Society of Trauma Nurses and The Hartford Institute Initiative
Guideline for the Care of the Geriatric Patient Taking Anti-Coagulants
Who Sustains a Traumatic Brain Injury
Taskforce Chair:
Cynthia Blank-Reid, RN, MSN, CEN
Trauma Clinical Nurse Specialist
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Education Committee Chair, Society of Trauma Nurses
Taskforce Members:
Kathi Ayers, RN, MSN, NP
Trauma Program Manager
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Board of Directors, Society of Trauma Nurses
Marie Boltz, Ph.D., APRN, BC
Assistant Professor, College of Nursing
Associate Director, Practice Initiatives for the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing.
New York University
New York, NY
Tara Cortes, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor of Geriatric Nursing, College of Nursing
Executive Director of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing.
New York University
New York, NY
Stephanie Landmesser, RN, MSN, CORN
Director, Annenberg Simulation Center
Lankenau Medical Center
Wynnewood, PA
Karen A. McQuillan, RN, MSN, CCRN, CNRN
Neuro Clinical Nurse Specialist
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
Member, Society of Trauma Nurses
Mathy Mezey, RN, EdD, FAAN
Associate Director, Education Initiatives
Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing.
New York University
New York, NY
Donna Nayduch, RN, MSN, ACNP, CAISS
Trauma Consultant
Evans, CO
Julia N. Senn-Reeves, RN, MSN, CNS, CCRN, CCNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist – Trauma Program
Instructor of Nursing, Mayo College of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN 55905
Member, Society of Trauma Nurses
Deborah M. Stein, M.D., MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery
Medical Director, Neurotrauma Critical Care
Chief, Section of Trauma Critical Care
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
Brad Von Bergen, RN, CEN
Trauma Program Coordinator
Billings Clinic
Billings, MT
Member, Society of Trauma Nurses