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Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses elects new president
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The Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses elected Kathleen Ruccione, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, CPON, as its new president.
Ruccione took office in September, and her term will conclude in 2017.
Ruccione is an associate professor in the division of doctoral programs in the at Azusa Pacific University School of Nursing in Azusa, California, and adjunct clinical professor of pediatrics at University of Southern California/Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
She has been an active member of the association for more than 30 years and founded the Southern California chapter.
“I am professionally passionate about two things: providing expert care to children and adolescents/young adults with cancer or serious blood diseases, and meeting the educational and connectedness needs of nurses at all levels of experience and expertise so they can provide that expert care,” Ruccione said in a her president’s address. “For me, this is the essence of [the association], and I believe that as your president, I can contribute to nurturing that essence by promoting [the association’s] culture of excellence and its ongoing growth and development as the premier organization for pediatric hematology/oncology nurses.”