2009 AORN Journal Writers Contest winners

Clinical: "Glycemic Control: A literature Review with Implications for Perioperative Nursing Practice," by Kristina Kittelson, BSN, RN. Her article was published in the November 2009 issue.

Management: Social Support During Anesthesia Induction in an Adult Surgical Population," by Ian P. Mayne, BSc(Hons), and Cora Bagaoisan, RN, MSN. Their article was published in the February 2009 issue.

Education: Starting a Health Care System Green Team." by Elisa A. Mejia, BSN, BA, and Barbara Sattler, RN, DrPH, FAAN. Their article was published in the July 2009 issue.

Research: "An Evidence-Based Process for Evaluating Infection Control Policies," by Stacey S. Freeman, RN, MSN, PCNS, CNOR, MAJ, ANC, USA; Gregory L. Lara, RN, MSN, PCNS, CNOR, MAJ, ANC, USA; Monique R. Courts, RN, MSN, PCNS, CNOR, MAJ, ANC, USA; Linda J. Wanzer, CIV, MSN, RN, CNOR; and Sandra C. Garmon Bibb, CIV, DNSc, RN. Their article was published in the March 2009 issue.


Those pictured above are winners who were present in Denver. From left to right: Linda Wanzer, Cora Bagaoisan, Kristina Kittelson.