Newswise — The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) will give the Flame of Excellence Award to Ruth Kleinpell at the 2010 National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition, Washington, D.C., May 15-20.
Kleinpell, PhD, RN-CS, FAAN, professor and Independence Foundation chair of nursing, directs the Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship, Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, and serves as associate dean for research. She receives the award for sustained regional and national contributions to acute and critical care nursing.
Kleinpell edited “Outcome Assessment in Advanced Practice Nursing,” the 2009 Advanced Practice Nursing Book of the Year by the American Journal of Nursing. She belongs to the editorial boards of the American Journal of Critical Care, Critical Care Medicine, Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and The Nurse Practitioner.
The first nurse to chair the strategic planning committee of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, Mount Prospect, Ill., she’s a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Institute of Medicine of Chicago and American College of Critical Care Medicine.
About AACN’s Flame of Excellence Award: AACN’s Flame of Excellence Award recognizes consistent high-level outcomes with a broad reach in acute and critical care nursing. Selected from the AACN Circle of Excellence Society, Flame of Excellence Award recipients promote patient-driven excellence through skilled communication, collaboration and decision making that transform thinking and achieve visible results. Award recipients receive a $500 honorarium and a crystal replica of the AACN vision icon at the 2010 National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition, May 15-20 in Washington, D.C.
About the National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition: Established in 1974, AACN’s National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition (NTI) represent the world’s largest educational conference and trade show for nurses who care for acutely and critically ill patients and their families. Bedside nurses, nurse educators, nurse managers, clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners attend NTI.
About the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses: Founded in 1969 and based in Aliso Viejo, Calif., the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) is the largest specialty nursing organization in the world. AACN joins together the interests of more than 500,000 acute and critical care nurses and claims more than 235 chapters worldwide. The organization’s vision is to create a healthcare system driven by the needs of patients and their families in which acute and critical care nurses make their optimal contribution. To learn more about AACN, visit www.aacn.org, connect with the organization on Facebook at www.facebook.com/aacnface or follow AACN on Twitter at www.twitter.com/aacnme, #NTI2010.
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