Cindy A. Scherb, PhD, RN

Professor of Nursing
Master’s Program in Nursing
Doctor of Nursing Practice Program

Winona State University
University Center Rochester
859 30th Ave SE
EA 135, Box 71
Rochester, MN 55904-4497
507-285-5565
Fax: 507-292-5127
cscherb@winona.edu

EDUCATION:
• B.S. (Nursing) – Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, IA
• M.S. (Nursing Management /Clinical Nurse Specialist) – University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• PhD (Nursing Administration) – University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
• Effectiveness research using computerized clinical data from acute care and across the care continuum with an older adult population
• Nursing administration – study of contextual variables (e.g., job satisfaction, nurse accountability, decisional involvement)

CLINICAL AREA OF EXPERTISE:
• Nursing Administration

CURRENT RESEARCH:

2005	“Nurses' Perceptions of Nursing Diagnosis Revisited” Winona State University Foundation ($1,646) (Submitted for PIs Olson, Orth, Frost and Thesis students Halverson & Beetcher)
2005	“Nurses' Perceptions of Nursing Diagnosis Revisited” Winona State University – Graduate Nursing Research Fund ($4,215) (Submitted for PIs Olson, Orth, Frost and Thesis students Halverson & Beetcher)
2005	“Nursing Outcomes Effectiveness: Hospitalized Elders with Pneumonia”, The Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center and the Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence ($14,896) (Co-PI with Barbara Head, PhD, RN)
2004	“Hospital Nursing Effectiveness: Elders with Pneumonia & CHF”, The Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center and the Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence ($14, 613) (PI)
2003	“Nurse Accountability, Decisional Involvement, Job Satisfaction, and Patient Outcomes: What is the Relationship”, Winona State University – Graduate Nursing Research Fund ($3,000) (Co-PI with Janet Specht, PhD, RN, FAAN)
2003	“Nurse Accountability, Decisional Involvement, Job Satisfaction, and Patient Outcomes: What is the Relationship”, Winona State University Foundation ($1,250) (Co-PI with Janet Specht, PhD, RN, FAAN)
2003	“Elders’ Costly DRGs: Nursing Effect on Outcome Change”, Minnesota Nurses Association Foundation ($2,000) (Co-PI with Meridean Maas, PhD, RN, FAAN)
2002	“Elders’ Costly DRGs: Nursing Effect on Outcome Change”, The Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center and the Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence ($11,992) (Co-PI with Meridean Maas, PhD, RN, FAAN)
2000	“Using the Nursing Interventions Classification to Describe the Work of the Nurse Practitioner”, Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical ($500.00) (Co- PI with Cindy Haugsdal, RN, APN)
2000	“Using the Nursing Interventions Classification to Describe the Work of the Nurse Practitioner”, Immanuel St. Joseph’s Foundation ($1500.00) (Co- PI with Cindy Haugsdal, RN, APN)
1996-99	“Effect of Nurse Accountability on Patient Outcomes”, Individual Pre-doctoral Fellowship from the National Institute of Nursing Research, F31 NR07164-03 ($28,204) (PI)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: Scherb, C.A., Stevens, M. S., & Busman, C. (accepted). Outcomes related to dehydration in the pediatric population. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. Mangold, K., Pearson, K.K., Schmitz, J., Scherb, C.A., Specht, J.P., & Loes, J. (2006). Perceptions and Characteristics of Registered Nurses’ Involvement in Decision Making. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 30(3), 266-272. Scherb, C.A., & Bellinger, S.L. (2003). Validity surveys: Selected NOC physiologic outcomes [Podium Presentation Expanded Abstract]. International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications, 14(4) (Suppl.), 15. Scherb, C.A. (2003). Describing nursing effectiveness through standardized nursing languages and computerized clinical data [Podium Presentation Expanded Abstract]. International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications, 14(4) (Suppl.), 29. Haugsdal, C.S., & Scherb, C.A. (2003). Using NIC to describe the role of the nurse practitioner [Podium Presentation Expanded Abstract]. International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications, 14(4) (Suppl.), 43. Scherb, C.A., Lehmkuhl, J., & Leasman, E. (2003). The use of standardized nursing language by physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech pathology in acute care [Podium Presentation Expanded Abstract]. International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications, 14(4) (Suppl.), 44. NNN August 2001 Conference Group. (2003). Collaboration in nursing classification: The creation of a common unifying structure for NANDA, NIC, and NOC. In J.M. Dochterman & D.A. Jones (Eds.). Unifying nursing languages: The harmonization of NANDA, NIC, and NOC (pp. 7-27, 29-31, 33). Washington D.C.: American Nurses Association. Haugsdal, C.S., & Scherb, C.A. (2003). Using the Nursing Interventions Classification to describe the work of the nurse practitioner.Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 15(2), 87-94. Scherb, C.A. (2002). Describing nursing effectiveness through standardized nursing languages and computerized clinical data (Doctoral dissertation, University of Iowa, 2001). Dissertation Abstracts International, 62(12), 5646. (UMI No. 3034148) Scherb, C.A. (2002). Outcomes research: Making a difference in practice. Outcomes Management, 6(1), 22-26. Frederick, J., Scherb, C.A., Smith-Foreman, K., Witt, S., Quiram, J., Wagenaar, J., Slama, C., Bottema, K., Muilenburg, J., & Evans, K. (2001). NANDA, NIC, & NOC: Making nursing visible. American Journal of Nursing, 101(3), 24OO, 24QQ, 24SS-24TT. Scherb, C.A., & Frederick, J. (2000). Standardized nursing language: A necessity for computer information systems. Clinical Data Management, 7(1), 4-7, 12. Huber, D.L., Maas, M., McCloskey, J., Scherb, C.A., Goode, C.J., & Watson, C. (2000). Evaluating nursing administration instruments. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 30(5), 251-272. Scherb, C.A., Rapp, C.G., Johnson, M., & Maas, M. (1998). The Nursing Outcomes Classification: Validation by rehabilitation nurses. Rehabilitation Nursing, 23(4), 174-178. Scherb, C.A. (1998). Computer augmented performance evaluation. In S. Moorhead & C. Delaney (Eds.), Series on Nursing Administration, Vol. 10 (pp. 65-74). Thousand Oakes: SAGE Publications. COURSES TAUGHT: • N510 Theoretical Foundations and Research for Advanced Nursing Practice • N514 Health Care Policy and Finance • N650 Nursing Information Management & Decision-Making Technology • N651 Organizational Concepts for Nursing Administration • N652 Resource Management in Nursing Services • N653 Human Resource Management • N654 Structure and Design of Nursing Services in Health Care Organizations • N655 Nursing Administration Practicum • N698 Thesis I • N699 Thesis II

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