Associate Professor Inducted into Inaugural Class of Fellows of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
Jan Odom Forren, PhD, RN, CPAN, FASPAN, FAAN, associate professor, was inducted into the inaugural class of Fellows of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses at the 37th National Conference in Anaheim, California, April 22-May 3.
Professional nurses from across the U.S. gathered for the conference, which was themed "Detecting Greatness: The Proof is in our Practice." Participants discussed current information on clinical practice, standards, evidence-based practice, research and new technologies that contribute to safe, quality patient care in the perianesthesia setting.
Jan Odom Forren received her BSN from Mississippi College and MSN from the University of Southern Mississippi. She received a PhD in nursing from the University of Kentucky, focusing on post discharge nausea and vomiting in ambulatory surgical patients. Dr.Forren began teaching at UK as an adjunct in 2008 and then became an assistant professor in 2010. Before coming to UK, she was a staff nurse in PACU; clinical nurse specialist, perioperative services; nurse manager, PACU; and Director, Surgical Services. She is an international lecturer on perianesthesia and sedation issues and has published extensively in journals and books. Her research area of interest is management of postoperative symptoms, and her research for her dissertation focused on post discharge nausea and vomiting. Dr. Forren is past president of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses and has served that organization in many capacities. She most recently has been a member of strategic work teams who developed ASPAN sponsored evidence-based guidelines on the management of PONV/PDNV and perioperative normothermia. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and is currently a co-editor of the Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. She is author/editor of 2 books: Practical Guide to Moderate Sedation/Analgesia, edition two; and Drain's The PACU: A Critical Care Approach, edition 6. Recently, Dr. Forren received funding to study Postoperative Symptom Management in Orthopaedic and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Ambulatory Surgery patients.
