Kathleen Vollman, MSN, RN, CCNS, FCCM, FCNS, FAAN, is a Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist and Consultant. She has published and lectured nationally and internationally on a variety of subjects including pulmonary medicine, critical care, prevention of health care acquired injuries (HAIs) including pressure injury and CAUTI/CLABSI’s, work culture, and sepsis recognition and management. She serves as a subject matter expert on these topics for the American Hospital Association and Michigan Hospital Association.
From 1989 to 2003 she functioned in the role of Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Medical ICU’s at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit Michigan. Currently her company, ADVANCING NURSING LLC, is focused on creating empowered work environments for healthcare practitioners through the acquisition of better skills, attainment of greater knowledge, and implementation of process improvement.
Notable Inductions and Appointments:
- College of Critical Care Medicine (2004)
- American Academy of Nurses (2009)
- CNS Institute (2019)
- Appointed to serve as an honorary ambassador to the World Federation of Critical Care Nurses
- President: World Federation of Critical Care Nurses (2023-2025)
- Board of Directors NPIAP (2023 to present)
Kathleen is featured in Episode 3 of The Sepsis Spectrum: Microbial Mysteries. Click here to access the episode.
