ARN Press Room

The ARN Press Room has been created to provide easily accessible information and resources about rehabilitation and rehabilitation nursing to journalists and to interested individuals.  Feel free to browse and download the various articles and resources below. The Press Room will continue to grow as materials become available, so visit often. 

If you are a journalist and looking for information not listed below or are interested in being connected with an expert in rehabilitation nursing, please contact Elizabeth Sherman, ARN senior marketing manager, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 847-375-6307.   

About ARN
ARN Background One page (pdf)

Patient Resources
Navigating Rehabilitation Settings (pdf)
How to Choose a Facility by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) (pdf)
Osteoporosis - A Preventable Epidemic (pdf)
Caring for Older Adults
Rules of the Road for Using Walkers (pdf)
Stroke Caregivers Share ABCs of Caring (pdf)

Rehabilitation Nursing Stories
Lisa Pervin  (pdf)
Paul Nathanson (pdf)
Top area nurses recognized for job excellence

ARN Research Studies
Rehabilitation Nursing Staffing Study (pdf)
Nursing Roles Overview

Press Releases

The Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) Installed New President at 37^th Annual Educational Conference

Nursing Associations AANN, ARN, and IOMSN Release Nursing Management of the Patient with Multiple Sclerosis in the Clinical Practice Guideline Series

Nursing Associations AANN and ARN Release Care of the Patient with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Clinical Practice Guideline Series

The Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) Awards Highest Honor to Linda Pierce PhD RN CNS CRRN FAHA, Professor at the University of Toledo, College of Nursing

Opinion
“Tackling Care as Chronic Ailments Pile Up” (New York Times, Feb 22, 2011)
      ARN letter to the editor

ARN Position Statements 

Health Policy Activites

National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration

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