Newswise — Wolters Kluwer Health announced today that Linda Laskowski-Jones, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, CCRN, CEN, has been named Editor-in-Chief of Nursing2009. The award-winning, peer-reviewed and evidence-based nursing journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health and pharmacy.
"With more than 25 years of clinical, education, and leadership expertise, Linda brings a wealth of clinical and professional knowledge to the journal. We're honored to have her lead our editorial team," said Theresa Steltzer, MBA, Executive Publisher of Nursing2009.
As an accomplished teacher, writer, and speaker on the topics of emergency departments and the trauma system, Laskowski-Jones is devoted to promoting excellence in the dynamic art and science of nursing practice and enabling nurses to thrive professionally. "This is an unsurpassed opportunity to lead the largest nursing journal in the world and to positively impact nursing practice in this very challenging, demanding era in our healthcare history," said
Laskowski-Jones.
Laskowski-Jones is currently the Vice President of Emergency, Trauma and Aeromedical Services at Christiana Care Health System in Wilmington, Delaware, and a site reviewer for the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. As a 20-year volunteer Ski Patrol member at Pennsylvania's Blue Mountain Ski area, she received the "Purple Merit Star," the highest meritorious service award for saving a human life, and recognition by the National Ski Patrol for excellence in emergency care. She is currently pursuing a Fellowship in Wilderness Medicine through the Wilderness Medical Society. Previously, she served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Emergency Nursing. She is the 2007 international award recipient of the Marie Hippensteel Lingeman Award for Excellence in Nursing Practice through Sigma Theta Tau.
About Nursing2009
Nursing2009 is an award-winning, peer-reviewed journal created to provide practical, hands-on information to nurses. The journal's creed of clinical excellence ensures up-to-date expert advice in a fast-changing profession.
About Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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LWW is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health and pharmacy. Major brands include traditional publishers of medical and drug reference tools and textbooks, such as Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Facts & Comparisons®; and electronic information providers, such as Ovid®, UpToDate®, Medi-Span® and ProVation® Medical.
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