On
the Agenda
Following is
a report by AACN board member Suzanne M.
Burns, RN, MSN, RRT, ACNP, CCRN, FAAN, on
discussions and actions that took place
during the April 2003 board meeting.
Agenda
Item: President's Report
AACN
President Connie Barden, RN, MSN, CCNS, CCRN,
President-elect Dorrie Fontaine, RN, DNSc,
FAAN, and CEO Wanda Johanson, RN, MN, shared
recent activities, including collaboration
with the Nursing Organization Alliance, and
with the American College of Chest
Physicians, the American Thoracic Society
and the Society of Critical Care Medicine on
developing recommendations for addressing
the shortage of critical care professionals,
standardizing care and advancing critical
care informatics.
Agenda
Item: Strategic and Operating Plans
The board
reviewed and approved both the Strategic
Plan and the 2004 Operating Plan for AACN.
The
Strategic Plan, which incorporates data
about trends in the profession, healthcare
and society, provides the overall vision and
direction for the association to meet the
needs of members in a variety of ways over
the next three to five years. As a guide for
discussing and approving association
initiatives, AACN's Strategic Plan reflects
objectives to address priority issues
related to improving the environment of care
for nurses and patients, providing optimal
palliative and end-of-life care, and
ensuring appropriate staffing.
The Board
also reviewed progress of the association's
annual Operating Plan. Member requests for
resources in electronic formats have
increased, and initiatives around this are
proceeding with speed and efficiency. The
ECCO (Essentials of Critical Care
Orientation) Internet-based program has been
adopted by nearly 50 hospitals, and AACN's
new PDA resources have been expanded and
well received.
Agenda
Item: Healthy Work Relationships and
Environments
Healthy work
relationships and environments is the first
of three issues around which AACN is
developing strategies, including use of the
association voice, to promote the urgent
changes needed today. The other two are the
nursing shortage and staffing, and
palliative/end-of-life care. The Healthy
Work Environments initiative was launched at
NTI 2003 in San Antonio, Texas.
Agenda
Item: Election of Board Secretary and
Treasurer
The board
re-elected Mary Fran Tracy, RN, PhD, CCRN,
as secretary of the board and M. Dave
Hanson, RN, BSN, CCRN, EMT-P, as board
treasurer for one-year terms beginning July
1, 2003.
Agenda
Item: AACN Certification Corporation
Membership Meeting
The AACN
Board of Directors reviewed the activities,
strategic direction and financial report for
the AACN Certification Corporation. Margaret
Ecklund, RN, MS, CCRN, APRN-BC, chair of the
AACN Certification Corporation Board of
Directors, discussed major initiatives,
including raising awareness of the value of
certification and its links to patient
safety and nurse retention, and development
of new certification examinations, including
for progressive care and cardiovascular
subspecialties.
Agenda
Item: FY04 Budget
One of the
key responsibilities of the board is to
ensure the association has sufficient
resources and that resources are allocated
appropriately to achieve desired outcomes.
Before unanimously approving the budget for
fiscal year 2004, which is based on a
detailed Operating Plan, the board reviewed
it in relation to long-term strategic goals
and objectives.
Chief
Financial Officer Michael Willett emphasized
that the budget is developed to ensure not
only that initiatives are pursued in a
financially efficient and responsible
manner, but also that resources and services
maintain the quality expected from AACN.
Scene
and Heard
AACN
continues to seek visibility for our
profession and the organization. Following
is an update on recent outreach efforts.
Our Voice
in the Media
� The April
4, 2003, edition of NurseZone.com featured
an article on the new Nurse Manager
Leadership Collaborative that AACN launched
in collaboration with AONE and AORN to
nurture nurse managers. In the article,
titled "Leadership Collaborative Launched to
Aid Nurse Managers," AACN CEO Wanda Johanson,
RN, MN, explained that the organizations
wanted to develop a program to help nurse
managers develop and maintain the skills
needed to do their jobs effectively. The
collaborative will address coaching,
motivating and leading as the skill sets
needed by nurse managers. Johanson said that
the organizations envision a setup where
managers can participate in a variety of
ways, including attending workshops and
special sessions at conferences and
accessing relevant content on the Internet.
� In
announcing the election of new officers and
board members by the Society of Hospital
Medicine, PR Newswire quoted the society's
new president, Jeffrey R. Dichter, MD, as
saying, "The most important issue we can
focus on in 2003 is teamwork. I will strive
to foster relationships with organizations
like the American Association of
Critical-Care Nurses and create projects
that emphasize the importance of teamwork
between hospitalists and other healthcare
professionals." The announcement appeared on
April 7, 2003.
� The March
10, 2003, edition of Nursing Center eNews
announced that AACN had released a white
paper titled "Safeguarding the Patient and
the Profession: The Value of Critical Care
Nurse Certification." As part of the
announcement, Nursing Center applauded
nurses who have pursued certification and
the organizations that support them. In
addition, a link was provided to an article
titled "Realizing Your Marketing Influence,
Part 3: Professional Certification as a
Marketing Tool," the third in a series of
articles by AACN Marketing Director Dana
Woods for the Journal of Nursing
Administration.
� The April
14, 2003, issue of Advance for Nurses
included an article titled "A Success Story:
One hospital's journey with recruitment and
retention." The article noted that staffing
guidelines at Lake Norman Regional Medical
Center, Mooresville, N.C., follow AACN's
Staffing Blueprint: Constructing Your
Staffing Solutions.
� The April
2003 issue of RN magazine featured the "AACN
Update," including excerpts from the monthly
AACN News column by AACN President Connie
Barden, RN, MSN, CCNS, CCRN. In the column,
she discussed the need for "a call to action
for all of us to work together to improve
the healthcare system." The update also
included informative details about this
year's NTI.
Our Voice
at the Table
� AACN
Certification Corporation Chair Margaret M.
Ecklund, RN, MS, CCRN, APRN-BC, was a panel
speaker at the National Association of
Clinical Nurse Specialists 2003 conference.
The theme of the conference was "Many Faces,
One Mission: CNS Excellence in Clinical
Practice and Leadership." The panel
discussion, which was moderated by Brenda
Lyon, RN, DNS, FAAN, associate professor at
the Indiana University School of Nursing,
Indianapolis, focused on current issues
regarding certification of CNSs. Ecklund
presented information and answered questions
regarding AACN Certification Corporation's
CCNS certification program for CNSs in acute
and critical care. Representatives of the
American Nurses Credentialing Center and the
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
also participated.
� Rebecca
Long, RN, MS, CNS, CCRN, a member of both
the AACN Board of Directors and the AACN
Certification Corporation Board of
Directors, attended a national conference
and think tank conducted by Alaris Medical
Systems on the use of bar code technology.
More than 50 people representing medicine,
pharmacy, industry and nursing attended. As
a panelist for one session, Long discussed
the current status of bar code medication
administration, its impact on critical care
nursing and future implications.
� AACN
President-Elect Dorrie Fontaine, RN, DNSc,
FAAN, was a speaker at the recent Trends in
Trauma Nursing and Cardiovascular Nursing
Conference sponsored by the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Chapter. Her presentation was
titled "Family Presence at the End of Life:
Changing Minds and Hearts." Approximately
900 nurses attended the conference. Fontaine
and SePA Chapter President Barbara Pope, RN,
MSN, CCRN, also conducted a breakout session
with 100 of the participants. Fontaine
highlighted AACN's initiatives and discussed
ECCO, the Internet-based Essentials of
Critical Care Orientation, certification and
strategic planning. She and Pope answered
participant questions regarding
evidence-based practice, collaborative
relationships and safe workplace
environments. AACN board member Kathleen
McCauley, RN, PhD, CS, FAAN, a past SePA
president, also participated.
� Long
presented a concurrent session at the
Critical Care Trends conference sponsored by
the Greater St. Louis Chapter of AACN. Her
presentation, titled "Lavender, Lassie, and
Brahms: A New Look at Old Therapies,"
focused on aromatherapy, animal-assisted
therapy and music therapy. She also
presented the closing session speech titled
"Bold Voices: In Search of a Rainbow."
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.
Circle
of Excellence Embraces Those Making a
Difference
Application Materials Due July 15
How have you
made a difference in healthcare? In the
lives of patients and their families? In
your communities? Share your stories, and
you might find yourself in AACN's Circle of
Excellence, an awards program that
recognizes outstanding contributions by
critical care nurses and others who
exemplify AACN's mission, vision, values and
ethic of care.
Nominations
and applications for these awards for 2004
are due July 15. Awards will be announced in
AACN publications and at AACN's 2004
National Teaching Institute and Critical
Care Exposition, May 15-20 in Orlando, Fla.
All
recipients are presented a personalized
plaque. Some also receive honorariums,
monetary awards or complimentary
registration, airfare and accommodations to
the NTI.
Two new
awards have been added to the prestigious
list of honors that are available in 2004:
Excellence in Collaboration Awards and AACN
Certification Corporation-Value of
Certification Award.
To obtain a
Circle of Excellence 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.
Following is
information about the awards that are
available:
AACN
Lifetime Member Award
This award
recognizes AACN members who have rendered
distinguished service to the association and
demonstrated potential for continued
contributions to acute and critical care
nursing through AACN. In addition to
lifetime AACN membership, the recipients are
presented a crystal replica of the AACN
vision icon.
Honorary
Member Award
This award
recognizes individuals who have made
significant contributions to the advancement
of care for acutely and critically ill
patients and their families. In addition to
honorary membership in AACN, the recipients
are presented a crystal replica of the AACN
vision icon.
AACN-Marguerite
Rodgers Kinney Award for a Distinguished
Career
Named in
honor of AACN Past President Marguerite R.
Kinney, RN, DNSc, FAAN, this award
recognizes individuals who are completing or
have completed an extraordinary and
distinguished professional career that has
enhanced the care of acutely and critically
ill patients and their families by
furthering the mission and vision of AACN.
Honorees receive a gift of $1,000 to a
charitable cause of their choice, as well as
lifetime AACN membership and a replica of
the crystal.
Ross
Products-AACN Pioneering Spirit Award
Cosponsored
by the Ross Products Division of Abbott
Laboratories, this award recognizes timely
and far-reaching contributions that
exemplify a pioneering spirit and influence
the direction of acute and critical care
nursing regionally or nationally. Recipients
are presented a $500 honorarium and a
crystal replica of the AACN vision icon.
Distinguished Research Lectureship Award
The award
honors a nationally known researcher who
will present the annual Distinguished
Research Lecture at the 2005 NTI in New
Orleans, La. The lecturer receives an
honorarium of $1,000, an additional $1,000
toward NTI expenses and a crystal replica of
the AACN vision icon, funded by a grant by
Philips Medical Systems. Note: The deadline
to submit nominations for this award is Dec.
1.
Excellence in Caring Practices Award
Presented in
honor of John Wilson Rodgers, this award
recognizes nurses whose caring practices
embody AACN's vision of a healthcare system
driven by the needs of patients and
families. Recipients demonstrate how they
have encompassed AACN's values and ethic of
care in their practice.
3M Health
Care Excellence in Clinical Practice Award
Sponsored by
3M Health Care, this award recognizes acute
and critical care nurses who embody,
exemplify and excel at the clinical skills
and principles that are required in their
practice.
Excellence in Clinical Practice
-Non-Traditional Setting
This award
is designed to recognize excellence in the
care of critically ill patients in
environments outside of the traditional ICU/CCU
setting. Eligible applicants include, but
are not limited to nurses working in home
healthcare, progressive care, telemetry,
catheterization labs and emergency
departments.
Oridion
Capnography Excellent Clinical Nurse
Specialist Award
Sponsored by
Oridion Capnography, this award recognizes
acute and critical care nurses who function
as clinical nurse specialists. Applicants
must be CCNS certified and, in addition to
demonstrating the key components of advanced
practice nursing, illustrate how they have
been a catalyst for successful change.
Excellent
Nurse Practitioner Award
This award
recognizes acute and critical care nurses
who function as nurse practitioners.
Applicants must be ACNP certified. In
addition to demonstrating the key components
of advanced practice nursing, recipients
illustrate how they have served as a
catalyst for successful change.
Excellent
Nursing Student Award
This award
recognizes nursing students whose activities
during nursing school have promoted the
value of nursing and reflect the AACN vision
of creating a healthcare system driven by
the needs of patients and families, where
critical care nurses can make their optimal
contribution. Individual students or groups
of students are eligible to apply.
Recipients receive a complimentary
three-year AACN membership.
Excellence in Research Award
This award
recognizes nurse researchers who are
furthering the mission, vision and research
priorities of AACN. Recipients of AACN
research grants or NTI research abstract
award recipients are not eligible for this
award.
Research
Abstract Award
This award
recognizes research abstracts that display
outstanding merit and particular relevance
to critical care nursing. Recipients are
selected from among the research and
research utilization abstracts submitted for
the NTI. Abstract submissions must be
received by Sept. 1. Successful applicants
receive $1,000 toward NTI expenses.
Excellent
Nurse Manager Award
This award
recognizes nurse managers who demonstrate
excellence in coordination of available
resources to efficiently and effectively
care for acute or critically ill patients
and families.
Eli Lilly
& Company Excellent Preceptor Award
Sponsored by
Eli Lilly & Company, this award recognizes
preceptors who demonstrate the key
components of the preceptor role, including
teacher, clinical role model, consultant and
friend/advocate.
Mentoring
Award
This award
recognizes individuals or groups who develop
and enhance
another's
intellectual and technical skills,
acculturating them to the professional
community, and modeling a way of life and
professional achievement.
Excellence in Leadership Award
This award
recognizes nurses who demonstrate the
leadership competencies of empowerment,
effective communication and continuous
learning, and the effective management of
change.
Excellence in Education Award
This award
recognizes nurse educators who facilitate
the acquisition and advancement of the
knowledge and skills required for competent
practice and positive patient outcomes in
the care of acute and critically ill
patients and their families.
Marsh-AACN Community Service Award
Cosponsored
by Marsh Affinity Group Services, a service
of Seabury and Smith, this award recognizes
significant service by acute and critical
care nurses, as individuals or in groups, in
making a contribution to their communities
that also projects a positive image of
critical care nursing. Individuals or groups
selected for this award may also choose to
receive either one complimentary NTI
registration or up to $500 toward speaker
fees for an educational symposium.
Media
Award
This award
recognizes broadcast and Web-based media
excellence in the portrayal of healthcare
providers, especially acute and critical
care nurses, contributing to a healthcare
system driven by the needs of patients and
families. Successful entries present
relevant nursing and healthcare topics to
large audiences of consumers, including the
general public, patients and families.
AACN
Certification Corporation-Value of
Certification Award
Sponsored by
AACN Certification Corporation, this award
recognizes contributions that support and
foster the advancement of certified nursing
practice in critical care. Recipients are
also presented a $500 honorarium.
Excellence in Collaboration Awards
These awards
honor innovative contributions to
collaborative practice by nurses who care
for acutely and critically ill patients and
their families. Applications can be
submitted in four categories:
�
Nurse-Physician Collaboration
�
Nurse-Administration Collaboration
�
Nurse-Family Collaboration
�
Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration.
At least one
of the collaborators must be an active AACN
member. Each recipient will also be
presented a $1,500 honorarium.
Thank
You, Volunteers! You Made a Difference
AACN
appreciates the commitment and dedication
its national volunteers demonstrate each
year and extends a sincere thank you for
their year of service to our organization.
The following individuals are those whose
current volunteer terms will expire June 30.
Katherine
Abriam-Yago, RN, MSN
Jennifer
Ahrens, RN, BSN, CCRN
Karla Ahrns,
RN, BSN
Nancy
Albert, RN, MN, MS, CCRN, CCNS, CNA
Fern
Alderfer, RN, BSN
Marian
Altman, RN, MS, CCRN, ANP
Nancy Ames,
RN, MSN, CCRN
Michelle
Anastasi, RN, MS, CCRN
Eugene
Anderson, RN, MSN, BA, CCRN
Mary Jane
Ante, RN, MS, BA, CCRN
Doreen
Armstrong-Ross, RN, BSN
Kathryn
Artnak, RN, PhD
LeAnn Ash,
RN, BSN, CCRN
Alyce
Ashcraft, RN, PhD, CCRN, CS
Denise
Ayers, RN, BS, MSN
Jammie
Barker, RN, BSN, AA, CCRN, CNRN
Susan
Barnason, RN, PhD, CCRN, CS
Claudia
Barone, RN, EdD
Judith Bartz,
RN, BSN
Linda Batts,
RN, CCRN
Melinda
Bender, RN, MSN, CCRN
Judy
Bezanson, RN, DSN
Mary-Liz
Bilodeau, RN, MS, CCRN, CCNS, CS
Karen Bird,
RN, ADN, BS, CCRN
Carol
Bishop, RN, MSN, BA, CCRN
Marcia
Bixby, RN, MS, CCRN, CS
Pegi Black,
RN, MN, MS, NP
Pegi Black,
RN, MN, MS, NP
Nancy Blake,
RN, MN, CCRN, CNAA
Dawn
Blake-Holmes, RN, MN, MS, CCRN, CCNS
Benny Bolin,
RN, ADN, MS
Pamela
Bolton, RN, CNS, MS, CCRN
Victoria
Boyce, RN, MS, MSN
Jeanne Braby,
RN, MSN, CCRN
Darlene
Bradley, RN, CNS, MSN, PhD, CCRN, CEN
Pamela
Bradshaw, RN, BSN, PhD, CCRN, CNA
Patricia
Bradshaw, RN, BSN, MS, CCRN
Wanda
Bradshaw, RNC, MSN, CCRN
Carol Braund,
RN, MA, CCRN
Marylee
Bressie, RN, CNS, MSN, CCRN, CEN
Eileen
Briening, RN, MSN, CCRN, NP
Debra
Brinker, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS
Frances
Brown, RN, MSNc, CCRN
Kimberly
Brown, RN, BS, MSN, CEN, NP
Sonja Brune,
RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS, CEN
Linda
Bucher, RN, DNSc
Angela Burd,
RNC, MSN, CCNS, APN-C
Michele
Burke, RN, MSN, CCRN
Madeleine
Burke, RN, BSN, CCRN
Suzanne
Burns, RN, MSN, CCRN, CS, ACNP, RRT
Jacqueline
Byers, RN, PhD
Carolyn
Byrum, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS
Neftali
Cabezudo, RN, BS, BSN
Stephanie
Calcasola, RN, MSN
Helen Camp,
RN, CCRN
Stephen
Campbell, RN, MSN, AA, CCRN, CEN
Patricia
Cardin, RN, BSN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS
Ann Carlson,
RN, MN, CCRN, CPNP
Ronna
Carlton, RN, BSN, CCRN
Margaret-Ann
Carno, RN, MS, MBA, CCRN
Maggie
Carriker, RN, MSN
Elizabeth
Carson, RN, EdD
JoAnna
Cartwright, RN, MSN, NNP
Jessie
Casida, RN, MS, CCRN, APN-C
Donna
Charlebois, RN, MSN, CCRN, ACNP
Dennis
Cheek, RN, MSN, PhD, FAHA
Cindy
Christen, RN, BSN
Stephanie
Christian, RN, MS, CCRN
Roberta
Chuong, RN, MS, CCRN
Gail
Ciccarello, RN, BSN
Carol Cleek,
RN, MSN, CCNS, CS
Kimberly
Clipp, RNC, CCRN, NNP
Kate Collopy,
RN, MN, PhD, CCNS
Diana
Contino, RN, BSN, MBA, CCRN, CEN
Louise Cook,
RN, MSN, CCRN
Linda Cook,
RN, MS, CCRN, CCNS, ACNP
Randeen
Cordier, RN, MSN, CS
Natalie
Correll-Yoder, RN, CNS, MN, CCRN
Damon
Cottrell, RN, MS, CCRN, CCNS, CS, CEN
Colleen
Counsell, RN, MSN, CCRN
Elizabeth
Covington, RN, MN, CCRN, CS
Jo Ellen
Craghead, RN, MSN, CCRN
Margaret
Crawford, RN, MS, CCRN, CEN
Marilin
Crawford, RN, MSN, CCRN, APRN
Sherill
Cronin, RN, PhD
Maryanne
Crowther, RN, MSN, CCRN, CS, APN-C
Patricia
Daansen, RN, BSN, CCRN
Mary David,
RN, MSN, CCRN
Janet
Davies, RN, CNS, MSN, CCNS
Gail Davis,
RN, BSN
Marla De
Jong, RN, MS, CCRN, CCNS, CEN
Richard
DeMeola, RN, BSN, CCRN, CEN
Mary Dent,
RN, MA, CCRN
Lianne
Dickerson, RN, BSN, CCRN
Louise
Diehl-Oplinger, RN, MSN, CCRN, CS
John Dixon,
RN, MSN
Charles
Downs, RN, BS, BSN, CCRN
Catherine
Draus, RN, MSN, APRN, BC, CCRN
Susan Dukes,
RN, MA, MSN, CCRN, CCNS
Gina Duncan,
RN, MSN, ACNP, CEN
Joseph Dunn,
RN, BS, CCRN
Diana
Eisnaugle, RN, CCRN
Paulla
Eldridge, RN, BSN, CCRN
Marcia
Elliott, RN, BSN, CCRN
Tonya Ellis,
RN, MSN
Arthur
Engler, RN, DNSc
Carrie Farr,
RN
Renie
Feingold, RN, MSN, NP
Jean Felber,
RN, MSN, CCRN
Michelle
Fennessy, RN, MSN, CCRN
Jill
Fernandes, RN, MSN, NP
Shelly
Fields-Ryan, RN, MS, CCRN, FNP
Mary
Fitzgerald Kenny, RN, MA, MBA, CNAA
Melissa
Fitzpatrick, RN, MSN, FAAN
Hatice Foell,
RN, MSN, ARNP
Polly-Anne
Foley, RN, BSN, CCRN
Jean Forsha,
RN, MSN
Susan
Fowler, RN, MS, CS, CNRN
Michael
Frakes, RN, BSN, BA, CCRN, CFRN
Mary
Franklin, RN, MSN, NP
P. Milo
Frawley, RN, MS, CCRN, CCNS, ACNP
Rita Free,
RN, MS
Eileen
Fry-Bowers, RN, MS, CCNS, CPNP
Christopher
Fuerst, RN, BS, MSN, RRT
Karen
Gaertner, RN, MSN, CCRN
David Gagne,
RN, BS, AA, EMT-P
Lisa Garcia,
RN, BSN, BA, CCRN
Beverly Gay,
RN, MSN, BA, CCRN
Kathleen
Geib, RN, MS, MSN
Henry Geiter,
RN, ADN, CCRN
Elizabeth
George, RN, PhD, CCRN
Lisa
Gingerich, RN, BS, BSN
Barbara
Goldberg-Chamberlain, RN, MSN, BA,
CCRN, CS
Octavio
Goncalves, RN
Helen
Gonzales-Kranzel, RN, MSN, MBA, CCRN,
CS, NP
Caryl
Goodyear-Bruch, RN, MSN, CCRN
Mary Kathryn
Graham, RN, BSN
Nancy Grant,
RN, MN, MS, CCRN, CCNS
Mary Jo Grap,
RN, PhD, ACNP
Angela
Green, RN, MSN, CRNP
Deborah
Greenlaw, RN, MN, MS, CCRN, NP
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, NP
Debra Hagler,
RN, MS, CCRN, CS
M. Beth
Hammer, RN, MSN, NP
Gerard
Hannibal, RN, BSN, CCRN
M. Dave
Hanson, RN, BSN, CCRN
Sonya
Hardin, RN, PhD, CCRN
Brenda
Hardin-Wike, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS
Mary Hardy,
RN, BSN
John Harper,
RN, MSN
Leigh Hart,
RN, PhD, CCRN
Tonya
Harter, RN, MSN
Mary Hartung,
RN, BSN, BA, CCRN
Anne
Hawkins, RN, MS
Diane
Hawley, RN, CNS
Lee Ann
Haygood, RN, MSN, CCRN, CNA, NP
Janie Heath,
RN, MS, CCRN, ACNP, ANP
Mindy Hecker
Susan Helms,
RN, MSN, CCRN
Lori
Hendrickx, RN, EdD, CCRN
Terri Henry,
RN, BSN, CCRN
Linda Henry,
RN, MS, CCRN
Sharon
Hershman, RN
Cheryl
Hettman, RN, PhD
Dina Hewett,
RN, PhD, CCRN
Linda
Hidalgo, RN, DNS, CCRN
Mary
Holtschneider, RN, BSN, MPA
Linda
Holzhueter, RN, BSN, BS
LouAnn Honek,
RN
Kevin Hook,
RN, MA, BSN
Patricia
Hoppman, RN, MS, CCRN
Mary Ann
House-Fancher, MSN, ARNP
Melissa
Hutchinson, RN, BS, CCRN
Linda Ikuta,
RN, MN, CCNS, PHN
Linda
Ireland, RN, MS
Lori
Jackson, RN, ND, CCRN
Jennifer
Jacobsen, RN, MS, CCRN
Cynthia
Janacek, RN, BSN, CCRN
Brenda
Jeffers, RN, PhD
Jo Ann
Jenkins, RN, MSN, CCRN
Peggy
Jenkins, RN, MS, CCRN
Scott
Jessie, RN, ADN, CCRN
Kathleen
Julian, RN, MSN, MA, CCRN
Mary
Kaminski, RN, CCRN
Ann Keane,
RN, MSN, CCRN
Charlotte
Kelley, RN
Patricia
Kelly, RN, BSN, CCRN
Lori
Kennedy, RN, BSN, CCRN
Joan King,
RN, MSN, PhD
Kathleen
King, RN, MSN, CCRN
Nancy King,
RN, MSN, CCRN, ANP, NP, APN-C
Teri Kiss,
RN, BSN, CCRN
Cynthia
Klein, RN, MSN, CNP
Andrea
Kline, RN, MS, CCRN, NP
Carol Knauff,
RN, MSN, CCRN
Gregory
Knutzen, RN, MSN, BA, CCRN
Ina Koerner,
RN, MSN
Lisa Kohr,
RN, MSN, CCRN, PNP
Kathryn
Krayk, RN, ADN, AA, TNCC
Barbara
Krumbach, RN, MSN, CCRN
Christine
Kruskamp, RN, MS
Anne Kunos,
RN, BSN, CCRN
Jane Kurz,
RN, PhD
Kristine
L'Ecuyer, RN, MSN
Tujuana
Land, RN, ADN, CCRN
Judith Lang,
RN, BS, CCRN
Linda
Lapointe, RN, BS, MS
Deborah
Laughon, RN, BSN, MS, PhD, CCRN
Nantanwa
Lee, RN, MN, CCRN
Wanda Lewis,
RN, MS, CCRN
Mary
Lewis-Wood, RN, MSN, EdD, CCRN
Lynda Liles,
RN, MBA, CCRN
L. Dianne
Long, RN, MN
Rebecca
Long, RN, CNS, MS, CCRN
Kimberly
Loveless, RN, MSN, NP
Jennifer
Lows, RN, BSN, CCRN
Kay Luft,
RN, MN, CCRN
Paula
Lusardi, RN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS
Kelly
Machuca, RN, MSN, CCRN, CS, ACNP
Donna
Mackenzie, RN, BSN, CCRN
Mary
Macklin, RN, MSN, CCRN, ARNP
Gina Maiocco,
RN, PhD, CCRN
Joan Mallum,
RN, BSN, CCRN
Margaret
Malone, RN, MN, CCRN
Lisa Manni,
RN, MSN, CCRN
Michele
Manning, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS
Carol
Manning, RN, MS, CCRN, NP
Gail
Marchigiano, RN, MSN
Kelly
Marcoux, RN, MSN, CCRN, CS, NP
Julie
Marcum, RN, MS, CCRN, CS
Debra Mark,
RN, MSN, PhD
Donna
Markey, RN, MSN, ACNP
Mary Martin,
RN, MSN, CCNS, CS, CNRN
Kimberly
Martin, RN, MN, MS, CCRN
Sarah
Martin, RN, MS, CCRN, NP
Linda
Martinez, RN, MSN, CCRN, CS
Karen
Marzlin, RN, CCRN, CVN
Mary Mason
Wyckoff, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS,
ARNP, NNP
William
Mausser, RN, BSN, MBA, CCRN
Dorothy
Mayer, RN, MSN, CS
Diane Mayes,
RN, MSN, CCRN
Kathleen
McCauley, RN, PhD, CS, FAAN
Cynthia
McCoy, RN, MSN, CCRN
Catherine
McCoy-Hill, RN, MSN, CCRN
Claire
McGowan, RN, MS, CCRN, CS, NP
Patricia
McGurl, RN, MSN, CCRN
Cheryl
McKay, RN, MSN, CCNS
Betty
McKenzie, RN, MSN
Mary
McKinley, RN, MSN, CCRN
Rhonda
McLain, RN, MN, MS
Sara
McMannus, RN, BS, BSN
Kathy
McNeese, RN, MN
Margaret
McNeill, RN, MS, CCRN, CCNS
Julie
McNulty, RN, BSN, CCRN
Joni Meiter,
RN, MSN, CCRN
Sheila
Melander, RN, DSN, ACNP, FCCM
Marge
Miller, RN, MSN, CCRN
Kathleen
Miller, RN, EdD, ACNP, CS
Lisa
Milonovich, RN, MSN, CCRN, PNP
Nicolette
Mininni, RN, MEd, CCRN
Katerina
Moklak, RN, BS, BSN, CCRN
Lou Ann
Montgomery, RN, MA, PhD, CCRN, CCNS
Joann
Morris, RN, BS
Linda
Morris, RN-C, PhD
Diane
Mortimer, RN, MSN, NP
Patricia
Morton, RN, PhD, ACNP, FAAN
Janet Mullan,
RN, BSN, DDS, CCRN
Jodi Mullen,
RNC, MS, CCRN, CCNS
Mary Murphy,
RN, CCRN
Karen Nave,
RN, MSN, CCRN, APRN
Susan
Nelmark, RN, BA, CCRN
Angela
Nelson, RN, MSN, CCRN, NP
Colleen
Norton, RN, DNSc, CCRN
Mary
Nottingham, RN, BSN, CCRN
Carole
Nussel, RN, BSN, MA, CCRN
Patricia
O'Malley, RN, PhD, CCRN
Christine
O'Shaugnessy, RN, PhD
Linda Oakes,
RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS
Barbara
Ogden, RN, MSN, CCRN
Dee Oliveri,
RN
Mary Olson,
RN, BS, BSN, CCRN
Mary
Palazzo, RN, MS
Jessica
Palmer, RN, MS, MSN
Jackie
Palmer, RN, CEN
Joann Panno,
RNC, CNS, MSN
Jeanne Papa,
RN, BSN, CCRN, RRT
Nate Parker,
RN
Mary Frances
Pate, RN, CNS, DSN
Ann
Peterson, RN, MS, CCRN
Lisa Pettrey,
RN, MS
Carol
Pierce, RN, MSN, PhD
Marie Pilz,
RN, MSN, CCNS
Jose
Planillo, RN, BSN, CCRN
Deborah
Pool, RN, MS, CCRN
Lori Popkes,
RN, BAN, CCRN
Theresa
Posani, RN, CNS, MS, CCRN, CCNS, CNA, CS
Deborah
Posey, RN, ADN, CCRN
Janice
Powers, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS, CNRN,
FCCM, CCNP
John Pozar,
RN, BS, BA, CCRN, CEN, CFRN
Michael
Pringle, RN, BSN, MBA, CCRN
Nora
Protokowicz, RN, MSN
Carol Puz,
RN, MS, BSN, CCRN
Juan
Quintero, RN, MSN, AA, CCRN
Patricia
Rabbett, RN, MSN, CCRN
Rosanne Raso,
RN, MS, CNAA
Julia Read,
RN, MS
Karen
Reagan, RN, MS, CCRN
Judi Reeves,
RN, BSN
George
Reichert, RN, BSN, MA, CCRN
Diana Reid,
RN, MSN, CCRN, APN-C
Deanna
Reising, RN, PhD, CS
Suzan
Reynolds, RN, MBA, CCRN, CEN
Kay Rhoades,
RNC, MSN, CCRN, CCNS, ARNP, NP
Bonnie Rice,
RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS, ARNP
Virginia
Rickards, RN, MEd, CCRN
Reynaldo
Rivera, RN, MA, MEd, CCRN, CNAA, ANP
Kathryn
Roberts, RN, MSN, CCRN
Ruthie
Robinson, RN, MSN, CCRN, CEN
Cheryl
Rockwell, RN, BSN
Elizabeth
Rogan, BSN, MA
Elaine Rose,
BSN
Patricia
Rosier, RN, MS, APRN
Joyce Roth,
RN, MSN, CCRN, CNA
Maureen
Roussel, RN, MSN, CCRN, CS
Lee Ann
Ruess, RN, MS, CCRN, NP
Heather
Russell, RN, BSN
Diane
Salipante, RN, MS, MSN, CCRN
Sarah Samick,
RN, BS, CCRN
Jill Sanko,
RN, BSN, BA
Deborah
Scheele-Minanov, RN, MSN
Susan
Schindler, RN, BSN, CCRN
Rebecca
Schlanger, RN, BSN, AA, CCRN
Amy Schueler,
RN, MS, CNP
Lori
Schumacher, RN, MS, CCRN
Frances
Scott, RN, MA, CCRN
Alisa
Shackelford, RN, BSS, CCRN
Deborah
Shields, RN, MS, CCRN
Lu Ann Shoaf,
RN, BSN, CCRN
Bridget
Shoulders-Odom, RN, MS, CCRN
Pamela
Shumate, RN, MS, MSN
Florence
Simmons, RN, MSN, CCRN
Shari
Simone, RN, MS, CCRN, CRNP
Monica
Simpson, RN, MSN, CCRN
Sandra
Smith, PhD, APRN
Lynn Smith
Schnautz, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS
Paulette
Snoby, RN, BSN, MPA, CCRN
Teresa
Solberg, RN, MS, MSN, CCRN
Mary Sole,
RN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS, FAAN
Sarah Solon,
RN, BS, BSN, CCRN
Rhonda
Somnitz, RN, ADN, CCRN
Lauren Sorce,
RN, MSN, CCRN, CPNP
Sonia
Springer, RN, BS, BSN, CCRN
Julie
Stanik-Hutt, RN, PhD, CCRN, CS, NP
Angela
Starkweather, RN, BS, MSN, CCRN, NP
Elaine
Steinke, RN, MN, PhD
Elliot
Stetson, RN, BS, MSN, CCRN
Leslie
Swadener-Culpepper, RN, MSN,
CCRN, CCNS
Sandra
Swoboda, RN, MS
Wendy Swope,
RN, ADN, CCRN
Juliana
Szebehely, RN, EMT-P
Clare Tack,
RN, MSN, CCRN
Linda
Tamburri, RN, CNS, MS, CCRN
Joyce
Taylor, RN, BSN, MA, CCRN
Denise
Thornby, RN, MS
Mary
Tierney, RN, MSN, CCRN, NP
Mary Tracy,
RN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS
Brenda
Truman, RN, MSN, NP
Stephanie
Van Arsdale, RN, MSN, EdD, CCRN
Kimberly
Vander Heuvel, RN, MS, CCRN, ARNP, NP
Judy Verger,
RN, MSN, CCRN, CS, NP
M. Terese
Verklan, RN, BA, PhD, CCNS
Brian Viele,
RN, BSN, CCRN
Christine
Vittum, RN, MS, MSN, CCRN
Mark Vojtko,
RN, BSN, CCRN
Kittie
Wagner, RN, BSN
Mary Walker,
RN, MSN, CCRN
Susan Walsh,
RN, MN, CCRN
Laurie
Walsh, RN, MS, CCRN, NP
Mary
Watkins, RN
Robin
Watson, RNC, MN, CCRN
Janis Watts,
RN, BSN
Paula
Weaver, RN
Cynthia
Webner, RN, CCRN, CVN
Helen
Wellens, RN, MSN
Jane Weller,
RNC, PhD, CCRN, CNA, CEN
Christine
Westphal, RN, MSN, CCRN
Cindy
Wetzel, RN, MSN, CCRN, CS
R. Scott
Weyland, RN, BSN, CCRN, CEN
John
Whitcomb, RN, MSN, CCRN
Charlene
Winters, RN, DNSc, CS
Janice
Wojcik, RN, MS, CCRN, CS, APN
Susan Woods,
RN, PhD
Patricia
Worster, RN, MS
Diane
Wrobleski, RN, MS, CEN
Shu-Fen Wung,
RN, PhD
Larraine
Yeager, RN, BS, BSN
Susan
Yeager, RN, MS, CCRN
Marilyn
Yergler, RN, BS, MSN, CCRN
Karen Zahn,
RN, BSN, CCRN
Polly Zahrt,
RN, BS, BSN
Jenny Zaker,
RN, CNS, APN-C
Mary
Zellinger, RN, MN, MS, CCRN, NP
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In
Memory
Julie Gay
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Julie Gay
Green, RN, BSN, CEN, president of the KOMA
Chapter of AACN, died May 4 of injuries
suffered in a tornado that struck in the
Joplin, Mo., area.
Ms. Green
had been employed in the cardiac care unit
at St. John's Regional Medical Center,
Joplin, since 1981.
She was the
former transplant coordinator at St. John's
and had been coordinator of the Midwest
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Distinguished Research Lecture-Pain
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Looking Ahead
June 2003
June 13
Deadline to submit nominations for
leadership positions on the AACN Board of
Directors, AACN Certification Corporation
Board of Directors and AACN Nominating
Committee.
The
nomination form is the center of this issue
of AACN News and is available online at
http://www.aacn.org.
July 2003
July 1
Deadline to apply for Clinical Inquiry
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research priorities and grant opportunities,
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July 1
Deadline to apply for End-of-Life/Palliative
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visit the AACN Web site
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September 1
Deadline to submit research and creative
solutions abstracts for AACN's 2004 National
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Exposition May 15 through 20 in Orlando,
Fla. To
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