Christine T Kovner
Professor Emerita
ctk1@nyu.edu
1 212 998 5312
Professor Emerita
433 First Ave
Room 644
New York, NY 10010
United States
Christine T Kovner's additional information
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Christine Tassone Kovner, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the Mathy Mezey Professor of Geriatric Nursing at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and a senior faculty associate at the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing. She is also a professor of medicine at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, an affiliated faculty at NYU College of Global Public Health, and Editor-in-Chief of Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice. She is a highly-respected nurse educator and researcher with more than 150 published articles. Kovner maintains an active research program involving studies on quality improvement, RN working conditions, and nursing care costs. For five years she was the principal investigator for the TL1 Pre- and Post-Doctoral Program of NYU's NIH funded Clinical and Translational Science Institute. Kovner was the principal investigator of a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation studying the career trajectories of newly licensed registered nurses over the first ten years of their careers. As a clinical nurse, she was proud to provide COVID vaccinations.
Among her many honors, in 2019 Prof. Kovner received the Excellence in Policy Award from Nursing Outlook for “Diversity and education of the nursing workforce 2006-2016,” the IRGNI Research Mentorship Award from Academy Health (2018), the Eastern Nursing Research Society Distinguished Contributions to Nursing Research Award (2018), the Golden Pen Award from the Journal for Healthcare Quality (2007), and the Lavinia Dock Distinguished Service Award from the New York Counties Registered Nurses Association.
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PhD - New York UniversityMSN - University of PennsylvaniaBS - Columbia University School of NursingPost-doctoral Fellowship - Robert Wagner School of Public Service, NYU
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Nursing workforceCommunity/population health
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American Academy of Nursing FellowAcademyHealthCouncil for the Advancement of Nursing ScienceSigma Theta TauInternational Association of Clinical Research Nurses
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Faculty Honors Awards
IRGNI Research Mentorship Award, Academy Health (2018)Distinguished Contributions to Nursing Research Award (2018)Treasurer, CGFNS International, Inc. (2016)Distinguished Alumna Award, New York University, College of Nursing (2012)Nursing Outlook Excellence in Policy Award for “State Mandatory Overtime Regulations and Newly Licensed Nurses’ Mandatory and Voluntary Overtime and Total Work Hours.” (2012)Vernice Ferguson Faculty Scholar Award, New York University, College of Nursing (2010)Golden Pen Award for “Exploring the Utility of Automated Drug Alerts in Home Healthcare,” Journal for Healthcare Quality (2007)Health Policy and Legislation Award, New York University, College of Nursing (2006)Honorary Recognition Award, New York Counties Registered Nurses Association (1999)Best of Image Award in Health Policy Scholarship, for “Nurse Staffing Levels and Adverse Events Following Surgery in U. S. Hospitals," Journal of Nursing (1999)Alumni Award for Distinguished Career in Nursing, Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital Alumni Association (1996)Distinguished Nurse Researcher, Foundation of the New York State Nurses Association (1994)Lavinia Dock Distinguished Service Award, New York Counties Registered Nurses Association (1992)Martha E. Rogers Scholarship Award, Upsilon Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau (1983) -
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Publications
Caring for Older Adults
Kovner, C., & Cortes, T. (2022). Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice, 23(3), 147-149. 10.1177/15271544221105996COVID-19 and the supply and demand for Registered Nurses
AbstractKovner, C. (2022). International Nursing Review, 69(2), 118-120. 10.1111/inr.12759AbstractThere are concerns that the future balance between the supply and demand for nurses will result in major nursing shortages around the world. Some think that nurses are leaving nursing because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the United States, nurses may be leaving their jobs, but not nursing. Enrollments in nursing programs have increased. Nurse migration to the United States has decreased. This paper, using examples from the United States mainly, aims to explore the issue of supply of nurses and argues that it is not clear that we will have a worldwide nursing shortage going forward.Eileen Sullivan-Marx Interview of Representative Lauren Underwood (Democrat-Illinois 14th District)
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Sullivan-Marx, E., & Kovner, C. T. (2021). Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice, 22(4), 292-296. 10.1177/15271544211032561The psychosocial impact on frontline nurses of caring for patients with COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic in New York City
AbstractKovner, C., Raveis, V. H., Van Devanter, N., Yu, G., Glassman, K., & Ridge, L. J. (2021). Nursing Outlook, 69(5), 744-754. 10.1016/j.outlook.2021.03.019AbstractBackground: Infectious disease pandemics, such as COVID-19, have dramatically increased in the last several decades. Purpose: To investigate the personal and contextual factors associated with the psychological functioning of nurses responding to COVID in the New York City area. Method: Cross sectional data collected via a 95-item internet-based survey sent to an email list of the 7,219 nurses employed at four hospitals. Findings: 2,495 nurses responded (RR 35%). The more that nurses cared for COVID patients as well as experienced home-work conflict and work-home conflict the higher the nurses' depression and anxiety. When asked what has helped the nurses to carry out their care of patients the most common responses were support from and to co-workers, training in proper PPE, and support from family/friends. Discussion: Understanding the potential triggers and vulnerability factors can inform the development of institutional resources that would help minimize their impact, reducing the risk of psychological morbidity.The psychosocial impact on frontline nurses of caring for patients with COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic in New York City.
AbstractKovner, C., Raveis, V. H., Van Devanter, N., Yu, G., Glassman, K., & Jean-Ridge, L. (2021). Nursing Outlook, 69(5), 744-754. 10.1016/j.outlook.2021.03.019AbstractInfectious disease pandemics, such as COVID-19, have dramatically increased in the last several decades.Psychosocial resilience: Challenges and facilitators for nurses from four New York City hospitals responding to the first wave of COVID-19, spring 2020: Qualitative findings from a mixed-methods study
AbstractDevanter, N. V., Raveis, V. H., Kovner, C., Glassman, K., Yu, G., & Ridge, L. J. (2021). Journal of Emergency Management, 19(9), 147-158. 10.5055/jem.0619AbstractFrontline workers are at great risk of significant mental health challenges as a result of responding to large-scale disasters. We conducted a mixed-methods study to identify the challenges experienced and the resources nurses drew upon during this first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 in New York City (NYC). The qualitative data presented here are on 591 nurse participants in the qualitative arm of the study. Responses to qualitative questions were reviewed by one of the investigators to identify emerging themes. Two qualitative researchers used both deductive (guided by the Resilience Theory) and inductive approaches to analysis. Challenges identi fied by nurses included concerns about well-being and health risk; mental health symptoms such as depres sion, anxiety, and difficulty sleeping; fears about the ability to care for patients with severe life-threatening symptoms; and home-work challenges such as risk to family and friends; and lack of availability of institutional resources, particularly, personal protec tive equipment (PPE). Facilitators of resilience were institutional resources and support available; social support from coworkers, friends, and family; and positive professional identity. Recommendations for promoting resilience in future disaster/pandemic responses included clarification of disaster-related professional responsibilities, integration of disaster preparedness into professional education, and engage ment of nurses/frontline workers in preparation plan ning for disasters.Research Informs Policy
Kovner, C. (2021). Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice, 22(2), 83-84. 10.1177/15271544211005048Variables Associated With Nurse-Reported Quality Improvement Participation
AbstractDjukic, M., Fletcher, J., Witkoski Stimpfel, A., & Kovner, C. (2021). Nurse Leader, 19(1), 76-81. 10.1016/j.mnl.2020.06.009AbstractLack of staff engagement in quality improvement (QI) is a persistent challenge in improving quality in health care. In this study, we examined variables associated with nurse-reported participation in QI using data from over 500 registered nurses employed in US hospitals. Of the 16 studied variables, based on the adjusted multivariate regression analysis, the following were positively associated (p < 0.05) with nurse-reported participation in QI: working in advanced practice nursing and manager roles versus staff nurse role, working a full-time work schedule versus a part-time work schedule, and reporting higher levels of procedural justice, quantitative workload, and work motivation.Why Don't U.S. Nurses Get COVID-19 Vaccines
Kovner, C. (2021). Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice, 22(4), 243-244. 10.1177/15271544211053999