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Committee Members
Mission Statement: The Accredited Approver Unit mission statement is to enhance the development, delivery, and evaluation of nursing continuing professional development educational activities utilizing ANCC standards.
Nan Morgan, RN, BSN, MS Nursing Leadership – Education
Accredited Approver Program Director
Colorado Nurses Association
Debra Edwards, BSN, RN, MS, NPD-BC
Primary Nurse Planner/Nurse Planner
Texas Health and Human Services
Austin, Texas
Debra K. Bailey, PhD, RN, FNP-BC
Adjunct Professor Colorado Mesa University;
PRN FNP@ Hopewest of the Grand Valley
Hannah Deignan BSN, RN, SCRN, CNRN
Clinical Nurse Educator
UCH Neuroscience
Jennifer Harr (JJ) CN4, MSN, AE-C, CPN
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Jody DeStigter, PhD, RN, NPD-BC
Professional Development UCHealth
Jody Sheets BSN, RN-BC, CHPN
Hospice of the Valley
Clinical Resource Educator
Arizona
Kathy Casey PhD, RN, NPD-BC, FAAN
Professional Development Specialist
Kathy Roat MSN, PH RN-BC CHPN
Hospice of the Valley
Director of Education
Arizona
Laura Rivas DNP, MSN-Ed., BSN, RN
Methodist Healthcare Ministries Inc.
Mandy Seader, MS, BSN, RN
Patient Safety Specialist
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Margaret Bishop MSN, RN
Deputy Director, Colorado Nurses Association
Mark Longshore PhD, JD, RN, CNE
Executive Director, Colorado Nurses Association
Mary Steggall MS, RN, MSN
Retired
Working part time for pediatric homecare
Maureen Rose Miller CCRN-CMC, CHFN, CNEcl, CVRN, GERO-BC, NPD–BC
Cardiac cath lab / clinical scholar and Affiliate Faculty
Colorado Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Interested In Becoming a Comittee Member?
Contact us programdirector@coloradonurses.org
Membership Responsibilities:
- Attend 75% monthly scheduled meetings in person or virtually or notify chair if unable to attend
- Support CNA’s philosophy, purpose, and goals of the Approver Unit
- Participate in Peer Review of applications based on CNA/ANCC criteria
- Declare any conflict of interest prior to deliberation on any application and recuse self from the review
- Collaborate with Program Director in determining appropriate action for applications and other requested material
- Maintain confidentiality of applications
- Collaborate with Program Director in developing, collecting, monitoring and evaluating Approver Unit Quality Outcome Measures.
- Collaborate with Program Director for continuous improvement of Approver Unit based on Provider feedback.
- Council members must have a BSN or higher, active unrestricted license.
- The time commitments are meeting time and reviews = generally 2 to 10 hours per month commitment.