The Katie Brush Critical Care CNS Scholarship will be presented during the CNS Week in conjunction with the Clinical Nurse Specialist Institute.

Katie Brush Critical Care CNS Scholarship fund is named after one of our NACNS board members, and strong CNS advocate, who suddenly passed in 2007 . Kathryn (Katie) Brush was a critical care clinical nurse specialist for over 10 years at Massachusetts General.

Her commitment to critical care nursing and patient centered care was evident locally and globally. She traveled to many countries to teach critical care nursing and in humanitarian relief work through the International Medical Surgical Response Team.

She has numerous achievements and contributions including induction into the American College of Critical Care Medicine (she was the 30th critical care nurse in the world to achieve this distinction).

The Katie Brush Critical Care CNS Scholarship will award up to $2,000 to Critical Care CNS students.

The Katie Brush Critical Care CNS Scholarship is awarded by the National Association of Critical Care Nurses in conjunction with the Clinical Nurse Specialist Institute.