Arizona Emergency Nurses Association
State Membership Meeting Minutes
January 31, 2014
1700-2000
Scottsdale Healthcare Osborne, Scottsdale, AZ
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BOD Attendees:
Rita Anderson
President
Ginny Orcutt
President-Elect
Lori Vandersloot
Secretary/Treasurer
Tomi St. Mars
Media Chair
Lisa Destrampe McCarthy
Practice Chair
Vicki Duran
Education Chair
Arvie Webster
SA SIG President
Maureen O’Reilly Creegan
SA SIG Secretary
Charlann Staab
Webmaster
Shari Herrin
Foundation/Fundraising Chair
Member Attendees and Students:
Wendy Cartier
Billy Stout
Anna Whitaker
Morgan Chadwick
Lisa Richmond
Lisa Shigematsu
*Judy Seeholtz
Jane Cesante
Sarah Beltran
Brayden Boswell
*=by phone
Agenda Item
Speakers:
Sergio Vie, MBA
Antivenom Regional
Business Manager Rare
Disease Therapeutics, Inc.
Call to Order
Kim Peterson
Ken Jasmund
Amanda Kajtazan
Kathryn Alcance
Elena Klimova
Paulette Osborne
Manuel Camacho
Roger Dupont
Bettie McCarter
Roselli Marsall
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Ginny Orcutt
Tiffiny Strever
Noreen Letts
Janet Tully
Nancy Denke
Kathy Sewell
Joanne Navarolli
Nicole Jump
Cathy Skulley
Barb Bray
Amanda Foster
Chantel Paguio
Tesstina Dickinson
Jessica Aurelius
Scarlett Pegram
Jane Na
Marivic Buan
Aimee Mowbray
Discussion
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Bark Scorpions-What’s new in Antivenom
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Meeting called to order at 6:10pm by Rita Anderson.
Government Affairs Chair
IQSIP Chair
Membership Chair
PEDS/ENPC Chair
PEDS/ENPC Co-Chair
Trauma/TNCC Chair
Trauma/TNCC Co-Chair
NA SIG President
NA SIG Secretary
Melanie LaBerteaux
Rianne Chithis
LeeAnn Romero
Tom Snider
Brittany DeRose
Sandy Michie
Elke Kohlke
Andrea Beltran
Emily Hamm
Action/Follow-up
CEUs provided to
attendees
Agenda Item
Review of Minutes
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Discussion
Minutes from November 15, 2013 meeting were reviewed.
Action Items:
 Terry Foster’s Hot Topics scholarship
 Hosting after hours event
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Action/Follow-up
Shari to report at next
meeting on both action
items.
Motion was made, seconded, and unanimously approved to accept the
minutes as written.
President’s Report
 See written report. (attached)
 Rita announced that AZENA has won the State Achievement Award again
this year. She thanked all members for their help in achieving this award. The
award will be given at Leadership Conference.
 Rita reviewed the State Activity Plan.
Treasurer’s Report
 See written report. (attached).
 Motion was made, seconded, and approved to accept Treasurer’s report as
presented.
 2014 Final Budget presented to membership.
 2013 Taxes-Lori reports finalizing QuickBooks by 2/15/14 so CPA can begin
completing tax statement. Statement must be submitted by 5/15/14.
Leadership Conference
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Tiffiny has volunteer sign-up list for conference. Opportunity for all to
participate. Volunteers may attend courses for free, although you won’t get
the CEs unless you paid for conference.
Education
 See written report (attached).
 Seeking speakers for 2014 membership meetings. Please contact Vicki or
Maureen if you or someone you know is interested.
Government Affairs
 See written report (attached).
 AZ emergency report card has been published. Report available on
www.emreportcard.org or Google emergency report card 2014. AzNA wants
our opinion on it.
 Ginny reports she is still monitoring the ACA (Affordable Care Act) and any
legislation related to it.
Tiffiny to email sign-up
list to Lori for
distribution.
Agenda Item
Discussion
IQSIP
 See written report (attached).
 Members brought up concern that it has been about 5 years since any
grants were applied for and monies placed in ENCARE account for injury
prevention projects. They ask that the IQSIP Chair be held accountable for
this.
Media
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See written report (attached).
Newsletter print edition, mailed out 1/28/14.
AZENA currently has 320 Facebook friends.
Tomi informed members that Pediatric Preparedness Emergency Care is
supporting CEN courses 2 times a year for 2.5 years for qualified hospitals.
Check www.azaap.org to check if your hospital qualifies. The first course is
being held in Tuba City on April 15th and 16th. Cost for this course for
qualified hospital members is free and $50 for non-members.
Membership
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Northern Arizona SIG
 See written report (attached).
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 See written report (attached).
 Lisa seeking committee members to research practice issues. Suggestion to
research electronic cigarettes and hospital policies for this item. Also, evapor vs. e-cigarette.
 Lisa also asking members if they think an online journal club meeting would
be valuable.
Nursing Research and
Practice
See written report (attached).
Tomi recommends “shaking it up” a bit by hosting after hour events for
members. She thinks this may help develop mentorship and build
relationships with members.
Pediatrics/ENPC
 See written report (attached).
Southern Arizona
 See written report (attached).
Action/Follow-up
Executive board to
address.
Agenda Item
Discussion
Trauma/TNCC
 See written report (attached).
 Moved $10,000 from TNCC checking account into new savings account.
Savings account is under the General account for banking reasons. Money
was moved to prevent theft of large funds.
 Online registration starts in February for TNCC and ENPC through
RegOnline.
 Instructors need to order their provider manuals.
Webmaster
 Survey to members on what they want from their membership completed.
110 of the emails were opened and 77 of those were answered (60%). An
analysis of the survey will be presented at the next membership meeting.
AEMS
 First meeting of 2014 in 2 weeks.
 New guidelines for EMS for boarding and collaring of patients. Will reevaluate in 6 months. Spinal Motion Restriction (SMR) protocol PowerPoint
is on AEMS website.
Round table
 Looking for Injury Prevention Coordinator at MIHS.
Adjournment
 Meeting was adjourned at 8:00pm by Rita.
Next Meeting
 April 11, 2014 at West Valley Hospital in Goodyear.
Respectfully Submitted,
Lori Vandersloot, RN, MBA, CEN
AZENA Secretary/Treasurer
Action/Follow-up