Are
You Committed?
In her
presidential address at the opening session
of NTI 2003 in San Antonio, Texas, immediate
past President Connie Barden, RN, MSN, CCNS,
CCRN, urged participants to publicly promise
to make a difference in sustaining healthy
work environments by signing a card citing
the following commitments:
� I
will identify the most pressing challenge in
my immediate work environment.
� I
will initiate the dialogue with my
colleagues to find solutions to this
challenge.
� I
will remain actively involved in the
solutions until they are working.
AACN is
continuing this effort by allowing members
to make their pledges online. And, while
supplies last, anyone participating in this
commitment effort will receive the "Act
Boldly" lapel pin distributed to signers at
the NTI.
In
addition, you can order copies of the
presidential address, both in print and
video formats. A number of "Bold Voices"
commemorative products are also available
for purchase while supplies last.
After 30 Years, NTI Participant Just Keeps
on Going
Annual Pilgrimage Has Made a Difference in
This Nurse's Care
The
unique opportunities for professional
development afforded by AACN's National
Teaching Institute and Critical Care
Exposition have kept one nurse coming back
for 30 consecutive years.
Patty
Hawk, RN, ADN, MS, CCRN, began her career as
a critical care nurse in 1972, and attended
the first NTI in 1974. She says she returns
each year because the NTI is a chance to
grow and stay current with the changes
occurring within the profession.
"NTI
has grown. Critical care nursing has grown.
Technology has changed," she said. "I can't
imagine growing as a nurse without [the NTI]."
She
noted much of the standard equipment used
today was absent in 1974. For example, few
drips and no IV pumps had been developed.
"When
you talk to some of these nurses and tell
them you used to take blood pressures with a
cuff and stethoscope, they look at you like,
�Oh, my,'" she said.
Aside
from advances in blood pressure monitoring,
nursing 30 years ago as compared with today
relied on what Hawk called "touchy-feely"
for the clinical assessment.
"I was
in a smaller community hospital. We didn't
have a-lines. We didn't have Swan-Ganz
catheters. We didn't have the fancy vents or
ICP monitoring," she said. "You get more
data now than you did then, and I think
patients are surviving at a higher level
because of these changes."
Time
Out
Hawk
said it is important for nurses to take time
out for themselves and not rely on hospitals
to provide continuing education.
"It's
too easy in today's society to blame things
on someone else. We hear of dysfunctional
families, or that the system doesn't work.
You have to be responsible for yourself,"
she said.
Hawk's
commitment to herself and her patients is
evidenced by the personal expense she has
incurred over the years, paying for tuition,
travel and other education-related expenses.
"I've
looked at that investment, and I've probably
spent $30,000 or more over the past 30
years. One year doesn't seem all that
significant. But, when you look at it over
time, it really is," she said.
Although it does require great personal
commitment, Hawk said she still loves being
a nurse and making a difference in her
patients' lives.
"It's a
choice. You want to be there. And I think
nursing does make a difference," she said.
"[Patients] listen to what is wrong with
them from doctors, but they take instruction
on what they need to do and how they need to
make changes from nurses. We are teachers,
in a sense," she said.
"I
think [the NTI] has made me a better nurse
and therefore a better person. Maybe that's
not the biggest thing to broadcast, but that
is significant for me. It's personal growth
and personal satisfaction, which others can
see," she said.
Hawk
plans to be in Orlando, Fla., next year for
NTI 2004, and hopes to bring her niece, who
is a sophomore nursing student at Ohio State
University.
"She'll
be three-quarters of her way through nursing
school and looking to determine what she
wants to do after graduation. If I can
recruit one student nurse into this type of
work [critical care nursing], then I have
accomplished something more," she said.
Duquesne's New Acute Care MSN Based on
Synergy Model
Duquesne University's online Acute Care
Master of Science in Nursing program is
based on the AACN Synergy Model for Patient
Care. Clinical experiences can be
individually tailored for practice across
the range of acute care, from ICU to
step-down to high-intensity medical-surgical
areas. As it prepares to accept part-time
students this fall, the school's newest
graduate program is also recruiting advanced
practice nurses from across the country to
be clinical preceptors.
"The
Synergy Model focuses the educational
enterprise on what a graduate of the program
should be," said Eileen Zungolo, RN, EdD,
FAAN, dean and professor of nursing at
Duquesne. "The model's nurse competencies
are outcomes that every nurse should
possess. It evolves from nurse-patient to
nurse-nurse to nurse-system, just as our
curriculum does. There couldn't be a better
fit."
An
Academic Laboratory
As the
university reviewed practice-based models
for this much-needed MSN program, AACN was
seeking an academic partner to adapt the
AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care.
"Our
collaboration with Duquesne University
provides the model with an academic
laboratory that parallels our hospital
laboratory at Clarian Health Partners in
Indianapolis," said Ram�n Lavandero, RN, MA,
MSN, FAAN, AACN director of Development and
Strategic Alliances. "Clarian is using the
model as the framework for professional
development and patient care delivery in a
multi-site tertiary care health system.
Duquesne is testing the academic application
to extend the model's influence to a nurse's
preparation."
The
program has been under development for the
past year, with Patricia A. Moloney-Harmon,
RN, MS, CCNS, CCRN, FAAN, past chair of the
AACN Certification Corporation Board of
Directors as clinical consultant.
Online Only
Consistent with all its graduate degree
programs in nursing, Duquesne's acute care
program is offered only online,
accommodating the needs of adult learners to
advance their education around hectic work
and life schedules.
Classes
do not convene at a set time. Instead,
students log on to do course work and
assignments anytime, anyplace, an appealing
feature for nurses with continually changing
schedules.
"There
are set deadlines by which students have to
complete certain dimensions of a course and
faculty members are online for consultation
at scheduled times," Zungolo said. "When
students need an immediate answer to
something, they know when the faculty member
is available."
Duquesne's courses use Blackboard as the
course management system, an environment
that offers a variety of modalities to
present and analyze course content. For
example, video streaming, PowerPoint
augmented by narratives and case studies are
integral parts of courses. Students can
listen to a lecture online or view a
diagnostic procedure through video
streaming.
Education Goals
Duquesne is the first school known to use
the Synergy Model as the framework for a
degree program, according to Lavandero. The
model is based on the essential premise that
the needs of patients and their families are
what drive a nurse's competencies.
The
school has started by applying the model in
a graduate program, but faculty and
administrators hope to create an
evolutionary environment for students.
"Based
on this experience, we could eventually make
the Synergy Model the conceptual framework
for our other graduate programs and maybe
even our BSN program," said Zungolo, who is
the current president of the National League
for Nursing.
Fall
Admission
Students will be eligible for admission to
this part-time program this fall. They will
start by completing courses required of all
MSN students and an introduction to the
Synergy Model. Clinical courses, which
students can take anywhere guided by a
qualified preceptor, begin in fall 2004.
For
more information about Duquesne's MSN in
Acute Care, check the online brochure at
http://www.nursing.duq.edu/MSNacute.html.
AACN National Board: Passionate and
Proactive
Marla De Jong (left) and Caryl Goodyear-Bruch
participated in the national AACN Board of
Directors meeting in April as learning
partners.
Caryl Goodyear-Bruch, RN, MSN, CCRN, and
Marla De Jong, RN, MS, CCNS,
CCRN,
CEN
The
national AACN Board of Directors is made up
of diverse nurse leaders whose goal is to
promote safe critical care nursing and
healthy practice environments. We were
invited to attend the board's April 2003
meeting in Denver, Colo. As board learning
partners, we were fortunate to actively
participate in the board meeting and observe
the board members and national office staff
at work.
We saw
firsthand that board members are proactive
and passionate about their roles as AACN
leaders. Although we already knew many AACN
board members, we also connected with new
friends and colleagues. Each AACN board
member and national office staff member
welcomed us with open arms.
To
better understand what is needed to do the
work of AACN, we submerged ourselves in
meetings and social events for three days.
The social connection among the board
members positively influences the governance
process. Knowing each other as well as they
do provides board members with the
opportunity not only to respect each other,
but also to hear each voice, achieve
consensus and foster AACN's mission, vision,
and values.
The
board consists of 13 nurses, each of whom
possesses a unique blend of nursing and
leadership expertise, as well as a zeal for
AACN. Having a board with an exceptional and
stimulating mix of leaders is one of AACN's
strongest assets.
The
discussions that took place were active and
thought-provoking. The board members valued
our contributions and took into
consideration our input as they made tough
decisions. Many items were on the agenda as
a result of strategic planning stemming from
such sources as market surveys, regional
meetings, work groups and environmental
scans. Therefore, these items not only
represented the most current issues in
critical care nursing practice, but also
future issues. We were impressed by how the
deliberate nature of each discussion and
decision enabled board members to constantly
focus on AACN's Strategic Plan and the needs
of AACN members, industry partners, other
professional organizations and the
healthcare system in general. The proactive
approach of the board's leadership, which is
vital in our ever-changing environment, was
prominent throughout all the activities.
We were
impressed by the passion each board and AACN
staff member showed. When combined with
action, this passion is a feeling that
cannot be duplicated. Having a board and
staff who are enthusiastic about their AACN
role and the contribution made to critical
care nursing practice is awesome! The future
of critical care nursing lies in this
passion and the guidance provided by AACN's
leadership.
The
opportunity to serve as a board learning
partner was a "one of a kind" event that has
enriched our commitment to AACN and its
leadership in critical care nursing.
Note:
The opinions or assertions contained herein
are the private views of the authors and are
not to be construed as official or as
reflecting the views of the Department of
the Air Force or the Department of Defense.
Scene and Heard
AACN
continues to seek visibility for our
profession and the organization. Following
is an update on recent outreach efforts.
In
the Media
� An
article titled "National Nurses Week
Highlights High Touch Aspect" was published
in the May 4, 2003, issue of the Washington
Post. Outgoing AACN President Connie Barden,
RN, MSN, CCNS, CCRN, was quoted: "Nursing is
as much art as it is science. To provide
excellent and compassionate care to patients
and their families, we must rely on our
art-our ability to advocate for patients at
the most vulnerable times in their lives."
The article was also picked up over the wire
by the Los Angeles Times and NJ.com, which
includes New Jersey's Star-Ledger and
Trenton Times.
� A May
13, 2003, news release by AACN was reported
by several media, including CBS MarketWatch,
PR Newswire, Dallas News, Finance Canada,
Lycos, Yahoo, MedicalDevices.org, AP Alert
Medical, NBC6.com, National Hispanic
Corporate Council, Knoxville News, Times
Record News, Scripps Howard News Service,
Ventura County (Calif.) Star, the Orange
County (Calif.) Register and News Alert. The
release, headed "Nurses' Study Finds
Hospitals Still Limiting Access for Patient
Families During Emergency Procedures," cited
a study published in the May 2003 issue of
the American Journal of Critical Care and in
the June issue of the Journal of Emergency
Medicine.
� An
interview with Barden was featured in the
May 2003 issue of Nursing2003. In the
article, headlined "A Nursing Leader Speaks
Out on Working Together to Solve Problems,"
Barden cites medical information, budget
issues and aging of the population as the
top societal, economic and demographic
trends affecting healthcare. "Pressure from
increasing patient acuity and decreasing
staff and resources has led to shortsighted
and simplistic solutions, such as mandatory
overtime and fixed staffing ratios that
don't take into consideration patients'
unique needs." Barden was quoted as saying.
"We must work with industry to devise
equipment and technologies that reduce the
physical burdens of caring for patients
while increasing safety at every turn."
� The
May 19, 2003, edition of NurseZone.com
included several AACN-related articles. "AACN
Conference: Celebrating the Work of Critical
Care Nurses" included a link to an article
titled "Safeguarding the Patient and the
Profession," the AACN white paper on the
benefits of certification. The article
stated, "NurseZone honors critical care
nurses-the largest healthcare specialty in
the world-who on a daily basis care for
critically ill patients with complex health
issues. Since the month of May marks
National Critical Care Awareness and
Recognition Month, NurseZone applauds your
contributions and dedication to the patients
and families you care for."
�
"Powerful Partnerships Achieve Nursing's
Greatest Outcomes" was the title of a guest
editorial by AACN President Dorrie Fontaine,
RN, DNSc, FAAN, in the May 2003 issue of
Nursing Management. She wrote that "together
AACN and Nursing Management can achieve the
mutual goal of excellence in nursing
leadership �. The education, support, and
development of nurse leaders, begins with
the front-line nurse managers."
� A
letter to the editor by AACN board member
Janie Heath, RN, MS, CCRN, ANP, ACNP, and
Karen Kesten, RN, MSN, CCRN, president of
the Greater Washington Area Chapter of AACN,
was printed in the May 6, 2003, issue of the
Washington Post. They were responding to a
description in an April 29, 2003, article
titled "Good Night, Florence" regarding
recent British reaction to Florence
Nightingale as a role model for modern
nursing. They wrote: "AACN values our strong
historical roots and appreciates the
significant contributions from our early
nursing leaders �. Creating a culture that
is healthy and humane for both patients and
nurses is imperative. In this Florence was a
leader who was ahead of her time. Her great
accomplishments lit the way for those of us
� who are working together to alleviate the
challenges in today's healthcare system."
In the
May 15, 2003, issue of Nursing Spectrum, the
"Dear Donna" Career Management column
advised a reader to visit the AACN Web site
(www.aacn.org) and check out the Web-based,
interactive Essentials of Critical Care
Orientation program. The column also cited
chapters as a source for additional
resources.
Our
Voice at the Table
� Heath
spoke at the annual national conference of
the Respiratory Nurses Society in Nashville,
Tenn. Her topic was "Caught in the Middle:
Experiences of Tobacco-Dependent Critical
Care Nurses." Heath also spoke at the
Innovations in Critical Care annual
conference, sponsored by the Suffolk County
Chapter, Long Island, N.Y. Her topics were
"Policy, Politics, and Critical Care Nursing
Practice" and "Vasopressin: The VF/Pulseless
VT Underdog."
�
Barden spoke on "Nursing in La Vida Loca"
and "Acute Coronary Syndrome" at Geisinger
Health Systems in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
�
Suzanne Prevost, RN, PhD, CNAA, chair of the
AACN Certification Corporation, gave a
presentation on "Women and Cardiac Disease"
for a school nurses' conference in
Murfreesboro, Tenn., and delivered the
keynote address, titled "Professional
Organizations: Leadership in the Promotion
of Evidence-Based Practice" at the National
Evidence-Based Practice Conference sponsored
by the University of Iowa.
If you
or your chapter has reached out to the media
or other groups to promote critical care
nursing, we'd like to know. E-mail your
information to
Judy.Wilkin@aacn.org.
ECCO Program Was a Good Fit in Nurse
Orientation Process
Gathering at Mercy Hospital, Miami, is the
first
group of students to use ECCO, AACN's
Essentials of Critical Care Orientation
program.
Mercy
Hospital, a 512-bed institution and member
of Catholic Healthcare East, has been
serving the Miami-Dade community in Florida
for more than 50 years.
Sonia
Wisdom, RN, BSN, CCRN, nurse clinician for
critical care, shared why her hospital
recently chose ECCO, AACN's Internet-based
Essentials of Critical Care Orientation
program, as its basic teaching tool for
critical care nurses and how the hospital
implemented the program.
According to Wisdom, the hospital's clinical
educators thoroughly reviewed the course on
AACN's Web site (www.aacn.org). After using
the online demonstration tool and reviewing
the module objectives and content outlines,
Wisdom said they were convinced that the
content provided closely matched their
existing, classroom-based and instructor-led
orientation. The educators then determined
that using ECCO had the potential to reduce
overall costs by shortening the orientation
time needed by two weeks. After a formal
proposal to purchase ECCO was presented to
senior management, funding was obtained
through a combined grant from Mercy Hospital
Foundation and J&J Cordis Company.
Prior
to implementation, educators at Mercy
Hospital talked with several other sites
actively using the program to discover the
structure of their orientation, how they
were scheduling the progression of the
content modules, how computer time was
allotted, what adjunct learning materials
might be employed and how the testing
component was being used along with the
results achieved by students on the module
exams. As a result of these discussions,
Wisdom said they were better prepared to
define an implementation plan that met their
orientation needs.
Assessing the Needs
"We
compared our critical care course schedule
and lectures to see what we would need to
have in addition to ECCO," Wisdom explained.
"We identified several areas of supplemental
instruction specific to our hospital that we
wanted to provide. For instance, we have an
advance directive program that we need to be
sure our nurses understand. We also decided
to augment the hemodynamic instruction, to
present case studies and to offer specific
skills labs."
For its
first group of students, Mercy Hospital has
divided the schedule between computer work
and lectures, case studies or skills labs.
The students were scheduled for three days
of classroom and computer time and two days
of clinical experience every week. The
lecture component is being used as a common
thread to ensure that students are
continuously exposed to important concepts.
"Before
using ECCO, we had separate lectures on
patient care issues, such as families in
critical care, pain management and
sedation," said Wisdom. "Now, we are using
the case studies to tie these issues
together so the student has repeated
exposure to the concepts."
Accessible Anytime
Although computers are set up in a lab that
the students use at the hospital, the
students can use the program anywhere
anytime, including at home. To become
familiar with the process, Wisdom set up her
home computer to access the program,
including downloading the required plug-ins.
"The
support from AACN was really good," she
said. "It was immediate and responsive, and
helped me get going on the program in a
short amount of time. I am glad I went
through this process so I could see that
it's not very difficult, and now I can help
my students when they want to access it from
home."
Before
launching the program with the first group
of students, Wisdom reviewed the content
again in-depth. In addition to finding it
extremely interactive, she said she liked
the organization of the learning material.
Wisdom said the content is not only clear,
consistent, systematic and easy to
understand, but also at an appropriate level
for a new critical care nurse.
Who
Else Is Using ECCO?
California-Naval Medical Center San Diego,
Regional Health Occupations Resource
Center-Butte College, Stanford University
Hospital, Sutter Coast Hospital, VA Palo
Alto Healthcare System, University of
California, San Diego Medical Center
Colorado-Memorial Hospital Colorado Springs
Connecticut-Yale New Haven Hospital,
Waterbury Hospital
Florida-Broward Community College, Lee
Memorial Health System, Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Center-Miami,
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center-West Palm Beach, Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Center-NFSG, Mercy
Hospital-Miami
Illinois-Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's
Medical Center, Sherman Hospital, Scott Air
Force Base (375th Medical Group)
Indiana-Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center-Indianapolis
Kentucky-University of Kentucky
Maine-Maine General Medical Center
Maryland-Suburban Hospital
Massachusetts-Good Samaritan Medical Center,
Emerson Hospital
Minnesota-Allina Hospitals & Clinics
Missouri-CoxHealth System, Freeman Health
System
Montana-Benefis Healthcare, Frances Mahon
Deaconness Hospitals
Nebraska-Good Samaritan Health System
New
Hampshire-Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
New
Jersey-Atlantic City Medical Center
New
York-Champlain Valley Physician Hospital,
St. Mary's Hospital (Seton Health)
Ohio-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center-Cincinnati
Oregon-Oregon Health and Science University
Pennsylvania-Dubois Regional Medical Center,
Polyclinic Hospital (Pinnacle Health)
Texas-Denton Regional Medical Center, Harris
Methodist Fort Worth, Presbyterian Hospital,
University Hospital-San Antonio, Hendrick
Medical Center, Methodist Healthcare System
of San Antonio, Ltd., Shriner's Hospital for
Children, University of Texas Health Center,
Tyler
Utah-HCA-St. Mark's Hospital
Virginia-Bon Secours Memorial Regional
Medical Center, Martha Jefferson Hospital,
Northern Virginia Community College
Washington-Capital Medical Center, Kadlec
Medical Center, Northwest MedStar, Sacred
Heart Medical Center, Sunnyside Community
Hospital, Northwest Workforce Development
Council, Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
West
Virginia-Princeton Community Hospital
Wyoming-Campbell County Memorial Hospital
Canada-Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Grand
Prairie, Alberta
Japan-U.S.
Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan
InteliStaf Supports Visionaries Level of
ECCO
InteliStaf Healthcare has become the first
Visionaries level corporate sponsor of ECCO.
"InteliStaf
is very excited to be a Visionaries sponsor
of AACN's Essentials of Critical Care
Orientation. This affiliation with AACN will
enhance InteliStaf's commitment to the
professional development and quality of our
nursing staff," said Chris Carrington, vice
president of clinical services at InteliStaf,
one of the largest healthcare staffing
companies in the United States.
She
said that ECCO will support InteliStaf's
Clinical Residency Program, which promotes
knowledge and skill enhancement of nurses,
assisting them to transition into new
clinical specialties, to re-enter the acute
care setting or to assist them in
transitioning back into the nursing
workforce. The relationship with AACN will
also provide InteliStaf nurses with
continuing education, AACN membership,
professional networking and CCRN
certification opportunities.
"InteliStaf's
Visionaries level sponsorship of a key
solution for expediting nursing training is
evidence of its commitment to excellence in
clinical education. AACN is excited to be
collaborating with a thought leader in the
healthcare staffing industry," said Wendy
Berke, AACN director of Professional
Practice.
AACN
appreciates the support of Intelistaf, as
well as that of GE Medical Information
Technologies, Medtronic Physio-Control and
Spacelabs Medical, a division of
Instrumentarium, the current Believers level
corporate sponsors of the ECCO program.
Aug. 15 Is Deadline to Apply for ICU Design
Citation
Aug. 15
is the deadline to submit applications for
the 2003 ICU Design Citation, part of AACN's
Circle of Excellence recognition program.
Cosponsored by AACN, the Society of Critical
Care Medicine and the American Institute of
Architects Committee on Architecture for
Health, this award recognizes ICU designs
that enhance the critical care environment
for patients, families and clinicians.
In
addition to a $1,500 cash award-$500 from
each of the sponsoring organizations-the
recipient is provided complimentary
registration for one person to attend the
organization's annual meeting and a plaque
to display in the unit.
For
more information, contact the Society of
Critical Care Medicine at (847) 827-7659.
Member Recruitment Drive Off to Strong Start
Many
AACN member recruiters have simply picked up
where they left off in AACN's Critical Links
member-get-a-member campaign. In fact, one
of the top recruiters in the first month of
the new campaign is Caroline Axt, RN, MS, of
Oakland, Calif., who won the 2002-03
campaign.
However, at the end of May, Ngozi I. Moneke,
RN, BC, BSN, CCRN, of Freeport, N.Y., was
leading with 13 new members recruited since
the new campaign began May 1-more than half
the 23-member total she recruited in the
last campaign.
Some
new names were also near the top of the
drive for May. Barbara M. Eachus, RN, BSN,
CCRN, of Philadelphia, Pa., and Linda J.
Lopazanski, RN, CCRN, of Fords, N.J., had
each recruited nine new members, just one
less than Axt's total of 10.
Axt,
who began her career in critical care
nursing in 1975, now fills teaching and
precepting roles for new critical care RNs.
For the past three years, she has
coordinated the Critical Care Training
Program for Kaiser Hospitals in Northern
California.
"It is
always my pleasure to introduce nurses to
this practice," she said.
Axt
explained that, though she has always
recommended to her participants that they
join AACN, she made a more concerted effort
the past year. She said she spent time early
in each of her programs discussing the
benefits of membership, showing participants
samples of the AACN journals and encouraging
them to visit the Web site.
"I
would recommend that any teacher or
coordinator of critical care training
programs encourage membership early in their
critical care career," she said.
On the
chapter side, the First Coast Chapter in
Florida and the Minot Roughrider Chapter in
North Dakota were in a tie for May, each
having recruited eight new members. The
Central Arkansas Chapter, Southeastern
Pennsylvania Chapter, Triangle Chapter
(North Carolina), Greater Miami Area
Chapter, Los Angeles Chapter, Peninsula
Chapter (Virginia), Western Connecticut
Chapter, Greater Washington Area Chapter,
San Diego Area Chapter and Siouxland Chapter
(South Dakota) had each recruited five or
more new members. The Greater Miami Chapter
won the previous campaign.
In the
first month of the new campaign, a total of
315 new members had been recruited-224 by
119 individual recruiters and 91 by 24
chapters. The start was one of the strongest
since the campaign was launched three years
ago. To participate, recruiters must have
their membership number included in the
referral line of the membership application.
The top
individual recruiter will receive a $500
American Express gift certificate. The
chapters recruiting the most new members and
reporting the largest percentage increase
will each receive a $250 gift certificate
toward the purchase of AACN resources.
All
individual campaign participants receive an
AACN pocket reference when they recruit
their first new member. After that,
individual recruiters receive $25 gift
certificates toward the purchase of AACN
resources when they recruit five new members
and $50 AACN gift certificates when they
recruit 10 new members.
Each
month, members who have recruited at least
one new member during the month are also
entered into a monthly drawing for a $100
American Express gift certificate.
Receiving the American Express gift
certificate in the drawing for May is Teresa
K. Cuthair, RN, of Farmington, N.M.
Participating chapters are also entered into
a prize drawing each month for one
complimentary NTI registration. The winner
for May was the First Coast Chapter.
In
addition, all recruiters are eligible for
prize drawings that offer round-trip tickets
for two to anywhere in the continental
United States, including a five-day,
four-night hotel stay; round-trip tickets
for two to anywhere in the continental
United States; and four-day-three-night
hotel accommodations in the continental U.S.
More Than Learning 'Drives' NTI Experience
Some
participants at this year's National
Teaching Institute and Critical Care
Exposition in San Antonio, Texas, came away
with more than a rich learning and
networking experience. In fact, one came
away with a new car.
Marcia
Richards, RN, of Medtronic Inc., was the
winner of a 2003 Hyundai Sonata, given away
in a drawing at the closing session of the
NTI. A total of $21,240 worth of tickets
were sold in the raffle, which benefited the
AACN Scholarship Endowment.
Richards, who has attended more than 10 NTIs
as a practicing nurse, is now attending as
an industry professional with Medtronic.
Because she has benefited from scholarships
during her education, she said she is always
eager to support AACN's endowment. She said
she encouraged others, including her boss,
to also buy tickets.
This
was the third NTI that Hyundai Motor Company
sponsored the vehicle giveaway to benefit
the Scholarship Endowment.
Artistic Touch
But
Richards wasn't the only winner. Several
other fun but worthwhile events resulted in
rewards ranging from the Mail Home Service
box decorating contest to drawings for
prizes for members attending the AACN Annual
Meeting and Forum.
Carol
Swift, RN, of Scotts Valley, Calif., took
the first-place honors in the box decorating
contest sponsored by Arlen Med. Ed./PocketReferences.com.
She received complimentary registration for
NTI 2004, scheduled May 15 through 20 in
Orlando, Fla. The second-place prize, a $50
gift certificate good toward purchases from
the AACN Bookstore or Resource Catalog, plus
40 pocket reference cards from Arlen Med.
Ed./PocketReferences.com, went to Janet
Krebbs, RN, of Bloomington, Ind. Julia
Garrison, RN, MSN, CCRN, of Mason, Ohio,
received complimentary shipping of one Mail
Home Service box, plus 20 pocket reference
cards from Arlen Med. Ed./PocketReferences.com,
for her third-place effort. Honorable
mention went to Phillip Parcon, RN, BSN,
CCRN, CPAN, of Beaumont, Texas.
Lucky Draw
Members
who attended the AACN Annual Meeting and
Forum were entered into a drawing to win
valuable prizes. The winners were:
AACN
Membership-Marge Miller, RN, MSN, CCRN, of
Palm Bay, Fla.; AACN Gift Package-Maureen
McLaughlin, RN, BSN, CPAN, of Acton, Mass.;
Certification Self-Assessment Exam-Sonia
Astle, RN, MS, CCNS, CCRN, of Burke, Va.,
and Jodi Mullen, RNC, MS, CCNS, CCRN, of
Dayton, Ohio; AACN Procedure Manual-Brenda
Charles, RN, BSN, of Katy, Texas; and NTI
2004 Registration-Paula Lusardi, RN, PhD,
CCNS, CCRN, of Long Meadow, Mass.
Mentor-Fellow Program Participants Celebrate
Completion of Manuscripts
Members of the AACN Mentor-Fellow Program
class of 2003 display the
certificates they received during the
program convocation at NTI 2003
in San Antonio, Texas.
Nine
pairs of mentors and fellows celebrated
their accomplishments during a special
convocation at NTI 2003 in San Antonio,
Texas.
Together, these members of the AACN
Mentor-Fellow Program class of 2003
developed manuscripts that are being
published in the American Journal of
Nursing. The program, carried out in
collaboration with the journal, provided
these acute and critical care nurses the
opportunity to develop professional
leadership skills with a clinical focus.
Following are the mentors and fellows,
respectively, and their article topics:
�
Christine Hedges, RN, MS, CCRN, CCNS, CS,
Westwood, N.J., and Julia J. Freeman, RN,
BSN, CCRN, Glenwood, N.J., both of Valley
Hospital-Postresuscitation Management:
Creating a Nonhostile Brain Environment
�
Kathleen A. Puntillo, RN, DNSc, FAAN, San
Aselmo, Calif., of the University of
California, San Francisco, and Kathleen A.
Kunis, RN, AS, BA, CCRN, Petaluma, Calif.,
of California Pacific Medical Center-Nursing
Interventions to Prevent Nosocomial
Pneumonia
� Mary
Lou Sole, RN, PhD, CCRN, FAAN, Winter Park,
Fla., of the University of Central Florida,
and Tracey L. King, RN, MSN, CCRN, Cape
Coral, Fla., of NCH Healthcare
System-Prevention of Renal Complications for
At-Risk Individuals Undergoing Cardiac
Interventional Procedures
� Mary
Jo Grap, RN, PhD, ACNP, Midlothian, Va., of
Virginia Commonwealth University, and Susan
L. Bateman, RN, MSN, ACNP, Midlothian, of
the Medical College of Virginia-Assessment
and Management of Sedation: Implications for
Practice
�
Suzette Cardin, RN, DNSc, CNAA, FAAN,
Redondo Beach, Calif., of the UCLA School of
Nursing, and Cynthia Damboise, RN, BSN, CCRN,
Stevenson Ranch, Calif., of Providence Holy
Cross Medical Center-Implementation of a
Family-Centered Approach in a Critical Care
Unit
� Marla
J. De Jong, RN, MS, CCRN, CCNS, CEN,
Lexington, Ky., of Keesler Medical Center,
and Janet F. Mulroy, RN, MSN, CCNS, CCRN,
Memphis, Tenn., of the University of
Memphis-Syndromes of Hypercoagulability
� Paula
A. Lusardi, RN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS, of
Longmeadow, Mass., and Virginia A. Brown,
RN, BS, BSN, CCRN, Westfield, Mass., both of
Baystate Medical Center-Floan: A New
Approach to the Treatment of Pulmonary
Hypertension in the Adult Respiratory
Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Patients ...
Implications for Nursing Practice
� Margo
Anne Halm, RN, MA, CCRN, CS, St. Paul,
Minn., of United's John Nasseff Heart
Hospital, and Elizabeth I. Clark, RN, MS,
CCRN, CCNS, Rogers, Minn., of North Memorial
Medical Center-Acute Confusion in the
Post-Procedure Elderly Population
� Mary
G. McKinley, RN, MSN, CCRN, Wheeling, W.
Va., of Ohio Valley Medical Center, and
Debra I. Striner, RN, BSN, South
Connellsville, Pa., of West Virginia
University Hospital-The Incidence of Atrial
Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery: On Pump
vs. Off Pump
NTI Scholarships Target Specialized
Audiences
Some
participants at NTI 2003 in San Antonio,
Texas, were the beneficiaries of continuing
education scholarships. In addition to
scholarships provided by the AACN Vision
Partners program, contributions by corporate
partners provided for other NTI
scholarships.
RN.com Scholarships
Earmarked for groups that are
underrepresented in nursing, including
ethnic minorities, and for nurses who have
developed successful programs involving
underrepresented groups, RN.com supported
these new scholarships in collaboration with
its sponsors, American Mobile Healthcare,
Medical Express, Preferred Healthcare
Staffing, Healthcare Resource Management
Corporation and O'Grady-Peyton
International.
The
recipients were Diedre McEachin-Adams, RN,
BSN, Queens Village, N.Y.; Leigh Nicole
Edwards, RN, BSN, Tuba City, Ariz.; Deborah
Gengerke, RN, MS, CCRN, Groton, S.D.; Bette
Idemoto, RN, MSN, CCRN, CS, Cleveland, Ohio;
Princie Naomi Johnson Mikel, RN,
Gainesville, Fla.; Rose Chapman-Rodriguez,
RN, New York City, N.Y.; Sheila Seda, RN,
New Delhi, India; Olga-May Smith, RN, MSN,
BSc, CCRN, Wethersfield, Conn.; Edith
Garcia-Trujillo, RN, BSN, Yuma, Ariz.; and
Rodgers Gift Benkele, RN, Chipata, Zambia.
Dale
Medical Products Scholarships
These
scholarships were awarded to AACN members
who are striving to balance their
professional lives with graduate study and
family obligations.
The
recipients were Kay Luft, RN, MN, CCRN, TNCC,
Olathe, Kan.; Jan Teal, RN, BSN, CCRN, High
Point, N.C.; and Ann Wilson-Purefoy, RN,
BSN, CCRN, Jefferson City, Mo.
AACN
Vision Partners
The
AACN Vision Partners program granted $1,000
each to nine pairs of NTI participants, one
an AACN member and the other a nonmember who
had not previously attended the NTI. The
nonmember also received a one-year AACN
membership.
The
member and nonmember partners, respectively,
were:
� Ami
Lynn Brannon, RN, BS, BSN, CCRN, Orlando,
Fla., and Laura Davis, RN, BSN, Winter Park
Fla.
� Cesme
Caballero, RN, Garden Grove, Calif., and
Maria Bembi, RN, Los Angeles, Calif.
�
Teresa Crite, RN, BSN, McLeansville, N.C.,
and Amy Call, RN, BSN, Greensboro, N.C.
� Nancy
Malinosky, RN, BSN, CCRN, Waynesboro, Pa.,
and Julie Higman, BS, RRT, Hagerstown, Md.
�
Shirlien Metersky, RN, MSN, CCRN,
Worthington, Ohio, and Corey Perry, RN, MSN,
CCRN, Delaware, Ohio
� Kim
Osborne, RN, BSN, CCRN, Sanford, N.C., and
Barbara Benedict, RN, Durham, N.C.
� John
Pozar, RN, BA, BS, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, Winslow,
Ariz., and Joel Swedberg, CCEMT-P, Holbrook,
Ariz.
� Anita
Siscoe-Hapshie, RN, CCRN, Dunnellon, Fla.,
and Myrna Premalion, RN, BSN, Ocala, Fla.
�
Rebecca Tully, RN, BSN, CCRN, Juneau,
Alaska, and Bryon Young, EMT III, Auke Bay,
Alaska
Volunteers Make a Difference in Critical
Care Nursing
Each
year, hundreds of AACN members contribute
their time and expertise in a variety of
ways toward the important work of their
professional association. These groups
represent critical care nurses from
different practice settings throughout the
country. The annual volunteer application
process is completed by March of each year,
and appointment selections are finalized in
May. Volunteer terms are from July 1 through
June 30. AACN board members are appointed to
serve as liaisons, further strengthening the
connection between these volunteer groups
and the national leadership team.
Following are the appointments to volunteer
groups for 2003-04:
AACN
Board Advisory Team
Claudia
Barone, RN, EdD, Lorena Beeman, RNC, BSN,
MS, Marylee Bressie, RN, CNS, MSN, CCRN, CEN,
Maggie Carriker, RN, MSN, Michelle
Cox-Henley, RN, MSN, CCRN, Rebecca Dahlen,
RN, MSN, EdD, CCRN, CS, Mary David, RN, MSN,
CCRN, Diana Eisnaugle, RN, CCRN, Lisa
Gingerich, RN, BS, BSN, Dave Hanson, RN,
MSN, CCRN, EMT-P, (board liaison), Aline
Holmes, RN, MSN, ANP, CNAA, CS, LouAnn Honek,
RN, Lori Kennedy, RN, BSN, CCRN, Beth
Kramer-Hoopes, RN, BSN, BA, Stephen Krau,
PhD, MSN, BSN, MA, BA, Judith Lang, RN, BS,
CCRN, Wanda Lewis, RN, MS, CCRN, Joanne
Liptock, RN, CCRN, CEN, EMT
Loretta
Marcantonio, RN, ADN, BA, Karen March, RN,
MSN, CCRN, CS, Sandra O'Sullivan, RN, MS,
CCRN, Jose Planillo, RN, BSN, CCRN, Kevin
Reed, RN-BC, MSN, CNA, Cheryl Rockwell, RN,
BSN, Heather Russell, RN, BSN, Katherine
Samon, RN, CNS, MS, CCRN, Michelle Speicher,
RN, BSN, CCRN, Doris Strother, RN, MSN, CRNP,
Linda Tamburri, RN, CNS, MS, CCRN, Mona
Ternus, RN, MSN, PhD, CCRN, Denise Thornby,
RN, MS, Sueann Wittkopp, RN, BSN, CCRN, Mary
Mason Wyckoff, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS, ARNP,
NNP, Polly Zahrt, RN, BS, BSN
Advanced Practice Work Group
Carol
Rauen, RN, MS, CCRN, CCNS (chair), John
Dixon, RN, MSN, (board liaison), Rizalina
Mauricio, RN, BSN, MSN, CCRN, Nancy Munro,
RN, MN, CCRN, ACNP, Kristine Peterson, RN,
MS, MSN, CCRN, CCNS, Mary Sole, RN, PhD,
CCRN, CCNS, FAAN, Kelly Thompson-Brazill,
RN, MSN
Awards Review Panel
Katherine Abriam-Yago, RN, MSN, Jayne
Brundage, RN, BSN, PHN, Iris Byers, RN, MSN,
CCRN, CCNS, ACNP, CEN, Ellen Clifton, RN,
BS, BSN, CCRN, Louise Cook, RN, MSN, CCRN,
Mary Cordes, RN, CNS, MS, Karen Gaertner,
RN, MSN, CCRN, Lisa Gingerich, RN, BS, BSN,
Gerard Hannibal, RN, BSN, CCRN, Anne
Hawkins, RN, MS, Jill Fernandes Hecker, RN,
MSN, NP, Joanne Kuszaj, RN, MS, MSN, CCRN,
Rosemarie Mazanec-Freeman, RN, MSN, CCRN,
ARNP, Julie McCorkle, RN, MN, MS, NP, Sara
McMannus, RN, BSN, Joann Panno, RNC, CNS,
MSN, Michele Scott, RN, BSN, Lynn Smith
Schnautz, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS, Leslie
Swadener-Culpepper, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS,
Denise Thornby, RN, MS, Nelson Tuazon, RN,
MSN, CNAA, Anne Vigil, RN, MSN
Board Learning Partners
Victoria Boyce, RN, MS, MSN, Maggie Carriker,
RN, MSN, Deborah Laughon, RN, BSN, MS, DBA,
CCRN (board liaison), Carol Puz, RN, MS,
CCRN (board liaison), Teresa Solberg, RN,
MS, MSN, CCRN, Brenda Truman, RN, MSN, NP,
Susan Yeager, RN, MS, CCRN (board liaison)
Chapter Advisory Team
Mary-Liz Bilodeau, RN, MS, CCRN, CCNS, CS,
Carol Cleek, RN, MSN, CCNS, CS, Elizabeth
Covington, RN, MN, CCRN, CS, Becki L. Fuzi,
RN, MSN, CCRN, M. Beth Hammer, RN, MSN, NP,
Rosemarie Hirsch, RN, MN, CCRN, Deborah
Laughon, RN, BSN, MS, DBA, CCRN (board
liaison), L. Dianne Long, RNC, MN, William
Mausser, RN, BSN, MBA, CCRN, Susan Nelson,
RN, BSN, Jackie Palmer, RN, CEN, Kathleen
Peavy, RN, MS, CCRN, Deborah Pool, RN, MS,
CCRN, Carol Puz, RN, MS, CCRN (board
liaison), Bonnie Rice, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS,
ARNP, Reynaldo Rivera, RN, MA, MEd, CCRN,
CNAA, ANP, Joy Speciale, RN, MBA, CCRN, Mary
Stewart, RN, BSN, MBA, MHA, CCRN, Holly
Weber-Johnson, RN, BSN, Janice Wojcik, RN,
MS, CCRN, CS, APN, Larraine Yeager, RN, BS,
BSN
Continuing Education Articles Review Panel
Karla
Ahrns, RN, BSN, Fern Alderfer, RN, BSN,
Michelle Anastasi, RN, MS, CCRN, Mary Jane
Ante, RN, MS, BA, CCRN, Judith Bartz, RN,
BSN, Linda Batts, RN, CCRN, Lynda Beck,
Karen Bird, RN, ADN, BS, CCRN, Nancy Blake,
RN, MN, CCRN, CNAA, Dawn Blake-Holmes, RN,
MN, MS, CCRN, CCNS, Jeanne Braby, RN, MSN,
CCRN, Patricia Bradshaw, RN, BSN, MS, CCRN,
Marylee Bressie, RN, CNS, MSN, CCRN, CEN,
Eileen Briening, RN, MSN, CCRN, NP, Lori
Brown, RN, MSN, CCRN, James Bryant, RN, BSN,
CCRN, CEN, Angela Burd, RNC, MSN, CCNS, APN-C,
Carolyn Byrum, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS
Stephanie Calcasola, RN, MSN, Helen Camp,
RN, CCRN, Patricia Cardin, RN, BSN, MSN,
CCRN, CCNS, Donna Charlebois, RN, MSN, CCRN,
ACNP, Linda Cook, RN, MS, CCRN, CCNS, ACNP,
Louise Cook, RN, MSN, CCRN, Mary Cordes, RN,
CNS, MS, Eric Cotton, RN, BSN, Damon
Cottrell, RN, MS, CCRN, CCNS, CS, APRN, CEN,
Jo Ellen Craghead, RN, MSN, CCRN, Maryanne
Crowther, RN, MSN, CCRN, CS, APN-C, Janet
Davies, RN, CNS, MSN, CCNS, Louise Diehl-Oplinger,
RN, MSN, CCRN, CS, Diane Dorsch, RN, MN, MS,
CCRN, Susan Dukes, RN, MA, MSN, CCRN, CCNS,
Joseph Dunn, RN, BS, CCRN, Paulla Eldridge,
RN, BSN, CCRN, Marcia Elliott, RN, BSN, CCRN,
Nancy Erman, RN, Valerie Eschiti, RN
Lisa
Falcon, RN, BSN, AA, CCRN, Annette Fleck,
RN, BSN, CCRN, Rita Free, RN, MS, Jennifer
Frost, RN, BSN, CCRN, Jean Forsha, RN, MSN,
Michael Frakes, RN, BSN, BA, CCRN, CFRN,
Mary Franklin, RN, MSN, NP, Lisa Garcia, RN,
BSN, BA, CCRN, Henry Geiter, RN, ADN, CCRN,
Elizabeth George, RN, PhD, CCRN, Helen
Gonzales-Kranzel, RN, MSN, MBA, CCRN, CS,
NP, Suzette Grier-Bosveld, RN, MSN, CCRN,
CCNS, CEN, Madelyn Gries, RN, MS, CCRN, Jane
Grimberg, RN, MS, CCRN, Todd Grivetti, RN,
BS, CCRN, Sheila Grossman, RN, PhD, APRN,
Denise Guaglianone-Buonocore, RN, BS, MSN,
CCRN, CS, ACNP
Brenda
Hardin-Wike, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS, John
Harper, RN, MSN, Leigh Hart, RN, PhD, CCRN,
Bonnie Harvey, RN, BSN, CCRN, Lee Ann
Haygood, RN, MSN, CCRN, CNA, NP, Linda
Hidalgo, RN, DNS, CCRN, Linda Holzhueter,
RN, BS, BSN, Patricia Hoppman, RN, MS, CCRN,
Melissa Hutchinson, RN, BS, CCRN, Lori
Jackson, RN, ND, CCRN, Cynthia Janacek, RN,
BSN, CCRN, Scott Jessie, RN, ADN, CCRN,
Nancy King, RN, MSN, CCRN, ANP, NP, APN-C,
Ruth Kleinpell-Nowell, RN, PhD, CCRN, CS,
FAAN, Andrea Kline, RN, MS, CCRN, NP, Ina
Koerner, RN, MSN, PhD, Lisa Kohr, RN, MSN,
CCRN, PNP, Susan Koos, RN, MS, Barbara
Krumbach, RN, MSN, CCRN, Christine Kruskamp,
RN, MS, Jane Kurz, RN, PhD, Kristine
L'Ecuyer, RN, MSN, Michele Lanza, RN, BSN,
CCRN, Nantanwa Lee, RN, MN, CCRN
Margaret Lewis, RN, BSN, Joanne Liptock, RN,
CCRN, CEN, EMT, Mary Macklin, RN, MSN, CCRN,
ARNP, Joan Mallum, RN, BSN, CCRN, Margaret
Malone, RN, MN, CCRN, Lisa Manni, RN, MSN,
CCRN, Michele Manning, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS,
Karen March, RN, MSN, CCRN, CS, Mary Martin,
RN, MSN, CCNS, CS, CNRN, Sarah Martin, RN,
MS, CCRN, NP, Dorothy Mayer, RN, MSN, CS,
Diane Mayes, RN, MSN, CCRN, Christina
McCarter, RN, BSN, Cheryl McKay, RN, MSN,
CCNS, Margaret McNeill, RN, MS, CCRN, CCNS,
Joni Meiter, RN, MSN, CCRN, Kathleen Miller,
RN, EdD, ACNP, CS, Nicolette Mininni, RN,
MEd, CCRN, Katerina Moklak, RN, BS, BSN,
CCRN, Lou Ann Montgomery, RN, MA, PhD, CCRN,
CCNS, Kathleen Myerowitz, RN, MS
Barbara
Ogden, RN, MSN, CCRN, Dee Oliveri, RN, Mary
Olson, RN, BS, BSN, CCRN, Tina O'Neal, RN,
ADN, CCRN, Marie Therese Padriga, RN, BSN,
Joann Panno, RNC, CNS, MSN, Scott Pasternak,
RN, BSN, CCRN, Carol Pierce, RN, MSN, PhD,
Jose Planillo, RN, BSN, CCRN, Deborah Pool,
RN, MS, CCRN, Theresa Posani, RN, CNS, MS,
CCRN, CCNS, CNA, CS, Deborah Posey, RN, ADN,
CCRN, Cindy Pu, RN, MSN, BA, Patricia
Rabbett, RN, MSN, CCRN, Timothy Rausch, RN,
BS, CCRN, George Reichert, RN, BSN, MA, CCRN,
Virginia Rickards, RN, MEd, CCRN, Stacy
Riley, RN, BS, BSN, Kathryn Roberts, RN,
MSN, CCRN, Cathy Robertson, RN, Joyce Roth,
RN, MSN, CCRN, CNA, Maureen Roussel, RN,
MSN, CCRN, CS
Jill
Sanko, RN, BSN, BA, Deborah Scheele-Minanov,
RN, MSN, Amy Schueler, RN, MS, CNP, Lori
Schumacher, RN, MS, CCRN, Steve Senecal, RN,
ADN, MS, CCRN, Nancy Seymour, RN, BSN, CCRN,
Deborah Shields, RN, MS, CCRN, Pamela
Shumate, RN, MS, MSN, Florence Simmons, RN,
MSN, CCRN, Susan Smith, RN, BS, BA, CNA,
Paulette Snoby, RN, BSN, MPA, CCRN, Murray
Speers, RN, BSN, CCRN, Angela Starkweather,
RN, BS, MSN, CCRN, NP, Tracey Stover-Wall,
RN, BSN, CCRN, CEN, CFRN, EMT, Marcia Strow,
RN, MS, AA, CCRN, Sandra Swoboda, RN, MS,
Wendy Swope, RN, ADN, CCRN, Joyce Taylor,
RN, BSN, MA, CCRN
Stephanie Van Arsdale, RN, MSN, EdD, CCRN,
Kimberly Vander Heuvel, RN, MS, CCRN, ARNP,
NP, Christine Vittum, RN, MS, MSN, CCRN,
Mark Vojtko, RN, BSN, CCRN, Kittie Wagner,
RN, BSN, Mary Walker, RN, MSN, CCRN, Laurie
Walsh, RN, MS, CCRN, NP, Susan Walsh, RN,
MN, CCRN, Robin Watson, RNC, MN, CCRN, H.
Joanne Weiss, RN, ADN, Jane Weller, RN-C,
PhD, CCRN, CNA, CEN, Christine Westphal, RN,
MSN, CCRN, Cindy Wetzel, RN, MSN, CCRN, CS,
Joan Wilson, RN, BSN, CCRN, Patricia Worster,
RN, MS
Distinguished Research Lecturer Review Panel
Kirsten
Featherstone, RN, MS, Susan Fowler, RN, MS,
CS, CNRN, Mary Jo Grap, RN, PhD, ACNP, Sonya
Hardin, RN, PhD, CCRN, Elaine Steinke, RN,
MN, PhD
Education Advisory Team
Beth
Coyle-Frush, RN, CCRN, Lori Hendrickx, RN,
EdD, CCRN, Stephen Krau, PhD, MSN, BSN, MA,
BA, Sara McMannus, RN, BSN, Patricia Rosier,
RN, MS, APRN, Heather Russell, RN, BSN, Mona
Ternus, RN, MSN, PhD, CCRN
Ethics Work Group
Cynda
Rushton, RN, DNSc, FAAN (cochair), Christine
Westphal, RN, MSN, CCRN (cochair), Gladys
Campbell, RN, MSN, Sarah Delgado, RN, MSN,
NP, Janie Heath, RN, MS, CS, CCRN, ACNP, ANP
(board liaison), Brenda Jeffers, RN, PhD,
Linda Tamburri, RN, CNS, MS, CCRN
NTI
Abstracts Review Panel
Karla
Ahrns, RN, BSN, Pamela Bradshaw, RN, BSN,
PhD, CCRN, CNA, Stephanie Calcasola, RN,
MSN, Jo Ellen Craghead, RN, MSN, CCRN,
Marilin Crawford, RN, MSN, CCRN, APRN, Diane
Dorsch, RN, MN, MS, CCRN, Jennifer Dwyer,
RN-C, MSN, CCRN, CS, Nancy Erman, RN,
Valerie Eschiti, RN, Hatice Foell, RN, MSN,
ARNP, Beverly Gay, RN, MSN, BA, CCRN, Henry
Geiter, RN, ADN, CCRN, Lisa Groop, RN, ADN,
CCRN, Cheryl Hettman, RN, PhD, Melanie
Keiffer, RN, MSN, CCRN, Mary Fitzgerald
Kenny, RN, MA, MBA, CNAA, Lisa Kohr, RN,
MSN, CCRN, PNP, Paula Lusardi, RN, PhD, CCRN,
CCNS
Mary
Martin, RN, MSN, CCNS, CS, CNRN, Christina
McCarter, RN, BSN, Rhonda McLain, RN, MN,
MS, Shirlien Metersky, RN, MSN, CCRN,
Nicolette Mininni, RN, MEd, CCRN, Winfred
Moore, RN, BSN, CCRN, Janet Mullan, RN, BSN,
DDS, CCRN, Jodi Mullen, RN-C, MS, CCRN, CCNS,
Cindy Munro, RN, PhD, ANP, Sandra
O'Sullivan, RN, MS, CCRN, Carla Shock, RN,
MSN, CCRN, CS, CAE, NP, Connie Sobon Sensor,
RN, MSN, CCRN, Mary Tierney, RN, MSN, CCRN,
NP, Susan Walsh, RN, MN, CCRN, Cindy Wetzel,
RN, MSN, CCRN, CS, Janice Wojcik, RN, MS,
CCRN, CS, APN, Diane Wrobleski, RN, MS, CEN
NTI
Work Group
Carolyn
Byrum, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS (chair), Marian
Altman, RN, MS, CCRN, ANP, Marcia Chorba,
RN, MSN, Lee Ann Haygood, RN, MSN, CCRN, CNA,
NP, Marla De Jong, RN, MS, CCRN, CCNS, CEN,
Mary Frances Pate, RN, CNS, DSN, Katie
Schatz, RN, MSN, NPC, Susan Yeager, RN, MS,
CCRN (board liaison)
Public Policy Work Group
Diane
Mayes, RN, MSN, CCRN (chair), Nancy Blake,
RN, MN, CCRN, CNAA (board liaison), James
Bryant, RN, BSN, CCRN, CEN, Christine
Keenan, RN, BS, Debra Mark, RN, MSN, PhD,
Cynthia Noe, RN, BSN, Alisa Shackelford, RN,
BSS, CCRN
Research and Creative Solutions Abstracts
Review Panel
Jessie
Casida, RN, MS, CCRN, APN-C, Lisa Falcon,
RN, BSN, AA, CCRN, Hatice Foell, RN, MSN,
ARNP, Shelly Fields-Ryan, RN, MS, CCRN, FNP,
Melanie Keiffer, RN, MSN, CCRN, Lori
Jackson, RN, ND, CCRN, Gina Maiocco, RN,
PhD, CCRN, Mary Martin, RN, MSN, CCNS, CS,
CNRN, Shirlien Metersky, RN, MSN, CCRN, Lucy
Paskus, RN, BSN, Antoinette Robinson, RN,
BSN, AA, CCRN, Donna Rosborough, RN, BSN,
MS, CCRN, Patricia Rosier, RN, MS, APRN,
Michael Williams, RN, MSN, CCRN, Susan
Woods, RN, PhD
Research Grants Review Panel
Renea
Beckstrand, RN, PhD, CCRN, Judy Bezanson,
RN, DSN, Sherill Cronin, RN, PhD, Susan
Fowler, RN, MS, CS, CNRN, Mary Beth Happ,
RN, PhD, Patricia O'Malley, RN, PhD, CCRN,
Sandra Smith, PhD, APRN, Charlene Winters,
RN, DNSc, CS, Jill White Winters, RN, PhD
Research Work Group
Marianne Chulay, RN, DNSc, FAAN (chair),
Caryl Goodyear-Bruch, RN, MSN, CCRN, (board
liaison), Mary Jo Grap, RN, PhD, ACNP, Linda
Henry, RN, MS, CCRN, Cheryl McKay, RN, MSN,
CCNS, Jessica Palmer, RN, MS, MSN, Maurita
Soukup, RN, DNSc, BS, Murray Speers, RN,
BSN, CCRN
Scholarship Review Panel
Katherine Abriam-Yago, RN, MSN, Elizabeth
Carson, RN, EdD, Eleanor Fallon, RN, MSN,
CCRN, CFRN, Renie Feingold, RN, MSN, NP,
Rita Free, RN, MS, Gerard Hannibal, RN, BSN,
CCRN, Leigh Hart, RN, PhD, CCRN, Lori
Hendrickx, RN, EdD, CCRN, Connie Jaenicke,
RN, Patricia Kelly, RN, BSN, CCRN, Joanne
Kuszaj, RN, MS, MSN, CCRN, Michele Lanza,
RN, BSN, CCRN, Julie McCorkle, RN, MN, MS,
NP, Lynn Smith Schnautz, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS,
Nelson Tuazon, RN, MSN, CNAA, Anne Vigil,
RN, MSN, M. Cecilia Wendler, RN, PhD, CCRN,
Janice Wojcik, RN, MS, CCRN, CS, APN, Diane
Wrobleski, RN, MS, CEN
PDA Software Bundled for Critical Care
Nurses
Save
more than $55 on new software bundles
designed specifically for critical care
nurses. To order online, visit www.aacn.org
> Bookstore > AACN PDA Center > Specials.
All the specials described below are valid
through July 31, 2003.
Critical Care Software Bundle for Palm OS
In this
bundle, you will receive the Lexi-Nursing
Drug Guide, ER/ICU Toolbox, the new Pocket
ICU Management Guide (this title is
pre-release and will be delivered
separately), and two of AACN's popular
e-references, Cardiovascular Assessment and
Laboratory Values.
A value
of more than $150 for just $99!
Critical Care Software Bundle for Pocket PC
In this
bundle, you will receive the Lexi-Nursing
Drug Guide, ER/ICU Toolbox, the new Pocket
ICU Management Guide (this title is a
pre-release and will be delivered
separately), and the Handheld Medicine EKG
Pocket Survival Guide.
A value
of more than $150 for just $99!
New
PDA Audio-Visual Tutorials Coming soon!
Soon
you will be able explore PDA-emulated
devices featuring a variety of nursing
software applications via audio and visual
tutorials adapted from the 2003 NTI PDA
Learning Lab. From your own computer, you'll
observe case study scenarios that depict the
use of PDA software during the management of
bedside patients. These narrated,
interactive tutorials will be available from
the AACN PDA Center. Additional information
will be provided in the August 2003 issue of
AACN News.
Order Audio Cassettes and CDs From NTI 2003
You can now
order audiocassettes and audio CDs of
hundreds of NTI 2003 sessions. To obtain a
list of topics and prices, use AACN's Fax on
Demand service at (800) 222-6329. Request
Document #006069.
Looking Ahead
July
2003
July 15
Deadline to submit nomination materials for
AACN Circle of Excellence recognition
awards. To obtain an awards application,
call (800) 899-2226 or visit the AACN Web
site. The application is also available on
Fax on Demand at (800) 222-6329. Request
Document #1011.
August 2003
Aug. 15
Deadline to apply for ICU Design Citation.
For more information, contact the Society of
Critical Care Medicine at (847) 827-7659.
September 2003
Sept. 1
Deadline to submit research and creative
solutions abstracts for AACN's 2004 National
Teaching Institute and Critical Care
Exposition May 15 through 20 in Orlando,
Fla. To obtain abstract forms, call (800)
899-2226 and request Item #6007 or visit the
AACN Web site. |
