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Sally Savithri Ramanujam, MSN, RN
| Current Employment: | Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center |
| Position: | Nurse Manager, SCI Unit |
| Description of Responsibilities: | |
| As Nurse Manager, Sally manages a 20 bed
acute care SCI unit which is CARF accredited. JCAHO and PVA
standards are maintained. Sally is responsible for 25 hour operation
of the unit. Her unit has pioneered the use of ceiling lifts in all
the patient rooms and the wireless nurse call system. Sally’s poster, “Preparing Rehabilitation Nurses to Assist SCI patients with Sexual Functioning” has been accepted at the ARN 31st Annual Education Conference, Palm Springs, California and at the AASCIN conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
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| ARN Member Since: | 2004 |
| SETX Chapter ARN Member since: | 2004 |
| Why did you decide to join SETX ARN? | |
| “I joined for the CE credits on the latest information and education, and for the networking opportunities. The ability to visit various rehabilitation hospitals in the area and to learn how other centers successfully implement new technology and education is another important benefit.” | |
| Community Involvement: | |
| Volunteer – Interfaith Council of
Ministries - since 1998. Assist immigrant families with health
issues. Volunteer – March of Dimes - since 1993. Assist pregnant teenagers in obtaining prenatal care and education. Volunteer – Bay Area Turning Point - since 2000. Assist women and children of domestic violence with health care. |
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| Exceptional Accomplishment: | |
| “Raising 2 exceptional daughters, one in medical school and the other in business management. I also worked as a nursing faculty member for 8 years, teaching in diploma, associate degree and the baccalaureate degree programs in nursing before returning to the clinical setting.” | |
| Hobbies, Special Interests: | |
| Travel, reading | |
| Previous Experience: | |
| Assistant Director of Nursing at UTMB
Galveston 1983-1990 Assistant Professor of Nursing 1991-1999 Captain – US Army Nurse Corps – 1989-2002 |
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| What does Rehabilitation Nursing mean to you? | |
| “The change from nurses doing everything for the patient to assisting the patients to do as much as possible for themselves was a paradigm shift for me. To witness a totally dependant patient become partially or totally independent is a privilege for a rehabilitation nurse, but it comes with an enormous amount of responsibility and hard work.” | |
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