through the Department of Veteran’s Affairs and other nursing organizations. Cathy Rick, CNO
of the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, has committed to implementing the CNL role in all VA
Medical Centers by the year 2016, propelling both interest and action within the practice setting.
AACN has also engage former CNO Linda Rusch, an early adopter of the CNL role, to serve as
the CNL resource course for both educational and practice leaders. To find out more about the
services available, see http://www.aacn.nche.edu/cnl/research-coach.