The Nexus between Nursing and Patient Safety

CYNTHIA A. OSTER, PHD, MBA, APRN, ACNS-BC, CNS-BC, ANP, FAA
Cynthia A. Oster is the Enterprise Nurse Scientist - Research Program Manager for the Mountain Region of CommonSpirit Health® in Centennial, Colorado following four years of service as the Patient Safety Nurse Scientist at Emory Healthcare and adjunct Assistant Professor at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to her service at Emory, Oster was a nurse scientist for Centura Health and a clinical nurse specialist for critical care and cardiovascular services at Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver, Colorado for more than a decade. She has held research, clinical, educational, and administrative positions throughout her more than 40-year career. Oster received her BSN from the University of Iowa, her MSN from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and her PhD from the University of Colorado College of Nursing. In addition, she earned an ANP certificate from Beth ElCollege of Nursing in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and an MBA from the University of Colorado-Denver. She holds Clinical Nurse Specialist-Core and Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. In 2017, she became a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. She mentors clinical nurses and advanced practice nurses to develop clinical practice wisdom through application of high reliability principles, evidence-based practice, and the conduct of research. Oster has presented at national and international meetings and has published in the areas of high reliability, evidence-based practice, alarm fatigue, and peer review. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International, the American Nurses Association, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and Beta Gamma Sigma.

JANE S. BRAATEN, PHD, APRN, CNS, ANP, CPPS, CPHQ

Jane S. Braaten is a Director of Quality & Patient Safety Officer and nurse scientist at Advent Health Parker, in Parker, Colorado She has spent her career in improving outcomes in acute care. She has held positions as Director of cardiology services, cardiac and intensive care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiac Nurse Practitioner, and manager/charge RN/staff RN of intensive care and telemetry units. Braaten obtained her BSN from the Indiana University School of Nursing and holds the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and certificates of clinical nurse specialist and adult nurse practitioner from the University of Colorado College of Nursing. She also is a certified professional in patient safety (CPPS) and a certified professional in healthcare quality (CPHQ). She has presented at national meetings and has published in the areas of hospital system barriers to rapid response team activation, quality improvement in telemetry, end-of-life care in the intensive care unit, alarm safety, culture of safety and just culture, leadership, and high reliability organizations and healthcare. Dr. Braaten serves as a dedicated mentor with a mission to position and empower the frontline nurse as a leader of patient safety for patients.