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1.    

TNCC Instructor Update

Patti Hill for Diane Cassell

A TNCC Instructor Course was held July 28^th. There were 10 people registered and all showed up.  7 people failed the written test and were sent home.  3 people successfully passed the Instructor Course.

An ENPC Instructor Course was held July 29^th  and there were 6 people registered, 3 people showed up and all successfully passed the Instructor Course.

These numbers are disappointing because this information has been advertised since January.  In the future instructor candidates will be required to have attended the updated TNCC course that utilities the 6^th Edition of the book.   The new test is more difficult and people are not as prepared for TNCC as they should be.

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2.    

ENA 411 Program for Legislative Forum

Adriann Mischel

Adriann has written the letter to the Membership explaining the program and calling for interested volunteers.  This letter was emailed out today.

A response from Sara Campbell in Lovington, NM was received.  Sara is interested in doing this.

Tammy has been unable to attend the last couple of meetings and no report has been available.   She has information on legislative activity but we have not received a full report from her.   It is unclear if Tammy is still interested in this role.

Assign political representatives after the November elections.  Patti to contact Sara.

Kathy Bell will contact Tammy Buckles to see if she is still interested in being the lead contact or representative for the NM State Council for Government Affairs and status of a full legislative report.

Patti will contact Sara.

Adrian will contact Tammy.

Assignments to Legislators will be made after the NM Elections. 

Pending report at the next meeting.

3.    

Deterring ED Violence

Kim Dixon

Kim Dixon contacted Randall Miller at Mercy Medical Center In Baltimore, MD.  They have had a K-9 Team Program since 1992.  The purpose of the programs was for explosives detection; protect the handler, non-aggressive diffusion, crowd control, and tracking persons & articles. 

Components to consider if interested in the program include:  purchase or donation of the animal, training of dog and handler team, and stipend for dog maintenance by the handler, veterinary bills associated with the dog.    Other legal/risk management issues may need to be considered based on your hospital.

Any hospital that might be interested in exploring this program can contact Randall Miller at

Rmiller5@mdmercy.com

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4.    

ENA 2008 Scorecard

Sue Smuda

Sue Smuda presented public policy issues that may be suitable for the ENA 2008 scorecard.  All of the issues are listed in t he precious minutes.  The results showed a tie between three of the issues.  Councils were asked to choose one of the three issues in order to break the tie.  Sue chose Zero Tolerance Law (hard-core drinking driver law)

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5.                    

Financial Report

Teri Baughman

$5598.21 in the check account

We have received $2400 from National ENA:  $520 July State Assessment, $520 for ENPC and TNCC Assessment, and $1000 in Grant Monies.

Report at next meeting.

Teri will update this report at each meeting.

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6.                    

CPEN

Adrian Mischel

ENA is advertising on it’s website a Certified Pediatric Emergency Nursing (CPEN) exam.  There is a call for volunteers to do this test.  Interest people should go online and register.

Additionally – Scott Doer sent an email and is advertising to do a review course for interested nurses.    For more information please contact www.Peds-R-Us.com or call 1-888-280-7337.

Information only

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7.                    

Tom Udall

Kathy Bell

Kathy Bell was contacted by the office of Tom Udall who is interested in speaking at one of the State Council Meetings regarding ED overcrowding, ED violence, holding inpatients in the ED, and Behavioral Medicine issues.

Kathy will pursue this opportunity with Tom Udall’s office and try to him up for the October 22^nd meeting.  This might be difficult because it is so close to the Nov. elections.

Kathy Bell will purse this opportunity for October.

Pending report at the October meeting.

8.                    

Pain Management Task Force

Sue Smuda

The American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN) and the ENA have formed a Joint Task Force to develop a position statement for improving pain management in the ED throughout the US.  The American Pain Society (APS) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) have been informally consulted.  Formal representation from the APS and ACEP are being requested.  ACEP has some concern regarding the potential narrow scope of the position statement. 

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Information only

No further action

9.                    

Nominations for Offices 2009

Kathy Bell

Kathy Bell requested that a call for nominations of officers go out to the membership. 

Election results need to be submitted to the National ENA by November. 

·         Call for nominations for officers will go out with a response deadline of September 15^th. 

·         The Board will review all applications at the September national meeting for the ballot.

·         Ballots will then be emailed out to the membership with results reviewed at the October 22^nd meeting.

A call for nominations will be emailed out ASAP with deadline return of name and biography returned by September 15^th.

Board Members will review all nominations for the ballot.

Ballot will be emailed out to the membership for voting at the end of September.

Pending report of results at the October meeting.

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