Prof. Dr. Katharina Fierz

Membership of networks

VfP: Akademische Fachgesellschaft Psychiatrie

Projects

• Projekt Care Resco Pflege-Community / Deputy project leader / Project ongoing
• Türöffner:innen im Quartier / Project leader / Project ongoing

Publications

• Nortes, Isabelle; Fierz, Katharina; Goddiksen, Mads Paludan; Johansen, Mikkel Willum,

  2023.

  Academic integrity among nursing students : a survey of knowledge and behavior.

  Nursing Ethics.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330231200568

• Carron, Tania; Domeisen Benedetti, Franzisca; Fringer, André; Fierz, Katharina; Peytremann-Bridevaux, Isabelle,

  2023.

  Integrated care models in Swiss primary care : an embedded multiple case study.

  Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice.

  29(6), pp. 1025-1038.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.13891

• Weber, Christa; Fierz, Katharina; Katapodi, Maria; Hasemann, Wolfgang,

  2020.

  An advanced practice nurse‐led delirium consultation service reduces delirium severity and length of stay in orthopedic patients : a nonrandomized posttest only evaluation study.

  Perspectives in Psychiatric Care.

  56(4), pp. 804-810.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12495

• Künzler-Heule, Patrizia; Engberg, Sandra; Battegay, Manuel; Schmidt, Axel J.; Fierz, Katharina; Nguyen, Huyen; Kocher, Agnes; Nöstlinger, Christiana; Hampel, Benjamin; Stöckle, Marcel; Béguelin, Charles; Delaloye, Julie; Schmid, Patrick; Flepp, Markus; Rougement, Mathieu; Braun, Dominique Laurent; Fehr, Jan; Nicca, Dunja,

  2019.

  Screening HIV-positive men who have sex with men for hepatitis C re-infection risk : is a single question on condom-use enough? A sensitivity analysis.

  BMC Infectious Diseases.

  19(821).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4456-7

• Schwendimann, René; Fierz, Katharina; Spichiger, Elisabeth; Marcus, Brenda; De Geest, Sabina,

  2019.

  A master of nursing science curriculum revision for the 21st century : a progress report.

  BMC Medical Education.

  19, pp. 135-145.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-019-1588-9

• Fierz, Katharina; Händler-Schuster, Daniela,

  2023.

  Akademisierung und Professionalisierung

  .

  In:

  Händler-Schuster, Daniela; Budroni, Helmut, eds.,

  Gemeinde- und Familiengesundheitspflege. Lehrbuch für die ambulante Pflege.

  Bern:

  Hogrefe.

  pp. 33-42.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1024/86098-000

• Stolz Baskett, Petra; Händler-Schuster, Daniela; Fierz, Katharina,

  2023.

  Internationalisierung von Master’s Curricula : Bildungsoffensive zur Entwicklung kultur-kompetenter Advanced Practitioners.

  NOVAcura.

  54(3), pp. 36-39.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1024/1662-9027/a000150

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

Vogel, B., De Geest, S., Fierz, K., Beckmann, S. & Zúñiga, F., 2017. Dementia care worker stress associations with unit type, resident, and work environment characteristics: a cross-sectional secondary data analysis of the Swiss Nursing Homes Human Resources Project (SHURP). International Psychogeriatrics. 29 (3), S. 441–454. Verfügbar unter: https://doi:10.1017/S1041610216002027

Naegele, M., Kirsch, M., Ihorst, G., Fierz, K., Engelhardt, M. & De Geest, S., 2017. Symptom experience of multiple myeloma (syMMex) patients treated with autologous stem cell transplantation following high-dose melphalan: a descriptive longitudinal study. Supportive Care in Cancer. 26 (3), S. 833-841. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1007/s00520-017-3897-z

Valenta, S., De Geest, S., Fierz, K., Beckmann, S., Halter, J., Schanz, U., Gayathri, N. & Kirsch, M., 2017. Perception of Late Effects among Long-Term Survivors after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Descriptive Analysis and Validation of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire. A Sub-Study of the PROVIVO Study. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 27, S. 17-27. Verfügbar unter: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2017.01.003

Leuenberger, D. L., Fierz, K., Hinck, A., Bodmer, D. & Hasemann, W., 2017. A Systematic Nurse-Led Approach to Withdrawal Risk Screening, Prevention and Treatment among Inpatients with an Alcohol Use Disorder in an Ear, Nose, Throat and Jaw Surgery Department – a Formative Evaluation. Applied Nursing Research. 33, S. 155-163. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2016.11.013

Blumenfeld Arens, O., Fierz, K. & Zúñiga, F., 2017. Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes: Do Special Care Units Make a Difference? A Secondary Data Analysis of the Swiss Nursing Homes Human Resources Project. Gerontology. 63 (2), S. 169-179. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1159/000450787

Stutte, K., Hahn, S., Fierz, K. & Zúñiga, F., 2017. Factors Associated with Aggressive Behavior Between Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes. Geriatric Nursing. 38 (5), S. 398-405. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2017.02.001

Gresch, B., Kirsch, M., Fierz, K., Halter, J., Nair, G., Denhaerynck, K. & De Geest, S., 2017. Medication nonadherence to immunosuppressants after adult allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation - A multicentre cross-sectional study. Bone Marrow Transplantation. 52 (2), S. 304-306. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2016.262

Haldemann, E., Fierz, K. & Frei, I. A., 2016. Wollen und nicht können - Malnutritionsmanagement in medizinischen Kliniken eines schweizerischen Zentrumsspitals: Erleben und Sichtweise von Patient(inn)en. Pflege. 29, S. 115-123. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1024/1012-5302/a000483

De Geest, S., Henry, M., Mauthner, O. & Fierz, K., 2015. Infirmières de pratique avancée: une innovation qui pourrait bouleverser le système de santé français? Revue francophone internationale de recherche infirmière. 4752 (1), S. 193-195. editorial. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1016/j.refiri.2015.10.006
 
Leppla, L., De Geest, S., Fierz, K., Deschler-Baier, B. & Koller, A., 2015. An Oral care self-management support protocol (OrCaSS) to reduce oral mucositis in hospitalized patients with acute myeloid leukemia and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a randomized controlled pilot study. Supportive Care in Cancer. 24 (2), S. 773-782. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1007/s00520-015-2843-1

Hirsbrunner, T., Denhaerynck, K., Fierz, K., Milisen, K. & Schwendimann, R., 2015. Nurse Staffing, Patient Turnover and Safety Climate and their Association with In-patient Falls and Injurious Falls on Medical Acute Care Units: A cross-sectional Study. Journal of Hospital Administration. 4 (3), S. 54-60. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.5430/jha.v4n3p54

Ausserhofer, D., Gehri, B., De Geest, S., Fierz, K. & Schwendimann, R., 2015. Qualitäts- und Praxisentwicklung in Schweizer Akutspitälern durch Studienergebnisse - Eine Follow-up Befragung von PflegedirektorInnen der RN4CAST Spitäler. Pflege: die wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift für Pflegeberufe. 28 (1), S. 49-56. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1024/1012-5302/a000404.

Pretto, M., Frei, I. A., Friedrich, V., Fierz, K. & Suhm, N., 2014. Theoretische und praktische Überlegungen für die Evaluation komplexer Interventionen zur Verbesserung der Behandlungsqualität. Pflegewissenschaft. 16 (6), S. 354-362. Verfügbar unter: DOI: 10.3936/1258

Fierz, K., Gennaro, S., Dierickx K., Van Achterberg, T., Morin, K. H. & De Geest, S. for the editorial board of JNS., 2014. Scientific misconduct: Also an issue in nursing science? Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 46 (4), S. 1-10. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12082

Gisin, M., Poat, A., Fierz, K. & Frei, I. A., 2013. Women’s experiences of acupuncture during labour. British Journal of Midwifery. 21 (4), S. 254-262. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2013.21.4.254

Fierz, K., Engberg, S., Nicca, D., Moody, K., Battegay, M., & Spirig, R., 2013. Symptom manageability in Swiss HIV-infected patients. Applied Nursing Research. 26, S. 110-115. IF: 1.28. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2013.01.006

Fierz, K., Nicca, D. & Spirig, R., 2013. Perceived HIV symptom manageability: Synthesis of a new use for a known concept. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 69 (1), S. 229-241. IF:1.527. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06068.x

Other publications

Nortes, I., Fierz, K., Paludan Goddiksen, M., & Willum Johansen, M., 2023. Academic integrity among Swiss nursing students: a survey of knowledge and behavior. Nursing Ethics. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1177/09697330231200568

Carron, T., Domeisen Benedetti, F., Fringer, A., Fierz, K., & Peytremann-Bridevaux, I., 2023. Integrated care models in Swiss primary care: an embedded multiple case study. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. Verfügbar unter: DOI: 10.1111/jep.13891

Künzler-Heule, P., Schmidt, A.J., Fierz, K., Battegay, M., Engberg, S., Kouyos, R.D., Nöstlinger, C., Stöckle, M., Béguelin, C., Delaloye, J., Schmid, P., Rougemont, M., Braun, D.L., Fehr, J.S., Nicca, D., and the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS), 2023. Exploring group differences in the response to a sexual risk reduction intervention to prevent hepatitis C virus reinfection in HIV-infected MSM: a mixed-methods study. AIDS Care (online first). Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2023.2208318

Künzler-Heule, P., Engberg, S., Battegay, M., Schmidt, A.J., Fierz, K., Nguyen, H., Kocher, A., Nöstlinger, C., Hampel, B., Stöckle, M., Béguelin, C., Delaloye, J., Schmid, P., Flepp, M., Rougemont, M., Braun, D.L., Fehr, J., Nicca, D., and the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS), 2019. Screening HIV-positive men who have sex with men for hepatitis C re-infection risk: is a single question on condom-use enough? A sensitivity analysis. BMC Infectious Diseases. 19 (821). Verfügbar unter: doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-4456-7

Schwendimann, R., Fierz, K., Spichiger, E., Marcus, B., & De Geest, S., 2019. A master of nursing science curriculum revision for the 21st century - a progress report. BMC Medical Education, 19(1), 135. doi.org/10.1186/s12909-019-1588-9

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