Writers & Contributors

Nursing Spectrum publishes works or many different nurses, writers and contributors. Some of whom have written 10s of articles for us.

If you would like to join our team of writers, please contact us via nursingspectrum101@gmail.com

Our Key Contributors

Tonya Ferrick

Tonya is a registered nurse and has over 20 years experience as a critical-care clinical nurse. She has worked in hospital, home-care and hospice, gerontology, infectious disease and HIV/AIDS. Tonya has a degree in nursing from the University of Michigan. She is an experienced registered nurse who most recently worked as a consultant for a large hospital doing assessments on patients with complex medical needs. Tonya was also an instructor at the university level teaching students as well as students of nursing how to care for people with diabetes.

Benjamin Brede

Benjamin is a registered nurse and consultant working in the fields of nursing and healthcare administration. He has over 10 years experience as a critical care clinical nurse. Ben has worked in hospital, home-care, hospice, elder care and palliative care settings. He has a degree in nursing from Northern Illinois University and a Master’s degree in Health Services Administration from Plymouth State University.

Bennett Walker

Bennett is a registered nurse working as an emergency medical dispatcher and critical-care clinical nurse. He has over 15 years experience in related fields, including critical care and emergency medicine. Bennett has worked in hospital, home-care, hospice, gerontology, and infectious disease settings.

Marci Wittkopf

Marci is a registered nurse and has over 20 years experience as a senior nurse. She has worked in infectious disease, oncology and critical care settings. Marci recently left a hospital where she was the lead RN for two different specialties to become a consultant with an agency assisting hospitals in making informed staffing decisions regarding RNs.

Nichele Wodatch

Nicole is a registered nurse working as an adjunct professor. She has over 25 years of experience as a clinical nurse. She has an associate degree in nursing from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and a master’s degree in nursing from Chestnut Hill College.

Heather M. Roncace

Heather is a registered nurse who has been working as a critical care clinical nurse for over 10 years. She has worked in hospice and gerontology settings. Heather has a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Cortland and a master’s degree from Nova Southeastern University.

Norma Brown

Norma is an experienced registered nurse working as an emergency room and critical care clinical nurse. She has over 20 years experience in related fields, including infection control, critical care, emergency medicine and home health nursing care. Norma also is an adjunct professor at two local universities teaching Pharmacology to nursing students.

Rebecca Huggins

Rebecca is a registered nurse with over 15 years experience as a critical-care clinical nurse. Rebecca has worked in hospital, home-care and hospice settings. Rebecca has a degree in nursing from Western Kentucky University and is currently completing an RN to BSN program.

Marla Huvane

Marla is a nurse with over 13 years experience working in ambulatory care settings as well as hospital, home-care and hospice. She has worked in both hospice and home care. Marla has a bachelor’s degree from Western Kentucky University in nursing and is currently earning a master’s degree from the University of Louisville.

Tanya Kempner

Tanya is a registered nurse with over 20 years experience as a clinical nurse specializing in advanced critical-care nursing. Tanya has worked in hospital, home-care and hospice, gerontology, infectious disease and HIV/AIDS settings. She also has an extensive background in HIV treatment and care. Tanya has a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and completed her master’s degree at Chestnut Hill College.

Allison Kuehl

Allison is a registered nurse with over 20 years experience as a clinical nurse specializing in advanced critical-care nursing.  She is also an adjunct professor teaching undergraduate nursing students about patient assessment as well as critical care nurses about the needs of this population. Allison has a bachelor’s degree from The University of Michigan and completed her master’s degree at Chestnut Hill College. Tanya has a degree in nursing from the University of Tennessee and is currently working towards a masters degree from the University of Kentucky.

Keri Tremblay

Keri is a registered nurse with over 10 years experience as a clinical nurse specializing in critical-care setting. She has worked in hospital, home-care and hospice settings. Keri was a head nurse for several years at Providence Hospital Home Care service. Keri is currently the Clinical Administrator for two different home care agencies located in Maryland and Pennsylvania.