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AASCIN -
MEMBERSHIP
Nursing management of individuals
with spinal
cord impairment (SCI) is an expanding field which encompasses many
components of specialized care.
Nurses who care for individuals with
SCI have long recognized the need to engage in a professional
exchange of ideas and experiences from which the individual
with SCI can ultimately benefit.
The American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses
(AASCIN) was established in 1983 in response to the need
for professional SCI information exchange and continuing
education. The purposes of the Association are to promote
and advance nursing care of individuals with SCI through
education, research and networking.
AASCIN is recognized and certified by the Internal Revenue
Service as an organization meeting the requirements of a 501
(c)(3) organization. Contributions or donations to the
Association are tax-deductible.
THE
ASSOCIATION:
- Convenes an annual
educational conference
- Provides
opportunities to network with
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Publishes
SCI
Nursing
- Publishes a
membership directory
- Develops educational
material to enhance
practice skills
- Provides nursing
research grants to advance
SCI nursing practice
- Grants recognition
and service awards
Membership is limited to duly licensed nurses residing in the
United States or Canada.
ACTIVE
MEMBERS shall
be duly registered nurses,
licensed practical nurses, or licensed
vocational nurses who
can
document that a significant portion of their practice is in
SCI nursing: direct patient care, teaching, research, or administration.
ASSOCIATE
MEMBERS shall
be persons who are duly registered
nurses, licensed practical nurses, or licensed vocational nurses
who are involved or interested in the field of SCI
nursing
care.
INSTRUCTIONS
TO APPLICANTS
- Complete the application in full. Type or write clearly.
- Be
specific about your involvement in SCI. Supporting documentation
may be submitted with your application.
- Adequate
information must be provided to substantiate professional
responsibilities and activities. Incomplete applications or
applications with insufficient information may affect your
membership classification.
- When
listing a person who can verify your involvement in SCI, make
sure that the person is aware of the endorsement and is
accessible by telephone. Inability to contact a verifying source
may affect your member-ship classification.
- The
membership year is January 1 to December 31. Persons who join
between January 1 and September 30 are paid members until
December 31 of that year. Persons who join between October
1 and December 31 are paid members until December 31 of the
subsequent year.
- Annual
membership dues: $100.00 (U.S. DOLLARS)
- Framed
Membership Certificate: $30.00 additional
- Make
check or money order payable to AASCIN.
- A
check not clearing the bank or unable to be deposited for any
reason and returned to the Association will incur an
administrative fee of $30.00.
- Mail
completed application and payment to:
- AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION OF SPINAL CORD INJURY NURSES
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75-20
Astoria Boulevard
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Jackson
Heights, NY 11370-1177
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(718)
803-3782
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www.aascin.org
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