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Emergency Nurses Association Mid-Maryland Chapter (www.mdena.org)

July 8, 2014 Mission: The mission of Emergency Nurses Association is to advocate for patients and excellence in emergency nursing practice.

Attendance: Presiding Secretary

Pam Fox, SGAH, MMC President-Elect; Sally Martin, CNMC, MMC Secretary; Sandy Waak, PGHC, MMC Treasurer; Susan Sheehy, USUSU; Emilie Crown, MCFRS; Lucy McDonald, HCH; Stephanie Holmes, SMH; Helen Bradley, DCH; Linda Arapian, MCFR; Paulette Dendy, PGHC; Helen Thomas, Calvert Memorial Hospital; Kristin Keil, Calvert Memorial Hospital; Christine Rawlinson, DCH; Emily Dorosz, CNMC; Aisha Drongue, GWUH; Sharon Tabb, GWUH; Anne May, MMMC;

Guests: Andrea Cumberland, HCH; Renee Battle Brooks, PG Prosecutor’s Office; Cheryl Banks, PGHC SANE Center

Pam Fox Sally Martin

Speaker/Education: Ann Burgess, DNSc., FAAN, APRN, BC “Forensic Nursing: Care of the Patient Who Can’t Remember”

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Discussion Actions Status

Opening and Announce-ments

1. A. Pam Fox welcomed the group. She informed the group that she will preside over the meeting in Lisa Tenney’s absence. The meeting was called to order at 2015. B. Ms. Fox requested a moment of silence in memory of Edith Jenkins, RN, HCH ER who died June 23, 2014.

Informational and Discussion

A. Completed B. Completed

President’s Report

2. A. Ms. Fox reported on the Maryland State ENA meeting held May 15, 2014 at Sinai Hospital.

1. Website development is underway.

2. The Executive Committee met the night before the meeting, May 14, 2014.

a. The committee voted to give each chapter $500.00 this year towards updating their

ENPC and TNCC boxes. The Education Committee will to meet to discuss this.

b. The committee voted to reimburse taxi travel for the six Maryland State ENA

representatives who attended ENA on the Hill this year.

c. The committee approved a new six member Govt. Affairs Committee: Hershaw

Davis, Donald Charleston, Lisa Tenney, Sally Martin, Carolyn Sutch, and Bobby

Winters. Mr. Davis will need to submit a line item for the 2015 budget.

d. Mary Zalenski’s resolution that she submitted to National on ER Nursing Orientation

Process was approved.

e. The Maryland State Council Bylaws and Policies and Procedures are in the process of

being updated.

f. The Maryland ENA Foundation Fundraising Committee requests anyone with design

ideas for a new Maryland ENA State Council pin to submit them for consideration. The

Informational and Discussion

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design winner will receive a free 2015 ENA By the Bay Conference registration.

g. Maryland State ENA Council officer nominations are being requested. See the

Maryland ENA website for application forms.

h. Maryland State ENA is calling for delegate applications for the General Assembly.

Plan is for the chair of the delegates to draft a written commitment form; receive

reimbursement after delegates return home and submit receipts.

3. The National ENA “Behind the Scenes Award” winner is Mid-Maryland Chapter’s Gary Fox.

Ms. Fox informed the group about Mr. Fox’s contributions over the years to our chapter.

4. The National ENA Elections results have been announced.

5. MMC Officer nominations are in progress. Bio is due Friday, July 11, 2014 if interested.

6. Ms. Fox reported the MMC membership as of July 1, 2014 = 321 members.

7. Networking/Educational Opportunities:

a. July 11, 2014: MD State ENA Council Leadership SIG at Annie’s

b. August 9, 2014: Metro Baltimore Chapter’s Crabfeast and Ball Game at Ripkin

Stadium; contact Gary Hicks at Gary0701@verizon.net or 443-858-5998.

c. September 12, 2014: MMC annual Barbara Proctor Conference at Prince George’s

Hospital.

d. October 9-11, 2014: ENA Conference in Indianapolis, IN.

8. Two Minutes of News Effecting Emergency Nurses:

a. Leap, Edwin, “Distracted Doctoring, “Emergency Medicine News, June 2014, p. 15.

b. The E-Z Baby Saver product designed by a 5th grader: www.ezbabysaver.com.

c. Svrluga, Susan, “Heroin Deaths Spike in Maryland, Washington Post, 6/7/14, p. 81.

d. Gamble, Molly, “4 Things Hospital CEOs can Learn from GM,” Becker’s Hospital

Review, April 5, 2014.

e. Purke, Heather, “Toilets Remain Major Source of Viral Contamination in Healthcare

Settings, 7/2/2014 www.beckerhospitalreview.com/quality/toilets-rmain-major-

source.

f. Chikungunya, www.cdc.gov/chikungunya/symptons.

Old Business

3. A. Tri-fold board: will pass from Suburban Hospital to Doctor’s Community Hospital. Helen

Bradley is the point person for DCH. Plan is to have the board displayed at the Barbara

Proctor Conference September 12th.

B. The group discussed upcoming TNCC, ENPC, and Child Passenger Safety courses.

Informational and discussion

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Approval of minutes

4. Review/Approval of May 7, 2014 meeting minutes by Ms. Martin. Approved with corrections

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Standing Reports

5. A. The Legislative Report - no items per Ms. Crown.

B. IQSIP Report - Ms. Crown reported that she is now adding information about heat stroke in

cars during car seat checks. She encouraged others to continue to teach parents about the

dangers of heat and children in cars.

C. Membership report provided by Ms. Fox. MMC has 321 members as of July 1, 2014.

D. The Treasurer’s Report was provided by Sandy Waak: Checking account: $3197.75; Savings

account: $10,360.89; Knapp Injury Prevention Grant (portion of savings account): $2691.18.

Budget update: The bulk of the Income to the MMC comes from our annual Barbara Proctor

Conference, near the end of our fiscal year. Additional income comes from ENA National,

$5/MMC member, ENPC and TNCC courses. Ms. Waak cautioned that we MMC spent $600

this year that was not budgeted for and that we need to stay within our budget. Ms. Waak

stated that some MMC members suggested the upcoming MMC treasury audit be completed

as a group activity with MMC members. Ms. Fox will follow-up on this.

Informational and discussion

Barbara Proctor Conference

6. Sandy Waak provided updates to the group about the upcoming 25th Annual Barbara Proctor Conference: A. Date: Friday, September 12, 2014 at Prince George’s Hospital Center. B. Speakers and Presentation titles were provided. C. The brochure design and printing needs to be completed by July 30, 2014 to allow for

labeling, stamping, and mailing. Speaker decisions needed ASAP to facilitate this. D. Group assigned members to work on obtaining the CEU’s through ENA National for the conference. Ms. Fox, Ms. Martin, and Ms. Crown to work on this. Noted was a comment attributed from Bobby Winters, MBC’s President, that he’d had a very positive interaction with the new person handling the CEU applications. Ms. Crown said she’d take care of the CECH application and evaluation summary at the end of the conference. E. Anne May provided updates about vendors.

Informational and planning

A, B, D, E. Completed Pending C. Pending

Military Matters

7. A. Ms. Susan Sheehy informed the group about the “Have you ever served?” initiative by the American Academy of Nursing.

B. MMC member, Lt. Col. Kathy Richardson, DNP, RN, ARNP, CNS, NP-C, CEN, was featured in this month’s ENA Connection.

Informational Completed.

Delegates to General Assembly

8. Ms. Fox informed the group about the following: A. General Assembly for National ENA Conference is October 7-11, 2014 in Indianapolis, IN B. ENA Foundation Scholarships are available. C. There will be 17 delegates from Maryland. 1. Each delegate must complete an on-line course and attend the MIEMMS delegate orientation September 29, 2014 from 0930-1330. 2. MMC delegates: Lisa Tenney, Lucy McDonald, Pam Fox, Linda Arapian, Anne May, and

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Sandy Waak. 3. MBC delegates: Caroline Doyle, Gary Hicks, Bobby Winters, Mary Zalenski (mentee), Lynn Brown, Carol Gallaher, Jeff Jeffries, and Diane Liebeskind. 4. ESC delegates: Carolyn Sutch, Mary Alice Vanhoy, and Theresa Bosworth (mentee). 5. For the Gala Event that celebrates Richard Gary Fox as the Behind the Scenes Award

winner, if you are interested in sitting at the table with Richard and Pam, please let Pam Fox know by August 1st so that appropriate seating may be secured. The seats are $ 110

each and will be the responsibility of the individual attending member.

New Business/ Adjourn-ment

9. A. The meeting was adjourned at 2058. B. The next meeting will take place immediately after the Barbara Proctor Conference September 12, 2014 at Prince George’s Hospital.

Informational Completed

2014 MMC ENA Goals

1. Increase outreach activities to ER nurses and leaders within the MMC geographic area

2. Administer the Knapp Injury Prevention Grant and promote injury prevention activities

3. Host our 25th consecutive Barbara Protor Educational Day for Emergency Nurses

4. Celebrate accomplishments of MMC ENA members

5. Address issues effecting emergency nurses at the national, state and local levels

6. Continue to support our military emergency nurse colleagues and wounded warriors

Respectfully submitted by Sally Martin, RN, BSN, CPEN, RN-BC, CEN, SANE, CCRN