February 2009

ATTENDEES: T. Baughman, K. Bell, C. Legg, A. Mischel, K. McFarlane, A. Whitehead, A. Mischel, C. Blowers

CALL TO ORDER: Kathy Bell called the meeting to order at 1800 hrs at the ABQ Sheraton Uptown Classic Grille.

1. REVIEW OF MINUTES: The minutes of the 2008 January Meeting were reviewed and approved as amended. Recommendation made to posted on the NMENA website as “pending approval” and noted as approved following the approval process at the following meeting.

PRESENTATION
	TOPIC	DISCUSSION	RECOMMENDATION	ACTION	FOLLOW-UP
2.	Katrina – Legal & Legislative fallout for Nurses	Ann Whitehead presented a synopsis of the legal issues faced by nurses who served in their facility following Hurricane Katrina. These nurses struggled with no resources to care for patients for several days and lost many. They later faced legal charges related to the deaths of their patients. Legislation has since been passed in Louisiana to protect nurses & doctors from criminal or civil actions during disaster responses.	Promotion of similar legislation in New Mexico was supported. Also to gather National support through the development of a proposal for general assembly.	Kathy will investigate the timeline needed for submitting to general assembly.	Pending review at the next meeting.

OLD BUSINESS
		TOPIC	DISCUSSION	RECOMMENDATION	ACTION	FOLLOW-UP
3.		Injury Prevention Update Kathy Legg	Sue Smuda not present. Kathy Leg reported on the overview provided at the Officers orientation. A call out has been made to ENA members for participation in an Injury Prevention Council. The STOP program will be rolled out at the Leadership Conference. There is an option to purchase this program for a discounted rate at leadership. Classes were provided for 134 persons and 25 more are scheduled.	Purchase 2 copies at Leadership and determine if they can be duplicated.	Kathy Bell and Cathi Legg will investigate.	Further information is available on WWW. ENA.org
4.	NM ACEP Scholarship Application Development Update		A letter has been sent to ACEP in support of this project.	Further discussion deferred until March.	None	Pending discussion at March Meeting.
5.	Records Retention Efforts		Cathi Legg has obtained a price quote from Adelante. They will scan and provide storage of old records or convert to CD at $150 per box.	Will investigate further	Teri & Adriann will sort the current storage files and obtain a quote based on actual volume of records.	Report at March Meeting
6.	NM State Council Committee Chairperson Reporting Schedule.		The official schedule for all committees will be presented at the March Meeting. Government Affairs by Sara Campbell is attached. A concern about cuts to the EMS and Trauma Budget for NM was discussed.	Kathy will contact Sara to forward her letter to legislators on this matter to the membership for distribution.	Members will be asked to contact their legislators directly using this letter as a format.	No further action.
7.	2009 NM State Council Budget Teri Baughman		Teri presented a draft of the budget that includes each item, its projected income, actual income, projected expense and actual expense. She has proposed to present this document with updated numbers on a monthly basis as the financial report.	It was moved and seconded and approved by all that this format for the financial report be accepted.	As proposed.	Standing agenda item monthly
8.	National ENA Foundation Fundraiser		Participation in this program was discussed as a factor of our current financial status.	Participation by NMENA was recommended at $1.00/member unless there is financial concern at the time it is due.	Kathy and Teri will discuss at the time the donation is due.	Pending review at the next meeting.
9.	Nursing Excellence Grant		The importance of this event to Nursing in New Mexico and the visibility for the organization was discussed.	IT was moved and seconded and passed unanimously to continue our sponsorship of the Emergency Nursing award.	As agreed.	No further action.
10.	NMEMS Conference Update		Kevin gave an update on the conference. A request was made to sponsor a speaker. A motion was made to wait for the specific numbers. A speaker on Use of Immunoglobulins in ED may be available for an ENA meeting as well. Some speakers are confirmed, but not all are final.		Ned to investigate locations and available instructors if the funds areawarded.	Pending further discussion at the March meeting.
11.	Media Relations Cathi Legg		Spoke with a representative of BON Wellness magazine. They are willing to review a notice for meetings. Will discuss with the editor for a price quote if not free. Activities associated with national ENA will be discussed further at Leadership	Defer to next meeting	Defer to next meeting	Pending review at next meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
12.	Finance report		As covered under Item #7 in Old business.	Monthly Report	Approved as amended	Monthly report
13.	Washington D.C. Legislative Update		See Attached	None		No further action
14.	Trauma Grant		The possibility of writing for a grant for A Trauma System Fund Authority grant was discussed to provide TNCC/ENPC courses was discussed.	Kathy and Adriann will investigate. Kevin will e-mail the deadlines and other information.	Kathy & Adriann will pursue	Pending review at the next meeting.

ADJOURNMENT: Kathy Bell adjourned the meeting at 1925 hrs.

Respectfully Submitted:

Adriann Mischel, RN

Past President - NM State Council ENA