Gina H. Johnson, M.S., R.N.

Professional Background

Regina (Gina) H. Johnson, MS, RN, is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas School of Nursing since 2013. She teaches primarily in undergraduate programs. She also participates in inter-professional, simulation, and experiential learning activities on the KUMC campus. She is an active participant on KUSON committees: Concept Oversight, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Curriculum Transformation.

She is published in several peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Nursing Education and Public Health Nursing. She has participated in peer-reviewed podium and poster presentations related to concept-based curriculum, teaching community/public/population health at a BSN level, and has disseminated research related to faculty and public health nurses' knowledge, skill, application and attitudes regarding the Quad Council Competencies for Community/Public Health Nursing.

Nationally, Regina is a member and education committee member of the Association of Community Health Nursing Educators (ACHNE), the Association of Public Health Nurses, the American Public Health Association, and the Kansas Public Health Association. She participated in the AACN toolkit work group committee for Domain 3: Population Health.

Locally, she participates in the Kansas Public Health Workforce Development Council.

• BSN, Nursing, Mid-America Nazarene University, Olathe, KS
• MS, Leadership Core - Public Health Nursing, University of Kansas School of Nursing, Kansas City , KS

• Registered Nurse, Kansas State Board of Nursing
• Registered Nurse, Missouri Board of Nursing

• Association of Community Health Nursing Educators, Strategic Planning Task Force, Member, 2020 - 2023
• Association of Public Health Nursing, Member, 2020 - Present
• Association of Community Health Nursing Educators, Education Committee, Co-Chair, 2019 - 2023
• American Public Health Association , Member, 2014 - Present
• Association of Community Health Nursing Educators, Member, 2013 - Present

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Research

Overview

Regina's research interest includes faculty and public health nurses' knowledge, skill, and application of the Quad Council Competencies and a qualitative descriptive study on public health nurses' experiences working in state and local health departments.

• Harmon, Monica, Joyce, Barbara, Johnson, Regina., (Gina) H., Hicks, Vicki, Brown-Schott, Nancy, Pilling, Lucille. 2021. Mixed-method analysis of the quad council competencies for public health nurses. Public Health Nursing, 39 (3), 624-637
• Harmon, Monica, Joyce, Barbara, Johnson, Regina, Hicks, Vicki, Brown-Schott, Nancy, Pilling, Lucille, Collinge, Rachelle, Brownrigg, Vicki. 2020. An Exploratory Survey of Public Health Nurses’ Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes and Application of the Quad Council Competencies. Public Health Nursing , 37 (4), 581- 595. https://pubmed-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.proxy.kumc.edu/32297371/
• Fletcher, Katherine ., A., Hicks, Vicki., L., Johnson, Regina., H., Laverentz, Delois., Meyer, Phillips, Christina., J., Pierce, Lynelle., N.B., Wilhoite, Deana., L. , Gay, Jessica., E.. 2019. A concept analysis of conceptual learning: A guide for educators. Journal of Nursing Education, 58 (1), 7-15
• Joyce, Barbara, Harmon, Monica, Johnson, Regina , Hicks, Vicki, Brown-Schott, Nancy, Pilling, Lucille, Brown-Rigg, Vicki. 2018. Community/public health nursing faculty's knowledge, skills and attitudes of the Quad Council Competencies for Public Health Nurses. Public Health Nursing, Special Edition, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12409
• Joyce, Barbara, Brown-Schott, Nancy, Hicks, Vicki, Johnson, Regina (Gina), Harmon, Monica, Pilling, Lucille. 2017. Global health nursing imperative: Using competency-based analysis to strengthen accountability for population focused practice, education, and research. Annals of Global Health, 83 (3), 641-653. http://www.annalsofglobalhealth.org/article/S2214-9996(17)30611-2/fulltext
• Fletcher, K, Kumm, S, Buchanan, L, Gay, J, Laverentz, D, Pierce, L, Tarnow, K, Meyer, M, Nelson-Brantley, H, Martin, D, Belchez, C, Johnson, Regina., Hightower, Young, E, Barr, N, Godfrey, N, Phillips, C, Schwartz, L, Klenke-Borgmann, L. 2015. Concepts in the University of Kansas School of Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing program
• Joyce, B, Harmon, M, L Pilling, Johnson, Regina., Hightower, Hicks, V, Brown-Schott, M. 2015. The Preparation of Community/Public Health Nurses: Amplifying the Impact. Public Health Nursing, 32 (6), 595-597