Gretchen J. Carrougher

Research Nurse Supervisor at the University of Washington (UW) Medicine Regional Burn Center, Program Coordinator For The Northwest Regional Burn Model System (NWRBMS) and Affiliate Faculty, UW School of Nursing, Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems in Seattle, Washington

This presentation will focus on the recent recognition of burn nursing as a specialty by the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the progress toward burn nursing certification. Opportunities for nurses from Australia and New Zealand to take the certification exam will be outlined.