Kathy Disiewich

Kathy Disiewich

RN, BSN, MSN/ED

Faculty - Saskatchewan Collaborative Bachelor of Science in Nursing

306-659-4128
kathy.disiewich@saskpolytech.ca 

Areas of Expertise

  • Nursing Education
  • Medical/Surgical Nursing
  • Rural Nursing
  • Homecare Nursing
  • Distance Learning

Related Professional Experience

  • Committee Member Practice Evaluation Working Group
  • Committee Member SCBScN Curriculum Committee
  • Former Committee  Member, SCBScN Evaluation Working Group
  • Member Western North Western Region Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (WNRCASN)
  • Member Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN)
  • Former Faculty, NEPS Second Degree Entry Option
  • Former Faculty, Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies
  • Former Member, NEPS Second Degree Entry Option Committee
  • Inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (2008)
  • Committee Member, Appointed: Saskatchewan Association of Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists Public representative, Saskatchewan Association of Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists (2012-2018)
  • Former Committee Member, Saskatchewan Collaborative Bachelor of Science in Nursing Scholarship Committee, Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST)
  • Former Committee Member, Saskatchewan Collaborative Bachelor of Science in Nursing Second degree Entry Option Committee, Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST)
  • Former Committee Member, NEPS Second Degree Entry Option Committee, Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST)
  • Former Committee Member, Nursing Division Patient Safety Committee, Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST)
  • Former Chair, Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia Chapter President, Revelstoke Chapter, Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia

Selected Publications

  • Online Resource: Michelle Pavloff Pamela Farthing Elsie Duff Kathy Disiewich Melissa Dykhuizen.Continuing Education for Rural and Remote Saskatchewan Registered Nurses: A Needs Assessment Survey. (2019). 
  • Conference Publications. Farthing P, Pavloff M, Duff E, Disiewich K, Dykhuizen M. (2018). (2018). Continuing nursing education: A needs assessment survey of rural and remote Saskatchewan registered nurses.Canadian Association ofSchools of Nursing Nursing Education Conference. Conference Date: 2018/5 Paper Published

Selected Grants and/or Research Projects

  • Research Grants. Saskatchewan Center for Patient-Oriented Research (SCOPR) Mental Health and Addictions Program ($3750) Dec 2019 co-researcher
  • Sprout grant in partnership with Saskatchewan Center for Patient-Oriented Research (SCOPR) ($180,000) Feb 2020 co-researcher
  • Research Projects. 2014/3 Enhancing cultures of safety and safety engagement in the Saskatchewan mining industry: A collaborative and multidisciplinary inquiry.
  • Research study – Team member: SESEMI – (Best Practices in education)
  • 2018/9- present Saskatchewan Agricultural Producer Mental Health Research co researcher
  • 2019/12- present Evidence-based Teaching in Nursing Education co researcher