Elisa Gricunas, MHA, RN 

Patient Care Services

Title(s): Magnet/special projects coordinator, Patient Care Services, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.

Education: BSN, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1999; master's of Health Administration, Saint Louis University, 2004; administrative fellowship, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 2004-2005.

Honors: Harry J. Harwick Scholarship of the American College of Medical Practice Executives, 2003; Ignatious Scholarship for Excellence in Health Administration, 2002; Saint Louis University Scholarship Recipient, 2001; University of Illinois Student Leader Award, 2000; Illinois Nurses' Association Sonne Scholarship Winner, 1999; University of Illinois Scholarship Winner, 1998.

Research interests: Quality improvement, patient/family satisfaction, patient safety issues, nurse sensitive indicators, nursing satisfaction and Magnet-related issues.

Representative publications/presentations:

• Magnet Status Advisor: Ready for Redesignation: Champion Retreat Reveals Opportunities to Grow Magnet Culture.
• Magnet Mentors: Share Your Journey with Application Organizations.

Poster presentations:

• Assessing Patient/Family Perceptions of Hospitalization Utilizing a Real-time Barometer Tool.
• Nurses Shaping Our Future, Madison, Wis. (2006).
• Building Bridges to Research Based Nursing Practice, Milwaukee. (2006).

Evidence-based practice projects/current grants: 

• Research study: Assessing Patient/Family Perceptions of Hospitalization Utilizing a Real-time Barometer Tool, coprincipal investigator.

Contact information: PO Box 1997, MS 600, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1997. Phone: (414) 266-2711. Fax: (414) 266-2720. E-mail: egricunas@chw.org.