Chapter
Officers 2005-2006
President:
Eva Daniels RN BSN CNOR
President Elect:
Cindy Sanders RN CNOR
Secretary:
Lisa Ryder RN BSN
Treasurer:
Lorraine Heslop RN CNOR
Board of Directors:
Above officers plus:
Roanne Rogerson RN CNOR /
Monte Murphy RN BSN
Immediate Past
President:
Ruth Sedgwick RN CNOR
Nominating Committee:
Greg Moore RN / Phyllis Barrell RN
Contact
information for Chapter 3001
http://www.aornnh.com
President’s
Message
Greetings to Chapter
3001 Members,
I am looking forward to
serving you as president for the next year. With the
help of our Board of Directors, we have put together an
exciting year of activities. I sincerely hope that
you can attend all of the programs, and please bring a
friend - or two. Please note that anyone can attend
our activities; they do not have to be a member of
the chapter. Please extend an open invitation to
those you work with and those in other departments.
We have never named our
chapter and I would like to propose the name - 'The
Granite Chapter'. I am putting forth an
informal survey for this and would like to hear from the
members. Let’s make this the year we name our chapter!
I am looking forward to
seeing you at the 2nd Annual Crazy Car Rally October 8,
2005. This is a fun morning to spend with your
family and friends exploring the back roads of NH and
VT. Last year’s attendees all agreed that they
had a great time. I know that Ruth Sedgwick and her
committee are putting together another fun rally.
Respectfully,
Eva
Meetings
and Events
- October 8, 2005:
Crazy Car Rally
Lebanon High School 9:30am
- November 5, 2005:
“The Face of a Child”. 9-12pm at DHMC
- November 13-19,
2005: Perioperative Nurse’s Week
- January 14, 2006:
TBA
- March 4, 2006:
TBA
- March 19-23,
2006: AORN Congress, Washington DC
- May 6, 2006:
“Complications, Errors and Communication in the
OR”.
9-12pm at VAMC
- June 2006:
TBA
Business meetings always follow educational
offerings. Please stay and get involved!
2nd
ANNUAL CRAZY CAR RALLY
Where:
Lebanon
High School, Lebanon NH
When:
Saturday
October 8, 2005 9:30am (please arrive early…coffee and
donuts provided)
What to bring:
at least 1
person to be your navigator/co-pilot.
Cost:
$5
per person; no charge for kids under 16 and pets.
How does it work?
Each driver/team will be given a map unique to their
car. The map will direct you to drive through the
countryside and at points of interest, perform certain
tasks or retrieve particular items. Prizes will be
awarded at the end of the rally during lunch. Last
year the team from APD won kudos for their enthusiasm
and costumes/hats. It’s a beautiful time of year to
enjoy the outdoors, so please join us for this
lighthearted amble through Northern New England. Gather
up your co-workers, children, pets or friends, and your
camera and join in the rally! Pick up some lunch
to go at any number of sites along the way and bring it
back to enjoy in the after-rally festivities!
Contact:
Tickets available from Eva Daniels (DHMC), Greg Moore (APD),
Lisa Ryder (VAMC) or any board member.
“Of all the roads
you choose in life make sure some of them are
dirt!"
Anonymous
TREASURER’S
REPORT
August
2005
Savings account balance
$1366.94
CD Balance
$ 828.06
Grand total
$2195.00
EDUCATIONAL
OFFERINGS BY OTHER AORN CHAPTERS
- October
1,
2005: 7am-1:30pm “What’s New in
Anesthesia?” Lahey
Clinic, Burlington MA.
5.1 contact hours
- October
11, 2005:
7pm
“How the Survey Process Contributes to
Positive
Patient Outcomes”. New England Baptist
Hospital.
1.8 contact hours
- November 8,
2005: 7pm “Development of a Best
Practice: Case
Analysis Obesity Surgery” Lahey
Clinic,
Burlington MA.
1.8 contact hours
CLASS FOR CNOR EXAM
A
two-week online course that prepares you for a
successful CNOR exam.
November
7-21, 2005
Course
Benefits
- Takes the fear out
of the CNOR exam by walking you through the
test’s format and subject areas
- Puts test subjects
into familiar clinical situations
- Provides you with
effective test-taking strategies
- Provides a framework
to develop your own study plan
- Course accessible
anytime within your two-week enrollment period
- Earns 20 contact
hours
Who Should Enroll?
Any registered nurse who is an eligible candidate for
the CNOR exam and who wants to increase his or her
chances of passing it.
Goals
- Assist perioperative
nurses in preparing to take the CNOR exam
- Make the CNOR exam
process less intimidating and increase the
probability of passing it
AORN
FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
- Available to
AORN members who are seeking advanced degrees
(BSN, MSN, PhD)
- Are enrolled in
an NLNAC or CCNE accredited program
- Have a minimum
cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Need financial
support to continue their education
- Scholarships are
also available to nursing students
- Applications for
the 2006-2007 academic year will be posted on
line January 2006
- Contact Ingrid
Bendzsa at the AORN Foundation 800-755-2676
x3228 or on the web at www.aorn.org/foundation/scholarships.asp
CHECK
OUT THE AORN WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND
EVENTS
DID YOU KNOW…?
Chapter 3001
currently has 90 members working in
the following organizations:
- Alice Peck Day
Hospital
- Bedford
Ambulatory Surgery Center
- Catholic
Medical Center
- Cheshire
Medical Center
- Concord
Ambulatory Surgery Center
- Concord
Hospital
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Medical Center
- Elliot
Hospital
- Monadnock
Hospital
- Mt Auscutney
Hospital
- New London
Hospital
- St Joseph
Hospital
- Valley
Regional Hospital
- Veteran’s
Affairs Medical Center
- Several
corporations
HURRICANE KATRINA
What can we do to help?
During the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, AORN
members in the affected and surrounding areas
have continued to work tirelessly to care for
their patients, to rebuild their facilities and
and to step in and take over the patient care
needs of those facilities devastated by the
disaster.
AORN chapters and state
councils have requested from AORN direct ways to
help their AORN collegues. To facilitate this
assistance, AORN is establishing and
"Adopt-a-Facility" program.
A chapter or state council can request to adopt
a facility and provide much needed supplies or
support directly to the facility. Communication
will be established between the chapter/state
council
and a volunteer at the facility, who will
provide information on specific needs or areas
of support.
Let’s discuss
this at the next meeting.
AORN
CONGRESS
MARCH
19-23, 2006
WASHINGTON
DC
More
than 7,400 perioperative professionals attended
the 2005 AORN Congress and the 2006 Congress in
Washington, D.C. promises to deliver the same
exciting education, networking, and entertainment
in a city rich with our nation's history.
Attend
the 53rd AORN Congress to revitalize your passion
for nursing and expand your perioperative skills.
Outstanding education and events will help
you make valuable connections with your
perioperative colleagues and industry partners to
advance your career.
Complete
conference information both in print and on the
web site, will be available in fall of 2005.
HOW
DO YOU GET TO BE A DELEGATE TO CONGRESS?
Chapter
3001 uses a point system to determine who will
represent the chapter at Congress in 2006.
You can accumulate points by:
- Attending
chapter meetings
- Attending
educational offerings
- Playing
an active role in your chapter
AORN
presents a Tapestry
of Diversity
A tapestry will
be woven to signify the diversity that unites us
as one in Perioperative nursing. Each Chapter,
Specialty Assemblies, and State Council of AORN
can participate. The tapestry will be
presented at AORN Congress 2006.
Materials
needed:
1 or more
skeins of yarn, beads, buttons or pins for unique
identification of our chapter and a short
description of how the materials represent our
group.
Spinners,
knitters and crafts people in general:
Please bring your contributions and ideas to the
November meeting.
LAST
BUT NOT LEAST…….
Newsletters will
now be emailed to chapter members in addition to
the usual distribution modes.
Contact Lisa
Ryder for changes in your email address.
Lisa.ryder
e-mail
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