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Prof. Katharina Fierz PhD, RN

Prof. Katharina Fierz

Prof. Katharina Fierz PhD, RN

ZHAW School of Health Sciences
Institute of Nursing
Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 63 01
katharina.fierz@zhaw.ch

Work at ZHAW

Position

Focus

Institute management, ANP role development, ageing, integrity in research

Teaching

  • Solution-orientated mentoring of students, thesis supervision BScN, MScN, 2012-
  • Development, integration into curriculum, teaching activity of the topic area 'good scientific conduct - preventing scientific misconduct' (2008-2017)
  • Development and implementation of the practice-based annual course on ANP role development in the MSc programme at the University of Basel (2013- 2018)
  • Introduction to qualitative research (2012-2017)
  • group supervision Action learning

Experience

  • Head of the ZHAW Institute of Nursing with the Bsc, Msc/Research and Development, Continuing Education/Services divisions; member of the department management
    ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
    04 / 2018 - today
  • Postdoc, research associate at the University of Basel: student advisory service, research, teaching; from 2016 Chair of the Curriculum Committee, operational management of the Master of Science in Nursing programme Member of the Leadership Team
    University of Basel, Department of Public Health, Institute of Nursing Science
    06 / 2012 - 03 / 2018
  • Research assistant at the University Hospital Basel; temporary member of the Leadership Team
    University of Basel, Department of Public Health, Institute of Nursing Science
    05 / 2006 - 02 / 2012
  • Registered Nurse DN II
    Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich
    03 / 1997 - 12 / 2007

Education and Continuing education

Education

  • PhD / Nursing Science
    University of Basel, Switzerland
    10 / 2005 - 10 / 2012
  • Master in Science / Nursing
    University of Basel, Switzerland
    09 / 2000 - 09 / 2003
  • Registered Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Diploma level II / Nursing
    School of the Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich
    09 / 1992 - 09 / 1996

Continuing Education

  • Certificate of Advanced studies in e-learning design
    Lucerne Teacher Training University
    10 / 2016
  • Certificate of Advanced studies in e-learning design
    ZurichTeacher Training University
    04 / 2013
  • Attendance certificate: focus groups /Prof. Susanne Suggs; qualitative research: Prof. Jan Kruse
    Swiss School of Public Health
    08 / 2010
  • Quantitative research, diverse Summer schools (mixed methods research, advanced quantitative methods, instrument development, quantitative research): attendance certificate
    University of Basel, Switzerland
    08 / 2009
  • Diploma in applied statistics
    University of Berne, Switzerland
    10 / 2008

Network

Membership of networks

Swiss Association for Nursing Science: Academic Society of Psychiatry

Awards

  • SAMS Award 'Interprofessionality' 2016: Wesch, C, Fierz, K, Siegemund M, Frei Irena Anna, Büchsenschütz, C. for the ANP project: Interprofessional development of an Advanced Practice Nurse role for the specific, evidence-based treatment and care of Chronically Critically Ill Patients in the Operative Intensive Care Unit at the University Hospital Basel.
    SAMS
    09 / 2016
  • Best of Journal of Nursing Scholarship Award in Profession and Society 2015 für den Artikel scientific misconduct: also an issue in nursing science?
    Journal of Nursing Scholarship
    08 / 2015

Media presence

Projects

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
Other publications

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW