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Pediatric nurse specialist to lead national organization Cathy Cartwright, R.N., M.S.N., a pediatric clinical nurse specialist at University of Missouri Health Care’s Children’s Hospital, has been voted president-elect of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses. Cartwright will begin her term in March 2008 and will take over as president of the organization in March 2009. Cartwright is serving as secretary and treasurer of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, an organization committed to the advancement of neuroscience nursing as a specialty. “Cathy is very deserving of this honor and recognition,” said Cindy Brooks, R.N., manager of pediatric services at Children’s Hospital. “She exemplifies serving as a clinical expert in her field and will demonstrate her talents in leading this national organization.” Cartwright graduated from the University of Missouri School of Nursing in 1973 and has been involved in the care of pediatric patients for 33 years. She has been a pediatric clinical nurse specialist at University of Missouri Health Care since 1996. She co-authored the book, “Nursing Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Patient,” as a reference for all nurses caring for children with neurosurgical conditions. Founded in 1968, the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN), an organization of more than 4,000 members worldwide, is committed to working for the highest standard of care for neuroscience patients by advancing the science and practice of neuroscience nursing. Through continuing education, information dissemination, standard setting, and advocacy on behalf of neuroscience patients, families, and nurses, AANN has inspired passion in nurses, created the future for the specialty, and has become the leading authority in neuroscience nursing. Children’s Hospital is the largest and most comprehensive pediatric health-care center in mid-Missouri. Housed at University Hospital and Clinics and Columbia Regional Hospital, the 115-bed hospital is the only facility in mid-Missouri offering comprehensive, specialized children’s services such as trauma care, neonatal transport, child life therapy and a hospital school. |
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