ARN Southeast Texas Chapter

Kuldip K. Amolenda, MSN, RN, CRRN, RN-BC, CCRC
Congratulations on earning your recent MSN!

Current Employment:	St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (SLEH)
Position:	Weekend Rehabilitation Unit Staff Nurse, Clinical Ladder IV SLEH Infection Control Liaison
Kuldip has worked on the Rehabilitation Unit from 1990 to present. She provides bedside care, creates plans of care to maintain patient’s optimal wellness. Provides ongoing patient education, and promotes and advances professional rehabilitation nursing practice at SLEH through continuing education in rehabilitation. Being a patient advocate I collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and participate in research activities to enhance patient’s quality of life for those afflicted by disability and chronic illness.
Current Employment:	MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC)
Position:	Liaison for Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) Clinical Trials
Kuldip works as a Research Nurse for radiation oncology protocol management and Research Associate for RTOG in the submission of case report forms as required by the study protocols. She maintains source documents, screens & registers patients on different radiation oncology clinical trials, conducts weekly clinic visits and follow-ups, collects data directly from the subjects, completes case report forms, and documents adverse events and reports to IRB, Sponsors, and Principle Investigator. Kuldip also submits research tissue specimens/tissue blocks to the proper laboratory department outside the institution for future research as specified in the clinical trials.
ARN Member Since:	1996
SETX Chapter ARN Member Since:	1996
SETX Chapter ARN Involvement:	Research Committee in 2001 Nominating Committee in 2000 Membership Committee from 2001 to present
Why did you decide to join SETX Chapter ARN?
“I joined to be current with my CRRN practice, and to be able to network with other rehabilitation nurses and for professional development. I also joined to maintain my CCRN.”
National ARN Involvement:
ARN Continuing Education Review Panel (CERP) committee member since January 2002 to present.
Awards Received:
- Exceptional Leadership Performance of the RTOG- January 2008 - Presidential Service Award from SLEH – March 1996 - Rehabilitation Clinician of the Year from SE Texas Chapter ARN-1998
Community Involvement:
Active in several Health Fairs sponsored by SLEH:
“Women in Red” – Feb. 15, 2008 – served several hours checking BP, checking blood sugar levels and education people about cholesterol and smoking cessation activities.
“Cool Career in Health Care” at the United Way Building – Feb. 1, 2008 – in Houston. This was a workshop presented by a group of RN’s from SLEH to showcase health care professionals by proficing information regarding different professions including different nursing specialties. The event was open to all HISD counselors and eighth grade students from AVID classes at Houston ISD middle schools. Approximately 300 HISD students took part in the event.
SETX Chapter ARN activities such as the “Silent Auction” which benefits various Houston area organizations for persons with disabilities.
Exceptional Accomplishment:
Recently graduated with MSN Specialization in Nursing/Health Care Education University of Phoenix On-line Education Maintaining my certifications: Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC) (March 2007 - present) Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN) (December 1997 – present) Certified Medical Registered Nurse with BSN (RN-BC) (December 1997 – present)
Hobbies, Special Interests:
Home Improvement Projects Dancing Watching Movies
Previous Experience:
Kuldip has past experience in the Philippines as a medical surgical nurse dealing with different debilitation diseases that result in impaired mobility and self-care deficits. She has worked as a contractor with the “Float Pool” resource at the Institute for Rehabilitation and Research from December 1992 to April 1998; worked at United States Peace Corps in Manila, Philippines as a Peace Corps Nurse in a Medical Surgical Clinic assisting MDs with physical exams, immunizations, minor surgery procedures under local anesthesia, and teaching preventive tropical diseases from June 1983 to May 1990.
What does Rehabilitation Nursing means to me:
“For me, rehabilitation nursing compared to other fields of nursing is more on dedication and respect for the individual’s dignity. Being a nurse in rehabilitation requires a well-rounded personality, a very good knowledge of basic nursing skills and special training in independent decision making as well as the rehabilitation nursing process. For me the major goal of rehabilitation should be to assist a person with a disability and chronic illness in attaining maximum functional ability, maintaining optimal health and adapting to an altered lifestyle and at the same time is able to live with comfort, dignity and respect. It is in rehabilitation nursing that I really felt being a full-fledged nurse. I am able to take care of very sick clients, and see them progress to independent functioning level. It is also in this filed of nursing that I am able to actually practice the different roles of nurse, from being a caregiver, a client educator, a counselor, a coordinator, a client advocate and a researcher all at the same time.”
And on a final note…… “I am proud to be a CRRN and a member of this very active association!!!”

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