Elizabeth Cooper
Faculty Emerita
Faculty Emeritus
Expertise
- Clinical Systems Management
- Cardiovascular Intensive Care
- Adult Health
- Professional Development
Research Areas
- Nursing education
- Assessment surveys
- Patient and student outcomes
Appointments
- Program Evaluation Committee
- Distinguished Research Committee
- Academic Standards Committee
Education
- RN Diploma, Abbott-Northwestern School of Nursing
- BS, College of St. Francis
- MSN, University of San Francisco
- DNP, University of San Francisco
Awards & Distinctions
- Member of Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing
Selected Publications
- Cooper, E. (2003). Pieces of the Shortage Puzzle: Aging and Shift Work. Nursing Economics, 21(2), 75-79.
- Cooper, E. (2008). VRE: How you can stop the spread of this drug-resistant organism. RN, 71(2), 27-31.
- Cooper, E. (2009). Creating a culture of professional development. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 40 (11), 501-508.
Additional Information
Licensure & Certification
- Licensed professional registered nurse in California
- Certified Nurse Leader (CNL)
- Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
Professional Memberships
- Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing
- California Nursing Association
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses
- local and national member)
- American Educational Research Association
- National League of Nurses
Research
- Current focus: professional development & mentorship
- Began mentorship program at UCSF April 2010
- Consultant for mentorship program at UCSF 10ICC
- School of Nursing safety issues
Service
- BSN Co-Chair
- Quality & Safety Officer
- Member of the Administration Council
- Member of the Academic Standards Committee
- Member of the Distinguished Research Committee
- Member of DNP Advisory Board
- Member of the QSEN Resource Team
- Sigma Theta-Tau Beta Gamma Chapter
- Past Member of the SON Search Committee
- Past Member of the Program Evaluation Committee
- At the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center:
- Member of the Nursing Performance Improvement Executive Committee
Presentations
- April 20, 2010- Mentor Pilot Program to the cardiovascular intensive care staff
- June 17, 2010 led Mentor Meeting in 10ICC UCSF
- September 29-30,2010 poster presentation at the Third National DNP Conference:
- “Creating a Culture of Professional Development: A Milestone Pathway Tool for Registered Nurses”
- March 17 & 18, 2011- Poster presentation at the 21st Annual Medical-Surgical Nursing Conference. “Creating a Culture of Professional Development: A Milestone Pathway Tool for Registered Nurses”
- March 16, 2011 Presentation to the UCSF 10 ICC mentorship participants. “Mentorship Games verses Joy Stealing Games”
- April & May, 2011 present Quality and Safety reporting findings to faculty and students in multiple meetings.
- May 31-June 2, 2011 – Poster presentation at the 2011 QSEN National Forum. “Reporting Errors & Near Misses: Creating a Just Culture Transparency for Both Faculty & Nursing Students”
- June 15, 2011 Podium presentation at the San Francisco Bay Area QSEN Faculty Development Year 1 Follow Up Meeting.
- September 19, 2011 presentation to USF SONHP faculty on the One year summary of QSEN Outcomes
- September 29, 2011 podium presentation at the 4th National Doctoral of Nursing Practice Conference: Impacting Health Care Policy. “Creating a Culture of Blameless Reporting & Transparency in Nursing Education”