Assessing the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses' Progress on the Institute of Medicine Report

Lori Kennedy Madden1, Lynn Hundley, Debbie Summers

  • 1Questions or comments about this article may be directed to Lori Kennedy Madden, PhD RN ACNP-BC CCRN CNRN, at lkmadden@ucdavis.edu. She is a Clinical Nurse Scientist, UC Davis Health, Sacramento, CA; Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF School of Nursing, San Francisco, CA; and a member of the AANN Board of Directors. Lynn Hundley, MSN RN CNRN CCNS ANVP, is Director, Clinical Effectiveness - Stroke Care, Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY. Deborah Summers, MSN RN ACNS-BC CNRN SCRN, is Advanced Practice Nurse, CV and Stroke Outcomes, St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO. Nancy Villanueva, PhD CRNP BC CNRN, is Neurosurgical Nurse Practitioner, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Suzy Mascaro Walter, PhD APRN FNP-BC CNRN, is Assistant Professor, West Virginia University, School of Nursing, Morgantown, WV.

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