OFFICERS FOR 2002-2003

President – Roanne Rogerson

President Elect – Eva Daniels      

Secretary -- Ruth Sedgwick

Treasurer -- Lorraine Heslop 
 

BOARD of DIRECTORS: Above officers plus

Monte Wasileski

Maria Bitler  
 

NOMINATING COMMITTEE:

Marianne Thines

Mike Chamberlain

       This month's spotlight focuses on Eva Daniels, our

 President Elect for 2003.
            Eva started out in health care as a veterinary assistant
      and I'm sure she has some wonderful tails, excuse me, tales
      she can share about her experiences! Her interest in healing
      lead her to obtain her B.S.N. from Boston State College in
      1981 and she came to Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital 
      that same year. She worked on old Faulkner 8 (a med-surg
      unit) for three years as assistant head nurse. She then moved
      to the Intensive Care Unit, where she worked for two years
      before coming to the Operating Room. Eva had the unique
      opportunity to be part of a team of nurses in a pilot program
      of shared governance in neurosurgery. Eva has a very pro-

 active nursing career, which has taken her to Guatemala with
      a grassroots health care team, lead by Dr. Lori Lerner. She 
      has been very active in our chapter and has held many 
      offices. She has served as a delegate six times at AORN's
      national congresses.

      Eva is also an active member of the N.H. Nurses 
      Association and has participated on their Committee for 
      Nursing Practice. You may also have heard her on the radio
      promoting National and Perioperative Nurses Week. Last 
      year, Eva joined over three hundred nurses in The First
      Annual Walk for Nurses in Concord, N.H. and she'd like to
      see more of us there this year on Saturday, May 4, 2003.
         Our chapter is very lucky indeed to have Eva in it's ranks.
      Good job!

 
     Our web site has a section called Nurses Notes, where we have just started a new offering.  We thought it would be helpful to share ideas and information that will help us in performing our jobs.
     As the need for nurses grows, we are seeing an increase in preceptorship in the O.R.  It’s a difficult time for everyone, the new nurse intern as well as the seasoned nurse who has now become the teacher.
     Some of the topics we want to write about may seem obvious to many of you who have been in perioperative nursing for years, but maybe for others these tid-bits may shed some light on the mysteries of how we do what we do.  

NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD NURSES TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR CHAPTER!

  It's that time of year again, when we need to vote on new officers for the coming year. Please don't be shy, if you have a desire to be more involved in your nursing career, why not start out by helping your local chapter. We are always looking for new faces and the ideas that come with them. If you have never held an office before, this is a good place to start. Let us hear from you.

Secretary: Ruth Sedgwick RN