Kansas Emergency Nurses Association
February 9, 2007
Salina Regional Health Center
Meeting Minutes
Attendance:
Carol Kappelman,
Kansas City Kelly Hewins,
Kansas City
Stefanie Fair,
Salina Mitch
Jewett, Newton
Marcia Bulleigh-Earley,
Salina Deb Veatch, Pratt
Darlene Whitlock,
Silver Lake Cindy Reazin,
Hutchinson
Susan McDaniel,
Coffeyville Agnes Weigel,
Salina
Stella Riney,
Hutchinson Scott
Harrison, Topeka
Bev White,
Hutchinson Pam
Kvas, Emporia
Sarah Kroeker,
guest, Hutchinson
Meeting called to
order by Carol Kappelman, President, at 1030.
Introductions were made.
The agenda was
reviewed, additions made, to wit: Under
old business: Zip codes, meeting place
for 12/07, official chartering of Eastern Kansas chapter, committee additions;
new business: ENAF state council
challenge. Approved with changes.
Minutes of the December
2006 meeting were reviewed and approved without changes. Carol will send to the Webmaster.
President’s
report (Carol Kappelman): ENPC/TNCC State Chair Conference Call. Darlene was on first call. Will be a good agenda. Please update your information on the national
website and make sure your information is correct so the president can contact
you in a timely manner. Chapters must
file an annual notice from the IRS.
Safe Travel for all Children, sponsored by Children’s Mercy in KC. Deadline is March 15 for March 21st
and 22nd. EIC Conference
Call next week on 2/14/07. Written
testimony shared from IOM workshop – passed around. State Leaders meeting is in Boston and has a town hall meeting
scheduled as well as a candidate forum.
December 8th and 9th, 2007, will be new leaders
meeting in Boston.
President elect
report (Stefanie Fair): No report.
Treasurer’s
report (Lynette Kornelson): Received accounts/check book last
week. As we have more than 25K coming
in this year we will need to file with the IRS this year. Proposed budget shared. Discussed treasurer’s expenses as
proposed. Motion was made to approve
Pat Byrd, CPA, to review books at cost of approximately $400 by Darlene and
seconded by Beth. Motion passed. Motion to approve the 2007 budget as printed
by Deb, Susan seconded, motion passed.
Board of
Director’s report: No report.
Committee
reports:
Darlene’s
report (Darlene Whitlock): Darlene introduced Scott Harrison and Pam
Kvas from Emporia. She has $100 from
LifeStar for the treasurer. Yellow
Pages asked if KENA wants to advertise.
Safe Kids: Discussion of paying
for seat belt brochures. The Firearms
Safety committee is still active. The
platform was passed around. Actively
support list shared. Dr. Cooly in
Topeka won an award for his efforts with Safe Kids. Eighty percent are in car seats; fifty percent are in booster
seats. Expect to see this go up after
law becomes more than a warning. EMSC
is focusing on EMS. Twenty-five people
at the Emporia class. Funding from
moving violations has been challenged.
Advisory Committee on Trauma testified.
Driving Force Task Force remains very active regarding roadway traffic
deaths. GDL and primary seat belt law
moving forward. The bills are passed
around along with the list with contact information for all the committees.
Education
(Marcia Bulleigh-Earley): Marcia shared the CEN class was in Wichita
last week. Salina had four in
attendance, the room was full. Hutch
had six attendees. Providence had a
review class yesterday and another scheduled on March 8th and 9th,
2007. In the April meeting Stef and
Marcia are wishing to share the research they did for their Master’s.
General
Assembly/Nominating (Gwen Philbrook): No report.
Government
Affairs (Jane Ross): Mitch reported in Jane’s absence regarding
SB 106 and eliminating the 120-day period for the GN. Most of the students at KSNA Day at the Legislature yesterday
were also in support of it.
Injury
Prevention (Marcia Bulleigh-Earley): No report.
Membership/Fundraising
(Charla Holman): No report.
Nursing
Practice (Bev White): Bev shared D2B. Door to Balloon push to go from 120 to 90 minutes. Six new initiatives to push: ECG in ambulance and page to doctor. Cardiologist at hospital at all times. ED to activate the team. Cath team to be in hospital within 20
minutes of page. Skin integrity exams
are being done at Providence.
Discussion of standards.
American Blood Bank Association has new standard that it takes two samples,
two places, two different personnel drawing.
There was a sentinel event that caused this change. Peds and charcoal discussed. Rescue Pods suggested in ACLS. KU will be in a study. Some hospitals are using, some plan to, some
are not. Scott and Darlene went to a
meeting regarding increase of brain tumors in kids with multiple or sequential
CT scans. Overuse of the equipment is a
real problem.
Scholarship
(Gwen Philbrook): Gwen recommends Julie Vendel for a
retroactive fall 2006 scholarship. Motion
passed. There is no application form on
the website available for interested nurses.
Gwen needs to make application form available from the website.
TNCC/ENPC
(Darlene Whitlock): Darlene shared a number of classes to
update the council – classes from last year until now. Would like $1000 to $1500 for a TNCC
Instructor course. The southwest is the
most underserved and needs the support.
KU wants to build an ENPC course by starting with instructors. Olathe has five instructors.
Chapter
reports:
ENACK: No
report.
Eastern Kansas
ENA: Janie sent report with Carol.
Charter has been issued. Next
meeting is in Topeka on March 23rd from noon to 2 pm at St. Francis.
New
business: Zip codes have been submitted to national
with 66000 and up to EKENA and 67000 and up to ENACK. Laptop – no action, Lynette has information. Discussion on the December state council
meeting. Pam moves we move it to
12/07/07 at KU. This allows the 08
president to fly out of Kansas City to the State Leaders December conference in
Chicago. The motion passed. Announcing such needs to be sent out by mail
and on the website to make sure people know of the change.
Consent
agenda: Discussion of times, content and needs
takes place. No motion made to change
format. Will leave agenda in current
form.
ENAF State
Council Challenge: Each state council is asked to raise one
dollar for each member in their state.
Each council that raises $5000 can name a scholarship. No action taken, will share with the
fundraising committee and ask that it be placed on the next agenda.
Safe Kids
Platform: Discussion on whether KENA should actively
support their platform. No motion or
action taken.
Carol
Surgery: Carol shared that she will be off work for
six months due to back surgery.
Mitch Jewett,
Acting Secretary