RNF announces 2014 Excellence in Rehabilitation Nursing Honorees

The Rehabilitation Nursing Foundation (RNF) announced the 2014 Excellence in Rehabilitation Nursing Honorees at its 40th Annual Educational Conference, held October 29 - November 1 in Anaheim, CA. This program provided an opportunity for individuals and organizations to recognize nurses and teams that are advancing rehabilitation nursing science or practice outcomes.

The following individuals and organizations have been honored by their colleagues for their achievements in rehabilitation nursing:

• Alhambra Hospital Rehab Unit's CRRNs, Alhambra Hospital Medical Center, Alhambra, CA
• Anne Deutsch, PhD RN CRRN, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
• April Mundy, RN and Christina Lalescu, RN, John Muir Health Rehabilitation Unit, John Muir Medical Center Walnut Creek
• Cindy Gatens, MN RN CRRN, Rehabilitation Clinical Nurse Specialist-Retired, The Ohio State University Medical Center-Dodd Hall Rehabilitation Center
• Cynthia S. Jacelon, PhD RN-BC FAAN CRRN, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
• Dr. Kathleen Ruroede, PhD MEd RN, Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital
• In Memory of Malcolm Maloof
• Joyce L. Reeves, Donna Williams and Michelle Camicia
• Lisa K. Alberte Twinde, RN BSN CCM MS CRC ABDA, Executive Director/Nursing Rehab Director, Acres of Hope and Aspirations, Inc., Muskego, WI
• Margaret Cieri, BSN RN, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY
• Marit Kirkevold, Professor at the Department for Nursing Science, Oslo University, Norway
• Maxine Cramton, BSN, RN, Director of Rehabilitation Nursing-Retired, The Ohio State University Medical Center-Dodd Hall Rehabilitation Center
• Nursing Department, Dr. Kathleen Ruroede, PhD MEd RN and Sally Strong, MSN RN CNRN CRRN, Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital
• Past & Present ARN Board Presidents
• Polytrauma Rehabilitation Field Advisory Committee, Office of Nursing Service, Veterans Health Administration
• Sally Strong, MSN RN CNRN CRRN, Amelia Bumsted, BA BS RN CRRN & Nursing Practice Council, Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital
• The 2013 - 2014 ARN Board of Directors
• The Center for Rehabilitation at Wilmington Hospital, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE
• The CRRNs at Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center
• The CRRN's of BAYADAbility, BAYADA Home Health Care, Moorestown, NJ
• The CRRN's of HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, Petersburg, VA