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Zane Robinson Wolf, Ph.D, RN, FAAN

Dean and Professor, School of Nursing

Office Number: St Benilde Tower 4400
Office Hours: By appointment
215.951.1432
wolf@lasalle.edu



Education
  • Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania (Nursing)
  • MSN Boston College
  • BSN University of Pennsylvania
  • Diploma Germantown Dispensary and Hospital School of Nursing
Research Interests
  • Caring
  • Chronic Illness Experience
  • Medication Errors
  • Rituals
  • Clinical Practice Areas
  • Adults
  • Medical-Surgical Nursing
Publications
  • Wolf, Z.R. (2002). Preventing medication errors. Nursing Spectrum. Part 1 wysiwyg://9/http://nsweb.nursingspectrum.com/ce/m32a.htm, pp. 1-9, Part 2 wysiwyg://13/http://nsweb.nursingspectrum.com/ce/m32a.htm, pp. 1-11.
  • Wolf, Z.R. (2002). Preventing medical errors. Nursing Spectrum. Part 1 wysiwyg://24/http://nsweb.nursingspectrum.com/ce/m33a.htm, pp. 1-11, Part 2 wysiwyg://26/http://nsweb.nursingspectrum.com/ce/m33b.htm, pp. 1-12. Preventing medical errors-Florida Requirement. Continuing Education 33. Nursing Spectrum, 12(7), 12-16.
  • Wolf, Z.R. (2002). Caring: The essence of nursing. Nursing Spectrum (Greater Philadelphia/Tri-State), 11(9), 22-24; (Greater Chicago/ Tri State Edition) 15(9), 26-28; (Washington D.C./Baltimore Metro Edition) 12 (9), 20-22; (Florida Edition) 12(9),14-16; (New England Edition) 6(9), 20-22; (New York/ New Jersey Metro Edition) 14A(9), 20-22.
  • Wolf, Z. R. (2002). "Nursing magic." International Journal for Human Caring, 6(3), 7-10.
  • Wolf, Z. R. (2003). "Teaching the codebook: Preparation for data entry." Nurse Educator, 28(3), 132-135.
  • Wolf, Z. R., Freshwater, D., Miller, M., Jones, R. A. P., & Sherwood, G. (2003). "A standard of care for caring: A Delphi study." International Journal for Human Caring, 7(1), 34-42.
  • Scott, B. E., Thompson, P. A., Drake, A., Krenkard, K., Bednash, G., Wolf, Z.R., Thornlow, D. K., Maine, L. L., Gordon, B., Barker, K. N., Manasse, H. R., & Kvancz, D. A, Wollenburg, K. G., Hagan, P. C., & Foley, M. E. (Conference Participants). (2003). "Pharmacy-nursing shared vision for safe medication use in hospitals: Executive session summary." American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 60, 1046-1052.
  • Wolf, Z.R., & Serembus, J.F. (2002). "Reported Actions of Supervisors and Administrators following disclosure of medication errors: A secondary analysis study." Nursing Management (Accepted for publication).
  • Wolf, Z. R., Zuzelo, P. R., Costello, R., Cattilico, D., Collaretti, K., Crothers, R., & Karbach, H. (2003). "Development of the Caring Behaviors Inventory For Elders." International Journal for Human Caring. Manuscript in preparation.
  • Wolf, Z. R. (2003). "Exploring the audit trail for qualitative investigations." Nurse Educator, 28(4), 175-178.
  • Wolf, Z. R., Miller, P. A., & Devine, M. (2003). "The relationship between nurse caring and patient satisfaction in patients having invasive cardiac procedures." MEDSURG Nursing, 12(6), 391-396.
  • Wolf, Z. R. (2003). "Patient safety standards and theories of health care error prevention." PADONA Journal, 16(1), 21-25.
  • Wolf, Z. R. (2003). "Evidence based practice for nurses in long-term care settings." PADONA Journal, 16(3), 14-25.
  • Wolf, Z. R., Bender, P., Beitz, J. M., Wieland, D. M., & Vito, K. O. (2003). Strengths and weaknesses of faculty teaching performance reported by undergraduate and graduate nursing students: a descriptive study. Manuscript in review.
  • Wolf, Z. R., Zuzelo, P. R., Costello, R., Cattilico, D., Collaretti, K., Crothers, R., & Karbach, H. (2003). Development of the Caring Behaviors Inventory For Elders, Manuscript submitted for review.
  • Wolf, Z. R. (2003). International Journal for Human Caring, Editorial commentary, 7(1).
  • Wolf, Z. R. (2003). Caring for "difficult" patients: Implications for nurses in long term care settings, PADONA Journal, 16(4), 17-22.
  • Wolf, Z.R. (1994). Medication errors: The nursing experience. Albany, NY: Delmar.
  • Wolf, Z. R. (1988). Nurses' work: The sacred and the profane. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
  • Wolf, Z. R. (1986). Nursing rituals in an adult acute care hospital: An ethnography. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms.
Community Interests and Services
  • Institute for Safe Medication Practices Board Member
  • ISMP Board Member (take s off members)
  • Patient Safety Committee: St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
  • Patient Safety Committee: Friends Hospital