KENA Meeting Minutes

DATE: 10 August 2007

PRESENT: Carol Kappelman, Kansas City; Mitch Jewett, Newton; Marcia Bulleigh-Early, Salina; Emma Doherty, Salina; Torey Hicks, Topeka; Dorothy Rice, Topeka; Janie Schumaker, Kansas City; Helen Long, Junction City; Darlene Whitlock, Silver Lake; Liz Carlton, Kansas City; Lynette Kornelson, Hutchinson; Bev White, Hutchinson; Dan Murray, Toeka; Elaine Swisher, Topeka; Joyce Radke, Hutchinson; Stella Riney, Hutchinson; Sarah Kashter, Topeka; Jane Ross, Wichita; Charla Holman, Wichita; Sandra Bobbitt, Wichita; Susan McDaniel, Coffeyville; one other person from Topeka whose name is illegible.

Start Time: 1040 End Time: 1415 hours Secretary: Jane Ross (w/assist from Mitch)

AGENDA	DISCUSSION	ACTION/ RECOMMENDATION
Call to Order	Introductions took place
Introductions	Everyone sign in please
Approval of Agenda	Addition – Add delegate attire for general assembly, add to old business	Motion by Emma, seconded by Janie
Minutes	No minutes from last meeting noted by Carol. Not on the website as of today.
Committee Reports
By-Laws	No report, Susan McDaniel not present
Communications	Joyce Radke – Description of where to go has been added to the cards. No decision finalized where next meeting will be in Wichita. Website stated that he is not getting much material. Decision made to delete the presidents message d/t the old date.
Membership	No report
TNCC/ENPC	Darlene – Was on the conference call, grant has been received. ($1000). TNCC - OP, McConnell has held courses. Salina has TNCC class in October. VC has had 2 classes. Topeka has had some classes with another planned this month. Southwest KS has had difficulty with getting class. Email sent out requesting help, using the grant money. No one has stepped up. ENPC – trying to get in rural areas. August 28 instructor class. Oct 30 and 31^st in Abilene. Hays Oct 4^th and 5^th. KU provider on Oct. 25 & 26^th. Through EMSC grant. Must agree to teach 2 classes in rural areas over 2 years, mileage and expenses would be covered for instructors. Remind people to go to the ENA website at www.ena.org for most updated schedule. If anyone has instructor potential, refer them to Darlene for details. SMMC had class June 10, Olathe is also holding classes. TNCC Instuctor update - 92.50 per person for updated materials available shortly. Person ordering must have attended the update. 1 to 6 ratio is needed. KS has 140 instructors. Update has 6 hour video, which must be viewed before coming to the instructor update. Proposal – DVD can be copied. Hold updates around the state, ie: KC, Topeka, Wichita, Salina. An instructor who has had update, must present. Potential dates discussed. Motion discussion of money and how to maintain the current instructors. See motion. Also discussion re: mileage and hotel expenses. Dates will be set for those 6 instructors, when they state they are available. Liz asks - For those instructors in MO, who teach in KS, is the support available for them? Darlene – Oklahoma folks who teach is KS are another example.	Motion made for up to $13,274 to pay for provider and instructor manuals and DVD update for all 140 instructors to be updated made by Liz. Emma seconded the motion. Motion carried. Mitch motion made to allow up to $6000 for mileage and hotel expenses for those updates. Seconded by Bev White. Discussion. Motion carried.
Trauma summit	Evaluation comments shared. Approximately 15 -20 new grads/ER nurses attended. Approx 89 total attendees. Suggestions solicited for next year – have actual military person.
Bylaws	No report
Nominations / General Assembly	288 – 67 return 62 counted. Darlene moved to accept report and destroy ballots, Liz seconded. President-elect is Carol Kappelman, Secretary, Marcia Bulleigh-Early, Treasurer, Lynette Kornelson, Board members, Darlene Whitlock and Charla Holman.
Injury Prevention	Trying to get money from the state.
Scholarship	No applicants.
Education	No report.
Nursing practice	Discussion on use of biphasic defib on peds discussion on the CMS decub rule, biz monitors. Med-Ed has two new classes coming to the region on the CEN review. Susan shared regarding flood/oil disaster in her area. She reported it takes 24 hours to shut down the refinery safely while they only had 6 hours notice. In all 300 homes and 75 businesses were ruined. There was only one fatality - a man who would not leave his hotel room. Her area has had extensive training in emergency preparedness so that part worked very well. They had to decon all the people who were in the oily water. It was a great learning experience. Susan expressed how very proud of her hospital and community she is. The hospital stepped up and fed everyone. Their CEO spent eight hours on July 4 in kitchen cooking. Then last Monday the refinery/fertilizer plant had ammonia leak affecting 46 people who required treatment. All physicians came in to help. On September 12, there will be a four hour burn presentation. You may apply on-line at education@kumc.edu and it is free.
Minutes	Approved with corrections.
Government Affairs	Violence against nurses should be a felony just as it is for law enforcement personnel, etc. KSNA is bringing a resolution to their floor regarding approval of marijuana for medicinal use.
Darlene’s Rport	Janie Schumacher is in Nursing News. There is a survey from Harborview on risk taking behavior in adult trauma patients. Thus far, the KMS task force has not responded to Darlene’s inquiry to include KENA on the State of Emergency Care in Kansas. Safe Kids – KDHE group – has provided money to bring Tiffany Shreever from Arizona to train Darlene in injury prevention. Bucks for Belts is an insurance group sponsored activity. There is money set aside for the promotion (American Family or State Farm). People stand on corners and if you have belt on you get $1. ACT sent an update to KSNA. The hearing will be September 12 to implement Level 3 guidelines (the NHTSA evaluation of EMS recommended Level 4.) Regional trauma committee meeting in Wichita at Wesley November 9. EMS was evaluated by NHTSA as a result of a recommendation of the Driving Force. No boarding in ED coming per JCAH due to the IOM report.
EKENA	Next meeting October 12 in Lawrence incorporating an emergency nurse celebration. The last meeting offered a CEU that was outstanding. The chapter picking up steam. Would like to be included on the website.
ENACK	The next meeting is August 27 at Carriage Crossing in Yoder (good food and outstanding pie!)
Old business	Delegate revision. ENAF also having jewelry auction in addition to state challenge. Moved and seconded to purchase something for the auction with a limit of $250. Motion passed. Inclusion of the chapters under the states number, tax stuff, etc. Mitch moved that the chapters be incorporated under the state council, make by-law changes, Janie seconded, motion passed. ENA 411 candidates – Stef will be responsible for Jerry Moran; Scott Samuelson for Boyda; Mitch will take on Tiahart, Carol will hand Roberts, Lauri Cessna and Staci Roberts will be responsible for Brownback and Moore. Marcia reported on her search for appropriate delegate attire. She recommended we use the same logo so we don’t have to pay another set up charge. She passed around a catalog for review and decision making. Delegates will meet after the meeting today.
New business	Recruiter wanted to sponsor this meeting but arrangements had already been complete. Carol queried the attendants to see if there was opposition to having meetings sponsored. Discussion to leave things as they are. Adding EKENA to web site.
President’s report	ACEP asked for representative from ENA. Emma submitted her name but was not selected. There will be a town hall meeting at national. Submit questions if unable to attend. Injury prevention scorecard survey update will be forwarded to Darlene. Carol’s last surgery is scheduled this week.
President-elect	Absent. No report.
Treasurer’s report	Reviewed. $650 for web site maintenance. Due again in March. Domain site fee due in February. CD maturing 8/14 - $5,600 – roll over. Moved to accept passed.
Board of directors	Dot, Darlene, Marcia, Susan all had no report.
National Board of Directors, Mitch	ENA is working under a deficit, membership is flat, magnet hospitals no longer asking employees to join a professional organization. The deficit is not as bad as before. Growth is just not as great as anticipated. Many factors influence ups and downs. Strategic planning on-going. Mitch has copy of by-laws and resolutions.
Other business	Burn centers closing.
Next meeting	October 12, Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.