Mission Statement: The Rehabilitation Nurses Society is a membership organization that provides continuing education and networking for medical care coordination. The professional goal of its members is to advocate for quality patient care while utilizing community resources in a cost effective manner. April 2010 April 2010 Come join friends and colleagues for a time of lunch and learning! And the winner is ……. And the winner is ……. Join us as we honor the following people and organizations Thomas Glucker Award for Nurse Case Manager/Rehabilitation Nurse of the Year Non-Profit Award Physician of the Year Our award recipients will present information about their specific programs and discuss the populations that they serve. LOCATION: Quiet CannonDate: April 22, 2010 Cost: members - $ Via San ClementeRegistration: 11:30 – 12:00 pm non-member - $35.00 Montebello, CALunch: 12:00 – 1:00 pmCEU’s: approved for 2 hours Presentation:1:00 pm – 3:00 pm BRN provider #01219 CCM/CRC/CDMS - 2 CEU’s If you register, you are responsible for paying for the meal, even if you don’t attend. Please RSVP by , phone or mail by April 16, Call Kellie Kerr or Maryanne Sawoski. Office: (818) cell (818) April 22, 2010 RNS Meeting Detach and mail to…. ( Please include your check) Maryanne Sawoski, c/o RNS Continuity Care Home Nurses Riverside Drive, Suite #108 North Hollywood, CA Attention: Kellie Kerr Number of members _____ at $25.00 Number of non-members: _____ at $35.00 Name: ___________________________________ Address: ___________________________________ ___________________________________ City: ___________________________________ State: _________ ZIP: ____________________

President’s Message By Renae Paulson, RN April 4, 2010 Dear RNS Members and Friends, Spring marks the season of new beginnings. April is Gardening month and the flowers are blooming, the weather is warming up encouraging us to get out and do some stuff outdoors, and of course, it is the time to began spring cleaning! But before you get ahead of yourself, you might want to take a look at where you are at the end of the 1st quarter of 2010 and assess your progress in reaching your goals. Getting clarity on that will prepare the way for you to ‘clean out’ or ‘clear the way’ for achieving your goals and pushing through to the next level of your desired achievement. Studies show that more gets done by those who are organized. Putting ourselves in order frees us up to celebrate and serve others. The month of April provides many opportunities to get involved with National Autism, Alcohol Awareness, Child Abuse Prevention, Donate Live, OT, and National Humor Month that began in No matter what your political views are, we are witnessing the beginning of huge changes in the HealthCare arena. If you are so inclined, there is opportunity to get involved and be part of grass root efforts to shape the administration process of providing treatment and care to the patient that will allow them access to all available treatment without interruption. I challenge each of us to “get in the game” and make a difference! I believe that each life we touch is better because we are passionate about that which we believe is right. At our meeting last month I was made aware that there is a conflict between the CMSA and RNS group meeting schedule between this month. A couple of years ago we began to go dark in June to accommodate CMSA in an effort to eliminate the need for our members to choose one meeting over the other. At the RNS April 22nd meeting we will be honoring the RNS award recipients so this is a very unfortunate situation. I hope that you will try to do your best to come out and support the awardees. Each recipient will share with us about their work and services. I would like to thank our March speaker, Dr. Marcel Ponton, PhD for his presentation on Stress. He and his group, Persona, has been so helpful in the treatment of our patients. “Thank you” to the following vendors for their continuing generosity. Francine Aron of Casa Colina, Continuity Care home Nurses, Susan Gomez of Care Meridian, Patricia Klein of Northridge Hospital, Cindy Dixon of Special Care Nursing, and Jamie Siner from CNS. Stay well and I hope to see you at the RNS meeting on April 22, Renae Paulson, RN

Renae Paulson President (818) , ex Rita Pathmanaban Vice President (714) Karen York Corresponding Secretary/ (newsletter and web-site) (818) , ext Maryanne Sawoski Treasurer (818) Cell (818) Nancy Person Recording Secretary (818) , ext Diana Campos Member at Large (membership) (818) Board of Directors Centre for Neuro Skills Wednesday, May 5 th at The Castaway Restaurant or Thursday, May6th at Newport Beach Marriott Hotel CEU Credits: 2.5 – RN, MFT, LCSW, CCM CDMS, CRC Mark Ashley, the Founder and President/CEO of CNS & Lisa Kreber, CNS Senior Neuroscientist and Research Coordinator will present a program on: Frontal Lobe Function and Traumatic Brain Injury and Pharmacotherapy and Traumatic Brain Injury This free program will go over frontal lobe anatomy, functions, dysfunctions & possible clinical manifestations. Criteria considered in medication choices, basic neuroanatomy and importance of appropriate drug trials will also be discussed. To register, please RSVP to Jamie Siner Phone: (310) CHECK US OUT …WE’RE ON THE WEB! Educational Opportunities

Mark your calendar to attend the April 22nd meeting ….. and don’t forget to RSVP by April 16th. To your reservation, send an to: To RSVP by phone, call Kellie Kerr or Maryanne Sawoski at (818) You can mail your registration to: Maryanne Sawoski, c/o RNS Continuity Care Home Nurses Riverside Drive, Suite #108 North Hollywood, CA c/o Karen York 5429 Tyler Ave. Temple City, CA Do you want your newsletter by ? Do you have a job announcement or ad? How about an address change? If so, send an to Karen York Send Karen York an if you know anybody who would be interested in becoming part of a professional organization committee to the education and networking needs of its members. Karen will a copy of the newsletter to them. RNS Attention RNS Registered Nurse’s Elections for the Board of Directors will be here before we know it! The term for the current Board of Directors ends on 12/31/10. Carmen Gutierrez is the chair of the Nominating Committee, with Dale Prince and Donna Pope rounding out the rest of the committee. If Carmen, Dale or Donna contact you about a position on the Board of Directors, please consider serving and providing your expertise to continue the forward momentum for our organization.