TIME - California Emergency Nurses Association



| |TIME |DISCUSSION |ACTION |

|Call to order & establish quorum |5 min |Call to order |12.00 pm called to order |

| | |Established Quorum :YES | |

|Introductions |5 min |Welcome and Introductions | |

| | |Timekeeper/Facilitator: Linda Broyles | |

|Approval of minutes |5 min |Review/Approve State Council Minutes March 15, 2012-changes |. |

| | |Motion: Kara Davis | |

| | |Second: Julie Rossie | |

|Treasurer’s Report |20 min |Wells Fargo Account Summary |Reminder to members to review what is reimbursable from the State. |

|Tobin Miller | |Business Checking Account: $188341.00 |Many forms are not being filled out correctly. |

| | |Chapter –Committee Accounts: $198513.00 |Parking & internet are not reimbursed under hotel bill. Those fees |

| | |Cal ENA Savings:$97473.00 |are reimbursed through the stipend (if applicable) Please review |

| | |Net Worth Report: $479,327.00 |pages 1 & 2 on the expense report page which is available on the web |

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| | | |Chapter Reports are due and only 8 have submitted their data. All |

| | | |other chapter 1st quarter reports need to be submitted as soon as |

| | |Chapter Treasures who HAVE submitted their reports for 1st Quarter are: |possible. |

| | |Channel Islands, Greater LA, Inland Empire, Kern County, Loma Prieta, Superior, San |ENA Tax return was given an extension by the tax preparer Leonard |

| | |Diego, Sacramento |Sonnenberg. |

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| | |Reports are missing from the following Chapters: | |

| | |East Bay, Mid Valley, Orange Coast, San Francisco | |

| | |Scholarships: | |

| | |The auditor has asked how ENA verifies that scholarship money awarded is actually going |Whistle blower policy- CA does not have one & will look into adopting|

| | |towards college expenses. They suggested closing the loop on the verification process. |the National Policy. Linda Broyles has offered to write the first |

| | |Expense Reporting: |draft |

| | |Discussion regarding Expense Reporting to develop a process for consistency in filling | |

| | |out the form. There have been incorrect reimbursements because the treasurer is trying | |

| | |to cut checks on the same day. Discussion on how to make the process smoother. |Tobin will put together a guideline for what is reimbursed and what |

| | |The correct reimbursement rate for flights should always be the 21 day airfare. Many |is out of pocket expense for membership since there seems to be |

| | |people are waiting to the last day to book flights and the rates are much higher. |confusion. |

| | |Suggested there be a “finance sub-committee” to develop some guidelines. | |

| | |Suggest a letter for the monitor to clarify why we would like members to use ENA room | |

| | |blocks since it helps reduce food costs & conference room fees. | |

|Unfinished/Ongoing Old Business |40 min |Cal ACEP- |BRN would like to collaborate with ENA & CALACEP about this issue. |

|Marcus Godfrey | |Cal ENA has been asked to draft a letter to the California BRN to change specifically |Marcus will notify the board when the meeting is set |

| | |address Propofol in it’s “Conscious Sedation” policy | |

| | |CHA EMS/Trauma Committee- | |

| | |Nothing is happening yet, there isn’t a contact person designated | |

| | |EMREF | |

| | |Terri- last 2 meetings were cancelled | |

| | |UTZ classes are still available | |

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| | |CFED West – May 22 – 24 | |

| | |Linda Broyles- Pre-sessions start today & conference begins tomorrow | |

| | |We do have a vendor table- Terri will be there all week |Schedule for sending cards to Judith Kelleher: |

| | |Bylaws/SOP |JAN = Greater LA |

| | |Linda B.- Terri, Matt & Marcus will meet to discuss the SOP’s |FEB = San Diego |

| | |They are due to be updated & placed on the Cal ENA web page |MAR= Mid Valley |

| | |EMSA Task Forces - STEMI and Stroke, Chapter 13 |APR= Kern County |

| | |STEMI – Susan Smith is now on the e-mail list and has participated on the conference |MAY = Inland Empire |

| | |call |JUN = San Francisco |

| | |STROKE –Jan Ogar – conf call on Monday. The whole document is written & is under review.|JUL = East Bay |

| | |They are creating multiple levels of certification. |AUG = Sacramento |

| | |Chapter 13 Committee hopes to be up and running by the end of the year |SEP = Loma Prieta |

| | |Cards for Judy Kelleher: |OCT =Orange Coast |

| | |Each chapter selected a month to send Judy Kelleher a card or letter |NOV = Superior |

| | |Northern LA Committee: |DEC = Channel Islands |

| | |Waiting to hear from Component relations on finalization |Northern LA will send cards for Holidays |

| | |Marcus has the petition which just needs his signature and zip codes of the areas that |North |

| | |will become this chapter |Emergency Nurses Day- Northern LA |

| | |Delegate shirts – Linda Broyles | |

| | |Samples were brought to the meeting and Linda is collecting delegate sizing to order | |

| | |shirts. | |

| | |Estimate is $40/shirt to have them made & will be paid for by the State Council | |

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| | |California Table gifts for San Diego – Patrice/Terri | |

| | |Notebooks- sample notebook brought from San Diego | |

| | |Terri will bring some idea samples of “beach theme” items | |

| | |Will need 1,000 items for all the delegates | |

| | |Candy/Bags | |

| | |Discussion about how to fund these give away items | |

| | |San Diego Chapter- volunteered to host the delegate reception |A Motion was made by Kristen Connor to: |

| | |Violence Study – Marcus |Remove the 4th day perdiem for delegates from the budget. |

| | |F/U with Leadership and Injury Prevention- the challenge when presented at leadership |Add an item to the budget as a line item for delegate gifts in the |

| | |were the following |amount of $4500 |

| | |There are many studies regarding what violence looks like They suggest looking at best |Second by Tobin |

| | |practices |All in favor & passed |

| | |How do you determine best practice for this topic? | |

| | |Have hospitals done research on the issue before implementation of a best practice? | |

| | |Use a tool that is already validated | |

| | |How does CA compare Nationally? | |

| | |Discuss Violence coalition with Cal/ACEP. CHA. IAHSS to assist with funding study | |

| | |Disaster Readiness Plan – deferred until August meeting | |

| | |USAR VIP will attend LA state meeting | |

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| | |IAHSS Symposium sponsorship (International Association of Healthcare Safety and | |

| | |Security) | |

| | |July 26th @ UCLA-speakers Ann Marie Papa, Dee Grimm will give Doomsday lecture | |

| | |July 27th @ Stanford | |

| | |Cal ENA will send out flyer to membership | |

| | |There will be some great speakers & is co-sponsored by CalENA | |

| | |EMSAAC CONF on our website June 5-6, Long Beach | |

| | |On Website & registration is open on-line | |

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| | |Hot Topics June 8th | |

| | |Kristen- Conference is on track | |

| | |Registration is open on Pay Pal through the CalENA Website | |

| | |Kristen will send out another email reminder to the local chapters reminding them about | |

| | |the conference. | |

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| | |ENAF State Challenge coming to a close | |

| | |Judy Scott – will sell tickets for opportunity drawings | |

| | |Tobin will send the check to ENAF because Diane will be on vacation | |

| | |Need to challenge the chapters tomorrow and see what they are donating. | |

| | |MidValley & Inland Valley will also be sending money | |

| | |Currently $1800 has been sent towards the State Challenge | |

| | |Deadline is May 31st | |

| | |Please send Tobin an e-mail with the amount of money your chapter has sent for the State| |

| | |Challenge | |

| | |Delegate Forms are due soon | |

| | |Louise is collecting the forms | |

| | |She has received 32 so far and we need 60 delegates | |

|Director at Large Update |20 min |Meeting Locations 2012 | |

|Susan Smith | |January 12, 13 in San Francisco | |

| | |March 14, 15 in Sacramento-Possible joint effort with PsyRN |Lunch Sponsors-If anyone has sponsors available please give names and|

| | |May 20, 21 in Palm Springs need to make own reservations. |numbers to Susan Smith |

| | |August 9, 10 in Los Angeles-Universal Hilton | |

| | |November 8, 9 in Chico | |

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|New Business |50 min |National Updates | |

|Marcus Godfrey | |Matt Powers presentation on National 2012 Dashboard | |

| | |More services to members including free CE | |

| | |9 nurses are now employed at the National Office in Chicago | |

| | |Increased use of social media to connect with members | |

| | |Looking at nurse residency programs for New Grads | |

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| | |Filing with the State- Kara has agreed to allow ENA to use her address on the tax return| |

| | |forms until next year when it will be changed to the President –Elect address since | |

| | |they are on the BOD 2 years | |

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| | |Education Committee- Marcus will lead the meeting | |

| | |Award Nominations: due June 1. | |

| | |Scholarships: CalENA posted on website | |

| | |Bryan Stowe State Scholarship | |

| | |State awards available | |

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| | |2013 Board Nominations: Open until May 21. Elections to follow. | |

| | |President Elect: Carole Snyder | |

| | |Secretary: Stacie Crain | |

| | |Janet Williams | |

| | |Treasurer: Terri Sturgill | |

| | |Director at Large: Susan Smith | |

| | |Tony Reyes | |

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| | |Nominee’s need to get a photo and bio by June 5th to Linda Rosenberg which will be | |

| | |posted on the CalENA Website. | |

| | |There will be a survey monkey vote online sent out by Mark Wandro and results will be | |

| | |reported in August. | |

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| | |Monterey | |

| | |Petition from Monterey to form a new chapter is under review | |

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| | |National Elections are open | |

| | |May 10th the ballot information was sent out to the members | |

| | |On the ENA Facebook page, you can post questions to the candidates | |

| | |Deadline to vote is June 8th | |

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| | |CHAPTER ISSUES FOR THE BOARD | |

|East Bay #223 |5 min | | |

|Greater LA #224 |5 min | | |

|Northern LA |5 min |Provided the zip codes to Marcus which is the final step towards becoming an official | |

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| | |Bylaws were approved | |

| | |June meeting planned & membership recruitment | |

| | |Mystery Dinner fund raiser is planned | |

| | |Injury prevention & bicycle safety program | |

|Mid Valley #225 |5 min |December they are having an educational 2 day peds conference | |

|Orange Coast #226 |5 min |April 24 th had their first meeting with a sponsored dinner & educational CE | |

| | |opportunity, November fund raiser event planned | |

|San Diego #228 |5 min |April 20th - 911 conference was successful with around 100 participants and received | |

| | |great reviews. | |

| | |PayPal used for the first time & worked well | |

| | |ER Nurse Day dinner planned | |

| | |December Tea & Toy Drive planned again for this year | |

| | |Sept –Assembly | |

| | |Awarded three $500 spring scholarships | |

| | |Has had 2 TNCC Courses in our area so far this year | |

| | |Plan to send a check towards the state challenge | |

|San Francisco #230 |5 min |Met April 10th , speaker on STEMI | |

|Channel Islands #378 |5 min |June 7th “ Sidewalk CPR” , chapter is going to be involved | |

| | |Oct TNCC instructor course offered | |

| | |ENPC is planned for July | |

| | |Working on an active shooter drill along with other hospitals | |

| | |Recruiting SD Delegates | |

| | |ER Nurse week- poster planned | |

|Loma Prieta #232 |5 min |Met last week & calendar is set for the year | |

| | |Santa Clara County came to their last meeting- talked about “sobering center” | |

| | |Annual conference in March was poorly attended so put together a planning committee for | |

| | |next year | |

| | |Voted for $500 money towards State Challenge | |

| | |T-shirt sales ongoing | |

| | |Monterey- will work with group that is interested in starting their own chapter | |

|Inland Empire #362 |5 min |Met last week. | |

| | |Delegates being recruited now | |

| | |Considering renting a booth to sell t-shirts at national | |

| | |Flyer for Oct 23rd “Timely Topics” conference which will use SIM Lab experiences for the| |

| | |nurses instead of lectures. | |

|Sacramento #253 |5 min |Met this month & everyone brought hotel type lotions and toothpaste to put together care| |

| | |packages for homeless. | |

| | |Planning their 3rd symposium in Oct | |

| | |Sent $500 to state challenge | |

|Superior # 279 |5 min |Had a meeting and plan to take their meeting on the road to different regions since they| |

| | |are so spread out | |

| | |Sidewalk CPR day participation planned | |

| | |Pediatric teddy bear clinic- kids get to splint & fix their bears | |

|Kern County #442 |5 min |ENPC AUG 3-4TH | |

| | |Safety & Security EMS Active Shooter drill on June 1st | |

| | |UTZ Guided class on Emergency Nurses Week | |

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| | |COMMITTEE REPORTS | |

|Bylaws/SOP’s |5 min |Bylaws are complete and will be posted on the CAL ENA website | |

|Linda Broyles | | | |

|Government Affairs |5 min |AB258- reversing the child passenger law was defeated | |

|Kara Davis | |S1365- extends liability to flight nurses & nurses in the prehospital setting. This has | |

| | |moved forward to the house/senate | |

| | |Push Pins in day care centers- board feels this is a good safety awareness practice, but| |

| | |not a bill for legislation | |

|Newsletter/Webmaster |5 min |Monitor is posted now | |

|Mark Wandro | |Would like to send out a blast e-mail | |

| | |Next deadline is June 15th | |

| | |Many chapters have Facebook pages to communicate with their members. There are links in | |

| | |the current monitor to those sites | |

| | |We renewed with” Go Daddy” for the next 3 years | |

| | |Please send current officers to Mark to update the Monitor Page | |

|Public Relations |5 min |Talked about psychiatric holds | |

| | |Violence study discussion | |

|Leadership in Practice |5 min |Working with BOD to develop a research project recording and validating “tools” for best| |

|Julie Rossie | |practices in hospitals to reducing violence in the ED | |

|Education |5 min |Hot Topics- update on current event | |

|BOD to fill in as chair | |Started planning the next Hot Topics Conference, some discussion about using Tahoe as a | |

| | |location. (not confirmed) | |

| | |Named Terri Sturgill & Linda Broyles to start planning the 2013 Conference of Hot Topics| |

| | |for the State | |

|Trauma |5 min |Trauma Committee Website was created by Mark Wandro- Thank you | |

|Gail Dodge | |Looked at Trauma Courses- trying to get the word out that there are trauma course | |

| | |available for education | |

| | |Application process for State Faculty- can monitor courses | |

| | |Ready to post online the course evaluation tool | |

| | |Spinal station is being looked at and will post a spinal station guideline online for | |

| | |the instructors to reference. | |

|Injury Prevention |5 min |Talked about the push pin bill | |

|Patrice Christensen | |Impact teen driver project- encourages people to go the website. This program looks at | |

| | |distracted driving & is piloting the program | |

| | |Feel we can reach more teens with distracted driving | |

| | |Support Pediatric Readiness & Survey 88% of CA Hospitals have responded to that survey | |

| | |which is awesome! | |

| | |CA was the first state to do the survey and ENA logo is on their slides as they move | |

| | |this project to other states. | |

| | |Violence Project- collaborating with the education committee | |

|Pediatrics |5 min |New ENPC Manuals and course are coming out in August. They would like to reward | |

|Flora Tomoyasu | |instructors in CA by purchasing the books for their instructors | |

| | |ENPC Instructor course November 10th (free)- looking for nurse candidates | |

| | |Discussed an article about fentanyl patch deaths (10-12 pediatric deaths) | |

| | |November 2, pediatric management software coming out | |

| | |State EMS conference November 8th in Sacramento | |

|Membership |5 min |3,784 Members as of May | |

|Terri Sturgill | | | |

|ENAF |5 min |Not present | |

|Diane Schertz | | | |

|EMS/EMS Commissioner |10 min |Dr Backer attended the committee meeting. | |

|Judy Scott/Matt Powers | |He explained the language discrepancy in the Paramedic Regulations “competency” was used| |

| | |in a different context which was confusing. | |

| | |He talked about using paramedics to visit patients in the home or in clinic type | |

| | |settings near fire stations. | |

| | |Looked at the Stroke Task Force update- draft is in the committee | |

| | |Susan Smith- STEMI Task Force- also have a draft document and are still working on | |

| | |definitions | |

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| | |Articles on “geriatric emergency department” Cheryl Cobb from Ventura County said her | |

| | |hospital is working on this project | |

|Historian |5 min |Next meeting June 20th Sacramento | |

|Liz Taylor | | | |

|Roundtable/Adjourn | |16:00 adjourn | |

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