Milisa Manojlovich
Milisa Manojlovich, PhD, RN, CCRN
University of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482
Scholarly Expertise / Activity
Interests:
- Nurse-physician communication
- Nursing practice environments
- Nursing leadership
- Theoretical model of nurse staffing
- Nursing processes that can be linked to patient outcomes
Dr. Manojlovich is interested in understanding how the practice environment in acute care settings affects nurses’ communication with physicians and how this relationship contributes to patient outcomes. In her initial research, she identified the impact that work environment characteristics have on nursing practice and now her work has shifted to a closer examination of one particular nursing practice: nurses’ communication with physicians. She has demonstrated how work environment characteristics influence nurse/physician communication, also showing relationships between nurse/physician communication and outcomes including nurses’ job satisfaction and ventilator-associated pneumonia. She has applied a sensemaking perspective to the process of nurse/physician communication, offering a vehicle through which the perspectives of both nursing and medicine perspectives come to light and are acted upon and changing the way we think about nurse/physician communication.
Current Research Grants and Programs:
- Co-investigator for “The Forgotten Component of Care Quality: An Exploration of Nursing Process”. Principal investigator: Souraya Sidani, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. Funded by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, province of Ontario, Canada, for 3 years, 2009-2012. Total amount of award: $205,366.
- Co-investigator for “Redesigning the System of Care for Hospitalized Medical Patients”. Principal investigators: Eric Young, Chief of Staff, and Sanjay Saint, Professor of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Funded by the Veterans Administration, for 3 years, 2010 – 2012. Total amount of award: $1,340,252.
- Co-investigator for “Implementing Evidence to Prevent Urinary Infection and Enhance Patient Safety.” Co-principal investigators: Sarah Krein, Sanjay Saint. Funded by NIH/NINR for 4 years, 07/01/08 – 04/30/12. Total amount of award: $1,714,114.
- Co-investigator for “Infection Prevention Practice Use and the Role of Nurse-Physician Relationships in Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infection at Rural VA Hospitals.” Principal investigator: Sarah Krein. Other co-investigators: Sanjay Saint, Sandeep Vijan. Funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for 1 year, October 1, 2010 – September 30, 2011. Total amount of award: $180,500.
Teaching
Dr. Manojlovich’s teaching philosophy can be described as a blend of constructivism and humanism. She uses the principles of adult education to provide structure within which learning can occur. She invites her students to engage in learning along with her and facilitates the exploratory process by creating an environment where students feel safe to express their thoughts and ideas. Dr. Manojlovich uses creative teaching strategies to enhance classroom experiences and includes components of cooperative learning in every session. She teaches at both undergraduate and graduate levels, in clinical and didactic courses with a teaching expertise in two areas: clinical instruction, and teaching strategies for nursing faculty. As a faculty member she believes that, to facilitate the School’s teaching mission, her primary responsibility is to support and advocate for students.
Affiliations / Service
- Member, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, 1989-present
- Member, Sigma Theta Tau International, 1989-present
- Member, Midwest Nursing Research Society, 1999-present
- Member, Council on Graduate Education for Administration in Nursing, 2003-present
- Member, Academy of Management, 2005-present
- Member, American Nurses Association, 2006-present
- Treasurer, International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing, 2009-2011
- At-large Board Member, Interdisciplinary Research group for Nursing Issues, Academy Health, 2010-2012
Notable Awards / Honors
- MNRS Dissertation Grant, 2003
- New Investigator Award, Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues, AcademyHealth, 2008
Education
- PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- MS, Rush University, Chicago, IL
- ADN, Indiana University, Gary, IN
- BEd, University of Windsor, Windsor Ontario, Canada
- BA, Queen’s University, Kingston Ontario, Canada
Publication Highlights
- Manojlovich, M., Sidani, S., Covell, C., Antonakos, C. (in press). Nurse Dose: Linking Staffing Variables to Adverse Patient Outcomes. Nursing Research.
- Manojlovich, M., Saint, S., Forman, J., Fletcher, C. E., Keith, R., Krein, S. (in press). Developing and testing a tool to measure nurse/physician communication in the intensive care unit. Journal of Patient Safety.
- Sidani, S., Manojlovich, M., Covell, C. (2010). Nurse Dose: Validation and refinement of a concept. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice, 24(3), 159-171.
- Krapohl, G., Manojlovich, M., Redman, R., Zhang, L. (2010). Nursing specialty certification and nursing-sensitive patient outcomes in the Intensive Care Unit. American Journal of Critical Care, 19(6), 490 - 498.
- Manojlovich, M. (2010). Nurse/Physician communication through a sensemaking lens: Shifting the paradigm to improve patient safety. Medical Care, 48(11), 941 - 946.
- Manojlovich, M., Antonakos, C., & Ronis, D. (2010). The relationship between hospital size and ICU type on select adverse patient outcomes. Hospital Topics, 88(2), 33-42.
- Manojlovich, M., Antonakos, C., Ronis, D. L. (2009). Intensive care units, communication between nurses and physicians, and patients’ outcomes. American Journal of Critical Care, 18(1), 21 - 30.
- Manojlovich, M. (2009). Mandated nurse staffing ratios: To be or not to be? American Nurse Today, 3(3), 25-27.
