Laura Wagner, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
Community Health Systems
School of Nursing

I have conducted several funded studies on improving adverse event reporting system software, managing nursing care around falls management, reducing physical restraints and siderails, improving adverse event disclosure, and assessing safety culture in the nursing home setting. My service work has included working with the National Quality Forum to update their list of Serious Reportable Events to include Long-Term Care as well as working as a Faculty member with Safer Healthcare Now! Initiative in Canada to develop the "Getting Started Kit" for falls management in healthcare settings and also chairing the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario Best Practice Guideline development for Alternatives to Restraint Use.

• Lower Wages of Nurses in Long-Term Care: Does Racial and Ethnic Diversity Explain the Difference?
  Innovation and Aging 2021 Spetz J, Wagner LM, Bates T
• The Association of Race, Ethnicity, and Wages Among Registered Nurses in Long-term Care.
  Medical care 2021 Wagner LM, Bates T, Spetz J
• Medical Care Delivery in U.S. Nursing Homes: Current and Future Practice.
  The Gerontologist 2021 Katz PR, Ryskina K, Saliba D, Costa A, Jung HY, Wagner LM, Unruh MA, Smith BJ, Moser A, Spetz J, Feldman S, Karuza J
• Medical Staffing Organization and Quality of Care Outcomes in Post-acute Care Settings.
  The Gerontologist 2021 Wagner LM, Katz P, Karuza J, Kwong C, Sharp L, Spetz J
• Recommendations to Deliver Person-Centered Long-Term Care for Persons Living With Dementia.
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2021 Wagner LM, Van Haitsma K, Kolanowski A, Spetz J
• A retrospective comparison of guidelines to assess hospital-diagnosed urinary tract infection in nursing home residents.
  American journal of infection control 2021 Cooper DL, Buterakos R, Wagner LM, Tith J, Lee SD
• Health, Quality of Life, and Economic Impacts of Home Care Vouchers for Middle-Income Adults With Disabilities.
  Innovation in Aging 2020 Joanne Spetz, Jacqueline Miller, Connie Kwong, Laura Wagner
• Nurse practitioner students as an essential workforce: The lessons of coronavirus disease 2019.
  Nursing outlook 2020 Intinarelli G, Wagner LM, Burgel B, Andersen R, Gilliss CL
• Nursing Home Patient Safety Culture Perceptions Among US and Immigrant Nurses.
  Journal of patient safety 2020 Wagner LM, Brush BL, Castle NG, Engberg JB, Capezuti EA
• Admission of first generation to college pre-licensure master's entry and graduate nursing students.
  Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2020 Wagner LM, Alderson A, Spetz J
• Director of Nursing Perceptions of Physicians' Roles in US Nursing Homes.
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2019 Wagner LM, Katz P, Karuza J, Sharp L, Seet A, Kwong C, Spetz J
• Deleterious Effects of Higher Body Mass Index on Subjective and Objective Measures of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Cancer Survivors.
  Journal of pain and symptom management 2019 Petrovchich I, Kober KM, Wagner L, Paul SM, Abrams G, Chesney MA, Topp K, Smoot B, Schumacher M, Conley YP, Hammer M, Levine JD, Miaskowski C
• Learning to Lead: Reflections from the Tideswell-AGS-ADGAP Emerging Leaders in Aging Program Scholars.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2019 Foley KT, Farrell TW, Salzman B, Colburn JL, Kumar C, Rottman-Sagebiel R, Wagner LM, Abrams J, Chang A
• Nursing Home Implementation of Health Information Technology: Review of the Literature Finds Inadequate Investment in Preparation, Infrastructure, and Training.
  Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing 2018 Ko M, Wagner L, Spetz J
• Entrustable professional activities for quality and patient safety.
  Nursing outlook 2017 Wagner LM, Dolansky MA, Englander R
• Nurses' Communication of Safety Events to Nursing Home Residents and Families.
  Journal of gerontological nursing 2017 Wagner LM, Driscoll L, Darlington JL, Flores V, Kim J, Melino K, Patel HD, Spetz J
• LESS IS MORE: COMPLEX VOLUNTEER JOBS AND MORE VOLUNTEERING ATTENUATE THE BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING.
  Innovation in Aging 2017 N. Anderson, M. Binns, E. Kröger, T. Damianakis, L.M. Wagner, D.R. Dawson, S. Bernstein
• Improving the Patient Safety Culture in Nursing Homes Through WalkRounds.
  Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety 2016 Wagner LM
• Physical Restraints: Consensus of a Research Definition Using a Modified Delphi Technique.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2016 Bleijlevens MH, Wagner LM, Capezuti E, Hamers JP, International Physical Restraint Workgroup
• Resident and Facility Factors Associated With the Incidence of Urinary Tract Infections Identified in the Nursing Home Minimum Data Set.
  Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society 2016 Castle N, Engberg JB, Wagner LM, Handler S
• Implementation of the High-Risk Alcoholism Relapse Scale in a Liver Transplant Clinic.
  Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates 2015 Zhou M, Wagner LM, Diflo T, Naegle M
• Accreditation and Resident Safety in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes.
  Healthcare quarterly (Toronto, Ont.) 2015 McDonald SM, Wagner LM, Gruneir A
• Quality Care Outcomes in Nursing Homes: The Effects of a Nurse’s Country of Origin and Education.
  Journal of Nursing Regulation 2015 Laura M. Wagner, Barbara L. Brush, John B. Engberg, Nicholas G. Castle, Elizabeth Capezuti
• Examining differences in nurses' language, accent, and comprehensibility in nursing home settings based on birth origin and country of education.
  Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) 2014 Wagner LM, Brush BL, Castle NG, Eaton M, Capezuti E
• Implementation of Mental Health Huddles on Dementia Care Units.
  Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement 2014 Wagner LM, Huijbregts M, Sokoloff LG, Wisniewski R, Walsh L, Feldman S, Conn DK
• The benefits associated with volunteering among seniors: a critical review and recommendations for future research.
  Psychological bulletin 2014 Anderson ND, Damianakis T, Kröger E, Wagner LM, Dawson DR, Binns MA, Bernstein S, Caspi E, Cook SL, BRAVO Team
• Impact of infection preventionists on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid quality measures in Maryland nursing homes.
  American journal of infection control 2014 Wagner LM, Roup BJ, Castle NG
• Hand Hygiene Practices Reported by Nurse Aides in Nursing Homes.
  Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society 2013 Castle N, Handler S, Wagner L
• Potential prescription drug misuse in assisted living.
  Research in gerontological nursing 2013 Castle NG, Handler SM, Wagner LM
• Utilization of a benchmarking database to inform NICHE implementation.
  Research in gerontological nursing 2013 Capezuti E, Boltz MP, Shuluk J, Denysyk L, Brouwer JP, Roberts MC, Dickson VV, Cline DD, Wagner LM, Fairchild S, Kim H, Secic M
• Examining the feasibility and utility of an SBAR protocol in long-term care.
  Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) 2013 Renz SM, Boltz MP, Wagner LM, Capezuti EA, Lawrence TE
• Impact of voluntary accreditation on short-stay rehabilitative measures in U.S. nursing homes.
  Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses 2013 Wagner LM, McDonald SM, Castle NG
• Barriers and facilitators to communicating nursing errors in long-term care settings.
  Journal of patient safety 2013 Wagner LM, Damianakis T, Pho L, Tourangeau A
• Patient safety in medical-surgical units: can nurse certification make a difference?
  Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses 2013 Boltz M, Capezuti E, Wagner L, Rosenberg MC, Secic M
• Staffing-related deficiency citations in nursing homes.
  Journal of aging & social policy 2013 McDonald SM, Wagner LM, Castle NG
• Use of HIT for adverse event reporting in nursing homes: barriers and facilitators.
  Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) 2012 Wagner LM, Castle NG, Handler SM
• Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders - a model for optimising the geriatric nursing practice environment.
  Journal of clinical nursing 2012 Capezuti E, Boltz M, Cline D, Dickson VV, Rosenberg MC, Wagner L, Shuluk J, Nigolian C
• Hand hygiene deficiency citations in nursing homes.
  Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society 2012 Castle N, Wagner L, Ferguson J, Handler S
• Measuring administrators' and direct care workers' perceptions of the safety culture in assisted living facilities.
  Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety 2012 Castle NG, Wagner LM, Sonon K, Ferguson-Rome JC
• Nurses' disclosure of error scenarios in nursing homes.
  Nursing outlook 2012 Wagner LM, Harkness K, Hébert PC, Gallagher TH
• Alcohol Misuse and Abuse Reported by Nurse Aides in Assisted Living.
  Research on Aging 2012 Nicholas G. Castle, Laura M. Wagner, Jamie C. Ferguson-Rome, Mary Lindsey Smith, Steven M. Handler
• Relationship between nursing home safety culture and Joint Commission accreditation.
  Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety 2012 Wagner LM, McDonald SM, Castle NG
• Joint commission accreditation and quality measures in U.S. nursing homes.
  Policy, politics & nursing practice 2012 Wagner LM, McDonald SM, Castle NG
• Restraints and Immobility.
  Pathy\u0027s Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine 2012 Elizabeth A. Capezuti, Laura M. Wagner, Kathleen C. Reid
• Impact of voluntary accreditation on deficiency citations in U.S. nursing homes.
  The Gerontologist 2012 Wagner LM, McDonald SM, Castle NG
• Nursing home deficiency citations for physical restraints and restrictive side rails.
  Western journal of nursing research 2012 Wagner LM, McDonald SM, Castle NG
• Nurses' perceptions of error reporting and disclosure in nursing homes.
  Journal of nursing care quality 2012 Wagner LM, Harkness K, Hébert PC, Gallagher TH
• U.S. Department of Health adverse event reporting policies for nursing homes.
  Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality 2011 Wagner LM, Castle NG, Reid KC, Stone R
• Improving the ability to predict falls among older adults following inpatient rehabilitation.
  Evidence-based nursing 2011 Wagner LM
• Alcohol misuse and abuse in assisted living.
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2011 Castle NG, Wagner LM, Ferguson JC, Smith ML, Handler SM
• Nursing home deficiency citations for infection control.
  American journal of infection control 2011 Castle NG, Wagner LM, Ferguson-Rome JC, Men A, Handler SM
• Current approaches to fall risk assessment in nursing homes.
  Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) 2011 Wagner LM, Scott V, Silver M
• Safety culture of nursing homes: opinions of top managers.
  Health care management review 2011 Castle NG, Wagner LM, Ferguson JC, Handler SM
• Comparing the Safety Culture of Nursing Homes and Hospitals.
  Journal of Applied Gerontology 2011 Nicholas Castle, Laura M. Wagner, Subashan Perera, Jamie C. Ferguson, Steven M. Handler
• Nursing home deficiency citations for safety.
  Journal of aging & social policy 2011 Castle NG, Wagner LM, Ferguson JC, Handler SM
• Fall risk care processes in nursing home facilities.
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2010 Wagner LM, Dionne JC, Zive JR, Rochon PA
• Falls communication patterns among nursing staff working in long-term care settings.
  Clinical nursing research 2010 Wagner LM, Damianakis T, Mafrici N, Robinson-Holt K
• Assessing resident safety culture in nursing homes: using the nursing home survey on resident safety.
  Journal of patient safety 2010 Castle NG, Wagner LM, Perera S, Ferguson JC, Handler SM
• Contractures in nursing home residents.
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2010 Wagner LM, Clevenger C
• Falls among community-residing stroke survivors following inpatient rehabilitation: a descriptive analysis of longitudinal data.
  BMC geriatrics 2009 Wagner LM, Phillips VL, Hunsaker AE, Forducey PG
• Nurses' perceptions of safety culture in long-term care settings.
  Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing 2009 Wagner LM, Capezuti E, Rice JC
• Contractures in frail nursing home residents.
  Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) 2008 Wagner LM, Capezuti E, Brush BL, Clevenger C, Boltz M, Renz S
• Use of a falls incident reporting system to improve care process documentation in nursing homes.
  Quality & safety in health care 2008 Wagner LM, Capezuti E, Clark PC, Parmelee PA, Ouslander JG
• Bed and toilet height as potential environmental risk factors.
  Clinical nursing research 2008 Capezuti E, Wagner L, Brush BL, Boltz M, Renz S, Secic M
• Broadening the patient safety agenda to include safety in long-term care.
  Healthcare quarterly (Toronto, Ont.) 2008 Rust TB, Wagner LM, Hoffman C, Rowe M, Neumann I
• Least restrictive or least understood? Waist restraints, provider practices, and risk of harm.
  Journal of aging & social policy 2008 Capezuti E, Brush BL, Won RM, Wagner LM, Lawson WT
• Description of an advanced practice nursing consultative model to reduce restrictive siderail use in nursing homes.
  Research in nursing & health 2007 Wagner LM, Capezuti E, Brush B, Boltz M, Renz S, Talerico KA
• Consequences of an intervention to reduce restrictive side rail use in nursing homes.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2007 Capezuti E, Wagner LM, Brush BL, Boltz M, Renz S, Talerico KA
• Reporting near-miss events in nursing homes.
  Nursing outlook 2006 Wagner LM, Capezuti E, Ouslander JG
• The role of the nurse in an ambulatory stroke and cognition clinic.
  Axone (Dartmouth, N.S.) 2006 Flogen BR, Stern B, Wagner LM
• Restraints and Immobility.
  Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine 2005 Elizabeth A. Capezuti, Laura M. Wagner
• Impact of a falls menu-driven incident-reporting system on documentation and quality improvement in nursing homes.
  The Gerontologist 2005 Wagner LM, Capezuti E, Taylor JA, Sattin RW, Ouslander JG
• Use of a content analysis procedure for the development of a Falls Management Audit Tool.
  Journal of nursing measurement 2005 Wagner LM, Clark PC, Parmelee P, Capezuti E, Ouslander J
• Falls: successful programming.
  Director (Cincinnati, Ohio) 2003 Wagner LM, Richards D, Oliver M
• Advance care planning and end-of-life care for hospitalized nursing home residents.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2002 Happ MB, Capezuti E, Strumpf NE, Wagner L, Cunningham S, Evans L, Maislin G
• Pentobarbitone modulation of NMDA receptors in neurones isolated from the rat olfactory brain.
  British journal of pharmacology 1995 Charlesworth P, Jacobson I, Richards CD
• Using formulas and functions in spreadsheets.
  Nursing quality connection 1995 Johnson DI