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APNA Council For Safe Environments

Vision

The Council for Safe Environments (CSE) provides an integrated structure designed to thoughtfully address issues that impact the safety of persons served as well as service providers.

Goals

  • Identify issues related to safe environments
  • Explore current evidence related to issues
  • Recommend strategies to promote safe, evidence-based, best practices

View the CSE’s Key Components/Elements of a “Safe” Environment

Council for Safe Environments Members

Chair

Ellen Blair, DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, NEA-BC, FAAN

Steering Committee

Diane Allen, DNP, PMHRN-BC, FACHE(Ret)
Kathleen Delaney, PhD, PMH-NP, RN
Ruthy Lindvall, RN, BSN, PMH-BC
Amanda McGill, MSN, BSN, RN
Michael Polacek DNP, RN, NPD-BC
Lisa Schneider, MS, BSN, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
David Sharp, PhD, RN
Tamsyn Weaver DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC

Advisory Panel

Carla Abel-Zieg ARNP, CNS
Tina Aown PMHRN-BC, MSN
Lisa Armstrong RN, MSN
Samantha Arnold MSN-Ed, RN
Jeanette Avery PhD, MSN, CNE
Elizabeth Balota MSN, RN – BC, CEN
Lauren Barber MSN, PMHNP-BC, ARNP, MHSA
Bella Barreras BSN, RN
Jaime Biava MSN, PMHNP-BC
Kathleen Bolding MSN, RN, PMH-BC
Mary Bollinger RN, BS, MSED
John Brewer DNP, PMHNP
William Brooke RN-BC
Kelly Bryant MS, BSN, NPD-BC, NEA-BC
Angela Chesser PhD, RN, APRN
Avni Cirpili DNP, RN
DessyeDee Clark PhD, ARNP PMH-CNS
Mary Clough RN, MSN
Judy Cole PhD, RN
Constance Cruz PMHCNS-BC
Laura Dayton RN
Laura Deaton BSN, RN
Debra Deeken DNP, RN, NE-BC
Sharon De Peralta BSN, MBA, PhD, RN, PHN, CPHQ
John Dool RN, MSN
Stephanie Dutch PMHNP-BC
Kathleen Dvorsak MSN, RN
Anna Dye DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
Dawn Dykstra RN, BSN
Lucinda Easler PhD, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
Lisa Elswick BSN-RN, MBA
Diane Esposito PhD, ARNP, PMHCNS-BC
Cynthia Estes DNP, MHA, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
Carole Farley-Toombs MS, RN, NEA, BC
Karen Federspiel DNP, MS, RN-BC, AGCNS-BC, GCNS-BC
Linda Flaherty RN, PMHCNS-BC
Ashley Folgo APRN
Jennifer Fordmeir MSN, ARNP, PMHNP-BC
Carlie Frederick APRN-PMHCNS, BC, CPNP, FPMHNP
Laura Gervasi MEd, BS, BSN, RN, PMH-BC, NPD-BC
Ivan Giannou RN-BC
Niki Gjere PhD, MA, MS, PMHCNS-BC, RN, APRN, CNS
Megan Goerke BSN, RN-BC
Melanie F. Ham MA, MSN, RN, CSAC
Willa Hardamon RN, BSN
Lisa Harrold MSN, RN-BC
Todd Hastings PhD, RN, CNE
MaLinda Henderson PMHNP-BC
Shannon Hennessee MSN, MHA, RN
Jessica Herendeen RN, CASAC II
Julia Hess MHDL, BSN, PMHN-BC, CAMF
Karen Hogan DNP, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Dr Tara Michele Howard DNP, MPH, MSN, NP-P, RN-BC
Kim Hutchinson EdD, MS, MSN, BSN, PMHCNS-BC, CARN
Feodora Jacobsen RN, SANE, BS, MEd
Lisa Jarmon RN
Mary Johnson PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Gretchen Johnson DNP, MSN, RN-BC
Eudora Jones DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC
Gregory Jones RN
Christine Judge BSN, RN, BC
David Karcher PMH-CNS, MSN, NEA-BC
Cathleen Kealey MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC,
Tina Kephart RN, PMH-BC
Terrie Kirkpatrick RN, BSN, MS
Robert Kucera RN
Rose Kutlenios PhD, RN
Kaitlyn Lamkin RN
Lisa Ledonne MSN, RN, CPN
Kathy Lee MS, APN, PMHCNS-BC
Andrea Lerma MSN, RNCS, APRN
Janie LeVieux PhD, LPC-S, RN-BC, NHDP-BC
lixiang Li BSN, RN, PMH-BC
Donna Linette DNP, RN, NEA-BC, HN-BC, NEA-BC
Chelsea Livingston BS, RN-BC
Tonja Livingston RN
Jeannine Loucks MSN, RN-BC, PMH
Pamela Lusk DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN
Jennifer Lyons RN, BSN

Elizabeth Maree MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, NEA-BC
Suzie Marriott MS, RN, PMH-BC
Michael Mathisen DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Brenda Matlock RN, BSN
Kathleen McCann RN, PhD
John McDonnell RN, BC
Jennifer McIntosh PhD, RN, CNE, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
Joanne McNeal PhD, RN, ACNS-BC
Leigh Morgan RN, BC
Heather Muxworthy DNP(s), PMHNP-BC,
Linda Nagy MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Jeanne Nightingale-Teresi RN, BSN
Mary Ann Nihart MA, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC
Heather O’Brien MS RN-BC, NPD-BC
Clark Pelphrey RN, PMH-BC
Darren Penix MSN, CNP, PMHNP-BC
Nora Perez-Camargo BSN, RN
Stephen Pessefall MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Christi Peters NP
Joseph Petrick PMHNP
Maryellen Phillips RN-BC, MS, MBA, MSN
Katy Phillips PhD, APRN
Mechelle Plasse PhD, PMHNP-BC, Psychiatric CNS-BC
Marquetta Posey MSN, RN
Rebecca Puchkors MSN, RN, PMH-BC
Jennifer Pursley BSN, RN, CARN-BC
Richard Ray MS, RN, PMH-BC
Deirdre Rea DNP, PMHCNS, RN-BC
Lesley Reed RN
R. John Repique DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Donna Riemer RN
Sonia Riley MSN-Ed, RN, PhD (c)
Patricia Roberts MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, NE-BC
Amy Rushton DNP, PMHCNS-BC
Elise Russell RN
Julie Rutledge RN
Luanne Sadowsky APRN, BC
Darlene Santi-Rogers
Elizabeth Satrom MSN, RN
Karen Schepp PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Lorna Scoggins RN, MSN, PMH-BC
Teresa Setnar MSN, RN
Brenda Severson BSN, RN-BC, SANE-A
Regina Shaffer RN, BSN
Andrew Sharp PMHNP-BC, PFNP
Mona Shattell PhD, RN, FAAN
Summer Short RN BSN
Sylvia Simeone DNP, PNHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC NEA-BC
Jessica Sims RN, BSN
Virginia Singer DNP
John Smeltzer BSN, RN
Kathy Smith MSN, RN, CENP
Jennifer Smith BSN, PMH-BC
Jane Sobolov MS, RN-BC
Janet Stagg MS, RN, PMHCNS
Tiara Stepp BSN, BA, RN, PMH-BC
Vivian Streater RN
Naomi Suhler APRN, MSN
Peter Taulbee APRN, FPMHNP-BC
Christine Tebaldi MS, PMHNP-BC
Bradley Thompson MSN, RN-BC, PMHCNS-BC
Miriam Thornton PMHNP-BC
Eleanor Tomas-Lagmay MSN, BSN, RN
Pamela Torres MSN, RN-BC
Robin Trivette MSN-Ed., PMHNP-BC
Pamela Valentino RN
Judith Van Cleef MS, RN-BC-Retired
Jessica Vetter RN, MSN, PMHCNS, PMHNP-BC
Wendy Waddell PhD(c), MSN, RN
Barbara Warren PhD, RN, APRN-CNS, PMH-BC, FNAP, FAAN
LuAnn Webster BA, RN P-MHN-BC
Michele Whitaker BSN, RN, E-RYT
Babette Wieland MSN, BSN
Diane Wieland PhD, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Cynthia Wilson MSN, PHMCNS, BC
Patrice Wilson MSN, BSN, RN, APRN, FNP-C, PCCN
Toni Winks BSN, RN-BC
Peggy Wolstein APRN, PMHNP-BC