Clinical Practice Specialist
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO
Beth Wathen is a pediatric nurse with more than 35 years of experience in varied leadership roles. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Bloomsburg University and a master’s degree as a nurse practitioner from the University of Utah. Beth has been a clinical practice specialist in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, since 2005. She oversees the PICU’s Quality Program and serves as organizational lead for the Code/RRT Program and Sepsis Task Force, and nursing lead for the Clinical and Operational Effectiveness Council.
At the national level, Beth serves on the Steering Committee for Children’s Hospital Association’s Improving Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes Collaborative and is the co-lead for the ICU workgroup. Beth has also served in a number of leadership roles for the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. She was the chair for AACN’s National Teaching Institute’s Annual conference planning committee in 2015. She served as a director on AACN’s Board of Directors for 3 years, followed by a one year term as president-elect and is currently serving a one year term as president of AACN.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2022
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US CST
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM US CST