Fast Facts for Stroke Care Nursing: An Expert Guide in a Nutshell (Fast Facts (Springer))
Kathy Morrison, MSN, RN, CNRN, CRN, is a certified neuroscience nurse, a certified stroke nurse, and a recipient of the prestigious Pennsylvania State Nightingale Award for Clinical Nursing. She is currently Stroke Program Manager for the Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Ms. Morrison played a pivotal role in Penn State/Hershey Medical Center attaining Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center certification, and has mentored many stroke program coordinators through the process of attaining this certification. Ms. Morrison serves on the Joint Commission Expert Panel for Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification standards. She established the Stroke Coordinators of Pennsylvania (SCoPA) in 2010. Ms. Morrison's published works have appeared in nursing journals and neuroscience course curricula. In addition to speaking nationally on stroke-related topics, she is active in community stroke screenings and awareness lectures, and facilitates a regional stroke survivor support group.  She is a board member of the Susquehanna Valley American Association of Neuroscience Nurses.