OSHNA Board Meeting

Roll Call: 

Margaret Barry, Victoria Kyte, Janean Linder, Elisabeth Okroi, Jody Richmond

Minutes of Last Meeting: 

Treasurer’s Report:  Janean Linder

    Balance:  $5,158.44

    Expenses:  Fees for summer NASN conference not yet reconciled.

    Spring OSHNA conference budget approximately $4000.00.

    Board voted and approved to pay for Victoria Kyte’s airline expenses to attend board meeting in Bernkastel-Kues.

    Conference fees pay for conference speaker costs.  Dues are not inclusive for OSHNA members’ conference fees.

    Membership dues pay for NASN stipends for member to attend stateside NASN conference.

    Constitutionally, the only member OSHNA is required to pay fees for stateside conference is the NASN representative.

Correspondence:

    Staffing resolution from Spring Conference forwarded to Dr. Joseph Tafoya. 

    Response to go in the newsletter from Dr. Tafoya

    Victoria Kyte:  proposes the resolution be forwarded to Dr. Shirley Miles

    Email received from Sandra Chicowlas, RN,MSN regarding staffing resolution for the pacific nurses.

NASN/Membership Report:

        Janean Linder reports:  25% of members are not DoDDs Nurses

        Membership:  83 members

        Emphasis on encouraging nurses to join OSHNA

            No new nurse orientation.  Victoria Kyte:  follow up with Shirley Miles about consistency in training for new nurses stressing the importance of uniformity.

            Margaret Barry:  reminder for Susette Soria to sort membership list.

            Janean Linder:  reminders sent a month out for renewal of membership

            International nurses not on lists anymore.  Issues with contact information

            MIGS list needed.

          Janean Linder:  Digest sent weekly to members

  Margaret Barry:  proposed sending correspondence to non-members to encourage membership.

 SNY:

       Regulations reviewed

        4 levels of membership discussed

    Application for SNY requires paid dues and an active current RN license.

        Victoria Kyte:  recommends the digest be used to remind members of regulations.

 Old Business:

            Copy of staffing resolution sent to Pacific nurses by Janean Linder.

            Discussed the need for a group level approach in the pacific regarding staffing issues.  There is a need for a group similar to the ECAPTS in Europe.

            Janean will put a request on the Digest for nurses interested in researching nurse/student ratios for the pacific nurses.

 Website:

           OSHNA facebook

             Voice thread

New Business

             Spring Conference-March 12-13 Garmisch, Germany at Edelweiss Resort

             Continued conference planning

       Speaker-Rita Marie John

           Speaking topics and timing discussed

Suggested topics:         

            Pediatric Health Updates

               Adolescent Health Needs

            Evidenced Based Practice

            Developmentally Appropriate Screenings

            Empowering Students for self care

Suggested topics for OSHNA board members: 

                Victoria Kyte to present AED presentation

             Pam Parker (possible speaker)

             Susette Soria (possible speaker)

Janean Linder motions for Rita Marie John to speak 1 ½ day and the OSHNA board members speak for ½ day during the spring conference.  Seconded by Victoria Kyte.  Motion is approved.

Conference:

        Timeline-hotel reservations by Christmas

        Details out by November 1, 2008

        Total Conference Budget to be discussed during next meeting

        Graduate credits

        Naming of the conference

        Janean Linder to email the speaker the conference schedule

        Optional CPR training post-conference

        Victoria Kyte:  suggests sending an invitation to Shirley Miles

Additional Items

    Website via email

    Victoria Kyte:  suggests putting blurb in digest for SNY “Never too early to start preparing for SNY”

    President Elect to solicit for volunteers for baskets

Adjournment:  1410

Next Meeting: October 4, 2008 at 12 noon at Edelweiss

Minutes respectfully submitted by: