Patricia C. Seifert appointed editor-in-chief of journal

AORN Journal,  March, 2008  

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AORN is pleased to announce that Patricia C. Seifert, RN, MSN, CNOR, CRNFA, FAAN, will be the next editor-in-chief of the AORN Journal effective with the July 2008 issue. Seifert succeeds Nancy Girard, PhD, RN, FAAN, who has served as editor-in-chief since December 2002.

Seifert served two terms on the AORN Journal editorial board. Her editorial experience also includes service as a peer reviewer for the AORN Journal as well as for the Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing and the American Journal of Critical Care, among others. She will step down from her current role as editor of Perioperative Nursing Clinics as of July. She has authored four books, including the first textbook dedicated to perioperative nursing care of cardiac patients. She also has written numerous book chapters and scholarly articles.

Seifert is a recognized expert in cardiac surgery nursing, a Leader in the perioperative community, and a well-known AORN member. In 1992, she became the first recipient of the AORN National President's Award. She served on the AORN Board of Directors from 1994 to 2000, culminating her service as AORN President in 2000. She was awarded the AORN Award for Excellence in 2003 and the AORN Jerry G. Peers Distinguished Service Award in 2007 for her years of dedicated service to perioperative education. She speaks frequently at perioperative conferences, both in the United States and abroad, and her presentation activities include leading three perioperative nursing delegations to China.

Seifert received her master's degree in nursing from Catholic University, Washington, DC. She currently holds the position of education coordinator, Cardiovascular Operating Room at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, Virginia.

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