Clinical consultants and reviewers
Tracey Abitz, DNP, RN, CTN-B, NEA-BC
Director, Surgical and Psychiatric Nursing
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Madison, WI
Amy Adkison, MSN, RN, NPD-BC
Registered Nurse
Liberty Hospital
Liberty, MO
Michelle Ahnberg, DNP, RN, PCNS-BC, CPN
Nursing Director, Magnet Program Director
Sanford USD Medical Center
Sioux Falls, SD
Erin Eddington Alden, MN, RN-BC, ACNS-BC, ARNP-CNS, ANVP-BC, ASC-BC
Stroke Program Manager, ARNP
Valley Medical Center
Renton, WA
Kaela Appleman, PhD, RN, CPN, CPPS, CPHQ
Director, Nursing Quality and Safety
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA
Michele Baqi-Aziz, MS, CNS, RN
Nursing Instructor
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Blackwood, NJ
Janine Barnaby, RPh, BCOP
Manager, Outpatient Hospital Pharmacy
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, PA
Patricia Beam, DNP, RN-BC, NPD-BC
Pediatric Professional Development Specialist
UH/Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Cleveland, OH
Kimberly Beckman, MSN, RN, TNCC, LNC
Legal Nurse Consultant
Beckman & Associates, LLC
Casstown, OH
Sylvia Bennett, RN, BSN, CDONA, FACDONA, CDP, CADDCT
Healthcare Specialist
Med-Net Concepts
West Windsor Twp, NJ
Cathleen Bergeron, MSHA, RN, CDONA, FACDONA
LTC Nursing Consultant
Pathway Health
White Bear Lake, MA
Tonya Boyd, DNP, MSN, APRN, NP-BC
Adjunct Faculty
Excelsior University
Albany, NY
Cheryl Brady, PhD, RN, CNE, MSN
Nursing Professor
Kent State University
Salem, OH
Amanda Cancelliere, RN, BSN, CPPS
Nurse Case Manager
Insight Services Group
Danvers, MA
Elizabeth Capobianco, MS-RN, MEDSURG-BC, NPD-BC
Nursing Professional Development Specialist
NYU Langone Health
New York, NY
Heather Ellen Cardelli, BSN-RN, BS Biol, AS Chem
Oncology Nurse
Parkview Cancer Institute
Fort Wayne, IN
Lawrence Carey, PharmD
Assistant Dean for Accreditation, Assessment, and Quality
Temple University School of Pharmacy
Philadelphia, PA
Tiffany Carollo, RN, MS, CNS, NPE-C
Nurse Educator, Patient Education
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, part of
The Northwell Health System
New Hyde Park, NY
Olivia Catolico, PhD, RN, CNL, BC
Tenured Professor
Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CA
Cheryl L. Christ, DNP, MS, CPNP-PC
Technical Editor
Tipton Health Communications
Newark, DE
Stephanie Chung, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Georgian Court University
Lakewood, NJ
Michele T. Cimino, DNP, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
St. Mary Rehabilitation Hospital
Langhorne, PA
Virginia Clerkin, DHEd, MSN, RN, CTN-A, CNL
Nursing Professional Development Specialist
The Valley Hospital
Ridgewood, NJ
Melinda Constantine, MSN, RN, CMSRN, ONC
Director of Professional Development and Research
St. Charles and St. Catherine of Siena Hospitals
Port Jefferson, NY
Kim Cooper, MSN, RN
Dean, School of Nursing
Ivy Tech Community College
Terre Haute, IN
Linda Carman Copel, PhD, RN, PMHCNS, BC, CNE, ANEF, NCC, FAPA
Professor of Nursing
Villanova University Fitzpatrick College of Nursing
Villanova, PA
Jessica Crowley, DNP, RN-C
Clinical Educator
Southern Ocean Medical Center
Manahawkin, NJ
Lisa Culliton, BSN, MSN, DNP, CPNP, ARNP
Clinical Consultant
Oklahoma City, OK
Cheryl DeGraw, EdS, RN, MSN, CRNP
Nursing Simulation Assistant
Central Carolina Technical College
Sumter, SC
James Davis IV, RN, MSN, CCRN-K, HEM, CIC, FAPIC
Manager Infection Prevention & Control, Nurse Epidemiologist, Critical Care & General Medical Patient Safety Consultant
ECRI
Plymouth Meeting, PA
Sandra Dinnall-Nevin, BSN, BA, RN, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA
Clinical Reimbursement Specialist
Tolland, CT
Hannah Dinsmore, MSN, RN-BC
Registered Nurse
Main Line Health – Paoli Hospital
Paoli, PA
Melissa Domino, RN, BSN, CCDS
Clinical Nurse Coordinator Pediatric Electrophysiology
Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston, TX
Laurie Donaghy, DNP, RN, CEN
Associate Director, Capacity Management
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Lina Dureza, BSN, RN, LNHA, MSM, CDONA, FACDONA, CDP, CADDCT
Director of Clinical Services and Quality Assurance
Athena Health Care Systems
Burlington, CT
Valerie Eschiti, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, CHTP, CTN-A
Associate Professor
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Lawton, OK
Ellie Z. Franges, DNP, RN, ANP-BC
Adjunct Nursing Faculty
Joyce University of Nursing and Healthcare
Draper, UT
Ame Franks, RN, CMSRN, CBN
Clinical Consultant
Vidor, TX
Kelsey Frederick, PharmD
Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Pharmacy
Nashville, TN
Bonnie Fuller, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE
Graduate Faculty
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH
Melissa Gallant, BSN, MSN, CPN, CIC
Interim Leader
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions
Sunrise, FL
Linda Gibson-Young, PhD, ARNP, MBA, FAANP
Associate Professor
Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Margaret Gingrich, MSN, RN, CRNP
Professor, CRNP
Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, PA
Nadine Grant, BHCA, MSN, RNAC-CT, LNHA, IC-BC/
Director of Clinical Reimbursement
Ohana Pacific Management Company
Kaneohe, HI
Christine Hankerson, MSN, MS/P, PhD, RN
Education Consultant
Prometric
Wesley Chapel, FL
Bonny Hodges, MSN, FNP-BC
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Main Line Health
Newtown Square, PA
Ashlee Homer, MSN, MBA, RN
Pediatric Hematology Clinical Case Manager
Penn State Health
Hershey, PA
Alicia Hudson, MSN, RN-C, CNL
Admissions Liaison
Moss Rehab
Elkins Park, PA
Emily Hudson, BSN, RN
Consultant
Columbus, OH
Rosetta T. Jackson, RN, BSN, MSN, LNC, LHRM
Clinical Consultant
Ocala, FL
Olivia Keenan, DNP, APRN, CPN, FNP-BC, P-CCRN
Clinical Education Specialist
The University of Kansas Health System
Kansas City, KS
Susanna Kitabjian, MSN, CNS, CPN, CPNP-PC, PHN
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Nurse Practitioner
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, CA
Chantel Knox, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN
Clinical RN IV
Saint Agnes Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Karen Krofft, DNP, RN, NPD-BC
Director, Nursing Support Services
Genesis Healthcare System
Zanesville, OH
Jennifer Lee, RN, MSN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
Prisma Health Greenville Hospital
Greenville, SC
Kathleen Lehmann, EdD (C), EdS, Med, BSN, BA
Educator
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
Beth Lincoln, MSN, RN, NP-CTN-A
Clinical Consultant
Angwin, CA
Nicole Maffeo, MSN, BSN, RN, CCRN, CNL
Registered Nurse II
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Sheila Malone, BSN, RN, CPN
Registered Nurse
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, MI
Lilly Mathew, PhD, MSN, RN
Associate Professor of Nursing Informatics
The City University of New York School of Professional Studies
New York, NY
Laura McAllister, MSN, RN, PMH-BC
Nurse Educator and Chair, Professional Development Council
UNC Health Blue Ridge
Morganton, NC
Nicole McCarry, MSN, RN, CPEN
Emergency Department Registered Nurse
Christiana Care Health System
Wilmington, DE
Kathleen McCoy, DNSc, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP
Associate Professor
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
Pamela Moody, PhD, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
Clinical Consultant
Linden, AL
Lisa Pando, RN, BA, CCRN, CLNC, CDONA, RAC-CT, CCA
LTC Consultant
Pathway Health Services, LTC
Mims, FL
Alsacia Pacsi, RN, DNS, CCRN, CEN, FNP
Clinical Consultant
Yonkers, NY
Noel C. Piano, MS, RN
Instructor/Program Director
Lafayette School of Practical Nursing
Williamsburg, VA
Rexann G. Pickering, RN, BSN, MS, MSN, PhD, CIP, CIM
Independent Consultant
Collierville, TN
Janet Rader, BSN, RN
Consultant
New Tripoli, PA
Maureen Rebholz, EdD, MSN
CNA Trainer and Evaluator
State of Illinois
Melissa Rinaldi, PharmD
Senior Clinical Pharmacist
Independence Blue Cross
Philadelphia, PA
Kerry Rinato, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist
Sunrise Hospital
Las Vegas, NV
Miranda Roark, DNP, RN, NPD-BC
Director, Nursing Professional Development and Innovation – South Central Region
Indiana University Health
Bloomington, IN
Heather Roos, MSN, RN
Staff Nurse
Lankenau Medical Center
Wynnewood, PA
Nursing Supervisor
Fair Acres Geriatric Center
Media, PA
Korrine Roth, MSN, RN-BC, NEA-BC, CPHQ, FACHE
Visiting Professor
Chamberlain University College of Nursing
Downers Grove, IL
Noraliza Salazar, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN-K
Clinical Nurse Specialist
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Christine Seery, MSN, BSBA, RN-BC
Epic Operational Lead
St. Charles Hospital
Port Jefferson, NY
Barbara Shaw, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Rush University College of Nursing
Chicago, IL
Michele F. Shepherd, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FASHP
Consultant
Jordan, MN
Margaret Smith, MJ, BSN, RN, CRNI
Registered Nurse
Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital
West Chester, PA
Marlena Smith, DNP-BC, LSSGB
Nurse Residency Program Coordinator
UAB Hospital
Birmingham, AL
Nancy Leal Smith, MSN, RN, CPN, CNML
Clinical Acute RN, Recovery Services
Covenant Children’s Hospital
Lubbock, TX
Rita M. Tassinari, MSN, RN
Nurse Manager – Specialty Procedures
Carl T. Hayden Phoenix VA Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
Carel A. Troutman, MS, RN, CPHQ
Regional Cardiac Quality Assurance Director
NCAL Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, CA
Leigh Ann Trujillo, DNP, MSN
Manager of Quality, Risk Management, and Infection Control
Community Stroke and Rehabilitation Center
Crown Point, IN
revised August 2025