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Contents
Leadership Message
Association News
CNRN Corner
Industry Trends
Product Feature
Spotlight
Chapter News
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September 2008
Leadership Message
Going for the Gold
AANN President Kathleen Baker, MBA BSN RN CCRN CNRN NE-BC, ponders the similarities between Olympic athletes and neuroscience nurses as they prepare to "go for the gold" in their disciplines. Baker discusses initiatives that AANN is undertaking to ensure the provision of the latest tools and training to assist members in their quests for excellence in neuroscience patient care.
Association News
Voting in the Annual Election: Why Should You Care?
The process for electing AANN leadership is an important one. Make sure you cast your vote in the online election to be held October 1-31.
Strategic Planning: The Editor's Perspective
V. Susan Carroll, MSN RN CNE, editor of the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing and participant in the recent AANN strategic planning session, offers her perspective on strategic planning and how this opportunity to have input into AANN's future goals helps her in her role as editor.
An Update from the NACNS Summit
Debbie Ferguson, MSN RN CCRN CNRN, represented AANN at the fifth annual National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists summit in July. Ferguson provides an update from this important meeting, which helps develop the future of CNS practice.
CNS Core Competencies Under Discussion
Member Benefits
CNRN Corner
ABNN Update on Investigation into Offering APN Examination
ABNN President Angela Starkweather, PhD ACNP CCRN CNRN, explains the process the American Board of Neuroscience Nurses has followed to investigate the development of a certification examination specifically for advanced practice nurses.
Deadlines for CNRN Recertification
Fall 2008 CNRN Exam Dates
Industry Trends
Treating TBI: Assessing Tell-Tale Signs in Combat Veterans
Based on the experiences of Elisabeth Moy Martin, MA RN-BC; Wei C. Lu, MS BSN; Katherine Helmick, MS CNRN CRNP; Louis French, PsyD; and Deborah L. Warden, MD, authors of "Traumatic Brain Injuries Sustained in the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars" (published in the April 2008 American Journal of Nursing), this article highlights the issues that nurses treating combat veterans who have suffered traumatic brain injury need to be aware of to conduct accurate assessment and implement appropriate interventions.
Telemetry Unit Staffing Ratios: It's Time to Speak the Same Language
Staffing ratios have been a topic of discussion recently on the AANN Listservs. Synapse E-News further explored the topic by talking with nurses from different areas of the country who were able to provide insight on what factors contribute to the variance in ratios.
Product Feature
The September featured products are…
AANN Core Curriculum for Neuroscience Nursing, 4th Edition
AANN members can purchase the AANN Core Curriculum for Neuroscience Nursing for a 20% discount September 5-October 31, 2008. The sale price is $55.95 (regularly $69.95).
CNRN Exam Prep: Hospital/Facility Classroom Module
CNRN Exam Prep: Classroom Module for Chapters
CNRN Exam Prep: Self-Study Module
Scrub Tops
Spotlight
Q&A with The Joint Commission's Jean Range
Jean Range, MS RN CPHQ, executive director, Disease-Specific Care Certification Program, The Joint Commission, recently spoke with Synapse E-News about the benefits and future direction of the certification program.
A Nurse's View of Care After Her Husband's Stroke
When veteran nurse Jan Flewelling, BSN RN CNRN, watched her husband suffer a stroke at the age of 53, the professional side of the stroke outreach program coordinator at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX, jumped into gear. Now, a year later, Flewelling reflects on life after her husband's stroke and how it has changed her approach to her work.
Chapter News
AANN Welcomes New Chapter
Chapter Activities
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