Quality and Safety Education for Nurses

Marianne Schallmo, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, possesses over three decades of clinical nursing experience. She has accumulated 22 years of specialization as a cardiovascular nurse practitioner and holds certification as an adult nurse practitioner. Her academic credentials include a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, a Master of Science in Nursing, and a post-master’s certificate in family nurse practice, all awarded by Valparaiso University. Additionally, she earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Johns Hopkins University, where she was distinguished as a Jonas Nurse Scholar. Her teaching career commenced in 2010, and she presently serves as a clinical associate professor and the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Nursing at Purdue University Northwest. Dr. Schallmo has instructed multiple courses within both undergraduate and graduate nursing curricula and currently teaches the Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Project course to senior students. She is also the deputy director of the Indiana Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Hammond, Indiana, a Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Collaborating Center. Furthermore, she actively participates in the Northwest Indiana Patient Safety Coalition, engaging regularly with healthcare professionals across the state to enhance patient safety standards in hospital settings and to integrate best practices within academic nursing programs.

Lisa Myers Grubb, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, RN, CWCN, C/DONA, CPHQ, is an Assistant Professor in the Practice and Education Track at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, core faculty at the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, and faculty with the Center for Infectious Disease and Nursing Innovation. She is a certified wound care nurse and a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality, and is Lean Six Sigma Green Belt–certified, with additional training in Just Culture. Dr. Grubb previously served as Senior Director of Quality and Patient Safety at Johns Hopkins Medicine Howard County General Hospital and has held multiple quality, safety, and infection prevention leadership roles across acute and post-acute care settings. Her scholarship and practice focus on pressure injury prevention across the care continuum, including initiatives in the emergency department and oncology populations, and she has been recognized nationally for quality improvement work in pressure injury prevention. 

Roberto Roman, PhD, DNP, RN, CMSRN, is a nationally recognized nurse leader, scholar, educator, and advocate committed to advancing health equity, nursing education, and evidence-based practice. He currently serves as Provost at Miami Regional University, providing executive leadership for academic innovation and workforce development, and has previously held senior academic and health system leadership roles, including Chief Innovation Officer at VitalBridge Health and Senior Vice President and Provost at the International College of Health Sciences. Dr. Roman earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science from the University of Miami and his Doctor of Nursing Practice from Johns Hopkins University, and he is among the first globally certified specialists in evidence-based practice through the Helene Fuld Health Trust. His research and scholarship focus on inclusive healthcare environments, leadership development, and improving outcomes for historically underserved and LGBTQ+ populations, and he is widely recognized for his contributions as a mentor, speaker, and thought leader in professional nursing.

Patricia Kelly Vana, MSN, RN, earned a diploma in nursing from St. Margaret Hospital School of Nurs­ing, Hammond, Indiana; a baccalaureate in nursing from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois; and a master’s degree in nursing from Loyola Universi­ty in Chicago, Illinois. She is professor emeritus, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, Indiana. She has worked as a staff nurse, head nurse, travel nurse, school nurse, and nurse educator. Professor Kelly Vana has traveled extensively in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, teaching hundreds of conferences for The Joint Commission, Resource Applications, Pediatric Concepts, and Kaplan, Inc. She currently teaches nationwide National Coun­cil Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses® (NCLEX-RN®) review courses for Evolve Testing & Remediation/Health Education Systems, Inc. (HESI), Houston, Texas. 

Beth A. Vottero, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, earned a baccalaureate degree in liberal studies with a focus in business management from the University of Maine at Presque Isle; a baccalaureate degree in nursing from Valparaiso University; a master’s degree in nursing from the University of Phoenix; and a PhD in nursing education from Capella University. Dr. Vottero currently is a professor of nursing at Purdue University Northwest, teaching courses including Evidence-Based Practice and Knowledge Translation at the doctoral level and Informatics as well as theory courses in the Graduate Nurse Educator program. At the undergraduate level, she teaches Quality and Safety for Professional Nursing Practice and Evidence-Based Quality Improvement in the Capstone course.