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. May 2010 May 2010 Come join friends and colleagues for a time of lunch and learning! May’s Educational Topic MANAGEMENT OF BEHAVIORS & MOOD DISORDRS IN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY PATIENT presented by Dr. Walter Jacobson Dr. Jacobson will present a program designed to help medical professionals learn how to identify behaviors and mood states, as well as different treatment options in persons with traumatic brain injury. Behaviors covered include impulsivity, aggression, isolation & avoidance; mood disorders include mania with elation/grandiosity, mania with anger/irritability and mania with psychotic features. Other mood disorders include depression with suicidality, depression with psychotic features, mixed states & hypomania. Dr. Jacobson is a recognized expert in medication management of patients with psychiatric disorders and will discuss using antidepressants, mood stabilizers and augmenting agents in the persons with traumatic brain injury. He is a graduate of Medical College of Wisconsin and completed his psychiatric residency at UCLA. He has published more than 35 articles covering a wide range of topics. Dr. Jacobson is an engrossing speaker. With this topic, his presentation will be sure to hold your attention, as well as being informative! LOCATION: Quiet CannonDate: May 27, 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 May 21, Call Kellie Kerr or Maryanne Sawoski. Office: (818) cell (818) May 27, 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 30, 2010 Writing the monthly RNS President message poses many challenges for me. I have finally learned to search the internet for information, generally what the specific month topic for awareness is. May Day was not listed but as a child I remember May 1st as May Day. We made paper flower baskets in school, filled it with flowers and hung them on the doorknob of a neighbor and then ran away and hid before the homeowner saw who left it. It was exciting to be sneaky while at the same time having to purposefully identify someone worthy to be recognized for his or her kindness. Sharing information is much easier today with the aide of the internet, , texting, etc. We can learn all about health issues, people making a difference and designating days for specific attention to a specific topic. Having said that, it is still very important to verbally communicate with each other too. The following highlights some highlighted days in MAY. MAY 4th is National Teacher Appreciation Day MAY 6th is National Day of Prayer MAY 9th is MOTHER’S DAY May 6th – 12th is National Nurses Week May 9th -15th is Women’s Health Week May is National Stroke Awareness Month as is Military Appreciation Month And last, but not least, MAY IS NATIONAL HAMBURGER MONTH!!! Who knows how it really started. There is no official proclamation or inaugural year, but the idea sure seems to have taken hold. Seems that somewhere along the way, White Castle, arguably the nation's first burger chain, decided to "sponsor" the month long "holiday." Official or not, the hamburger will take up the slack in trumpeting the Meaty Month of May. And what better month? The popularly acknowledged start of the grilling season is Memorial Day.White Castlethe nation's first burger chain I would like to again recognize and acknowledge our distinguished guests and award recipients that blessed us with their compassionate talks about their work and the charity they choose to benefit from the RNS organization gift. RNS has a long history of supporting one another and those that excel in the patient care delivery process and this year was no exception. Thomas Gucker Award/Nurse of the Year is Margaret Zimmerman – Ventura Search & Rescue Physician of the Year Award was presented to Dr. Ann Vasile -- Long Beach Memorial Foundation The Non-Profit Award was presented to The Goodwill Fitness Center in OC RNS CARES Fund awards went to the 50+ Senior Care Network at Arcadia Methodist Hospital And to CAS of Pasadena. “Thank you” to the following vendors for their continuing generosity. Continuity Care home Nurses, Cindy Dixon of Special Care Nursing, and Barbara Tucker w/Dr. Heskiaoff office. Stay well and I hope to see you at the RNS meeting on May 27, Renae Paulson, RN RNS President:

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 Congratulations to RNS’ 2009 Experts in Rehabilitation award winners! Each recipient received $1,000 to donate to the non-profit organization of their choice Thomas Gucker Award for Nurse of the Year Margaret Zimmerman Ventura County Sheriff’s Department Search and Rescue Physician of the Year Dr. Ann Vasile Long Beach Memorial Hospital Foundation earmarked for the Rehabilitation Department Non-Profit of the Year Goodwill Gym of Orange County RNS Cares Fund $500 grants Senior Care Network at Methodist Hospital of Arcadia Convalescent Aide Society, Pasadena Each award recipient provided invaluable information available to patients, family & community members, funding options for community based programs and heightened our awareness of the populations serves by these community-based programs. CHECK US OUT …WE’RE ON THE WEB! There are five things that you can never recover in life: (1) The Stone after it's thrown, (2) The Word after it's said, (3) The Occasion after it's missed, (4) The Time after it's gone and (5) A person after they die

Mark your calendar to attend the May 27th meeting ….. and don’t forget to RSVP by May 21 st ! 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 or have an address change? If so, send an to Karen York ……. Let us know if you know anybody who would be interested in becoming part of a dynamic professional organization committed 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. ISYS is seeking motivated and enthusiastic nurse educators to serve as curriculum developers and presenters. If interested, submit your resume to indicating interest in the Contract Educator/Instructor position. For more information, contact Angie Jung at (714)