Angela Forbes, MN, ARNP, CPNP-PC, RN

Clinical Instructor

Angela Forbes

Email: aforbes@plu.edu

Office Location: Lynnwood

  • Professional
  • Biography

Education

  • Graduate Certificate, Palliative Care, University of Washington, 2023
  • Master's in Nursing, Advanced Practice Nurse, New York University, 2005
  • Bachelor of Science, Nursing, Seattle Pacific University, 2000

Areas of Emphasis or Expertise

  • Narrative Medicine
  • Palliative Care
  • Pediatric Oncology
  • Health Care Team Resilience
  • Nursing Education
  • Competency-Based Education

Books

  • Nursing Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Patient, 3rd ed. Chapters Neuroimaging (Heidelberg: Springer 2017) : View Book

Selected Presentations

  • Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Neches, S. K., Kim, B. Greene, B., Pauw, T., Forbes, A., Merkel, E. C., Upadhyay, K., Kolnik, S., Christoferson, E., Batra, M., Ball-Burack, M., Billimoria, Z., & Weiss, E. M. Bringing teams together: Memory rounds as a practical approach to support pediatric inpatient teams after patient death [Oral abstract]., Boston, MA, United States (2026, April)
  • National Nurse Practitioner Residency & Fellowship Training Consortium Conference, Seagriff, N., & Forbes, A. Program structure, design, and content of a 12-month postgraduate residency or fellowship training program [Conference presentation]. National Nurse Practitioner Residency & Fellowship Training Consortium Conference, United States., United States (2020, July)
  • 44th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery – Nursing Symposium, Treatment of intraventricular hemorrhage and post hemorrhagic hydrocephalus in preterm infants., Kobe, Japan (2016)
  • 41st Annual Meeting of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery – Nursing Symposium, Too Little, Too Late? Is involving palliative care at end of life too late?, Mainz, Germany (2013)
  • 45th Annual Education Meeting of the American Association of the Neuroscience Nurses, Breedt, A., and Forbes, A. Early involvement of the pediatric palliative care team., Charlotte, NC, United States (2013)

Selected Articles

  • Forbes, A.. "Telehealth Visits for Pediatric Oncology Patients." APHON Counts Vol. 35(4), 2021: 23.
  • Weak, L., Fecske, E., Breedt, A., Cartwright, C., Crawford, D., & Forbes, A.. "Reflections Over 50 years of Pediatric Neuroscience Nursing." Journal of Neuroscience Nursing Vol. 50(5), 2018: 260-264.

Accolades

  • March 2026 Daisy Award for Nurse Educators, Pacific Lutheran University
  • May 2005 New York University, Advanced Practice Nursing: Pediatrics, Distinguished Graduate
  • May 2005 New York University, Division of Nursing Alumni Association, Master’s Achievement Award
  • May 2003 Steinberg Award, Excellence in Oncology Nursing

Biography

Angela is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and nurse educator with over 25 years of experience in pediatric oncology, neurosurgery, primary care, and palliative care. She earned her Master’s Degree in Nursing from New York University and has held clinical, teaching, and leadership roles at several institutions. Angela has led advanced practice provider education, developed clinical programs and pathways, and presented nationally and internationally on pediatric healthcare, education, and compassionate care. She currently serves as a Clinical Instructor or Nursing at Pacific Lutheran University, where she is passionate about preparing future nurses through evidence-based, patient-centered education.