Elisa Gricunas, MHA, RN 

Titles
Magnet/special projects coordinator, Patient Care Services, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.

Division
Nursing

Research interests
Nursing

Study interests
Magnet-related issues, nursing satisfaction, nurse sensitive indicators, patient/family satisfaction, patient safety issues, quality improvement.

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.

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/grants 

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

Contact
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
PO Box 1997
MS 600
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1997
Phone: (414) 266-2711
Fax: (414) 266-2720
E-mail: egricunas@chw.org