March 2014 AORN News
admin • March 5, 2014
AORN of Greater Kansas City, Chapter
2601 ~ “A River Runs Through It”
President’s Message
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Opportunity. Opportunity
who? Opportunity to serve your AORN Chapter.
We are two thirds through the 2013-2014 year. How would you
evaluate your involvement in your professional organization? Do
you attend our monthly Chapter meetings? Are there committees
you would like to participate on in the role of Chair, Co-Chair or
member? Would you like to attend AORN Surgical Conference &
Expo? Are you interested in serving as an elected official and/or
delegate in our Chapter? You are only limited by yourself.
Opportunity is available to all of us. What you do or do not do
with your opportunity defines who you are. To the members who
want more out of their Chapter, will you press forward and step up
to lead our Chapter? What inspires you is sometimes in plain
sight and stumbled upon accidently. At our March Chapter
meeting we will listen to members who have accepted the
opportunity to represent our Chapter as each candidate presents her
nominating speech to the members present. Will you be there to
encourage the candidates on their journey to lead our Chapter in
the future? Will you begin to wonder if you are capable to do the
same?
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in
overalls and looks like work.” ~ Thomas Edison
I hope each of you have the opportunity to attend the March 18,
2014 AORN of Greater Kansas City Chapter 2601 meeting!
AORN Meeting Times
Meal 5:45 pm
Business Meeting 5:50 pm – 6:45 pm ~ note the earlier start time
to accommodate the 2014-2015 Candidates speeches
Educational Offering 6:45 pm – 7:45 pm
The auditorium will be available beginning at 5:00 pm for
committees to utilize for meetings prior to the Business Meeting
beginning at 5:50 pm
Melissa Harber, MSN, RN-BC, CNOR, CRNFA
AORN
Greater Kansas City Area President 2013-2014
Treasurers Report
March 2014 Treasurer’s Report
Savings Information
Date
Item
1/31/2014 BEGINNING BALANCE
Amount
$4,978.57
Ending Balance
$4,978.57
2/28/2014 CD Information
$6,803.29
2/4/2014
Total Savings plus CD
$11,781.8
6
2/4/2014
Beginning Balance
$29,794.7
3
2/10/2014 Web Hosting
-$9.95
2/10/2014 Vendor Check
$250.00
2/15/2014 Amy Carter – certified postage-congress
-$5.12
2/17/2014 Dr. Holding – Feb. Speaker
-$100.00
2/18/2014 Vendor Check
$250.00
2/20/2014 Lee Carter-Student Ns Scholarship
-$350.00
2/20/2014 Amy Cook – 1st time congress attendee
$1,200.00
2/27/2014
Lisa Elm-reimburse for payment to Mission Bowl+expenses
$1,558.10
2/28/2014 ENDING BALANCE
$27,071.5
6
February 2014 Treasurer’s Report
Savings Information
Date
Item
Amount
12/27/2013 BEGINNING BALANCE
$4,978.31
12/31/2013 Interest
$0.13
1/31/2014
Interest
$0.13
Ending Balance
$4,978.57
12/27/13
CD Information
$6,792.01
$11.28
2/4/14
Total
$6,803.29
2/4/14
Total Savings plus CD
$11,781.8
6
12/27/2013 Beginning Balance
$41,086.06
1/6/2014
B Will -spkr fee donated to xmas fam
-$50.00
1/8/2014
Web Hosting
-$9.95
1/13/2014
Confernce Regist & vendor dep
$1,300.00
1/19/2014
Delegate – D Morrison
-$1,200.00
1/19/2014
Delegate – B Brown
-$675.00
1/19/2014
Delegate – D Rogers
-$675.00
1/19/2014
Delegate- B Adkins
-$675.00
1/19/2014
Delegate -C Blackburn
-$425.00
1/19/2014
Delegate – M Harber
-$675.00
1/19/2014
Delegate – B Hodges
-$675.00
1/19/2014
Delegate – J Jackson
-$655.00
1/19/2014
Delegate – S Turner
-$675.00
1/19/2014
Delegate – S Williamson
-$675.00
1/20/2014
William Bendor-AV at Conference
-$175.00
1/21/2014
Dr. Stoops – Conf Speaker
-$100.00
1/21/2014
Dr. McGregor – Conf Speaker
-$50.00
1/21/2014
Dr. Mooney-Smith – Conf Speaker
-$50.00
1/21/2014
M Neustadt – Conf Speaker
-$100.00
1/21/2014
A Battles – Conf Speaker
-$50.00
1/21/2014
Sgt. R Sims – Conf Speaker
-$50.00
1/21/2014
J Strobinski – Conf Speaker
-$100.00
1/21/2014
Hotel – CCI Speaker
-$291.42
1/21/2014
St. Joseph Food – Friday & Sat. cong
-$1,577.47
1/22/2014
B Adkins – Conf Expenses
-$82.50
1/23/2014
B Will – Renew Web Domain Name
-$14.99
1/27/2014
Dr. Solimon – Jan Mtg Speaker
-$50.00
1/27/2014
Dr. Narciso – Jan Mtg Speaker
-$50.00
1/27/2014
AORN Nat’l Chapter Rebate
$420.00
1/28/2014
AORN Nat’l – Congress Registrations
-$7,095.00
1/29/2014
Confernce Registrations
$1,500.00
1/31/2014
B Will – CEU November
-$25.00
2/4/2014
Conf Reg/Vend & 2 chks for congress
$2,415.00
2/4/2014
ENDING BALANCE
$29,794.73
Hospitality Reports
HOSPITALITY MARCH NEWSLETTER – 2014
The Hospitality Committee would like to thank Kevin
Acton & Terri Sontheimer with 3M, for the delicious Italian
dinner dessert & beverage at the February meeting.
In March, our meal will be provided by Chris Dahm
with SCA Medical.
Be sure to get your ticket as you enter for the free
drawings.
Dinner will be ready at 5:45.
See you there,
Barb Brown, RN, CRNFA
Hospitality Chairman, 2013-14
HOSPITALITY – February NEWSLETTER – 2014
The Hospitality Committee would like to thank Shanon
Beck with Molnlycke, for the dinner dessert & beverage at
the January meeting.
Shanon also provided a gift card to for our drawing.
In February, our meal will be provided by Kevin Acton
with 3M.
Be sure to get your ticket as you enter for the free
drawings.
Dinner will be ready at 5:45.
See you there,
Barb Brown, RN, CRNFA
Hospitality Chairman, 2013-14
March Program
“Evaluating Research for Evidence-based Infection Prevention and
Control Practice”
Presented by Terri Sontheimer, RN, CNOR,
CRNFA
6:45 PM
Thank You!!
Dear AORN Friends (and yes adopted extended family),
AORN has been a big part of my life for many, many years. I have
loved the camaraderie, relationships & close friendships I have
enjoyed over the years. My family & I are so appreciative of the
many prayers, thoughts & encouraging words. It’s been friends
like you & our wonderful family support that has held us up over
these past 3 months. I’m very happy to let you know that Tom has
made that important turn on the road to recovery just in the last
few days. He’s tasting food & eating like a champ. He’s regaining
his strength & I finally am seeing that smile I’ve missed so
much. The hope & belief of getting better has returned to his
eyes. By the time you read this, I hope to have him home again.
I would never have expected it, but am not surprised by the great
generosity everyone has shown & shared with us. I had run out of
benefit time, & was not getting paid anymore. I’ve just started
back to work part time so that will help. The cards signed by so
many really made my day.
Thank you all again so very much for your generosity at the
February meeting. We appreciate it so much!
Heartfelt Thanks!
Barb Brown and Tom
February Meeting Roster
It was brought to my attention that the sign in sheet for the
February meeting did not get to everyone. If you attended please
email me at pgallagherkc@cs.com and I will add your name to the
form.
Candidate Statements
President Elect 2014: Sharon Williamson
I’ve been an OR Nurse for 38 years. I started working in Wichita in
a teaching hospital with 20 operating rooms. They had all the
specialties’ like neuro, cardio, ortho and everything else. Everyone
was known by their last names. Then after two years of working
there and ending up in the heart room, I met my husband and he
moved me to Basehor, Ks. I started working in a small community
hospital in Leavenworth, called St. Johns. Everyone in the hospital
knew each other by their first names. It was very family orientated.
There was only 2 OR’s but they did everything but neuro and
cardiac surgeries. After 6 years of full time, I went to part time
while my boys were in school then back to full time as they got
older for the next 25 years and counting. The administration
seemed to work around my life changes.
My life is the work I do in the OR. You could ask my boys.
Sometimes they would say” mom you like your job more than us”.
And they didn’t understand why I was always on call. I told then it
was just part of my job. I did try to juggle work and family, but it
was hard since I loved them both.
I have been a member of the Association for 25 years and I
received my CNOR in 1994 and I will be renewing again this year
for the 3rd time. I have thoroughly enjoyed being a member of this
chapter. It is good to be able to collaborate with other nurses for
the same cause. I enjoy all the activities like the pancake breakfast
and the bowling tournament (which my team won last year). It’s
great that we always have a workshop in January for all the nurses
in the area.
I would be honored to run for president-elect for the coming 2014
election.
Thank you
Sharon Williamson RN, BSN, CNOR
Vice President 2014: Louann Huffman
I am honored to accept this nomination to serve as your Vice
President. As your Vice President, I will represent you. I am
prepared to step in as needed and will represent you on the board
as required. It has been my pleasure to have been an active
member of this excellent Greater Kansas City Chapter of AORN
#2601 for over 10 years, serving on the Board of Directors,
Workshop co-chair for several years, as Pancake Breakfast chair,
delegate to Congress 3 times, and American Royal Parade
participant. I am certified in ophthalmology as well as operating
room. I am passionate about my role as a circulator in the
Operating Room at St. Joseph Medical Center as the patient’s
advocate to keep them safe. I believe in the values of our
professional organization. Each day I am impressed with
AORN and all our organization has offer. I have gotten to meet,
share, and discuss with professionals across the city and look
forward to our meetings. I was honored to have been selected as
our chapter’s Perioperative Nurse of the Year in 2013. You can
count on me to fulfill the duties of this office and do all I can
continue to help this chapter be successful. Thank you for your
vote. Louann
Secretary 2014: Karen Marrow
My name is Karen Morrow. I am currently the GU/GYN/Robotics
Specialty Team Leader for North Kansas City Hospital. I have
been a member of AORN since 1984. While my children were
young I was a member in name only. They are now grown and I
have once again become active in our Chapter. In recent years I
have served on the Board of Directors and as Newsletter editor. I
was also co-chair for the Northland pancake breakfast fund raiser.
It would give me great pleasure to serve the chapter as your
secretary.
Secretary 2014: Libby Nasche
My name is Libby Nasche and I am submitting my name for the
nomination of Secretary for the Greater KC Chapter of AORN. I
have been employed at Children’s Mercy Hospital for 25 years and
have been in the OR there for 15 years. I received my CNOR
certification in 2006 and have been a member of AORN since
2013. While in the OR at CMH I have had numerous positions and
roles and am currently one of the Perioperative Educators.
I feel like I would be a good candidate for this position as I am
very organized and thorough in my approach to all things in life as
my co-workers, friends and family can attest. I was unable to be a
member of AORN for many years due to other commitments but
now have the time to fully commit to the chapter and am eager to
help in any way that I can. I will graduate in October with my
MSN in Health Care Administration at MidAmerica Nazarene
University.
I would appreciate your vote for Secretary of the Greater KC
Chapter of AORN. Thank you for your consideration.
Libby Nasche, RN, BSN,CNOR
Perioperative Education
Coordinator
Children’s Mercy Hospital
2401 Gilham Road
Kansas City,
MO 64108
enasche@cmh.edu
Board of Directors 2014: Marie Staples
I have been a member of AORN since 1998 and served on the
Board of Directors in the Northland Chapter during its
existence. As a member of the Greater Kansas City Chapter, I
have served on many committees including Research, Nominating,
CNOR Prep Course, Golf and Northland Pancake fundraiser,
Hospitality and the Winter Workshop. I am the General and
Vascular Team Leader at North Kansas City Hospital and serve on
many committees there as well. I look forward to the opportunity
to serve as a member of the Board of Directors and continuing to
assist our chapter and members as we face the challenges of
healthcare and prepare to remain a strong chapter well into the
future. Thank you for your consideration.
Marie Staples, BSN, RN, CNOR
Nominating Committee 2014: Sandy Ehlers
Hello, my name is Sandy Ehlers and I am running for a position on
the Nominating Committee. I have been a Perioperative Nurse
since 2004 and I first joined AORN in 2004 as well. Currently, I
work at Children’s Mercy Hospital on the Orthopaedic Scrub
Team, and as one of 3 Perioperative Educators. As a Perioperative
Nurse the most important aspect of my job is that of the Patient
Advocate. In our field of practice AORN is the most influential
force that drives the Quality of Patient Care, because AORN sets
the standards. I am proud to be a member of AORN. I would
appreciate your vote. Thank you.
Nominating Committee 2014: Tracy Porter
Hi my name is Tracy Porter and I’ve been a nurse for 18 years; 14
of those in the OR; 6 in outpatient surgery. I have two boys who
are growing up way to fast in front of my eyes and now it’s time
for me to get involved.
I went to my first “congress” last year and was taken aback from
the information overload and energy abound. I didnt know that
exsisted about nursing; so now I want others to enjoy that feeling. I
want to get others involved, either by joining AORN or members
here to take more interest. So vote for me for taking another step
into this wonderful organization.
Nominating Committee 2014: Tandi Toone
I have been a member of AORN since a started in the OR in 2008.
I became an active member in the Greater Kansas City Chapter in
2010. I served on the Planning Committee for the workshop in
2011. I have been the Newsletter Chair for the current year.
I have been the manager of Surgical Services at St. Luke’s
Hospital for almost 3 years. I completed my BSN this past May. I
am in a place now where I can commit to this organization and
hopefully help it to grow.
Thank you for considering me for the nominating committee.
Tandi Toone RN, BSN, CNOR
Clinical Nurse
Manager, Surgical Services
St. Luke’s Hospital
CNOR Prep Course
North Kansas City Hospital and The Greater KC Chapter of AORN
will be hosting a CNOR Certification Prep Course on Saturday and
Sunday, October 4-5,2014 at NKCH. The details are being worked
out and I will mail a flyer soon. I did want to let you know that he
AORN Foundation is offering 12 scholarships worth $500 each to
first-time applicants. You do not need to be an AORN member to
apply. The grant will cover the cost of the prep course as well as a
study kit including flashcards and a practice question CD. I have
attached the application. Please ignore the CNOR exam by Sep
30th date as AORN has extended it. Please note, however that
applications must be postmarked by April 15, 2014. Thank you!
Scholarship Committee
Hello AORN Friends,
Please find three scholarship applications = CNOR, CRNFA, &
Member scholarships on the following website, www.aornkc.org
click on the Scholarships link at the top of the webpage and then
click on and open the scholarship you are interested in applying for
in 2014.
Two CNOR Scholarships are available in the amount of
$200.00
One CRNFA Scholarship is available in the amount of
$250.00
Two Member Scholarships are available in the amount
of $250.00. Deadline to submit the CNOR, CRNFA &/or
Member Scholarship Applications is April 11, 2014.
Hard copies of the three scholarship applications will be available
at the March 18, 2014 Chapter meeting.
Thank you,
Melissa Harber RN-BC, CNOR, CRNFA
Scholarship Chair
2013-2014
PERIOPERATIVE Nurse of the Year
Fellow chapter members,
We are currently accepting nominations for AORN Peri-Operative
Nurse of the Year for 2014.
Your nomination must include your name & your place of
employment as well as the name of your nominee, and a paragraph
about why you feel this person is deserving of this award.
This could include years in nursing, service to community,
involvement in AORN, credentials/certifications, education, place
of employment, etc.
Please submit nominations to Louann Huffman @ email:
louannhuffman@kc.rr.com
Deadline for nominations is at our March meeting,Tuesday, March
18. Voting will take place at the April meeting and the winner will
be announced at our May banquet.
Any questions, feel free to contact me.
Louann
May Banquet
Our Annual May Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 3rd
from 11am – 1pm at Affare Restaurant.
The price of $23.50 per guest includes one entree, dessert, coffee,
fountain drinks and bread service, as well as tax and
gratuity. Specialty tea, specialty coffee, wine and cocktails will be
available for you to purchase if you desire. The Affare Restaurant
offers contemporary German food and is located at 1911 Main
Street, KC, MO 64109. When purchasing your ticket, please be
sure to choose an entree and also inform us if you are a CNOR or
CRNFA. We look forward to celebrating our Chapter’s success
this past year and welcoming our new leadership!
Brunch Menu
Kaiserschmarrn
Fluffy pancakes tossed with caramelized apples and almond slivers
in grand-marnier.
Affäre Omelette
Affäre’s Canadian style ham, red pepper, asparagus, fontina
cheese, roasted fingerling potatoes, mixed greens.
Butcher Block
A plate of cold-cuts and cheese, served with a selection of breads.
Almond Crusted Trout
Served on wilted Arugula with purple potatoes, lemon caper butter.
Brunch Salad
Artisan Greens, tomatoes, onions, roasted squash, herb vinaigrette,
topped with seared chicken or shrimp.
Jägerschnitzel
Breaded pork schnitzel with mushroom sauce, served over
Buttersptäzle.
Trio of homemade Brats
Served with home-made pickles and dips.
Dessert
Applestrudel served with whipped cream and Parisi Coffee.
1st Time Attendee AORN Surgical Conference &
Expo Essay
I want to begin by saying I ABSOLUTELY LOVE BEING A
NURSE!!! If I get a chance to attend the AORN conference this
year, I see it as a chance to improve on the nursing skills I so
dearly love. After other degrees, (Bachelors and Masters of
Science) and several short careers, (military, social services and
stay at home mom), I entered into the field of nursing (2007) and
have been totally satisfied since.
A little over two years ago I was just finishing my fifth year as a
med surg nurse at St John Hospital in Leavenworth KS. Although I
loved nursing, I was just starting to get to a point where I felt like I
needed a change in my career. I just was not quite sure what area
of nursing to go into next. From the time I started nursing school
in 2004, I knew I eventually would like to go on medical missions
as a nurse. I had already gone on several youth missions with my
children and really felt like the medical mission field was where
God eventually wanted me. So, just as I am feeling a need to
change my area of nursing, I see an ad for a medical mission and I
notice that the people in the ad are a surgical team. I had no idea
how I would get into this field of nursing but I then thought this
was the next step for my career in nursing and that I would need
the skill as an OR nurse to get closer to my plan of medical
missions. I started to pray about it and before I knew it, a
supervisor calls me into her office and asks me if I would like to
train as a PRN Circulator since I was already a person who would
float to other units quite a bit already. Well, needless to say I
immediately knew this was all a part of Gods plan and I went for
it. Even though St John is a small hospital, it took a good amount
of time to orient. I was really impressed with the people I worked
with in surgery. I was especially impressed with Sharon
Williamson who runs our surgery department. Along with another
circulator, Stephanie Wait, Sharon has been a great mentor to
me. She is one of those OR nurses who can do it all; scrub,
circulate, PACU, CPD, you name it. She took care of our whole
department and could jump right in and give us a hand if needed.
She has so much knowledge, yet she is always willing to share it
by teaching and training us and encouraging us to learn as much as
we can. Consequently I have learned how to scrub basic general
surgery cases and function in CPD as well. I am very thankful for
the skills I have learned in the last two years working in surgery. I
enjoy the whole process of ensuring patient safety whether it is
making sure they are safe in surgery or that we are processing the
instruments properly, you name it, I love it all.
This year my last child has headed off to college. I now feel that it
is time to venture into medical mission work. I’m not sure if it will
be local here in KC or abroad, but I plan on starting my adventure
this summer. Over the next five years I definitely see myself
continuing in the field of surgery. I also am a PICC nurse part time
and see myself continuing in that field as well.
I am in my second year of AORN membership. Sharon Williamson
convinced me to join and I am so glad I did. When I attend the
meetings, or go to the local conferences, I leave so pumped
because I always enjoy what I’ve learned, and really feel like I can
use the material back at my job in Leavenworth. I also just love
meeting other nurses who are in the same area of work as I
am. That is why I know attending the upcoming conference in
Chicago would be awesome. I’m like a dry sponge just waiting to
soak up all that I can. I would love to get in on all there is to learn
at this conference and take it back to my place of work and not
only share it with my fellow co-workers, but also share it with
members of AORN in the KC area. Most of all, I think this will
continue to help me strive to become a great OR nurse in pursuit of
mission work.
Amy Cook, RN
St John Hospital. Leavenworth, Kansas
AORN of Greater Kansas City Chapter #2601
Business Meeting Minutes
February 18, 2014 at 1800
President Melissa Harber Welcomed everyone in attendance and
announced Linda Friedel reporter from the Kansas City Nursing
News. Linda is here this evening to report on our Chapter
activities for an upcoming issue devoted to Perioperative
Nursing. Linda will be taking pictures and interviewing Chapter
members for this article.
Hospitality Committee member Phyllis Van Horn (for Barb
Brown) introduced and thanked the dinner provider for tonight,
Keith from 3M. The door prizes included; an environmental
friendly grocery bag, dark chocolate truffles and a $25 gift card to
AMC Theater.
Treasurer’s Report provided verbally by Melissa Harber (for Barb
Brown) and will be included in the March 2014 Lap Sheet.
Scholarship Committee Chair, Melissa Harber introduced the
recipient of the Nursing Student Scholarship, Lee Carter from
Research College of Nursing and the recipient of the First Time
Attendee to AORN Surgical Conference and Expo, Amy Cook, RN
from St. John’s Hospital in Leavenworth, KS. Congratulations to
both worthy recipients! Amy’s award winning essay will appear in
the March 2014 Lap Sheet. Amy will also be allowed time to
share her experience from attending the AORN Surgical
Conference and Expo at the April 15, 2014 Business
meeting. There are scholarships available for CNOR, CRNFA, and
Member attending Nursing School. The forms can be obtained at
www.aornkc.org
Dead line to apply is April 11, 2014. Scholarship recipients will be
announced at the May Awards Banquet.
Community Service Co-Chair, Carol Young reported we collected
a total donation of $160.00 last month for the Community Service
League of Independence, MO and also collected two cell
phones. Deanna Cross reported we could do hands on service at
Harvesters on Saturday, April 5th from 8:30 am to 10:30 am. Our
assignment would be sorting cans for 1 1/2 hours and then take a
30 minute tour of the organization. Deanna needs approximately
15 people to commit to this activity. Please email Deanna at
Deanna.Cross@va.gov if you are interested. A special collection
in honor of our long time friend and member, Barb Brown was
performed to assist her during this extremely difficult time
personally.
Workshop and Vendor Fair Update from 1/25/14 provided by
member, Chris Blackburn (for Barb Adkins and Barb
Brown). Chris reported the great feedback they received from the
participants at the Workshop and Vendor Fair. The total amount
earned was $7,673.00. This amount was less than last year,
because we had less vendors sign up to participate.
Bowling Tournament Chair, Lisa Elm reported the Bowling
Tournament will be on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at the Mission
Bowl. We will be able to accommodate the members who signed
up to participate in the bowling tournament in one session.
Membership Chair, Denice Morrison reported our current
membership total = 264. There are sheets on the table to sign up
for serving on committees next year. Please sign up to help out
and get involved in our AORN Chapter.
Credentials committee Chair, Pat Gallagher reported only one
Business sign in sheet with a red cover stapled to it will be passed
around for members in attendance to sign. Please continue to pass
the sheet around the room, so everyone has an opportunity to sign
it. The program sign in sheets can be found in the back of the
room.
“Perioperative Nurse of the Year 2014″ Chair, Louann Huffman,
asked for members to submit nominations of an individual you
believe has been an outstanding perioperative nurse. Please email
your nominations to Louann at louannhuffman@kc.rr.com prior to
the March 18, 2014 meeting. The nominees will be announced at
the March meeting, votes will be cast at the April meeting, and the
award recipient will be announced at the May Awards Banquet.
May Banquet & Awards Chair, Kathryn Blundell announced
tickets will be available to purchase at the March 18, 2014 and
April 15, 2014 Chapter meetings. The Banquet is scheduled on
Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm at Affare
Restaurant (1911 Main Street, Kansas City, MO). A Springtime
Brunch in honor of our 60th Anniversary. May Banquet attendees
will receive one glass personalized with AORN Greater KC
Chapter 2601 Celebrating 60 years of Excellence!
Nominating Committee Co-Chair, Kathryn Blundell asked for any
other nominations from the membership. No further nominations
were provided. Kathryn closed the nominations and is please to
present our 2014-2015 Ballot:
Nominating Committee is pleased to present our 20142015 Ballot:
President Elect (1): Sharon Williamson
Vice President (1): Louann Huffman
Secretary (1): Libby Nasche or Karen Morrow
Board of Directors (1): Marie Staples
Nominating Committee (2): Tandi Toone, Tracy Porter
or Sandy Ehlers
All members listed on the Ballot have signed a Willingness to
Serve form. Please extend your gratitude to these members who
are willing to share their time and talent with our Chapter.
Voting Instructions for Election Ballot
2013-2014 Nominating Committee:
Marie Barrentine, Kathryn Blundell, Amber Kling, Regina
McDonald and Sandy Turner.
Chapter web site, www.aornkc.org assistance requested by Bucky
Will. Please contact Bucky at mwill@kumc.edu if you are
interested &/or find out more information.
Deadline to submit information for the March 2014 Lap Sheet is
Saturday, March 1, 2014 to Tandi Toone at ttoone@saint-lukes.org
March 18, 2014 presentation “SSI: Surgical Site Infection”
Speaker: Terri Sontheier, RN, CNOR, CRNFA
Business Meeting concludes at 1845.
Respectfully submitted by Sharon Williamson RN, BSN, CNOR,
Secretary