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CNRN Corner
Industry Trends
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Foundation Corner
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Critical-Care Nursing Text receives American Journal of Nursing's
Book of the Year 2008 Award
Protocols for Practice: Monitoring Technologies in Critically Ill Neuroscience Patients has been named as one of the most valuable texts of 2008 by a panel of judges from the American Journal of Nursing. This invaluable text for bedside nurses is a joint venture between AANN and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. Edited by AANN Board member Linda R. Littlejohns, MSN RN CCRN CNRN, and AANN member Mary Kay Bader, MSN RN CCRN CNRN, the book presents the latest on patient care research in an understandable format that can be integrated into daily clinical practice. To order, visit the AANN Online Store.
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Liaison Named from AANN to WFNN
Christi DeLemos, MSN RN ACNP-c, has been appointed as AANN's liaison to the World Federation of Neuroscience Nurses (WFNN). DeLemos represents a strong voice for AANN members who will benefit from the partnership with WFNN through international networking, research, and professional knowledge sharing. As a result of this relationship, AANN members will receive a complementary membership to WFNN.
DeLemos is currently a nurse practitioner at the University of California Davis Medical Center, Department of Neurological Surgery. She is also a master's-prepared registered nurse with a postgraduate nurse practitioner certificate. She completed her undergraduate training at California State University and postgraduate nurse practitioner training at the University of California–San Francisco.
WFNN, founded in 1969, is an international organization dedicated to the promotion and development of neuroscience nursing throughout the world. Initially consisting of nursing organizations representing 5 member countries, today there are more than 11,000 nurses representing 27 countries and 6 continents. WFNN's mission is to encourage and facilitate interaction and the exchange and dissemination of knowledge, foster high standards for patient care, encourage research and development, and establish neuroscience nursing societies. For more information on WFNN and the 2009 10th Quadrennial Congress in Toronto, Canada, May 23–28, visit www.wfnn.nu or www.wfnn2009congress.ca.
AANN Receives TRENDS Award
AANN received a Silver Award in the Conference Program Category for its AANN 40th Annual Educational Meeting Program Guide in the Association TRENDS 2008 All-Media Contest. Association TRENDS, a national newspaper for association executives and suppliers, has been conducting the All-Media Contest for more than 30 years to acknowledge and honor media products created by and for the nonprofit community. Communicators from all sizes and types of organizations are encouraged to submit their best media products. The 28 categories include print, audio/visual, electronic, and online media. TRENDS contains the latest news, information, and trends in association management for the professional staff of international, national, state, regional, and local voluntary organizations.
Congratulations to AANN staff who participated in the Program Guide's design, content creation, editing, and printing!
AANN Calendar of Events
You can now post your own items to the AANN Calendar of Events. Please view the posting policy and fill out the Calendar Posting Order Form with information about your event. To view the posting policy and order form, please click here.
Click here to view the calendar of events.
Member Benefits
There are many benefits associated with your membership in AANN. These include
- Special Focus Groups—independent, topic-focused networking communities (adds to meeting excitement)
- Synapse E-News—AANN's bimonthly electronic newsletter, which reviews the latest association and neuroscience nursing news.
Be sure to take advantage of these benefits to make the most of your membership!
Have You Received the February 2009 JNN?
You should have already received your copy of the February 2009 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing (JNN), now published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This issue has a strong focus on stroke, offering CE credit for the article "Estrogen and Stroke: A Review of the Current Literature." JNN is also available online and includes a new feature, Editorial Manager, a Web-based program for authors who submit manuscripts and for managing JNN's content. Though JNN will look a little different, it remains the strong voice for neuroscience nursing professionals.
New Member Calls
The first AANN New Member Virtual Reception telephone calls, which introduce new members to AANN, were conducted this month. Cathy Cartwright, incoming AANN president, will lead future calls, which will repeat every quarter. The next call is scheduled for May. New members will be invited to participate 2 weeks before the scheduled calls. For more information, contact Joan Fishman, marketing manager, at jfishman@aann.org or call 847/375-4844.
This issue of Synapse E-News is sponsored by Pitt County Memorial Hospital of University Health Systems.
For Synapse E-News advertising inquiries, please click here.
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