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
Newsletters will now be e-mailed to chapter members in addition to
the usual distribution modes.
Contact Lisa Ryder for changes in your e-mail address.
Lisa.ryder
e-mail
President’s Message
Greetings to Chapter
3001 Members,
Dear Members,
The car rally on October 8,
was unfortunately in the pouring rain, but that did not keep us from
having a fun filled morning. Many thanks to Ruth Sedgwick,
her committee and her husband, Larry for their hard work in putting
the rally together. Many awards were given, including one for
best costume, which went to Janice Mendenhall. This year's
rally was a bit shorter than last year's and took us on dirt roads,
through covered bridges, to Simon Pearce in Windsor, Vt. and back
for lunch at the Plainfield Grange.
Our next meeting is November 5th at Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH.
Please plan on attending the CEU program, "The Face of a
Child", presented by plastic surgeon, Dr. Stotland. The
business meeting will follow the session at noon. We will be
collecting yarn, beads, buttons and pins to donate to the "Tapestry
of Diversity" project. Please bring them to the November
meeting.
As you know, Perioperative Nurses Week is November 13-19
2005. The theme for the week is "Vital to Care-Knowledge to
Share". Please take the time to do something to share your
knowledge of perioperative nursing with the next generation of
nurses. For suggestions regarding this topic,
check out aorn.org. A short note to your locl newspaper to explain
about Perioperative Nurses Week and the role of the perioperative
nurse is a simple way to enlighten the community.
I look forward to seeing you on November 5th. As always,
non-members of the chapter are more than
welcome.
Respectfully,
Eva
MEETINGS AND EVENTS
November
5, 2005:
“The Face of a Child”.
9am-12 at DHMC
·
November
13-19, 2005:
Perioperative Nurse’s Week
·
January
14, 2006:
topic TBA at Alice Peck Day Hospital
·
March
4, 2006:
topic TBA, at Valley Regional Hospital
·
March
19-23, 2006:
AORN Congress,
Washington DC
·
May
6, 2006:
“Complications, Errors and Communication in the OR”.
9am-12 at VAMC
·
June
2006:
TBA
Business meetings always follow educational offerings. Please stay
and get involved!
TREASURERS
REPORT
August 2005
Savings
account balance
$1366.94
CD Balance
$ 828.06
Grand
Total
$2195.00
The
Face of a Child
- November 5,
2005 at DHMC. (Auditorium
G)
- Presented by
Dr Stotland
- $10 per person
- 3 CEUs
- Registration
begins at 8:30am, program 9am-12
- Chapter
business meeting begins at noon.
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.
EDUCATIONAL
OFFERINGS BY OTHER AORN CHAPTERS
- November
8, 2005: 7pm
“Development of a Best Practice: Case Analysis Obesity
Surgery” Lahey Clinic, Burlington MA.
1.8 contact hours
- January
10, 2006: 6pm
“Surgical Management of Chronic Back Pain” New
England Baptist Hospital
1.8 contact hours
- February
7, 2006: 7pm
“Incontinence in Today’s Women” New England Baptist
Hospital 1.8 contact hours
DID
YOU KNOW…?
Chapter 3001
currently has 91 members
- 80
live in New Hampshire
- 10
live in Vermont
- 1
lives in Massachusetts
CHECK
OUT THE AORN WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND EVENTS
http://www.aorn.org
CONFERENCES
March
12-16, 2006: Nurses in Washington Internship Conference
What
Attending Chapter Meetings Can Do For You
Whether
you are looking for ways to save time, to find your next job or to
develop relationships that help build your business, your network is
an important tool to achieving your goals. One of the best places to
network is at your local chapter meetings.
1.
Your
creativity is increased.
When you talk to your nursing buddies, you get other points of view.
By seeing the world from different perspectives, your mind
gets stimulated and new ideas are often born.
2.
You
can solve problems with more
ease. Whether challenged
by finding better marketing, developing more efficiency or dealing
with difficult bosses/employees, odds are someone in your chapter
has had a similar experience.
3.
You
have a support team. In
this era of great change and time shortage, it’s nice to know that
you’re not alone. In
fact, developing good relationships is one way to lower your stress!
4.
You
have access to other’s best
practices. Best practices
can help you cut costs and increase productivity.
In other words, do more with less work!
Make a habit of talking with your network about what is the
most valuable thing they’ve learned and what works well for them.
5.
You’ll
be able to accomplish more in
less time. Having a
diverse network creates a variety of minds for you to tap for
answers-that might take you tons of time to find on your own!
Become a resource in your expertise for your peer and they
will do the same for you. Bottom
line, building your network at meetings is a smart way to increase
the return you get from making the time to be involved in your
chapter.
Just
for Fun…..
How
many nurses does it take to change a light bulb?
- Six.
One to check the policy, one to obtain approval from the
manager, one to order the bulb from central supply, one to fax
the order to engineering, one to call engineering and tell them
to watch for the faxed order, and one to write up the incident
report.
How
many chiropractors does it take to change a light bulb?
- Only
one, but it takes 15 visits.
How
many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?
- None.
The bulb will change itself when it is ready.
PERIOPERATIVE
NURSE WEEK
November 13-19, 2005
Perioperative
Nurse Week is your opportunity to share with the world the knowledge
and expertise you bring to the Perioperative profession.
Celebrate Perioperative Nurse Week by recognizing a
colleague, reaching out to a student, sharing your profession with
the media or having a presence in your community.
To
promote the week, AORN offers a wider variety of fun and interesting
products such as book lights, cell phone holders, t-shirts and
pedometers…just to name a few of the 23 items from which to
choose. Order online
for yourself or a colleague at http://www.imprintmall.com/pnw
ONLINE
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