Marilyn L. Sanderson
Biography and Election Statement
MARILYN L. SANDERSON, RN, BSN, CNOR, is a medical analyst trainer at Litigation Management, Inc, Gulf Shores, Alabama. She earned her bachelor of science degree in nursing from St Anselms College, Manchester, New Hampshire.
Sanderson has been a perioperative nurse for 29 years and a member of AORN for 18 years.
She is a member of
- e-Chapter (2006-present) and
- the Educator/Clinical Nurse Specialist Specialty Assembly (2005-present).
She was a member of
- AORN of San Diego (1998-2006),
- the Operating Room Nursing Council of
California (1998, 2004-2005), and
- the Ambulatory Surgery Center Specialty Assembly (1998-2005).
Sanderson has attended Congress nine times in the past 10 years, each time as a delegate.
Sanderson received the AORN Award for Outstanding Achievement in Patient Education (2006) and a Value of CNOR Award from the Certification Board Perioperative Nursing (CBPN) (2003).
Highlights of Sanderson's service to AORN include that she is
- a member of the Bylaws Committee (2007-present).
She was
- chair of the Scholarship Committee (2006-2007),
- a member of the National Committee on Education (2003-2006),
- president of AORN of San Diego (2004-2005),
- president-elect of AORN of San Diego (2003-2004),
- educational workshop chair for AORN of San Diego (1998-2003),
- the volunteer coordinator for Congress in Anaheim, California (2002),
- a member of the Board of Directors of AORN of San Diego (1998-2003), and
- a member of the Recommended Practices Committee (1998).
Sanderson was a member of
- the CBPN Cut Score Committee (2002-2003).
In her community, Sanderson has been
- co-chair of Kaiser United Way, San Diego (1998-2006), and
- a member of the United Way CHAD Committee (1997-2006).
ELECTION STATEMENT. Over the years, we have accepted challenges and opportunities resulting in significant changes in perioperative nursing. Knowledge and past successes have served us well to meet the challenges in today's health care; we did not believe that the way we worked yesterday was the best way to work tomorrow. We recognized inevitable change and rose to the challenge to provide excellence in our practice. Aristotle wrote, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." As an Association, we are recognized as being the preeminent organization that sets the standards for surgical care. We have earned this notoriety because we have worked relentlessly to prepare for the challenges that perioperative nurses are faced with daily; we have addressed practice issues that our membership has identified, and we have risen to the challenge of the medical community to set the standards for the delivery of safe patient care and safety in our workplace.
I have demonstrated my passion and commitment to patient care and our Association's values. By serving both at the chapter and national level, I have established a base on which to fulfill the responsibilities of a Board position. These opportunities rekindled my love for nursing and taught me valuable lessons on leadership. I have the knowledge and experience to be your voice on the Board. I welcome the opportunity to serve with this unique group
who work diligently to preserve AORN's status as the organization that promotes excellence.
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