Jennifer
Cera,
DNP, APRN-NP, WHNP-BC, FAUNA
University of Nebraska Medical Center
NE,
United States
Jennifer Cera, DNP, APRN-NP, WHNP-BC, FAUNA is a Clinical Associate Professor and Co-Coordinator of the Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Dr. Cera engages in practice, teaching, research, and healthcare innovation. She spearheaded development of a 3D-VR pelvic model, providing tailored educational content for interprofessional healthcare curricula. This model guided research evaluating 3-D VR teaching technologies. She was awarded the UneMed Innovation Award, the iEXCEL Academic Innovation Award, and the BioImages 2023 Award from the BioCommunications International Association.
Dr. Cera leads simulation curriculum in the WHNP program, facilitating student’s clinical skill development and competency.
Presenting at CAB 2025:
A swift and collaborative response during an emergency is a tough skill that is best learned by hands-on practice and one that has become a key focus in competency-based healthcare curriculum. Participants will actively engage in a Tabletop Incident Command simulation that concentrates on advanced preparedness during a natural disaster and public health emergency, namely a tornado scenario that affects a rural critical access hospital.