09/10/2024

Lynn W. Newberry, DNP, RN, CEN, NE-BC

Education and Outreach Program Manager - American Nurses Credentialing Center, Silver Spring, MD

Dr. Newberry has been a nurse for over 30 years. She has worked as an emergency, ambulatory surgery and school nurse. During much of her career she has served in various leadership roles. As the Director of Professional Practice, she was instrumental in collaborating with nursing leaders and staff to achieve the Pathway to Excellence, and Magnet designation through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She developed and successfully ran a home-grown residency program for which received accreditation through the American Nurses Credentialing Center Practice Transition Accreditation Program. Through her outreach work with the ANCC, she has published and has presented key elements of nursing excellence that support the Magnet Model and Pathway to Excellence Framework. After practicing yoga for the past 10 years, Lynn recently received her 220-hour interdisciplinary Yoga Teacher Certificate. In addition to her work at the ANCC, Lynn teaches yoga at a community studio in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.

When she is not talking about nursing, Lynn loves to spend time with friends and family at her home in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. She is an avid sea glass collector and loves to upcycle and refinish furniture.