December 12, 2008
Call to Order: 10:15 AM by Carol Kappelman.
Introductions/Attendees: Carol
Kappelman, KC; Cindy Reazin, Hutchinson; Lynette Kornelson, Hutchinson; Holly
Stities, KC; Brian Selig, KC; Gwen Philbrook, Salina; Aggie Weigel, Salina;
Terri Schwager, Olathe; Karen Kling, “Agency”; Jane Ross, Wichita; Robin
Nikkel, El Dorado; Charla Holman, Wichita; Stella Riney, Hutchinson; Donna Hanigan, Olathe; Jenny McCracken, Wichita;
Denise Spaeth, Wichita.
Chapter Reports:
ENACK: (Charla
Holman, reporting) Christmas Party; Officer Elections: President, Deb Veatch; Pres-elect, Charla;
Secretary/Treasurer couldn’t remember.
October Minutes:
Approval as corrected. (Cindy, Stella moved and seconded.) Election results for Board of Directors were
new board members Aggie Weigel and Stella Riney. Stef Fair becomes past-president. Replacement for Darlene’s position on the
board of directors will be made by the February meeting. August meeting minutes were not available for
approval.
Officers’ reports:
President: No
report. (Absent)
President-elect: Jenny
McCracken and Kelly Hewin (?) will attend the government affairs meeting in
Secretary: No report. (Absent)
Treasurer: ENF auction jewelry worth $250 brought
$205 @ the auction in September. Lynette
needs the treasurer reports from the state chapters. Wants to evaluate other
investment options. Consider
offering educational door prizes at the meetings. Budget proposal for 2009 was presented. Suggestions for change was increasing the
communication expenses to $1000 or go to an all electronic communication by
sending only e-mail notices for meetings; increasing legislative expense to
$1000; delete to $1000 no chapter refund as this will be awash as the expenses
will be a direct reflection of the no chapter refund received from the national
membership dues refund; $300 for pin re-order on fundraiser; these changes
makes expense total $21,700. Treasurer
report for December was approved (moved Cindy, seconded Gwen).
Board of Directors Report: None.
Committee Reports:
By-laws: No report.
(Absent)
Membership: (Charla Holman) Current membership 336 (56
new). Pins available
for $5 each. Charla requested
authority to re-order. Charla has had a
request from a member who lives in
TNCC/ENPC: (Carol for Darlene) Check the website for
upcoming classes. Darlene participated in the conference call. ENPC reverify is coming; TNCC will reverify
in late 2009. Will only send instructor
QA reports if <3. TNCC: Test reviewed—Course bytes TNCC test—no
changes recommended, 4 questions—review tension and tamponade differences,
hyperventilation with TBI, zones in chapter 14, ABC’s come after stopping
burning process and antidote. Recent
courses: TNCC = August—McPherson; October—
General Assembly/Nominating: (Gwen Philbrook) Proposals given for
changes in the delegate form: Minimum
attendance 3 meetings instead of 4; Individuals be able to received points for
each achieved designation for TNCC, ENPC and/or CATN. Questioned increasing the points
for the course coordinator.
Individual will need to provide documentation for the points they put
down on the form for teaching, as well as providing documentation of there
level of designation (copy of cards).
Question regarding the time line for points as elected positions and
committee positions overlap, can this be clarified as to who gets these
points. Motion to table proposals until
the February meeting (moved/seconded Charla/Cindy). Members wished to see the old delegate form
and think about the discussion of today and bring back ideas at the February
meeting.
People wanting to be
delegates for general assembly or officers for next year should be thinking
about it and making their requests known.
General assembly delegate form will be available after they are
finalized at the February meeting.
Communications: (Stella Riney) Brian Selig is not getting
notifications of the meetings. First of
the year cards will have a listing of all the meetings for the year and their
location. It was suggested that this be
the only card sent out. Consensus was
not to change the before meeting cards at this time; suggested these
notifications be sent by e-mail; card will reflect that those who wish to
receive their notification by e-mail need to respond to Stella by e-mail that
way the most current e-mail will be available to do so. Concern about establishing a listing for mail
notification—these labels will be by sorting.
Currently the Hutchinson hospital has been helping with the mailing
cards, Stella is unsure they will continue to provide these service in the
future, she is to report back at the
February
meeting.
Injury
Prevention: No report. (Absent)
Scholarship: (Carol Kappelman) Proposal was
presented. All of the nursing schools in
the state of
Education: No report.
Nursing
Practice: (Stella Riney) Topics discussed:
·
Trauma
surgeons—do they admit to hospital? (ACS
rules)
·
Handling the
drunken trauma patient with c-spine injury. (ACS rules)
·
Audit tool for ED
charts—what do other hospitals use?
·
Fall risk on all
admissions to ED (100% reported they have this in place on their chart form.
·
Skin
assessments—does ED staff do on admissions to hospital?
·
Saline
flushes—availability outside of computer unit dose per patient?
·
Drinks at the
nurses’ station—how do other hospitals handle?
Darlene’s
Report: (Carol Kappelman for Darlene)
·
Safe Kids—agenda
adopted that was available at last KENA mtg.
·
EMSC—meeting
Tuesday, December 16.
·
ACT—BIS report
recommendations; emphasis on prevention.
·
·
KSNA
convention--(see Carol’s report).
Contact person is Susan Bumstead.
·
Other items:
1.
Conference
call Nov. 11—State Volunteer
Leadership Model? Communication was
pushed.
2.
Gail Lenehan
touched base with me Dec. 1.
3.
2008 ENA national
Scorecard on State Roadway Laws—KS score of 7/13.
4.
Can attend KSNA
sponsored Nursing Summit Dec. 30—charge $10 plus mileage.
5.
Trauma
6.
Will attend 2008
State Leaders Orientation Program.
Old business:
KENA 2008 Vision and mission statements. These have
been on line for 4 months. Changes were
made. Motion to approve vision and
mission statement as purposed (moved/seconded Denise/Holly).
VISION AND
KENA 2008
VISION: That
every patient needing emergency nursing care receives care from a nurse who is
competent. Emergency nurses also provide
education for injury prevention and wellness.
MISSION: To promote, develop, and support
emergency nurses in providing nursing care in the State of Kansas, recognizing
this occurs across geographic and institutional variances from urban trauma
centers to the most rural critical access hospital.
Carol is asking for
volunteers to be EN 411 contacts. She
needs candidates to cover for Rep Dennis Moore for
3rd District (eastern KS, around KC) and for Sen Sam Brownback. Contact her if
interested.
New Business: Dates for the 2009 meetings were determined
at the October meeting but sites were not made.
2009 Meeting Dates and Sites for
KENA:
February 13
April 10
June 12
August 14 ?????
September 25
December 11 KC KUMC
Meeting Adjourned by Carol
Kappelman.
Tour of the Providence ED by
those interested.
Respectfully
submitted by
Gwen Philbrook, Acting Secretary