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PITMAN, NJ – Dermatology Nursing journal presented its annual Writer’s Awards to experienced and novice authors for outstanding contributions to the journal during the Dermatology Nurses’ Association (DNA) 25th Anniversary Convention, February 1-4, 2007, in Crystal City, VA.
The Editor’s Award, which recognizes an individual who has made special contributions to the journal and to dermatology nursing education, was presented to Barbara Bielan, BSN, RN, NPC, a nurse practitioner in dermatology, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, CA, and a Dermatology Nursing Editorial Board Member since 1992. Bielan created and authored the journal’s “What’s Your Assessment” series, a feature that includes a case presentation, diagnosis, discussion and a step-by-step rationale for the assessment. The series has ranked as Dermatology Nursing’s most popular and well-read feature for the last 15 years.
“Barbara is someone who graciously shared her knowledge and expertise, encouraged and mentored us, and shared laughs and commiserated with us,” said Dermatology Nursing Editor Marcia Hill, MSN, RN, before she presented Bielan with her award. “She brought her stellar clinical skills and love of patient care into every one of our practices.”
Jacqueline Rhoads, PhD, ACNP-BC, ANP-C, GNP, CCRN, Laurie Ann Ferguson, MSN, FNP-C, ANP-BC, and Cynthia A. Langford, PhD, APRN-BC, FNP, received the Previously Published Author Award. Their article, "Measuring Nurse Practitioner Productivity" was published in the February 2006 issue of the journal. Rhoads is a professor, Ferguson is an assistant professor, and Langford is an associate professor at Louisiana State University Health Science Center School of Nursing, New Orleans, LA.
Vickie L. Timm-Knudson, RN, Janis S. Johnson, RN, Karel J. Ortiz, MD, and James A. Yiannias, MD, received the Novice Author Award, for previously unpublished authors. Their article, "Allergic Contact Dermatitis to Preservatives" was published in the April 2006 issue of the journal. Timm-Knudson is a clinical manager in the department of dermatology and Johnson is a patch test coordinator at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Ortiz is a dermatologist at Presbyterian Medical Clinic, Albuquerque, NM. Yiannias is an associate professor of dermatology at the Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ.
To receive guidelines for the 2007 Writer’s Awards, contact Katie Brownlow, Dermatology Nursing editorial coordinator, at 856-256-2346, or brownlok@ajj.com.
Dermatology Nursing is the official journal of the DNA. For more information about the association, visit www.dnanurse.org.
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Dermatology Nursing is the official journal of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association (DNA). The journal is nursing’s premier skin care resource and contains state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of skin and wound care.