Guidance & perspective

The people who guide our
editorial direction.

NursingAtoms’ Advisory Panel is a group of senior nurses, clinicians, and educators who lend their guidance from time to time. They help shape our editorial standards and direction — offering perspective and counsel, not sign-off on every individual story.

Editorial Standards

Experienced Voices

Senior nurses, APRNs & clinical directors

Guideline Awareness

Grounded in WHO, ICN, AACN & NMC standards

Periodic Guidance

Counsel on direction, not each story

Advisory InputOngoing
Dr. Sarah Bennett
Advisory Panel
Clinical Licensure & NextGen NCLEX

Dr. Sarah BennettDNP, APRN, CCRN

“Critical care nurse practitioner and clinical simulation educator with 18 years of bedside ICU and academic experience. Advises NursingAtoms on the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (CJMM), adaptive CAT testing, and acute pharmacological safety.”

Areas of focus
Critical CareNextGen NCLEXCJMM
AACN Member · Johns Hopkins Medicine Alumna
Baltimore, MD
Hope Longstaff
Advisory Panel
Acute Care & NHS Escalation

Hope LongstaffBSc (Hons), RN

“Staff nurse in acute adult medicine and Royal College of Nursing (RCN) clinical practice fellow. Advises on early detection of acute deterioration, the National Early Warning Score (NEWS2), and structured SBAR interprofessional handovers.”

Areas of focus
Acute DeteriorationNEWS2Patient Safety
Royal College of Nursing (RCN UK) · NHS Acute Trust
London
Dr. Marcus Vance
Advisory Panel
Clinical Advisor — Resuscitation & Emergency Sepsis

Dr. Marcus VanceMD, FACEP

“Emergency medicine intensivist and resuscitation director. Leads research in rapid point-of-care lactate assessment, 1-hour sepsis bundle execution, and hemodynamic vasopressor titration protocols.”

Areas of focus
Emergency ResuscitationSepsis SixCritical Care
University Health Network · Canadian Medical Association
Toronto, ON
Claire Henderson
Advisory Panel
International Licensure & OSCE

Claire HendersonRN, MN

“Clinical nurse consultant and OSCE clinical examiner in Melbourne. Mentors overseas qualified nurses through the Ahpra Outcomes-Based Assessment (OBA) and Australian professional standards for registered nurses.”

Areas of focus
Ahpra OBAClinical OSCEGlobal Migration
Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Fellow
Melbourne, VIC
Jessica Reynolds
Advisory Panel
Senior Healthcare Policy & Long-Term Care Quality Advisor

Jessica ReynoldsMSN, RN, CPHQ

“Healthcare quality executive and surveyor specializing in CMS federal safety standards, long-term care staffing metrics, and clinical risk mitigation in skilled nursing facilities.”

Areas of focus
Federal Health PolicyCMS RegulationsQuality Governance
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)
Seattle, WA
Dr. Angela Martinez
Advisory Panel
Advisory Panel Chair — Executive Leadership & Magnet Governance

Dr. Angela MartinezDNP, NEA-BC

“Chief nursing officer with 25 years of healthcare system leadership. Guided three multi-hospital academic medical centers through ANCC Magnet Recognition, unit-level shared governance, and nurse retention programs.”

Areas of focus
Executive LeadershipMagnet DesignationWorkforce Retention
American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL)
Chicago, IL

How our advisory panel helps

The panel offers guidance and perspective on our editorial standards and the topics we cover. They are not asked to approve every individual article — day-to-day reporting and fact-checking is handled by our editorial team.

  1. 01

    They shape our standards

    Panel members advise on editorial standards, sourcing, and the topics we prioritise — the framework our newsroom works within.

  2. 02

    Editors do the daily work

    Our editorial team reports, sources, and fact-checks each story against current guidelines (NCSBN, WHO, NICE, CDC, and statutory guidelines where relevant).

  3. 03

    We consult them when it counts

    On complex or sensitive clinical topics we reach out to a relevant panel member for input — but no advisor is accountable for every published item.

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Our Editorial Policy

The full picture of how we report, source, and label our content.

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