Barbara B Brewer

Barbara B Brewer , PhD, RN, MALS, MBA, FAAN

Professor Emerita, Nursing

Barbara B Brewer
  • PO Box 210203
    Tucson, Arizona 85721
    Interests & Expertise
    Big Data, Caregivers, Data Analytics, Healthcare Systems, Patient & Nursing Outcome Measurement, Patient Care Delivery Models, Quantitative Methods, Work Environment

Education

  • Ph.D., Nursing, The University of Arizona, 2002
  • M.B.A., Business, Columbia University, 1992
  • M.S.N., Nursing, Yale University, 1988
  • M.A.L.S., Literature, Wesleyan University, 1986
  • B.S., Nursing, University of Rhode Island, 1972

Awards

  • Tucson Fab 50, Spring 2017
  • Fellow American Academy of Nursing, American Academy of Nursing, Fall 2013

Courses

  • Dissertation
    NURS 920 (Fall 2020)
  • Dissertation
    NURS 920 (Summer 2020)
  • Independent Study
    NURS 799 (Summer 2020)
  • Dissertation
    NURS 920 (Spring 2020)
  • Research Preceptorship
    NURS 791A (Spring 2020)
  • Data Mgmnt/Hlthcare Syst
    NURS 634 (Spring 2020)
  • Dissertation
    NURS 920 (Fall 2019)
  • Theory Ldrshp & Org Mgmt
    NURS 650 (Fall 2019)
  • Dissertation
    NURS 920 (Summer 2019)
  • Independent Study
    NURS 799 (Summer 2019)
  • Dissertation
    NURS 920 (Spring 2019)
  • Research Preceptorship
    NURS 791A (Spring 2019)
  • Mthds Scholarly Inquiry
    NURS 652 (Spring 2019)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Fall 2018)
  • Dissertation
    NURS 920 (Fall 2018)
  • Theory Ldrshp & Org Mgmt
    NURS 650 (Fall 2018)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Summer 2018)
  • Dissertation
    NURS 920 (Summer 2018)
  • Independent Study
    NURS 799 (Summer 2018)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Spring 2018)
  • Dissertation
    NURS 920 (Spring 2018)
  • Mthds Scholarly Inquiry
    NURS 652 (Spring 2018)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Fall 2017)
  • Dissertation
    NURS 920 (Fall 2017)
  • Theory Ldrshp & Org Mgmt
    NURS 650 (Fall 2017)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Summer 2017)
  • Dissertation
    NURS 920 (Summer 2017)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Spring 2017)
  • Dissertation
    NURS 920 (Spring 2017)
  • Research Preceptorship
    NURS 791A (Spring 2017)
  • Independent Study
    NURS 699 (Spring 2017)
  • Mthds Scholarly Inquiry
    NURS 652 (Spring 2017)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Fall 2016)
  • Dissertation
    NURS 920 (Fall 2016)
  • Theory Ldrshp & Org Mgmt
    NURS 650 (Fall 2016)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Summer 2016)
  • Dissertation
    NURS 920 (Summer 2016)
  • Independent Study
    NURS 799 (Summer 2016)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Spring 2016)
  • Dissertation
    NURS 920 (Spring 2016)
  • Independent Study
    NURS 799 (Spring 2016)
  • Mthds Scholarly Inquiry
    NURS 652 (Spring 2016)

Research Impact

My research focuses on understanding relationships among professional practice, environments of care, communication and quality, and safety outcomes in acute care hospitals. Currently my focus is on stability of communication structures and how they affect patient safety outcomes.

Chapters

  • Alexandrov, A. W., Brewer, T. L., & Brewer, B. B. (2019). The Role of Outcomes and Quality Improvement in Enhancing and Evaluating Practice Changes. In Evidence Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare. Wolters Kluwer.
  • Brewer, B. B. (2019). Forward. In Assessing and measuring caring in nursing and health sciences. Springer.
  • Brewer, B. B., & Watson, J. (2018). The Development of Caring Research in Practice Settings: The International Watson Caritas Comparative Database. In Handbook for Caring Science: Expanding the Paradigm. Springer.
  • Reed, P. G., & Brewer, B. B. (2018). Generating Knowledge in Practice: Philosophical and Methodological Considerations. In Nursing Knowledge and Theory Innovation. Springer.

Journals/Publications

  • Brewer, B. B., Carley, K. M., Benham-Hutchins, M., & Effken, J. A. (2020). Exploring the Stability of Communication Network Metrics in a Dynamic Nursing Context. Social Networks.
  • Halfer, D., Brewer, B., Ulrich, B., & Kramer, M. (2019). A Professional Nursing Acute Care Practice Curriculum. The Journal of nursing administration, 49(12), 604-609.
  • Rosenfeld, A., Davis, M. P., Carrington, J. M., Brewer, B. B., & Shea, K. D. (2019). A model to evaluate data science in nursing doctoral curricula. Nursing Outlook. doi:doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2018.10.007
  • Rosenfeld, A., Davis, M. P., Carrington, J. M., Brewer, B. B., & Shea, K. D. (2019). A model to evaluate data science in nursing doctoral curricula. Nursing Outlook.
  • Brewer, B. B., Carley, K., Benham-Hutchins, M., & Effken, J. A. (2018). Relationship of Staff Information-Sharing and Advice Networks to Patient Safety Outcomes. Journal of Nursing Administration.
  • Brewer, B. B., Carrington, J. M., Young, J., & Nibbelink, C. (2018). Informatics solutions for application of decision-making skills. Critical Care Clinical of North America, 30, 237-246.
  • Benham-Hutchins, M., Carley, K. M., Brewer, B. B., Effken, J. A., & Reminga, J. (2018). Nursing Unit Communication During a US Public Health Emergency: Natural Experiment. JMIR Nursing, 1(1).
  • Brewer, B. B., & Snyder, K. A. (2018). Workforce Agility: An answer to turbulence in acute care nursing environments?. Nursing Management.
  • Brewer, B. B., Carley, K., Benham-Hutchins, M., & Effken, J. A. (2018). Nursing Unit Design Relationships with Nursing Staff Communication and Patient Safety. Health Environments Research & Design.
  • Hayter, K. L., & Brewer, B. B. (2018). Patient Perceptions of Caring in a Midwestern Hospital International Journal for Human Caring. International Journal for Human Caring, 23(2), 147-152.
  • Nibbelink, C. W., Young, J. R., Carrington, J. M., & Brewer, B. B. (2018). Informatics Solutions for Application of Decision-Making Skills. Critical care nursing clinics of North America, 30(2), 237-246.
  • Shea, K. D., Brewer, B. B., Carrington, J. M., Davis, M., Gephart, S., & Rosenfeld, A. (2018). A model to evaluate data science in nursing doctoral curricula. Nursing outlook.
  • Hayter, K. L., & Brewer, B. B. (2017). Halldorsdottir's Modes of Being with Another to Evaluate Patient Comments International Journal for Human Caring. International Journal for Human Caring.
  • Kramer, M., Brewer, B. B., Halfer, D., Hnatiuk, C. N., MacPhee, M., Duchscher, J. B., Maguire, P., Coe, T., & Schmalenberg, C. (2017). Impact of Professional Nursing Practices on Patient/Nurse Outcomes: Testing the Essential Professional Nursing Practices Instrument. The Journal of nursing administration, 47(5), 278-288.
  • Nibbelink, C. W., & Brewer, B. B. (2017). Decision-making in nursing practice: An integrative literature review. Journal of clinical nursing.
  • Parmar, R., Brewer, B. B., & Szalacha, L. A. (2017). Foot Massage, Touch, and Presence in Decreasing Anxiety during a Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Feasibility Study. Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.).
  • Crist, J. D., Brewer, B. B., Poedel, R. J., & Mathew, L. (2016). Designing a virtual simulation case for cultural competence using a community-based participatory research approach: A Puerto Rican case. Nurse Educator. doi:10.1097/NNE.0000000000000338
  • Mathew, L., Brewer, B. B., Crist, J. D., & Poedel, R. J. (2016). Designing a Virtual Simulation Case for Cultural Competence Using a Community-Based Participatory Research Approach: A Puerto Rican Case. Nurse educator.
  • Brewer, B. B., & Watson, J. (2015). Evaluation of Authentic Human Caring Professional Practices. The Journal of nursing administration, 45(12), 622-7.
  • Watson, J., & Brewer, B. B. (2015). Caring science research: criteria, evidence, and measurement. The Journal of nursing administration, 45(5), 235-6.
  • Duffy, J. R., Brewer, B. B., & Weaver, M. T. (2014). Revision and Psychometric Properties of the Caring Assessment Tool. Clinical Nursing Research, 23(1), 80-93.
  • Duffy, J. R., Brewer, B. B., & Weaver, M. T. (2014). Revision and psychometric properties of the caring assessment tool. Clinical nursing research, 23(1), 80-93.
  • Kramer, M., Brewer, B. B., Halfer, D., Hnatiuk, C. N., MacPhee, M., & Schmalenberg, C. (2014). The evolution and development of an instrument to measure essential professional nursing practices. The Journal of nursing administration, 44(11), 569-76.
  • Brewer, B. B., & Verran, J. A. (2013). Measuring nursing unit environments with four composite measure. Nursing economic$, 31(5), 241-9.
  • Brewer, B. B., & Verran, J. A. (2013). Measuring nursing unit environments with four composite measures. Nursing Economics, 31(5), 241-249.
  • Effken, J. A., Gephart, S. M., Brewer, B. B., & Carley, K. M. (2013). Using *ORA, a network analysis tool, to assess the relationship of handoffs to quality and safety outcomes. Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN, 31(1), 36-44.
  • Effken, J. A., Gephart, S. M., Brewer, B. B., & Carley, K. M. (2013). Using *oRA, a network analysis tool, to assess the relationship of handoffs to quality and safety outcomes. CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing, 31(1), 36-44.
  • Kramer, M., Brewer, B. B., Halfer, D., Maguire, P., Beausoleil, S., Claman, K., Macphee, M., & Duchscher, J. B. (2013). Changing our lens: seeing the chaos of professional practice as complexity. Journal of nursing management, 21(4), 690-704.
  • Kramer, M., Brewer, B. B., & Maguire, P. (2013). Impact of healthy work environments on new graduate nurses' environmental reality shock. Western journal of nursing research, 35(3), 348-83.
  • Kramer, M., Brewer, B. B., Halfer, D., Maguire, P., Beausoleil, S., Claman, K., Macphee, M., & Duchscher, J. B. (2013). Changing our lens: Seeing the chaos of professional practice as complexity. Journal of Nursing Management, 21(4), 690-704.
  • Kramer, M., Maguire, P., Halfer, D., Brewer, B., & Schmalenberg, C. (2013). Impact of Residency Programs on Professional Socialization of Newly Licensed Registered Nurses. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 35(4), 459-496.
  • Kramer, M., Brewer, B. B., & Maguire, P. (2013). Impact of Healthy Work Environments on New Graduate Nurses' Environmental Reality Shock. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 35(3), 348-383.
  • Effken, J. A., Carley, K. M., Lee, J. S., Brewer, B. B., & Verran, J. A. (2012). Simulating nursing unit performance with OrgAhead: strengths and challenges. Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN, 30(11), 620-6.
  • Effken, J. A., Carley, K. M., Lee, J., Brewer, B. B., & Verran, J. A. (2012). Simulating nursing unit performance with OrgAhead: strengths and challenges.. Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN, 30(11), 620-626.
  • Effken, J. A., Carley, K. M., Lee, J., Brewer, B. B., & Verran, J. A. (2012). Simulating nursing unit performance with orgahead: Strengths and challenges. CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing.
  • Brewer, B., Effken, J. A., Carley, K. M., Gephart, S., Verran, J. A., Bianchi, D., Reminga, J., & Brewer, B. B. (2011). Using ORA to explore the relationship of nursing unit communication to patient safety and quality outcomes. International journal of medical informatics, 80(7).
  • Duffy, J. R., & Brewer, B. B. (2011). Feasibility of a multi-institution collaborative to improve patient-nurse relationship quality. Journal of Nursing Administration, 41(2), 78-83.
  • Duffy, J. R., & Brewer, B. B. (2011). Feasibility of a multi-institution collaborative to improve patient-nurse relationship quality. The Journal of nursing administration, 41(2), 78-83.
  • Effken, J. A., Brewer, B. B., Logue, M. D., Gephart, S. M., & Verran, J. A. (2011). Using Cognitive Work Analysis to fit decision support tools to nurse managers' work flow. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 80(10), 698-707.
  • Effken, J. A., Carley, K. M., Gephart, S., Verran, J. A., Bianchi, D., Reminga, J., & Brewer, B. B. (2011). Using ORA to explore the relationship of nursing unit communication to patient safety and quality outcomes. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 80(7), 507-517.
  • Effken, J. A., Brewer, B. B., Logue, M. D., Gephart, S. M., & Verran, J. A. (2011). Using Cognitive Work Analysis to fit decision support tools to nurse managers' work flow. International journal of medical informatics, 80(10), 698-707.
  • Kramer, M., Maguire, P., & Brewer, B. B. (2011). Clinical nurses in Magnet hospitals confirm productive, healthy unit work environments. Journal of Nursing Management, 19(1), 5-17.
  • Kramer, M., Maguire, P., & Brewer, B. B. (2011). Clinical nurses in Magnet hospitals confirm productive, healthy unit work environments. Journal of nursing management, 19(1), 5-17.
  • Brewer, B. B., Brewer, M. A., & Schultz, A. A. (2009). A collaborative approach to building the capacity for research and evidence-based practice in community hospitals. The Nursing clinics of North America, 44(1), 11-25, ix.
  • Brewer, B. B., Brewer, M. A., & Schultz, A. A. (2009). A Collaborative Approach to Building the Capacity for Research and Evidence-Based Practice in Community Hospitals. Nursing Clinics of North America, 44(1), 11-25.
  • Clarke, P. N., Watson, J., & Brewer, B. B. (2009). From theory to practice: Caring science according to watson and brewer. Nursing Science Quarterly, 22(4), 339-345.
  • Clarke, P. N., Watson, J., & Brewer, B. B. (2009). From theory to practice: caring science according to Watson and Brewer. Nursing science quarterly, 22(4), 339-45.
  • Kramer, M., Schmalenberg, C., Maguire, P., Brewer, B. B., Burke, R., Chmielewski, L., Cox, K., Kishner, J., Krugman, M., Meeks-Sjostrom, D., & Waldo, M. (2009). Walk the talk: promoting control of nursing practice and a patient-centered culture. Critical care nurse, 29(3), 77-93.
  • Kramer, M., Schmalenberg, C., Brewer, B. B., Verran, J. A., & Keller-Unger, J. (2009). Accurate assessment of clinical nurses' work environments: response rate needed. Research in nursing & health, 32(2), 229-40.
  • Kramer, M., Schmalenberg, C., Maguire, P., Brewer, B. B., Burke, R., Chmielewski, L., Cox, K., Kishner, J., Krugman, M., Meeks-Sjostrom, D., & Waldo, M. (2009). Walk the talk: Promoting control of nursing practice and a patient-centered culture. Critical Care Nurse, 29(3), 77-93.
  • Kramer, M., Schmalenberg, C., Brewer, B. B., Verran, J. A., & Keller-Unger, J. (2009). Accurate assessment of clinical nurses' work environments: Response rate needed. Research in Nursing and Health, 32(2), 229-240.
  • Brewer, B. B., Verran, J. A., & Stichler, J. F. (2008). The Systems Research Organizing Model: a conceptual perspective for facilities design. HERD, 1(4), 7-19.
  • Kramer, M., Schmalenberg, C., Maguire, P., Brewer, B. B., Burke, R., Chmielewski, L., Cox, K., Kishner, J., Krugman, M., Meeks-Sjostrom, D., & Waldo, M. (2008). Structures and practices enabling staff nurses to control their practice. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 30(5), 539-559.
  • Kramer, M., Schmalenberg, C., Maguire, P., Brewer, B. B., Burke, R., Chmielewski, L., Cox, K., Kishner, J., Krugman, M., Meeks-Sjostrom, D., & Waldo, M. (2008). Structures and practices enabling staff nurses to control their practice. Western journal of nursing research, 30(5), 539-59.
  • Milton, D., Pipe, T. B., Hatler, C., Brewer, B. B., LaMar, K., Clark, C., & Estrada, N. (2008). Clarifying the Role of Director of Nursing Research in Clinical Settings: Expectations and Challenges. Nurse Leader, 6(4), 29-33.
  • Schmalenberg, C., Kramer, M., Brewer, B. B., Burke, R., Chmielewski, L., Cox, K., Kishner, J., Krugman, M., Meeks-Sjostrom, D., & Waldo, M. (2008). Clinically competent peers and support for education: Structures and practices that work. Critical Care Nurse, 28(4), 54-65.
  • Schmalenberg, C., Kramer, M., Brewer, B. B., Burke, R., Chmielewski, L., Cox, K., Kishner, J., Krugman, M., Meeks-Sjostrom, D., & Waldo, M. (2008). Clinically competent peers and support for education: structures and practices that work. Critical care nurse, 28(4), 54-60, 62-5.
  • Brewer, B. B., Wojner-Alexandrov, A. W., Triola, N., Pacini, C., Cline, M., Rust, J. E., & Kerfoot, K. (2007). AACN Synergy Model's characteristics of patients: psychometric analyses in a tertiary care health system. American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, 16(2), 158-67.
  • Brewer, B. B., Wojner-Alexandrov, A. W., Triola, N., Pacini, C., Cline, M., Rust, J. E., & Kerfoot, K. (2007). AACN Synergy model's characteristics of patients: Psychometric analyses in a tertiary care health system. American Journal of Critical Care, 16(2), 158-167.
  • Kramer, M., Maguire, P., Schmalenberg, C., Brewer, B., Burke, R., Chmielewski, L., Cox, K., Kishner, J., Krugman, M., Meeks-Sjostrom, D., & Waldo, M. (2007). Nurse manager support: What is it? Structures and practices that promote it. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 31(4), 325-340.
  • Brewer, B. B. (2006). Relationships among teams, culture, safety, and cost outcomes. Western journal of nursing research, 28(6), 641-53.
  • Brewer, B. B. (2006). Is patient acuity a proxy for patient characteristics of the AACN Synergy Model for patient care?. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 30(4), 351-357.
  • Brewer, B. B. (2006). Relationships among teams, culture, safety, and cost outcomes. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 28(6), 641-653.
  • Nadolski, G. J., Bell, M. A., Brewer, B. B., Frankel, R. M., Cushing, H. E., & Brokaw, J. J. (2006). Evaluating the quality of interaction between medical students and nurses in a large teaching hospital. BMC Medical Education, 6.
  • Nadolski, G. J., Bell, M. A., Brewer, B. B., Frankel, R. M., Cushing, H. E., & Brokaw, J. J. (2006). Evaluating the quality of interaction between medical students and nurses in a large teaching hospital. BMC medical education, 6, 23.
  • Brewer, B. B. (2005). Is patient acuity a proxy for patient characteristics of the AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care?. Nursing administration quarterly, 30(4), 351-7.
  • Effken, J. A., Brewer, B. B., Patil, A., Lamb, G. S., Verran, J. A., & Carley, K. (2005). Using OrgAhead, a computational modeling program, to improve patient care unit safety and quality outcomes. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 74(7-8), 605-613.
  • Effken, J. A., Brewer, B. B., Patil, A., Lamb, G. S., Verran, J. A., & Carley, K. (2004). Using computational modeling to improve patient care unit safety and quality outcomes.. Medinfo, 11(Pt 1), 726-730.
  • Effken, J. A., Brewer, B. B., Patil, A., Lamb, G. S., Verran, J. A., & Carle, K. (2004). Using computational modeling to improve patient care unit safety and quality outcomes. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 107, 726-730.
  • Effken, J. A., Brewer, B. B., Patil, A., Lamb, G. S., Verran, J. A., & Carley, K. (2003). Using computational modeling to study the impact of workplace characteristics on patient safety outcomes.. AMIA . Annual Symposium proceedings [electronic resource] / AMIA Symposium. AMIA Symposium, 837-.
  • Effken, J. A., Brewer, B. B., Patil, A., Lamb, G. S., Verran, J. A., & Carley, K. M. (2003). Using computational modeling to transform nursing data into actionable information. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 36(4-5), 351-361.
  • Phillips, L. R., Brewer, B. B., & Torres, E. (2001). The Elder Image Scale: A Method for Indexing History and Emotion in Family Caregiving. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 9(1), 23-47.
  • Brewer, B. B., & Jackson, L. (1997). A case management model for the emergency department. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 23(6), 618-621.

Presentations

  • Carrington, J. M., Brewer, B. B., Davis, M. P., Rosenfeld, A. G., Shea, K. D., & Gephart, S. M. (2017, April). Use of NLP to Analyze Core Course Content and Weave in Data Science. InSpire 2017: Developing the Health Informatics Workforce of the Future Conference. La Jolla, California: American Medical Informatics Association.
  • Carrington, J. M., Gephart, S. M., Rosenfeld, A. G., Davis, M. P., Brewer, B. B., & Shea, K. D. (2017, spring). Leading Change: Threading Data Science through the Nursing PhD Curriculum. Nursing Annual Regional Conference. Denver, CO: Western Institute of Nursing.
  • Gephart, S. M., Brewer, B. B., Carrington, J. M., Doyle, M., Shea, K. D., & Rosenfeld, A. G. (2017, January). Weaving data science into the fabric of core curriculum for the nursing research doctorate. Doctoral Education Conference. San Diego, CA: AACN.
  • Shea, K. D., Brewer, B. B., Davis, M. P., Rosenfeld, A. G., Gephart, S. M., & Carrington, J. M. (2017, January). Weaving data science into the fabric of core curriculum for the nursing research doctorate. AACN Doctoral Education Conference. Coronado, CA: American Academy for Colleges of Nursing.
  • Shea, K. D., Shea, K. D., Brewer, B. B., Brewer, B. B., Davis, M. P., Davis, M. P., Rosenfeld, A. G., Rosenfeld, A. G., Gephart, S. M., Gephart, S. M., Carrington, J. M., & Carrington, J. M. (2017, spring). Leading Change: Threading Data Science through the Nursing PhD Curriculum. Nursing Annual Regional Conference. Denver, CO: Western Institute of Nursing.