THE APRIL MEETING IS TO BE HELD AT
THE APRIL MEETING IS TO BE HELD AT
INTEGRIS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER
Meeting Rooms F,G,H
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
So much has happened since our last newsletter. Sheila Allen, our new national AORN President spoke at our February meeting! If you were unable to attend, you missed out.
AORN Congress in Dallas was a really good experience. We had three special keynote speakers. Coretta Scott King, Keith Harrell (Attitude is Everything), and Beck Weathers, MD (Miracle on Everest). Dr. Weathers’ family was notified of his death and his climbing buddies had abandoned him for dead. Twenty-two hours later he came to and made it into camp. He lost his nose, right arm and fingers on the left hand, but he survived. It happened about 2 years ago and there was a lot of news coverage at the time. He was quite a story teller!
I’m looking forward to our April meeting. Dr. David Teague, Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon from University Hospital, will be speaking on Trauma. Please don’t miss it!
Also, we will be electing officers. Come and cast your ballot!
Loretta
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? Corretta Scott King CallsFor Health Policy |
About 5,000 surgical nurses were alternately prodded and praised during a speech by Coretta Scott King. Mrs. King used her keynote address at the 48th national Congress of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses to discuss the role of health care and nurses in particular in the “beloved community” envisioned by her late husband.
“Quality, affordable health care is not a privilege to be granted to those who can afford it....but an inalienable right,” she told the crowd.
Most of Mrs King’s speech was tailored to the nursing audience, dealing with issues of nurse shortages, mental health care and environmental pollution.
“While people tend to lavish praise on doctors....too often nurses don’t get the recognition they deserve as caregivers and healers. It takes a special person to deal with the stress of being a caregiver.”
Through out her speech Mrs. King acknowledged the valuable role of nurses in both the public and private arenas. Reflecting on the many technological advances in nursing she said there are several common traits in those called to the profession.
“If I had to boil it down to one phrase, it would be a cool head and a warm heart.”
To read more go to http://www.aorn.org/Press/king.htm
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Attitude is Everything by Keith Harrell |
Prepared by June Ricards, RN, AORN Delegate
This was one of the most enjoyable programs that not only provided good information but also produced an hour and a half of laughter. Attitudes, whether positive or negative have the power to impact an organization’s or individual’s success. Attitudes are contagious; attitudes impact the bottom line.
Keith Harrell, the speaker, encouraged us to avoid stress rather than deal with it. “When a surgeon starts complaining, just hold up your hand to block your ear and not let the ‘garbage’ in.” His other tips included:
Get quiet time.
Remember the word “WIN”. What’s Important Now.
Think “What’s in it for me?” and “What’s in it for us?”
Laugh. Fifteen minutes of laughter a day is equal to five minutes of jogging.
Be proactive. Traffic used to bother him until he bought tapes of motivational speakers to listen to in his car. His favorite speaker? Himself!
Recite affirmations daily, including “I feel super fantastic” and “I’m ready.”
Don’t focus on the past.
Be positive.
Choose how you respond. Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react.
Don’t worry. Worry is nothing but a negative form of meditation.
Love yourself and others unconditionally; pattern ourselves after our pets.
Hold onto your joy.
The video tape is available at Surgicare Midtown.
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AORN
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS
2000-2001 Click HERE
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Legislative Priorities |
AORN’s legilative priorities, as developed by the National Legislative Committee and approved by the Board of Directors, are as follows.
Ensure the supervisory presence of the professional Registered Nurse in the perioperative arena, promote AORN’s position that “Every surgical patient deserves a perioperative nurse”, and ensure that state laws require RNs in the circulator role.
Medicare reimbursement for the certified Registered Nurse First Assistants (RNFAs), and third-party reimbursement for RNFAs in the states.
Supervision and regulation of assistive personnel. AORN supports the establishment of basic educational standards for surgical technologists (STs). In addition, AORN suspends opposition to the registration or certification of STs, as long as it is under the state nursing board or equivalent.
Refreshments
For the April Meeting
Will be provided by:
Presbyterian Hosp.
Bone And Joint Hosp.
Medical Plaza Surgery Center
Specialist Surgery Center
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Surgical Site Verification AORN Statement |
Wrong site surgery is a broad term that encompasses all surgical procedures performed on the wrong patient, wrong body part, wrong side of the body, or at the wrong level of the correctly identified anatomic site. JCAHO considers all wrong site surgeries, regardless of the extent of the procedure, to be sentinel events.
Performing surgery on the wrong site can have serious consequences for the patient.
Patients may be affected emotionally as well as physically from surgery performed on the wrong surgical site. An ineffective surgical site verification procedure can contribute to the incidence of wrong site surgery. Procedure shortcomings might include:
inadequate patient assessment
inadequate medical record review
lack of institutional controls
miscommunication among members of the surgical team and the patient
exclusion of certain surgical team member, and
reliance solely on the surgeon for determining the correct surgical site.
AORN is committed to promoting identification of the correct surgical site. As patient advocates, perioperative RNs should communicate with all members of the surgical team to verify the correct surgical site.
DON’T FORGET!!
May 19th @ Mercy Health Center
“Surgical Site Verification”
Registration forms online soon.
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Educational Opportunites/ AORN Events |
AORN Goes to Washington-Three great events, One great place! June 22-26 for RNFA Forum (16.6 Contact hours), AORN Leadership Conference (4.8 Contact hours), and AORN Lobby Day (12.1 Contact hours).
2001 World Conference doesn’t come around every year. Make sure not to miss this event, Sept. 2-7 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Perioperative Perspective: Focus for the Future.
April 28-29 in
Kalamazoo, MI. Total Contact Hours for Entire Conference: 12.6
Multispecialty Conference: Ambulatory, Business, Industry & Consulting, Informatics, Leadership, Nurse Educator/Clinical Nurse Specialist, Rural Small Hospital. Sept 13-15 in Denver, CO.
Multispecialty Conference: Advanced Tech, Cardio, Neuro, Ortho, Pediatric, RNFA-Oct. 18-20 in St. Louis, MO
Quest for Knowledge 2001- November 2-3 Holiday Inn Independence Mall, Philadelphia, PA.
Conference on Infectious Diseases: Dec.4-5 in Roswell, GA.
Happy Easter
