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Volunteers needed to promote our chapter for
2006-2007
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OSCPN
Annual Conference August 4th 2007
Stillwater
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OSCPN
Oklahoma State Council
of
PeriOperative Nurses
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then you are also an
OSCPN member
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 THE
JANUARY MEETING TO BE HELD AT INTEGRIS
BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER
BUILDING D, LEVEL C, ROOMS F, G, & H
MESSAGE
FROM THE PRESIDENT
| Before our next meeting, we will be going to AORN
Congress 2001. Coretta Scott King is one of the Key Note Speakers.
The topic for our March meeting is “Making right
choices: Right glove for Right Job.” There will be a door prize
drawing—can’t wait! I also believe Cindy McDonald will have
additional free Contact Hours available to take home.
Our April meeting will be on Trauma and May we will
have two different perspectives on Facility Laundered Scrubs.
If I don’t see you at Congress, I’ll see you in
March!
Loretta
Program
for March meeting
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Do you know
someone who is looking for a job?
Are you looking for “greener grass”?
Is your facility looking for
personnel?
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| Oklahoma State Council of
PeriOperative Nurses (OSCPN) along with
each of the AORN chapters of Oklahoma have joined
forces to promote
a new employment advertising website for Healthcare
personnel within the
state of Oklahoma.
This site will produce
revenue for your chapter by paying a commission of 20% to the chapter
that refers each job ad. The more ads your institution lists, the
higher the commission to your chapter. It is up to each member to
promote their organization and to have a voice in what their chapter
does with its funds. Please contact your agency recruiter and
recommend the site to list Nursing and Healthcare employment openings.
Remember to list your chapter as the “referral”.
Please visit http://www.oklahomajobs.org
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AORN is
offering three years of membership for $165. That is $10 a year off the
cost of national dues. Sign up now and forget about paying dues until
2003!
Offer exspires March 15,
2001
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40 Years Ago In OR Nursing
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The Association celebrates its first anniversary of the
publication OR Nursing.
Roundtable discussions are held at Congress to include,
chemical disinfection, handling septic material, and disposable drapes.
Caroline Rogers, RN, shares her opinion that the staff
nurse in the OR is the hub around which the remaining team members revolve.
In “Clinical Briefs,” two surgeons recommend using
mobile ORs to go to the aid of heart attack victims, specifically victims
who would benefit from the open-chest, manual-massage technique.
Look below for more OR Nursing History
Refreshments
For the March Meeting
Will be provided by:
Cindy McDonald, RN, CNOR
Clinical Consultant
Ansell Healthcare
| Nancy
Storer
Suzann Charbeneau
Owen Checotf
Patrice Drummond
Peggy Elkins
Barbara Hunter
Cynthia Johnson |
Welcome New,
Renewed, & Rejoined Members
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Cynthia Palmer
Lisa Rother
Leesa Thompson
Stella Walton
Cecilia Yowell |
RNFA Coarse Participant’s
In October, three RN’s from Oklahoma City attended
the RNFA coarse in Taos, New Mexico. They were Dan Burke and Jenny Wilson of
Mercy Health Center, and Sharon Bycroft of St. Anthony’s Hospital.
With the completion of the coarse the total number of RNFA’s
at their institutions are eight at Mercy and five at St. Anthony’s.
Congratulations to Dan, Jenny and Sharon
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CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AORN
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS
2000-2001 Click
Here
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Gilley’s Honky-Tonk
Celebration |
Do not miss this
fun-filled evening. Tuesday, March 13, Texas-size entertainment will be offered
throughout the evening, along with gourmet chuck wagon food, two drink tickets,
and an opportunity to ride “El Toro,” the mechanical bull.
For attendees who are unfamiliar with the two-step, dance
lessons will be available so that everyone can participate. The fee for the
evening is $60. To attend, mark your registration form and step into the best
honky-tonk in Texas.
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30 Years Ago in the AORN Journal |
Naomi Holtzer’s, RN, Story of her tour as an OR nurse in
Vietnam.
Chemosurgery to treat skin cancer.
Gertrude Kohloff, RN, tells of attending her first Congress.
Even though her horoscope advised no travel during the week of Congress, she
attended anyway, overcoming an airline strike and a hotel room on the 13th
floor, and had a wonderful time.
| Cindy Baudendistel
Rosalie Dupus
Leslie Haidek
Lauri Hukili
Diana Martin
Gina Mersman |
Deborah Miller
Sherry Mills
Sheila Parra
Pamela Photiadis
Joel Roberts
Cheryl Threatt
Charlotte Wurtzbacher
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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.
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Educational Opportunites/
AORN Events |
Join AORN at our 48th annual AORN Congress-March 11-15 in
Dallas. Pre-Congress March 10th
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.
| 20
Years Ago in the AORN Journal |
Rodeo awaits Dallas Congress attendees. Rodeo events
featured bull riding, calf roping, and girls’ barrel racing.
24 OR supervisors in an informal survey, report that the
nursing shortage is less severe in the OR than other parts of the hospital,
perhaps due to more regular hous and a lack of rotation.
Another survey shows that most OR nurses perform
preoperative assessments, but only 47% of respondents say they usually prepare
a care plan.
AORN Board of Directors establish an award for excellence in
perioperative nursing.
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10 Years Ago in the AORN Journal |
A Home Study Program regarding Wilms’ tumor states that
the disease occurs in one per 15,000 births and accounts for 8% of pediatric
malignancies.
Nurses are encouraged to invent. Nursing equipment and
supplies routinely are developed by people who do not use them.
Congress program highlights education sessions to be
presented at Congress, including “Protective Attire: How Safe Are We?”
All information acquired from Perioperative Time Capsule,
February 2001 AORN Journel Vol. 73, No.2
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“ A Nursing
Odyssey: Legend to Legacy” |
The 48th Annual AORN Congress will be held March
11-15, 2001 at the Dallas Convention Center in Texas.
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