,STROKE CERTIFICATION STUDY
GUIDE FOR NURSES
,Kathy J. Morrison, MSN, RN, CNRN, SCRN, FAHA, is a certified neu-
roscience nurse, a certified stroke nurse, a Fellow of the American Heart
Association, and a recipient of the prestigious Pennsylvania State Nightingale
Award for Clinical Nursing Excellence. As the stroke program manager for
the Penn State Hershey Medical Center, she oversees all aspects of stroke
care, from prehospital through stroke clinic follow-up. She played a piv-
otal role in Penn State Hershey Medical Center’s attainment of The Joint
Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center certification and has mentored
many stroke program coordinators through the process of attaining Primary
and Comprehensive Stroke Center certification. Ms. Morrison serves on The
Joint Commission Expert Panel for Stroke Center certification standards.
Ms. Morrison’s published works have appeared in nursing journals and
neuroscience course curricula. Her book, Fast Facts for Stroke Care Nursing,
has been well received in the nursing community, both as a handy guide for
stroke care nurses and as a preparation tool for the SCRN® certification exam.
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 established the Stroke Coordinators of
Pennsylvania (SCoPA) in 2010—a group of stroke coordinators whose col-
laborative work has resulted in significant improvements in stroke care
and outcomes in community hospitals across central Pennsylvania. She is a
Fellow of the American Heart Association, a member of the American Heart
Association Professional Education Committee and Hospital Accreditation
Science Committee, a member of the American Association of Neuroscience
Nurses Advocacy Committee, and a board member of the Susquehanna
Valley Chapter of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses.
, STROKE CERTIFICATION STUDY
GUIDE FOR NURSES
Q&A Review for Exam Success
Kathy J. Morrison, MSN, RN, CNRN, SCRN, FAHA
GUIDE FOR NURSES
,Kathy J. Morrison, MSN, RN, CNRN, SCRN, FAHA, is a certified neu-
roscience nurse, a certified stroke nurse, a Fellow of the American Heart
Association, and a recipient of the prestigious Pennsylvania State Nightingale
Award for Clinical Nursing Excellence. As the stroke program manager for
the Penn State Hershey Medical Center, she oversees all aspects of stroke
care, from prehospital through stroke clinic follow-up. She played a piv-
otal role in Penn State Hershey Medical Center’s attainment of The Joint
Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center certification and has mentored
many stroke program coordinators through the process of attaining Primary
and Comprehensive Stroke Center certification. Ms. Morrison serves on The
Joint Commission Expert Panel for Stroke Center certification standards.
Ms. Morrison’s published works have appeared in nursing journals and
neuroscience course curricula. Her book, Fast Facts for Stroke Care Nursing,
has been well received in the nursing community, both as a handy guide for
stroke care nurses and as a preparation tool for the SCRN® certification exam.
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 established the Stroke Coordinators of
Pennsylvania (SCoPA) in 2010—a group of stroke coordinators whose col-
laborative work has resulted in significant improvements in stroke care
and outcomes in community hospitals across central Pennsylvania. She is a
Fellow of the American Heart Association, a member of the American Heart
Association Professional Education Committee and Hospital Accreditation
Science Committee, a member of the American Association of Neuroscience
Nurses Advocacy Committee, and a board member of the Susquehanna
Valley Chapter of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses.
, STROKE CERTIFICATION STUDY
GUIDE FOR NURSES
Q&A Review for Exam Success
Kathy J. Morrison, MSN, RN, CNRN, SCRN, FAHA
