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GWAC Critical Care Chronicle Volume 14, Issue 4 June 2014

The President’s Message Brett Dodd, RN, CEN, CCRN, CFRN It has been a great honor being the president of the GWAC chapter. Vicki Good challenged all of us to step forward over the last year and we did. The GWAC Chapter had many successes over the past year, as did our many of our members. Our board of directors and members continued our chapter’s rich traditions and continued to offer meaningful education opportunities around the area. Our chapter faces many new challenges over the next year, but under the guidance of GWAC’s new chapter president Karen Mack, I have no doubt our chapter will be up to the challenge. Now it’s time for us to build on our successes and focus the flame for 2014-15!

Treasurer’s Report

Fiscal Year 2014 GWAC Board of Directors President: Brett Dodd, RN, CEN, CCRN, CFRN President Elect: Karen Mack, RN, MS, MBA,

ACNP Immediate Past President: Kelly McNeil-Jones,

RN, MBA, RCIS Recording Secretary: Lori C. Dodd, RN, BSN,

CEN Education Chair: Marianne Hess, RN, MSN,

CCRN Membership Chair: Carolee Beckford, RN, CCRN Newsletter Editor: Alisa Olson, RN-BC, MSN,

CCRN Spotlight Chair: Lori C. Dodd, RN, BSN, CEN Spring Spotlight Chair: Northern Consortium:

Nancy Munro, RN, CCRN, CRNP Student Liaison: vacant Region IV Advisor: Helen Hughes, RN, BSN,

CCRN

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Alisa Olson, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN New CCRNs Toni Baker, RN, CCRN, Charge Nurse in the ICU, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital Abby Pairitz, RN, CCRN, Surgical ICU, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Julie Gordon, RN, CCRN ICU, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital New PCCNs Marianne Merza, RN, CCRN, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Megan Berard, RN, CCRN, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Grace Park, RN, PCCN, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

New GWAC Secretary

Congratulations to Theresa Cattuna who stepped forward and won the election as the new GWAC Secretary. Theresa’s involvement in the Greater Washington Area Chapter of the AACN began while she was a student in the GWU Accelerated Nursing Program. As a student, she and her classmates participated in the 2013 Spotlight on Critical Care Conference. After graduating in December 2013, Theresa started her first RN job. She joined the Spotlight Education Committee this year and attended the Region IV Leadership Workshop where she spoke about student-nurse chapter involvement. We’re excited to have Theresa on the BOD for 2014-15!

GWAC congratulates Nancy Munro, RN, MN, CCRN, ACNP-BC on her selection as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP). The FAANP program was started in 2000 to recognize nurse practitioner leaders who have made outstanding contributions to health care through clinical practice, research, education, or policy. She is one of the 76 nurse practitioner (NP) leaders, as well as one Honorary Fellow (FAANP (H)) inducted into FAANP on June 19, 2014 during the AANP National Conference at in Nashville, Tennessee. Nancy and her FAANP colleagues continue the tradition of impacting national and global health through their outstanding contributions. Fellows of AANP are visionaries and, as such, hold an annual think tank to strategize about the future of nurse practitioners and health care. Nancy served as this year's Spotlight on Advanced Practice Nursing Chair and is a past AACN National Board Member. She practices as Senior Acute-Care Nurse Practitioner National Institutes of Health in the Critical Care Medicine Department/ Pulmonary Consult Service. Nancy is also one of the recipients of the Washingtonian’s first Excellence in Nursing Awards in 2001. She is the author of numerous articles and textbooks and presents both locally and nationally on critical care and advanced practice nursing.

Other Accomplishments Marianne E. Hess MSN, RN, CCRN, Education Coordinator at George Washington University Hospital spoke at The Eugene B. Casey Cardiovascular Conference in Middleton, VA on April 11th & 12th, 2014. Her presentation was entitled “Boy am I tired. Is there a link between fatigue and patient safety?”

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GWAC Transition Program Our second annual GWAC Transition Program was held at Suburban Hospital on June 7, 2014. GWAC members interested in participating in planning opportunities and leading the chapter were introduced to chapter operations. We also heard a great lecture on Moral Courage presented by Betsy Moran, USG Director of Education. It was nice to see new faces, network with members, and hear great new ideas. If you couldn’t make it and still want to participate, there are a lot of opportunities. Please visit our website at www.gwac-aacn.org and contact any of our board members or contact me directly at brettdodd@msn.com.

Dedication to Nursing Education GWAC presented immediate past president Kelly McNeil-Jones, RN, BSN, MBA, RCIS and The Medicines Company an award at a recent dinner meeting. We’d like to thank Kelly and The Medicines Company for their continued for collaboration, commitment, and, support of nursing education and excellence in nursing. Through their support, GWAC has been able to offer nursing education opportunities locally and outside of our region. Kelly has especially been active offering numerous opportunities for student nurses. Thanks again for all you do and stepping forward over the past year!

NTI Denver 2014: The GWAC Experience By Karen Mack, RN, MS, MBA, ACNP-C, CHFN, GWAC President-Elect From the time GWAC members "Stepped Forward" into Denver, it was apparent that this year's National Teaching Institute in Denver was going to be an amazing experience. There were over 6,000 nurses who attended this year's conference. The Preconference Schedule included the Chapter Leadership Development Workshop. AACN Region IV Chapter Advisor, Helen Hughes, GWAC 2001-2012 President, from Suburban Hospital was one of the conference coordinators. Karen Mack, GWAC President-Elect and Kelly McNeil-Jones, GWAC Past President attended this workshop. Discussion with chapter leaders from all over the country reflected common themes: the need be responsible in managing our finances and the importance of including chapter leadership reflective of the full diversity of the membership, including nursing students and progressive care and telemetry unit nurses. NTI Supersessions were emceed by longtime NTI host Beatrice Berry and had amazing speakers including Christine Cashen who humorously challenged us with her mission to "Stop Global Whining" , Alex Sheen creator of the "Because I said I would" social movement and Brene Brown, who has also been featured on Oprah. Vicki Goode this year's President reminded us of how AACN members have "Stepped Forward" to lead and contribute over the past year. These sessions also featured several GWAC members who are on the National Board of Directors- Sonia Astle and Karen Kesten. Vickie Lindgren contributed to the excellence of the event as she served on this year's NTI Advanced Practice Institute National Committee. Additionally Karen McQuillan, from Region IV will be this year's AACN President-Elect. GWAC members provided NTI session presentations- Nancy Munro, Helen Brown, Kiersten Henry, Allen Wolfe, and Donna Stanczak. Julie Stanik-Hutt who was one of the keynote speakers at GWAC's Spotlight on Advanced Practice Nursing 2014 received the AACN Flame of Excellence award honoring her contribution to nursing practice. GWAC members also had posters presented at this year's NTI.

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There was relaxation at the Chapter Networking Night with two chapters from California sponsored by the Medicine's Company. This event was attended by members from several DC area hospitals.

The Nurses Night Off featured a trip to the Denver Zoo and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The Certification Dinner was also a fun evening that honored the accomplishments of certified nurses. A few GWAC members made it to a Colorado Rockies game too!

The conference ended with Teri Kiss, the incoming AACN President announcing this year's theme: Focus the Flame.

If you were not able to attend NTI this year, be sure to come to our GWAC's Spotlight on Critical Care on November 1, 2014 when we plan to have a Focus the Flame keynote address. Consider a plan to attend NTI 2015 in San Diego which will be a great time to become "fired up" about your nursing practice. Allen Wolfe GWAC President 2009-2010 presented at NTI.

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29th Annual GWAC-AACN Spotlight on Critical Care 2014

November 1, 2014

Call for Poster Abstracts

Check out the Greater Washington Area Chapter’s

E-STORE! http://ces.landsend.com/GWACAACN

Showcase your unit and receive a registration discount!

Abstracts for poster presentations for the Spotlight on Critical Care Conference must address either Research or Evidenced-based Solutions and may not be more than 300 words. Two winners will be selected; one winner from each

category will receive a free Spotlight registration for 2015. Submit abstracts to Sonia Astle (sonia.astle@inova.org) or Dianne Aguilar td7@georgetown.edu.

For more information call Sonia Astle at 703-776-3061. The deadline for abstract submission is September 29, 2014. Go to the GWAC website for

poster submission instructions (www.gwac-aacn.org).

This year Spotlight will be held at the Doubletree Hotel in Bethesda, MD.