February '06 - Pamela Shannon

ARN Southeast Texas Chapter

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Pamela Shannon, RN, CRRN

Current Employment: Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital

Position: Nurse Manager; Employee Health Nurse

Pam’s responsibilities include supervision of nursing staff and everyday operations on the nursing unit of a 60 bed acute rehabilitation facility. She also oversees all employee health records, administers and maintains annual as well as any needed vaccinations. Pam is also an active participant in multiple committees.

ARN Member Since: 2005

SETX Chapter ARN Member Since: 2005

SETX Chapter ARN Involvement: -Meeting attendance

Why did you decide to join SETX ARN?

Pam writes, “From the encouragement of a current board member, I realized that through involvement with ARN I would be able to keep current on all rehabilitation nursing information. Attending meetings and conversing with other rehabilitation nurses is an educational and enjoyable experience.”

Awards Received: -Manager of the Quarter 2002

-Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital’s Most

-Helpful with JCAHO Preparation 2004

Community Involvement:

Health Fair at Pasadena Town Square, 1997

Exceptional Accomplishment:

Passed the CRRN exam in 2005

Hobbies, Special Interests:

Reading and Country Western dancing

Previous Experience:

“Prior to working at Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital, I worked in an LTAC facility and I realized that to see patients receiving acute rehabilitation with positive results would be a very demanding as well as rewarding experience.

What does Rehabilitation Nursing means to me:

“Rehabilitation nursing is physically as well as mentally challenging. I find the Functional Independence Measure tool used in rehabilitation facilities difficult to teach to new staff members, but very effective if utilized correctly. Many other fields of nursing have aspects that are fulfilling as well as rewarding, but rehabilitation nursing is the one component in the vast field of nursing that a positive patient outcome can be a realistic expectation.”

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