SCI Nursing Journal

Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN)
32nd Annual Educational Conference
“A Call to Action”
October 4–7, 2006
Palmer House Hilton
Chicago, Illinois
Web site: www.rehabnurse.org
Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates
37th Annual Educational Conference
October 27-30, 2006
Hyatt Regency Crown Center
Kansas City, Missouri
Web site: www.suna.org
The Howard H. Steel Conference
Injuries and Dysfunction of the Spinal Cord in Children
November 29–December 2, 2006
The Hilton in the Walt Disney […]

Deanna Persaud, MSN, RN
SCI Nursing, the official publication of the American Association of SCI Nurses (AASCIN) for over 20 years, has joined the era of electronic publishing. As we begin this new venture as an “online” journal, it seems appropriate to point out ways that our new format will benefit you, the reader.
Let me […]

Fries, J. M. (2005). Critical Rehabilitation of The Patient With Spinal Cord Injury.
Critical Care Nurse Quarterly 28 (2), 179-187.
Reviewed by: Carol L. Leedom MSN, RN
Patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI) are not always admitted to rehabilitation facilities/units as early as desirable because of multi-trauma they may have experienced. Many are returning to critical care units […]

Catalano, J. T. (2003). Nursing Now! Today’s Issues, Tomorrow’s Trends.
Philadelphia: F. A. Davis. ISBN: 0-8036-1040-8, 452 pages,
$39.95.
Review by: Carol L. White, RN, BSN, CRRN
Nursing Now! Today’s Issues, Tomorrow’s Trends presents important issues and trends that are needed in the development of professional nurses as they face the challenges of nursing today and tomorrow. It is […]

Dana Reeve, the 44-year-old widow of Christopher Reeve, died shortly before midnight on March 6. She leaves behind a son, Will, age 13, two step children (from Christopher’s former relationship with Gae Exton), Mathew, 26, and Alexandra, 22, her father, Dr. Charles Morosini, and two sisters, Adrienne Heilman and Dr. Deborah Huschle.