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. Prof. 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. 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.

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, 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. 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 at Robert Wagner School of Public Service, NYU

Community/population health

Nursing workforce

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)

Distinguished Contributions to Nursing Research Award (2018)

IRGNI Research Mentorship Award, Academy Health (2018)

Treasurer, CGFNS International, Inc. (2016)

Nursing Outlook Excellence in Policy Award for “State Mandatory Overtime Regulations and Newly Licensed Nurses’ Mandatory and Voluntary Overtime and Total Work Hours.” (2012)

Distinguished Alumna Award, New York University, College of Nursing (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)

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)

Honorary Recognition Award, New York Counties Registered Nurses Association (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)

Nursing care delivery models and nurse satisfaction

Kovner, C. T., Hendrickson, G., Knickman, J. R., & Finkler, S. A. (1994). In Nursing administration quarterly (Vols. 19, Issue 1, pp. 74-85). 10.1097/00006216-199401910-00009

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The relative impact of various nursing care delivery models and management interventions on nurse satisfaction was assessed in 37 New Jersey hospitals. Nurses ranked pay as the most important factor, followed by autonomy and professional status. Changes in scores between pilot and comparison units were significantly different for satisfaction with interactions and task requirements. Change in satisfaction with interaction was significant for all initiatives in aggregate, as well as for each of the five types of initiatives separately. The change in satisfaction with task requirements was significant for all initiatives taken as a group and for those units that implemented reorganization, computer, and education initiatives. Even among nurses who eventually liked the new environment there was a period of initial dissatisfaction.

The supply and demand for health workers in New York City, 1995-1997 : Report

Kovner, C. T. (1994). New School for Social Research.

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Bedside terminals and quality of nursing documentation.

Kovner, C. T., Marr, P. B., Duthie, E., Glassman, K. S., Janovas, D. M., Kelly, J. B., Graham, E., Kovner, C. T., Rienzi, A., Roberts, N. K., & Schick, D. (1993). In Computers in nursing (Vols. 11, Issues 4, pp. 176-182).

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In this article, the authors report on part one of a three-part investigation studying the impact of bedside terminals at New York University Medical Center, New York, NY. Using a before-after parallel control-group design, the quality of computerized nursing documentation was studied before and after adding computers to patient rooms. The quality of documentation was defined by timeliness and completeness of data. The study hypothesis, which predicted a positive relationship between the presence of bedside terminals and the quality of nursing documentation, was not supported. Study results showed a minimal use of the computer terminals located in patient rooms. A surprising result was the use of terminals located in rooms other than that of the patient for which documentation was made.

Changing the delivery of nursing care : Implementation issues and qualitative findings

Kovner, C. T., & Kovne, C. T. (1993). In Journal of Nursing Administration (Vols. 23, Issues 11, pp. 24-34). 10.1097/00005110-199311000-00008

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Contemporary issues in the workplace

Mason, D., McEachen, I., & Kovner, C. T. (1993). In D. Mason, S. Talbott, & J. Leavitt (Eds.), Policy and politics for nurses : Action and change in the workplace, government, organizations, and community (2nd ed., pp. 223-240). W.B. Saunders.

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Financial management for nurse managers and executives

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

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An evaluation of New Jersey nursing incentive reimbursement awards program : Final report

Knickman, J. R., Kovner, C. T., Hendrickson, G., & Finkler, S. A. (1992). New York University.

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Minimizing the cost of employee turnover.

Kovner, C. T., Finkler, S. A., & Kovner, C. T. (1992). In Hospital cost management and accounting (Vols. 4, Issues 5, pp. 1-7).

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Comorbidity, Age, and Hospital Use among Elderly Medicare Patients

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

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Wozu verwenden Pflegende ihre Zeit?

Kovner, C. T., Hendrickson, G., Doddato, T. M., & Kovner, C. T. (1991). In Krankenpflege. Soins infirmiers (Vols. 84, Issues 12, pp. 64-72).

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