April 2008
Emergency Nurses Association
Meeting Minutes
April 23, 2008
Present: A. Mischel, T. Baughman, K. Dixon, T. Buckles, L. Everson, K. Bell, S. Sims, P. Hill
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Adrian Mischel at 1800 hrs.
Minutes: Adriann Mischel did not review Minutes of the previous meeting pending New Mexico State Council
edits. The March 2008 and April 2008 minutes will be presented for review & approval at the May 2008 meeting.
OLD Business
Topic: TNCC Instructor Update
Discussion: Diane Cassell was unable to attend the meeting.
Recommendation: Defer until next meeting
Action: Defer until next meeting.
Follow-Up: Pending information at next meeting.
Topic: State Council Tax Form Preparations
Discussion: Teri has met with Diane Goodman, an accountant who has agreed to file the chapter’s nonprofit 990 Tax Form. The tax preparation will take an estimated 3-hour time frame. Diane was very complimentary with Terri’s efforts of organizing the Chapter’s information. Diane reviewed the Chapter Standard Operating Procedures as presented at the March meeting. Diane recommended that we change the word “stipend” to “reimbursement” in that particular SOP and this has been done.
Recommendation: None.
Action: No further action
Follow-Up: Information only
Topic: NM State Council ENA Annual Conference
Discussion: Teri has completed the CE application and will submit it for review once she receives the Biographical Data forms. There are a proposed 13.0 CEUs for the conference. Sergio Vie from Arizona who sells Crofab for snakebites may sponsor a table for the conference. Kathy Legg will send him the appropriate paperwork for a sponsorship. Four people have registered to date but it is still very early. Teri will email the flyer to the membership. Brochures were sent to Department Directs of hospitals in NM, El Paso and Durango. Kevin McFarland and Kathy Legg are helping Teri with this conference.
Recommendation: None
Action: Teri will continue to work on the logistics and materials for the conference.
Follow-Up: Pending further information next month.
Topic: NM Southern Chapter Proposal
Discussion: Adriann has emailed documents and descriptors to a contact person in Las Cruces regarding the status of Las Cruces being a Special Interest Group for the NM ENA. She has received no response from them as yet.
Recommendation: Continue to await information from Las Cruces.
Action: Pending a response from Las Cruces.
Follow-Up: Pending further information next month.
NEW BUSINESS
Topic: NM State Council ENA Financial Report
Discussion: There is no update available. Diane Goodman has submitted a letter of engagement to the NM Chapter of ENA stating that she will represent us if audited by the IRS.
Recommendation: None
Action: None
Follow-Up: No further action
Topic: National Office & Elections
Discussion: Election for new officers on the national level will begin May 15, 2008. A preview of the candidates is available online at the ENA website www.ena.org Meet the Candidates
Recommendation: People are encouraged to view this website prior to making a voting decision.
Action: None
Follow-Up: No further action
Topic: National ENA Nominations Committee
Discussion: The Committee put out a survey regarding the structure of the nominations process. The Survey is quite comprehensive and available for membership input until April 30, 2008.
Recommendation: Members are encouraged to complete the survey.
Action: None
Follow-Up: No further action
Topic: Spotlight on Resource Specialists
Discussion: ENA has posted on the website a listed of experts from the ED and other organizations that impact the ED practice. These experts are available for consultation on any issues or concerns that we may have.
Recommendation: Members are encouraged to review this listed on the ENA website.
Action: None
Follow-Up: No further action
Topic: ENA Foundation and State Challenge
Discussion: Kathy Bell and Teri Baughman attended ENA’s Officer Leadership Conference in December. The ENA has offered a challenge to raise money for their Foundation and will give a free registration to a person from the state with the largest donation and the state with the largest per capita donation. In the past, NM ENA Chapter has donated $1 per member to the National ENA Foundation.
Recommendation: Donate $1 / member from the NM ENA Chapter Treasury = $226.
Action: Teri will submit a check for $226 to the National ENA Foundation.
Follow-Up: No further action
Topic: NM Center for Nursing Excellence
Discussion: The NM Center for Nursing Excellence will have it’s awards dinner on October 25, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya. The NM ENA Chapter has sponsored the Emergency Department Nursing winner in the past. Adriann will present the award for this year. Sponsorship fee is $1000. NM ENA Chapter will received two free tickets. Ticketed table sales will continue through October 10th. Nominations are being accepted. Nominators and nominees do not have to be members of ENA.
Recommendation: Submit the $1000 Sponsorship Fee for the Emergency Nursing Award.
Action: Teri will submit the sponsorship fee.
Follow-Up: No further action
Topic: Deterring ED Violence
Discussion: Kim Dixon discussed the recent issue of ENA Connection and the article “Deterring ED Violence” where hospitals have added the presence of special dogs with the Security Guards. This has significantly decreased the incidence of violence and restraint use in some Emergency Department.
Recommendation: This topic should be researched to see what we can offer in terms of information to other Emergency Departments in our NM communities.
Action: Tammy Buckles and Kathy Bell will research this topic and bring back information for next month.
Follow-Up: Pending review at the next meeting.
Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 6:30 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia A. Hill, RN, MSN, CNS, CCRN, BCEN
Secretary NM Chapter ENA
