PHILADELPHIA — Rhoda Redulla, DNP, RN, a nursing professional development specialist at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, has been selected as a scholar by the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc.
The purpose of the SGNA Scholars Program is to educate selected GI/endoscopy nurses to help build a storehouse of evidence-based knowledge relevant to the GI/endoscopy setting. The scholars underwent week-long training this past summer and will conduct systematic reviews of gastroenterology literature utilizing the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. They will synthesize the latest findings in the specialty and make them available for use in the clinical setting.
Redulla and the seven others who make up the inaugural 2012 class of scholars are nurse scientists and researchers with a long-term commitment to gastroenterology nursing. They were selected by the SGNA board of directors based on their scholarly work.
In addition to a number of published scholarly articles, Redulla is a peer reviewer for the Gastroenterology Nursing Journal and a contributor to the gastroenterology section of an upcoming National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) review book.
SGNA is a professional organization comprised of over 8,000 gastroenterology/endoscopy nurses and associates. It is dedicated to the safe and effective practice of gastroenterology and endoscopy nursing.
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