Karen Bauce, DNP, MPA, RN, NEA-BC

Dr. Bauce teaches the Master of Science in Nursing core courses as well as the specialty courses for the Nursing Healthcare Organizational Leadership (MS) track. Her research interests include nursing leadership and the innovative use of technology to support pedagogy in nursing education. Dr. Bauce also has an interest in the science of compassion, which stems from her work as a co-coordinator of the Annual Dialog on Compassion at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut, where she was faculty and an Associate Dean of Online Graduate Programs. Dr. Bauce was a 2020 recipient of the Connecticut Florence Nightingale Award.

Books/Book Chapters

Bauce, K., & Fitzpatrick, J. J. (Eds.) (2018). Nursing research critique: A model for excellence. Springer Publishing Company.

Bauce, K. (2014). Cultural competence. In J. J. Fitzpatrick and G. McCarthy (Eds.). Theories guiding nursing research and practice: Making nursing knowledge development explicit. Springer Publishing Company.

Bauce, K. Concept analysis: Cultural competence (2016). In J. J. Fitzpatrick and G. McCarthy (Eds.). Nursing concept analysis: Applications to research and practice. Springer Publishing Company.

Cook, L., Volpe, A. A., & Bauce, K. (2018).  Critique of maternal and paternal knowledge and perception regarding infant pain in the NICU research article. In K. Bauce and J. J. Fitzpatrick (Eds.), Nursing research critique: A model for excellence. Springer Publishing Company.

Harris, M., & Bauce, K. (2018). Critique of text reminders to improve childhood vaccination adherence in the Philippines research article. In K. Bauce and J. J. Fitzpatrick (Eds.), Nursing research critique: A model for excellence. Springer Publishing Company.

Jacobson, S. F., & Bauce, K. (2017). Cultural/Transcultural Focus. In J. J. Fitzpatrick (Ed.) Encyclopedia of nursing research (4th ed.). Springer Publishing Company.

Schexnayder, J., Dolansky. M., & Bauce, K. (2018). Critique of patient safety culture and nurse-reported events in outpatient hemodialysis units research article. In K. Bauce and J. J. Fitzpatrick (Eds.), Nursing research critique: A model for excellence. Springer Publishing Company.

Peer-Reviewed Journals

Bauce, K., Kaylor, M. B., Staysniak, G., & Etcher, L. (2023). Use of theory to guide integration of virtual reality technology in nursing education: A scoping review. Journal of Professional Nursing, 44, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2022.10.003

Bauce, K., Fahs, D., Battten, J., & Whittemore, R. (2018). The use of videoconferencing for the management of congestive heart failure: An integrative review. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 44(4), 45-52. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20180207-01

Bauce, K., Kridli, S. A., & Fitzpatrick, J. J. (2014). Cultural competence and psychological empowerment in acute care nurses. Online Journal of Cultural Competence in Nursing and Healthcare, 4(2), 27-38. https:///doi.org/10.9730/ojcnh.org/v4n2a3

Etcher, L., Bauce, K., & Finger, R. (in press). Narrative analysis of health science faculty input on the usefulness and applicability of a scripture integration course. Journal of Christian Nursing.

Manuscripts in Development

Bauce, K., & Etcher, L. (in development). A comparative analysis of the literature on the use of theoretical frameworks to support serious games for health. On schedule for December 2023 submission to Journal of Medical Internet Research Serious Games.

Compassion: A Path to Global Well-Being. Invited panel participant. Quinnipiac University Albert Schweitzer Institute, Hamden, CT. September 29-30, 2022.

Digital Education. On campus and synchronous Zoom presentation at Faculty Institute, Sacred Heart University, Fall 2021

Augmented and Virtual Reality Applications in Nursing Education. Initiated and facilitated workshop co-led by Digital Bodies founders Emory Craig and Maya Georgieva, Sacred Heart University, 2019

Innovation in Nursing Podium Panel Member. 47th Global Nursing and Healthcare Conference, London, UK, 2018

Poster Presentations Judge. 47th Global Nursing and Healthcare Conference, London, UK, 2018.

The Cultural Competence Model: Application to Nursing Research and Practice. Poster Presentation at Sigma Theta Tau Collaborative Research Day, Yale School of Nursing, CT, 2014