Neuroscience Nurses Week Webcast
AANN members can get new ideas for planning and presenting stroke educational strategies to patients, professional staff, and the public in a "Pearls of Stroke Education for Patients, Family, Professional, and Public" Webcast while earning CE hours. The Webcast will taken place on May 20, 2009.

CNRN Review Course
If you are planning to take the CNRN exam and are in the Chicagoland area on August 14, 2009, the CNRN review course led by Jeanne Clancy can help you prepare.

Get Ready for Neuroscience Nurses Week, May 17-23, 2009
Read about what AANN has planned for Neuroscience Nurses Week to honor the commitment that neuroscience nurses dedicate to patients and families.

National Guideline Clearinghouse Adds AANN Guidelines to Its Prestigious Database
AANN celebrates an unparalleled honor this spring as National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC), a comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents, prepares to add five AANN Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) to its offerings.

AANN Career Center Joins the National Healthcare Career Network
The AANN Career Center has joined the National Healthcare Career Network (NHCN). Find out how this new venture can benefit you.

AANN Members Advancing Leadership Skills
AANN congratulates Elaine Kopp and Jennifer Boyd for being accepted into the Sigma Theta Tau's Mentored Leadership Development Program. Nurses at any stage of their career can be selected for the 1-year program and will be guided by an accomplished mentor within the organization.

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing Update
JNN Editor-in-Chief, V. Susan Carroll describes what's new with AANN's journal, including efforts to become more "green," a new prepublication opportunity, and exciting benefits from JNNOnline.com.

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AANN's 41st Annual Educational Meeting Really Hit the JACKPOT!
Read about some highlights from the 2009 Annual Educational Meeting in Las Vegas, including the membership breakfast meeting.

41st Annual Educational Meeting Award Winners

41st Annual Educational Meeting Raffle Winners

CNRN Corner

It Is Time to Renew My CNRN Credential: What Am I Supposed to Do?
Brekk C. Macpherson explains how to renew your CNRN credential and shares one nurse's stressful renewal story.

Melanie Minton CNRN of the Year Award
At the 41st Annual Educational Meeting, ABNN President Angela Starkweather presented Pat Zrelak with this year's recipient of the Melanie Minton CNRN of the Year Award. Continue reading to learn more about Pat's involvement in AANN and the neuroscience nursing field.

ABNN 2009-2010 Board of Trustees
The results of the 2009 Board of Trustees election are in! Meet the 2009–2010 Board of Trustees.

Industry Trends

Seizure Observation in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
Patients are admitted to EMUs across the country for diagnosis and evaluation of seizures. Increasingly, the rationale for admission is accurate seizure localization and consideration for surgical intervention. These patients are frequently tapered off their antiepileptic drugs during admission, leaving them vulnerable to seizures of increased duration and severity. Cynthia Bordson and Madona Plueger describe the valuable role of an EMRN and the increasing use of this practice.

California HealthCare Foundation Study Stirs Sizzling Mandated Ratio Pot
When California became the first state to establish minimum nurse-patient staffing requirements in acute-care hospitals, a national debate was sparked regarding the feasibility and effectiveness of mandated nursing ratios. Brenda Moss Feinberg looks into the controversial nurse-patient staffing ratios in California and a new brief from the California HealthCare Foundation.

Foundation Corner

Donor Support in Las Vegas Meets Grant Challenge
The Neuroscience Nursing Foundation thanks AANN members for their support at this year's annual educational meeting events, including the Silent Auction and NeuroBoogie, the Hip-Hop version.

International Corner

A Message from the New AANN Liaison to WFNN
The AANN liaison to WFNN, Christi DeLemos, addresses AANN members about the role of WFNN and its upcoming international congress.

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