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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
Amanda McGill, MSN, BSN, RN
Michael Polacek DNP, RN, NPD-BC
Lisa Schneider, MS, BSN, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
David Sharp, PhD, RN

Advisory Panel

Carla Abel-Zieg ARNP, CNS
Cheryl Allen RN-BC, BSN
Patricia Anderson RN, DON, MSN
Tina Aown MSN, RN-BC, CNML
Lisa Armstrong RN, BSN
Jeanette Avery PhD, MSN, CNE
Selena Baker BSN, RN, PHN
Elizabeth Balota MSN, RN – BC, CEN
Lauren Barber MSN, PMHNP-BCC, MHSA
Bella Barreras RN
Sandra Barton MS, RN-BC
Catherine Batscha, DNP, RN
Christine Bellatty RN, MSN-PSQ
Jaime Biava MSN, PMHNP-BC
Kathleen Bolding MSN, RN-BC
Mary Bollinger RN, BS, MSED
Kelly Braden BSN, RN
Debra Brodersen RN, BSN, MSN-MHA
William Brooke RN-BC
Crystalmichelle Brown RN, BSN
Kelly Bryant MS, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, NEA-BC
Rebecca Butts APRN, FNP-BC
Hope Campbell RN, MSN, NEA-BC
Ashley Carter RN
Angela Carter ADN, RNBC
Angela Chesser PhD, RN, CNS
DessyeDee Clark PhD, ARNP PMH-CNS
Mary Clough RN, MSN
Judy Cole PhD, RN
Constance Cruz PMHCNS-BC
Sharon De Peralta BSN, MBA, PhD, RN, PHN, CPHQ
Joanne Dedowicz RN
Debra Deeken DNP, RN, NE-BC
Valerie Devereaux DNP, MSN, RN
John Dool RN, MSN
Stephanie Dutch PMHNP-BC
Kathleen Dvorsak MSN, RN
Anna Dye DNP, APRN, BC
Dawn Dykstra RN, BSN
Lucinda Easler MS, RN, NEA-BC
Carole Farley-Toombs MS, RN, NEA, BC
Karen Federspiel DNP, MS, RN-BC, GCNS-BC
Linda Flaherty RN, PMHCNS-BC
Ashley Folgo APRN
Jennifer Fordmeir MSN, ARNP, PMHNP-BC
Carlie Frederick APRN-PMHCNS, BC, CPNP, FPMHNP
Sandra Gary MSN, RN, PMH-BC
Laura Gervasi MEd, BS, BSN, RN, PMH-BC, NPD-BC
Ivan Giannou RN-BC
Niki Gjere PhD, MA, MS, PMHCNS-BC, RN, APRN, CNS
JoAnn Glover RN, MS, MHA
Megan Goerke BSN, RN-BC
Teresita Gonzales MSN Ed, RN-BC
Kimberly Gray PMHNP-S
Laurence Grisanti PMHNP
Jacqueline Gunning RN, MS
Melody Hackfeld RN
Melanie Ham MA, MSN, RN, CSAC
Willa Hardamon RN, BSN
MaLinda Henderson PMHNP-BC
Shannon Hennessee MSN, MHA, RN
Karen Hogan MSN, DNP, RN, NE-BC
Kathy Holley MS, BSN
Kim Hutchinson EdD, MS, MSN, BSN, PMHCNS-BC, CARN
Felicia Hwung Grabowski MSN, RN-BC
Feodora Jacobsen RN, SANE, BS, MEd
Lisa Jarmon RN
Joan Jenkins BA, BSN, RN
Tiesha Johnson RN, NP, APRN
Kaitlyn Johnson RN
Mary Johnson PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Gretchen Johnson DNP, MSN, RN-BC
Gregory Jones RN
Christine Judge BSN, RN
Christine Judge BSN, RN
David Karcher PMH-CNS, MSN, NEA-BC
Cathleen Kealey MSN, RN, PMH-BC
Krista Keehn RN, BC
Nancy Kehiayan MS, PMH CNS, BC
Tina Kephart RN-BC
Terrie Kirkpatrick RN, BSN, MS
Rose Kutlenios PhD, RN
Lisa Ledonne MSN, RN, CPN
Angelica Leon MSN, RN
Andrea Lerma MSN, RNCS, APRN
Janie LeVieux PhD, LPC-S, RN-BC, NHDP-BC
Donna Linette DNP, RN, NEA-BC, HN-BC, NEA-BC
Chelsea Livingston BS, RN-BC
Pamela Long RN, MSN, MBA
Jeannine Loucks MSN, RN-BC, PMH

Stefani Magnowski DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CPHQ
Mary Magnusson MSN, RN
Judy Marcinkiewicz PMHCNS-BC
Elizabeth Maree MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, NEA-BC
Michael Mathisen MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Kathleen McCann RN, PhD
John McDonnell RN, BC
Joanne McNeal PhD, RN, ACNS-BC
Dani Milliken, MS, BSN, RN
Leigh Morgan RN, BC
Heather Muxworthy DNP(s), PMHNP-BC, LLC
Linda Nagy MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Lisa Naylor BSN RN
Sandra Nelson PhD, APRN-BC
Jeanne Nightingale-Teresi RN, BSN
Nicole Norlander MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Linda Oczus MSN, RN
Stacy Palm RN
Colleen Parsons RN, MSN
Danielle Paschall BSN, RN
Lauren Paul BSN, RN
Harriett Paulson RN, BSN
Clark Pelphrey RN
Darren Penix BSN, RN
Nora Perez-Camargo BSN, RN
Stephen Pessefall MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Christi Peters NP
Joseph Petrick RN
Maryellen Phillips RN-BC, MS, MBA, MSN
Kathryn Phillips PhD, APRN
Mechelle Plasse PhD, PMHNP-BC, Psychiatric CNS-BC
Jennifer Pursley RN, BSN
Andretta Randall BSN, RN
Richard Ray, MS, RN, PMH-BC
Deirdre Rea DNP, BSN, RN, MSN
R. John Repique DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Donna Riemer RN
Sonia Riley MSN-Ed, RN
Patricia Roberts MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, NE-BC
Amy Rushton DNP, PMHCNS-BC
Julie Rutledge RN
Natasha Ryles RN-BC, BSN
Luanne Sadowsky ARNP, BC
Darlene Santi-Rogers
Lorna Scoggins RN, BC, MSN
Brenda Severson BSN, RN-BC, SANE-A
Regina Shaffer BSN, RN
Andrew Sharp PMHNP-BC,PFNP
Mona Shattell PhD, RN, FAAN
Megan Shelton BSN, RN
Jessica Sims RN, BSN
Stephen Sims MSN, RN, CPN, NPD-BC
Virginia Singer DNP
John Smeltzer BSN, RN
Jennifer Smith RN
Kathy Smith MSN, RN, CENP
Jane Sobolov MS, RN-BC
Mina Spadaro RN, MSN
Tiara Stepp BA, BSN, RN-BC
Vivian Streater RN
John Sturtevant MSN, RN-BC
Naomi Suhler APRN, MSN
Kimberly Swartz RN
Peter Taulbee APRN, FPMHNP-BC
Christine Tebaldi MS, PMHNP-BC
Nancy Testerman MS
Charles Thomas RN, BSN
Bradley Thompson MSN, RN-BC, PMHCNS-BC
Miriam Thornton MSN, RN
Eleanor Tomas BSN, RN
Pamela Valentino RN
Jessica Vetter RN, MSN, CNS, PMHNP-BC
Junie Voltaire MHRN, BSN,MSN/ED
Wendy Waddell PhD(c), MSN, RN
Michael Waggoner MSN, RN
Gail Ward MSN, NC-BC
Tamsyn Weaver DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC
LuAnn Webster BA RN BC
David Welper BS, MA, BSN, RN
Michele Whitaker RN, BSN
Drew White MSN, PMHNP-BC
Babette Wieland MSN, BSN
Cynthia Wilson MSN, PHMCNS, BC
Toni Winks RN-BC
Peggy Wolstein APRN, PMHNP-BC
Danielle Wright RN