Winona Suzanne Ball
Nursing Adviser, RN | MHS, Governors State University, IL
Full member of the American Nurses Association
ContactSuzanne Ball leads content quality at CNA Plus Academy, ensuring every practice question meets the highest standards of accuracy and educational value.
As our Nursing Adviser, Suzanne is responsible for creating, reviewing, and updating all CNA practice questions. She ensures our testing materials are accurate, evidence-based, and aligned with the latest state and NNAAP guidelines.
With over 30 years of hands-on nursing experience across intensive care, transplant medicine, and healthcare administration, Suzanne brings real-world clinical insight to every question she writes.
Her work has been published in RN Magazine and other healthcare publications. She also serves as an internal auditor for the American Association of Tissue Banks.
Role at CNA Plus Academy
- Creates and maintains CNA certification practice questions
- Reviews content for clinical accuracy and alignment with current nursing assistant standards
- Updates questions when state boards or NNAAP change exam guidelines
- Ensures questions reflect real-world patient care scenarios and critical thinking
Professional Experience
- University of Florida, College of Medicine — Director, Type 1 Diabetes Research Project (jdrfnpod.org)
- Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF) — National Account Executive at the largest non-profit biotech/tissue processing company in the United States
- LifeCenter Northwest Donor Network — Director of Operational and Quality Systems at a federally-designated organ procurement organization
Clinical Nursing Experience
- Intensive Care Unit: Surgical, Medical, and Neurology
- Medical-Surgical Float Nurse in 800-bed Level I Trauma Center
- Newborn Nursery and Special Care Nursery
- Registry Nurse across multiple healthcare settings
- Nursing Home and Senior Assisted Living
- High School Nurse specializing in Special Education and Learning Disabilities
- Chemical Dependency Treatment: Adult and Adolescent
Education
- Master of Health Sciences (MHS) — Governors State University, University Park, IL
- Bachelor of Science, Liberal Arts — State University of New York, Albany, NY
- Associate Degree, Applied Science in Nursing — Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
Licenses & Certifications
- Registered Nurse (RN), State of Illinois — Active
- Internal Auditor, American Association of Tissue Banks
- Full Member, American Nurses Association
Connect with Suzanne
Have questions about our content or methodology? Suzanne welcomes feedback from CNA students and educators.