (ACNS-BC).  Board of Certification for Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice.

Certified Gastroenterology Registered Nurse (CGRN).  American Board of Certification for Gastroenterology Nurses.

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