Katherine Earnest

Katherine Earnest, MSN, RN, CRRN, CNML

Director, Nursing Â鶹APP

About Me

Katherine Earnest is a nurse leader with over 15 years of inpatient rehabilitation experience at Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP, including work at the bedside and in administration. As Director of Nursing Â鶹APP, Katherine leads efforts to increase the involvement of Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP nurses in research activities and champions the integration of research into nursing clinical care. 

Location

Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP

355 East Erie Street

Chicago, IL 60611

Education & Professional Associations

  • Education

    Northern Illinois University, Master of Science in Nursing

    Loyola University Chicago, Bachelor of Science in Nursing

    Illinois State University, Pursuing a PhD in Nursing

Awards

  • Pinnacle Nurse Leader, Power of Nursing Leadership
  • Best Empirical Â鶹APP Poster, Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals Annual Meeting
  • Sarah Baskin Award, 1st Place Nursing Manuscript

Affiliations

  • Midwest Nursing Â鶹APP Society
  • American Organization for Nursing Leadership
  • Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals
  • Association of Rehabilitation Nurses