Newswise — PARK RIDGE, Illinois–Normalynn Garrett, PhD, CRNA, FAAN, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) from San Antonio, Texas, has been inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN), joining more than 2,400 nursing leaders who make up the academy. She will be honored with the other 163 inductees at a ceremony to be held during the AAN’s annual policy conference, October 20-22, 2016, in Washington, D.C.
Garrett’s military experience and eagerness for evidence-based practice and rigorous educational standards, her desire to expand access for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) to original research and educational excellence, and her dedication to improving healthcare treatment protocols for chemical and biological warfare, make her uniquely positioned to become a fellow of the AAN.
Commenting on her career, Garrett said she strives to “advance the vision of the academy to serve the public and nursing profession by advancing health policy and practice through nursing knowledge and science. My enthusiasm for translating research into evidence-based practice will support the academy initiatives to develop and use nursing science to provide a strong voice for nurse scientists at the national and international levels,” she said.
“[Garrett’s] advocacy for a more scientific, research oriented anesthesia nursing journal culminated in the first yearly research-only supplemental publication to the AANA Journal, which provided a needed outlet for research dissemination to more than 45,000 practicing nurse anesthetists,” says Lorraine Jordan, PhD, CRNA, CAE, FAAN, executive director, AANA Foundation.
The AANA congratulations Normalynn Garrett on her induction as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
About the American Academy of NursingThe AAN currently is comprised of more than 2,400 nurse leaders in education, management, practice, policy and research. Academy fellows include hospital and government administrators, college deans, and renowned scientific researchers. The academy fellows represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 28 countries.
About the American Association of Nurse AnesthetistsFounded in 1931 and located in Park Ridge, Ill., and Washington, D.C., the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) is the professional organization representing more than 50,000 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and student registered nurse anesthetists across the United States. As advanced practice registered nurses and anesthesia specialists, CRNAs administer approximately 43 million anesthetics to patients in the United States each year and are the primary providers of anesthesia care in rural America. In some states, CRNAs are the sole anesthesia professionals in nearly 100 percent of rural hospitals. For more information, visit www.aana.com and www.future-of-anesthesia-care-today.com and follow @aanawebupdates on Twitter.
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