Beth Vottero, Ph.D., RN, CNE, ANEF

Professor of Nursing

Introduction

Beth Vottero teaches in the undergraduate, graduate, online, and Doctor of Nursing practice programs focusing on quality improvement and evidence-based practice. As the Director of the Indiana Center for Evidence Based Nursing Practice, she works closely with JBI to bring evidence to the bedside.

Research Overview

Vottero focuses on qualitative systematic and scoping review methodology. She is an active researcher and executive board member of National Academic Task Force with several multisite research projects on quality initiatives and teaching strategies. Her work has appeared in Nurse Educator, JBI Systematic Reviews and Implementation Science Reports, Nurse Educator and American Journal of Nursing along with national and international presentations.

I love to knit and crochet, not your grandmother’s type of knitting, but rather the intricate, hard to do pieces. I feel that exercising both the analytic and creative sides of the brain is important to being centered as a human.

Select Publications

Vottero, B., Altmiller, G., Deal, B., Nurse-Clark, N., Rosales, M., & Walker, D. (2024). A multi-site study of a quality improvement teaching strategy to build competency. Journal of Nursing Education, 63(1). 38-42. doi:10.3928/01484834-20231112-07

Ludwig-Beymer, P., Rogers, J. L., Bowers, H. M., Vottero, B., & Coates, A. (2023). Evaluation of a New Faculty Teaching Workload Model. Nurse Educator, 48(6). 326-331. DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001447

Vottero, B., Schuler, M., & Kratovil, A. (2023). A model to understand antecedents of nursing attitudes and perceptions influencing outcomes of patients with SUD. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 5(3). DOI: 10.1111/JNU.12829.

Teaching Focus

Vottero’s teaching areas focuses on evidence-based quality improvement for undergraduate students. In the graduate program, she facilitates learning in educational theory and nursing informatics. For DNP students, her teaching focus is evidence-based nursing practice and knowledge translation.

Previous Roles

Vottero was the Magnet program director for a successful re-designation at a NWI hospital.

Fun Fact

We need to exercise both the analytical and creative sides of our brains. I recently showed my abstract paintings at a local fair and was asked to submit for an art show. I now have my art in a Chicago gallery.

Elevating Health Care Quality

Beth Vottero is dedicated to elevating the standards of nursing practice and preparing the next generation of nurses.

Meet Professor Vottero