Background
Berni, Rosemarian Rauch was born on September 30, 1925 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Daughter of George Laverne and Mabel (Rose) Rauch.
rehabilitation and oncology nurse
Berni, Rosemarian Rauch was born on September 30, 1925 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Daughter of George Laverne and Mabel (Rose) Rauch.
Student, Oregon State College, 1944. Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University Oregon, 1947. Master in Nursing, University Washington, 1973.
Clinical nursing instructor, University Oregon School of Nursing, Portland
special duty nurse, Doernbecher Hospital, Portland, Oregon, 1948;
night supervisor, Halcyon Psychiatric Hospital, Seattle, Washington, 1962;
staff nurse psychiatric nursing unit, U. Washington Hospital, Seattle, 1963;
head nurse physical medicine and rehabilitation nursing unit, U. Washington Hospital, Seattle, 1964-1966;
assistant director nursing, U. Washington Hospital, Seattle, 1966-1967;
director rehabilitation medical intermittent catheter team, U. Hospital and Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, 1973-1982;
rehabilitation clinical nurse specialist, U. Washington Medical Center, Seattle, since 1973. Clinical instructor U. Washington School Nursing, 1967-1976, instructor department rehabilitation medicine, 1967-1973. Director nursing service Rehabilitation Nursing Unit, Department Rehabilitation Medicine, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1967.
Assistant professor department rehabilitation medicine, U. Washington, 1973-1978, member graduate school faculty, since 1975. Director Rehabilitation Nursing Pathways in Depth, since 1967. Chairman rehabilitation nursing center, ARN 1981.
Presenter World Rehabilitation Fund, Cyprus. Active on numerous hospital and university committees, presenter many seminars and workshops in Washington and nationwide.
Volunteer Registered Nurse, Whidbey Island, Washington, 1981-2000. Tutor public schools. Member American Nurses Association (council clinical nurse specialists), National League of Nursing, Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (founding president Washington chapter, national president 1980, Leadership award 1980), Association Women in Science, New York Academy of Sciences, Northwest Neurological Rehabilitation, National Stroke Association, Washington State Head Injury Foundation, University Washington Alumni Association, Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Lambda Delta, Alpha Tau Delta.
Married Albert Hawthorne Berni, October 25, 1947. Children: George, Michael, William, Albert.