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