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 […]

 
President’s Message

Please Pass The Red Hat
Karen L. Klemme, RN, BSN, CRRN, CNLCP

 
Editorial

Hitching A Ride On The World Wide Web
Deanna Persaud, MSN, RN

 
Featured Articles

Perceived Stress, Illness Uncertainty, and Disease Symptomatology in Multiple Sclerosis
Matthew R. […]

Karen L. Klemme, RN, BSN, CRRN, CNLCP
During the 2005 Annual Conference, the AASCIN Board of Directors took the initiative to organize our first “silent auction.” The purpose was to raise funds for AASCIN activities by soliciting donations of baskets from members and then auctioning the baskets at the conference. We also thought our attendees […]

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 […]

Jeanine M. Rundquist, RN, MSN, CRRN; and Kelly Johnson, RN, MSN, CFNP, CRRN, CNAA, BC
Kelly Johnson, RN, MSN, CFNP, CRRN, CNAA, BC, left, and Jeanine M. Rundquist, RN, MSN, CRRN
Abstract
Craig Hospital is a 93-bed, acute rehabilitation hospital specializing in the care of patients with traumatic spinal cord injury and/or brain injury. Craig […]

Matthew R. Sorenson, PhD, RN; Linda Janusek, PhD, RN; and Herbert L. Mathews, PhD
Abstract
This study examined the relationships among illness uncertainty, perceived stress and disease symptomatology in outpatients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Forty three subjects with MS and 38 healthy control subjects completed a series of standardized psychological instruments. MS subjects also completed […]

LISTENING TO THE PATIENTS: ANOTHER APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD
Caroline J. Anderson, PhD; and Lawrence C. Vogel, MD

Matthew R. Sorenson, PhD, RN

Romilda Ang RN, MSc(A)N, CRRN

Designing A Shared Governance Model: Soaring To New Heights
Berthenya Dunbar, ARNP, MSN, BC; Diane Mayes, MSN, RN, CCRN; Bonnie Park, RN, BSN, CPAN; Rosemary Ashby, MS, ARNP-C; Mary Berger-Wesley, RN, MSN; Terri Cameron, RN, BSN ; Barbara T. Lorenz, ARNP-BC; and Magaret Veneman,BSN, RN, CRRN, CBIS.
Shared governance nursing models were introduced as a vehicle to […]