Title: Professor
School/Center: School of Nursing
Office location: 102 Robinson Hall
Office Hours: On sabbatical 2008-09
Phone: 617.373.3627
Fax: 617.373.8675
Email: n.hoffart@neu.edu
Education: PhD, Nursing, University of Virginia; MS, Nursing, University of Minnesota; BSN, South Dakota State University; Postdoctoral Training, University of Rochester
Specializations: Nursing Administration
Research interests: Impact of organizational structure, processes, and change on patient, staff and organizational outcomes
Active Research and Funded Projects: Measuring Outcomes of Educational Experiences on New Nurse Transition. Principal Investigator; Mary B. Young, Co-investigator. Funded by the National League for Nursing.
Community engagement: Massachusetts Association of Colleges of Nursing, Chairperson; Massachusetts Nurse of the Future Project Working Group; Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, Nursing Initiative Advisory Committee; Center for Community Health Research and Service, Board of Directors
Teaching: Qualitative Research Methods, Research Practicum
Selected Publications:
Hoffart, N. (2003). Research commentary: Why are hemodialysis treatments shortened and skilled? Development of a taxonomy and relationship to patient subgroups. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 30, 218.
Hoffart, N., Cobb, A.K., Ballou, K.A., Burnett, M.L., Ellis-Stoll, C., Hinds, M., Kochinda, C., Koehn, M.L., Larson, S.G., Pace, K.B., Sakulkoo, S., Spaniol, R.J., & Tang, W-R. (2002). Assessing Clinical Pathways Use in a Community Hospital: It Depends on What "Use" Means. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement, 28, 167-179.
Holcomb, B.R., Hoffart, N., & Fox, M.H. (2002). Defining and measuring nursing productivity: A concept analysis and pilot study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 38, 378-386.
Pace, K.B., Sakulkoo, S., Hoffart, N., & Cobb, A.K. (2002). Barriers to successful implementation of a clinical pathway for CHF. Journal for Health Care Quality, 24(5), 32-38.
Highlights of Faculty Research at the School of Nursing
