Christine T Kovner

Christine Tassone Kovner, PhD, RN, FAAN is a Professor Emerita. She was the Mathy Mezey Professor of Geriatric Nursing at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and a professor of medicine at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Dr. Kovner is the Editor-in-Chief of Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice. She is a highly respected nurse educator and researcher with more than 150 published articles. Her research focuses 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. Dr. Kovner was the principal investigator of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant 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 at Langone Health.

Dr. Kovner was a visiting scholar at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Policy for two years and has served on many government policy committees, including New York’s State Hospital Review and Planning Council. She has served as a grant reviewer for the NIH, NIOSH, and the Department of Defense among others.

Among her many honors, Dr. Kovner was awarded the Diane O. McGivern Award in 2024. The award recognizes an NYU Meyers graduate for outstanding work in legislation and policy on behalf of professional nursing. Dr. Kovner received the Excellence in Policy Award from Nursing Outlook for “Diversity and education of the nursing workforce 2006-2016,” in 2019, 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.

PhD - New York University

MSN - University of Pennsylvania

BS - Columbia University School of Nursing

Post-doctoral Fellowship - Robert Wagner School of Public Service, NYU

Nursing workforce

Community/population health

American Academy of Nursing Fellow

AcademyHealth

Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science

Sigma Theta Tau

International Association of Clinical Research Nurses

Diane O. McGivern Award, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing (2024)

Excellence in Policy Award, Nursing Outlook (2019)

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)

Financial management for nurse managers and executives

Finkler, S. A., & Kovner, C. (1993). (1–). W.B. Saunders.

Minimizing the cost of employee turnover.

Finkler, S. A., & Kovner, C. T. (1992). Hospital Cost Management and Accounting, 4(5), 1-7.

Comorbidity, Age, and Hospital Use among Elderly Medicare Patients

Grau, L., & Kovner, C. (1991). Journal of Aging and Health, 3(3), 352-367. 10.1177/089826439100300303

Wozu verwenden Pflegende ihre Zeit?

Hendrickson, G., Doddato, T. M., & Kovner, C. T. (1991). Krankenpflege. Soins Infirmiers, 84(12), 64-72.

ACHNE annual business meeting

Kovner, C. (1990). ACHNE Newsletter, 10, 15-16.

Computers in research

Kovner, C. (1990). In G. LoBiondo-Wood & J. Haber (Eds.), The essentials of nursing research (2nd eds., 1–, pp. 329-343). C.V. Mosby.

Effects of computers on nursing resource use

Kovner, C., & Hendrickson, G. (1990). Group Practice Journal, 39, 52-58.

Effects of computers on nursing resource use. Do computers save nurses time?

Hendrickson, G., & Kovner, C. T. (1990). Computers in Nursing, 8(1), 16-22.

Abstract

Abstract

The effects of information systems on nursing resource use are reviewed. The information systems in place in various hospitals differ in major ways; some have an impact on nursing resource use while others do not. Evidence is strong and consistent that computer systems that manage flow of information between nursing units and ancillary departments save time for nurses. The reported findings may even understate the case because workload may have increased during the period of the studies. There is also strong, but unreplicated, evidence that a work plan or electronic Kardex for each patient saves time at report. If nurses are paid for overtime, these savings can translate into cost savings for hospitals. On the other hand, systems that emphasize on-line charting and not communications do not save time. Bedside terminals are too new to have been subjected to careful research by independent investigators, but early reports, which primarily come from vendors, indicate that bedside terminals may further save time and reduce errors. More systematic research into effects of various components is needed to fully document the effect of computers on nurses' time.

How do nurses use their time?

Hendrickson, G., Doddato, T. M., & Kovner, C. T. (1990). Journal of Nursing Administration, 20(3), 31-37. 10.1097/00005110-199003000-00008

Abstract

Abstract

Nurses spend an average of only 31% of their time with patients. The authors determined how nurses spend their time and suggest three ways to reduce time spent on non-essential nursing functions: delegation of some tasks to support personnel, greater use of pharmacy personnel in a decentralized setting, and greater use of computers. Together these changes may both decrease demand for nurses' time and enable professional nurses to focus their energy on tasks that require professional expertise.

Nusing

Kovner, C. (1990). In T. Kovner (Ed.), Health care delivery in the United States (4th eds., 1–, pp. 87-105). Springer.

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