AACN Members Inducted Into American Academy
of Nursing
Newly inducted fellows
of the American
Academy of Nursing are AACN members
(from left, seated) Linda Ohler, Susan
Houston and Ruth Lindquist and
(from left, standing) Marguerite Littleton
Kearney, Donna Zimmaro Bliss and
Anne G. Perry.
Six AACN
members were among 68 new fellows inducted
into the American Academy of Nursing in a
ceremony in October 2001 in Washington, D.C.
They are Donna Zimmaro Bliss, RN, PhD, CCRN,
L. Susan Houston, RN, PhD, CNAA, Marguerite
Littleton Kearney, RN, DNSc, Ruth Lindquist,
RN, PhD, Linda Ohler, RN, MSN, CCTC, and
Anne G. Perry, RN, EdD.
The new
inductees were honored at an AACN-sponsored
reception, at which previously inducted
fellows who are AACN members were guests.
Bliss is an
associate professor and professor of
long-term care of elders at the University
of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis.
She is also a Horace T. Morse-University of
Minnesota Alumni Association distinguished
teacher.
Houston is
assistant vice president of the Center of
Integrated Care at St. Luke�s Episcopal
Hospital, Houston, Texas. The center
encompasses outcomes management and
research, infection control, case management
and social services.
Kearney is
an assistant professor in the Department of
Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at
the Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine, Baltimore. She was formerly an
associate professor in the trauma-critical
care program at the University of Maryland
School of Nursing.
Lindquist is
an associate professor and division head at
the University of Minnesota School of
Nursing. Her contributions spanning two
decades have included pioneering work in
cardiovascular care and the advancement of
research priorities.
Ohler�s
focus has been on the field of
transplantation. She currently serves as
nurse manager and educator for the organ and
tissue transplant research unit at the
National Institutes of Health. In addition,
she has co-authored books on transplantation
and is editor in chief of Progress in
Transplantation, a journal that now
encompasses nine international and
multidisciplinary transplant associations.
Perry is a
professor in the Department of Adult Health
Nursing and coordinator of Adult Health
Graduate Nursing at the St. Louis University
School of Nursing, St. Louis, Mo. As an
author or co-author of textbooks and
references in nursing fundamentals and
clinical skills, she has influenced more
than 1 million nurses.
To be
inducted into the academy, a nominee must
have demonstrated extraordinary commitment
and contributions to nursing that far exceed
the responsibilities of their employment, as
well as the potential for sustained
contributions to the profession in the
future.
The American
Academy of Nursing was founded in 1973 to
serve the public and nursing profession by
transforming healthcare policy and practice
through the development, dissemination, and
integration of nursing knowledge into
practice. Currently, there are approximately
1,300 academy members.
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Members on the Move
Academic
JoAnna Fairley, RN, MSN, CCRN, CNS,
received her master�s degree in adult
health, with a cardiac focus, from the
University of Southern Mississippi,
Hattiesburg.
Professional
Angela J.
Bentley, RN, MS, CCRN, was appointed
clinical nurse specialist for the
cardiovascular division of the Prairie Heart
Institute at St. John�s Hospital,
Springfield, Ill.
The View From Ground Zero: Member Devotes 3
Weeks to Volunteering in NYC
Editor�s
note: Shirley Layman, RN, CCRN, spent three
weeks in New York City as an American Red
Cross volunteer immediately following the
terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
Following is her account of the experience.
She hoped to return this month for another
three-week assignment.
The call
came at 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, from
the American Red Cross, requesting my
availability to assist with the World Trade
Center disaster.
Because of
my work schedule in the surgical ICU at the
VA Medical Center in Salem, Va., I couldn�t
leave until 7 a.m. that Sunday on one of the
first flights into New York City following
the tragedy.
I arrived at
10 a.m. at the American Red Cross
headquarters in Cadman Plaza, where I met
disaster health service workers from across
the United States. Each of us had different
levels of training but one thing in common:
a desire to help others in a time of
disaster.
We exchanged
many thoughts and ideas as we anxiously
awaited our assignments. Mine was to be
coordinator of the outreach trauma/hotshot
calls out of the headquarters. The hotshot
calls included taking care of the medical
needs initiated from the hotline calls
coming to a special phone number at
headquarters. The outreach team would be
working with disaster mental health and
family service by going to the clients to
meet their immediate needs. Their needs
included food, shelter, clothing and medical
and mental health issues.
On that
Monday and Tuesday, I taught disaster health
services classes to enlighten each volunteer
to the many tasks we were facing in this
horrific disaster.
For the next
three days, we were placed on four teams
along with FS and DMH to go to Ground Zero
to check apartment houses to make sure
everyone had been evacuated safely. After
going through strict security, we were taken
to our assigned location. We were given hard
hats and respirator masks to wear at all
times.
My team was
assigned to the apartment complex across the
street from the World Trade Center. We went
door to door to make sure everyone had been
evacuated safely and my goal was to be sure
all their medical needs had been met.
Working outside in the rain or sunshine, I
helped the clients replace medications,
walkers, canes, wheelchairs, contact lenses
or glasses, etc., that had been lost or
damaged in the disaster.
On Sunday, I
was assigned to be team leader of the
medical volunteer personnel at the memorial
service at Yankee Stadium. Included were
volunteers from New York City chapters. It
was an honor to be present with the many
dignitaries and the more than 30,000
families, friends and rescue workers.
On Monday,
we set up shop in the foyer of the Gateway
Plaza Apartments at Battery City Park, where
the clients could come to us.
One of the
highlights of my time was eating lunch at
the Spirit Shop parked in the harbor at
Battery City Park. Here, the rescue and
volunteer workers came to eat, sleep or
clean up. Many days, celebrities were on
hand to serve food, shake hands or just give
moral support. Another highlight was
supervising a group of critical care nurses
there to help in this recovery mission.
At the end
of 22 days, I began out-processing. I felt
many emotions emerge: love, satisfaction,
sadness, sorrow and depression. Although I
left many unresolved issues in capable
hands, I wished I could stay longer to
complete them myself.
During my
three weeks in New York City, I met some of
the friendliest, most generous and
compassionate people I have ever been
associated with. NYC is a wonderful,
beautiful city.
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