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EDITORIAL 
Expose Your Creativity: Publish in SCI Nursing  
Susan S. Thomason, MN, RN, APRN-BC, CRRN  
 
President’s 
Message  
The Art of Leadership 
Cathleen M. King, BS, RN, CRRN  
 
FEATURE ARTICLES 
The Nature, Meanings, and Dynamics of Lived Experiences of a Person With 
Syringomyelia: A Phenomenological Study   (Abstract) 
Edith L. Hilton, RN, DSN, PhD, CS, APRN, BC, CRRN;  
and Lesley J. Henderson, RN, MSN, CNOR  
 
Self-Concept and Body Image in Persons Who Are Spinal Cord Injured With and 
Without Lower Limb Amputation   (Abstract) 
Elizabeth A. Yetzer, MA, MSN, CRRN; Steven Schandler, PhD; Tammy L. Root, MA; 
and Kathleen Turnbaugh, BA  
 
Patient Dignity in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury   (Abstract) 
Heather G. Belanger, PhD; Audrey L. Nelson, PhD, RN, FAAN;  
Susan McMillan, PhD, ARNP, FAAN; Deborah Gavin-Dreschnack, BA, PhD(c);  
Sandra Holley, PhD, ARNP; and Deborah Rosenberg, PhD  
 
Fall-Related Fractures in Persons With Spinal Cord Impairment: A Descriptive 
Analysis   (Abstract) 
Audrey Nelson, PhD, RN, FAAN; Shahbaz Ahmed, MD, MPH; Jeffrey Harrow, MD, PhD;
 
Shirley Fitzgerald, PhD; Aurora Sanchez-Anguiano, MD, PhD;  
and Deborah Gavin-Dreschnack, BA, PhD(c) 30 
 
PULSE ON PRACTICE 
Making a Difference: The SCI Student Internship Program 
Edited by Cathy R. Parsa, BSN, MA, RN, C, CRRN  
 
innovation station 
Tracheostomy Tubes: Old Devices, New Features 
Edited by Fina Canave Jimenez, RN, MEd  
 
research corner 
Database Research 
Edited by Ann Marie Smith, PhD, RN, CRRN, CS  
 
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE 
Never Underestimate the Importance of Networking: An Imperative Process for 
Career Success! 
Edited by Lynn C. Parsons, DSN, RN, CNA  
 
Pediatric 
perspectives 
No Bones About It: The Unique Side of Orthopedic Management in the Child With 
SCI 
Edited by Lisa A. Merenda, MSN, RN, CRRN  
 
BOOK REVIEWS 
Edited by Marilyn Ter Maat, MSN, RNC, CNAA, CRRN-A  
 
ABSTRACTS FROM SELECTED LITERATURE 
Edited by Terrie Black, MBA, BSN, RN, C, CRRN  
 
AASCIN NEWS 
Edited by Cheryl A. Lehman, MSN, RN, CRRN-A  
 
MEMBERSHIP PROFILE  
 
SCI Nursing bulletin board  
 
Nursing Organizations Alliance—“The Alliance”  
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