Educational meeting at Integris Baptist this month,  7:00pm, Thursday, February 8th
 The professional organization of perioperative registered nurses, providing
education, representation, and standards for quality patient care.

 

 

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

If you are an AORN member
 then you are also an 
OSCPN member

Click Here for information

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Would you like to advertise your business or association here?

Contact a member or the webmaster for rates.

OSCPN.org Jobline

Oklahomacity.com

 

THE CUTTING EDGE
Editor: Annette Rayburn                                         NOVEMBER 2000

MEETING PLACE CHANGE FOR NOVEMBER PROGRAM!!!!!!!!!

THE NOVEMBER MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE STATE

CAPITOL IN THE SENATE CHAMBER

PARK IN THE SENATE PARKING LOT (WEST SIDE OF THE CAPITOL) ENTER UNDER THE CANOPE

AND FOLLOW THE GREETER’S DIRECTIONS TO THE FOURTH FLOOR SENATE CHAMBER

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

I learned a lot at our last AORN meeting with Joanne Dobler, Oklahoma Nurse Assistance Program. It’s good to know that there is help for nurses who are struggling with alcohol and drug dependence.

Our next two meetings are on the second Tuesday of the month because of the holidays. Be sure to mark your calendars.

On November 14th we will be meeting at the State Capitol for our annual Legislative meeting. I hope to see you there!!!

 

Loretta

 

Perioperative Nurses

  AORN is proud to honor perioperative registered nurses during OR Nurse Week, November 12-18, 2000. This year’s theme is Perioperative Nurses: Healthcare with a Human Touch.

  Perioperative registered nurses make a difference in patient care with their skill, compassion, and competence. They deliver the true essence of nursing care, combining the technical and scientific aspects of nursing, with respect and compassion for the patient as a human being.

HAPPY OR NURSE WEEK!!

 

MEMBERLINE NEWS

  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!

  You can sign up even if you aren’t due for renewel. The three years will be added onto the remaining 
months of your current membership.

To sign up for this special offer call customer services at (800) 755-2676 ext. 1. For more information, 
check out the website at www.aorn.org/about/3year.htm

Three years of chapter dues must accompany payment

Offer exspires March 15, 2001

Welcome New, Renewed, &

Rejoined Members

Regina Waters            Victoria Bryant            Bonni Beller-Williams

Nola Duncan            Louise Haag                Pamela Bowerman

Mar Johnson-Thurmon               Julie McGowen            Territa Cooke                        

Teresa Bradshaw            Drucilla WentworthSarah

Habitat for Humanity Challenge Gets Even Better

Last year, AORN of the Lower Eastern Shore, Chapter 2105, challenged all AORN chapters to donate $1 per chapter member to the New Orleans Habitat for Humanity House.

This year Chapter 2105 challenges all chapters to donate $1 per member—plus challenges each member to donate another $1 for the AORN House being built during Congress (March 11-15) in Dallas.

If you would like to participate in the challenge send a check in the chapter’s name to:

Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity
P.O. Box 720490
Dallas, TX 75372

Please make the check payable to Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, and be sure to write on the check that it is for the AORN House. For more information on the Habitat for Humanity project, check out the AORN website at:

www.aorn.org/congress/habitat.htm.

CNOR/CRNFA Examination
Statistics

From the annual report prepared by PES, it was reported that 2,498 CNOR candidates sat for the exam in 1999. Of these candidates, 1,599 (64.1%) received passing scores. For the CRNFA candidates who were administered the examination, 454 of the 542 candidates (83.76%) achieved passing scores.

The passing rate statistics for the CRNFA examination has not changed so far this year. However, the passing rate for the CNOR exam has seen an increase in the pass rate from 64% to 85% as reported in the Spring 2000 CBPN Newsletter.

The 2000 recertification period has been entered, and the statistics indicate that out of a possible 7,247 CNORs eligible to recertify, approximately 5,000 did so for a 70% recertification rate. There were a total of 142 CRNFAs eligible to recertify, and approximately 105 completed the process for a 75% recertification rate.

 

 

..... REFRESHMENTS

Our Thanks

FOR OCTOBER MTG
Refreshments

SURGERY CENTER OF EDMOND

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

NORMAN REGIONAL
HOSPITAL

NEURO SCIENCE

SPECIALIST

 

CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AORN

OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS

2000-2001

PRESIDENT- LORETTA CATES
739-0043 (H) 690-1707 (PAGER) maxwellhealthlj@juno.com

PRESIDENT ELECT-GENEVIEVE ZURGER
232-1976 (H) 908-8050 (PAGER) genhhatley@msn.com

VICE PRESIDENT-SUSAN BURKE
794-6172 (H) suezq404@yahoo.com

SECRETARY-COOKIE JENNINGS
359-2846 (H) cjennings@mmcable.com

TREASURER-CHARLENE THARP
793-9671 (H) 904-3610 (PAGER)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Joyce Pantry 848-8778 (H)

Pam Bowerman 843-4651 (H)

Pat Darnell 848-4737 (H) padarnell@worldnet.att.net

June Ricards 720-1933 (H) jricards@aol.com

Dennis Wiltfong 359-6837 (H) dennis@wiltfong.com

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Vickie Bryant 720-8105 (H)

Bea King 373-3430 (H)

Elesha Knouse 373-0209 (PAGER)

Julie Harger 771-5240 (H)

Julie McGowen 366-7915 (H)

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Membership-Janise Nepveux 340-2114 (H)
veux@msn.com

Newsletter-Annette Rayburn 692-2769 (H)
annieo154@aol.com

Publicity-Tim Kersey

Program-Dan Burke 722-5221 (H) 752-3780 (W)

Policy & Bylaws-Genevieve Zuger (SEE ABOVE)

Legislative-Jane Pickelsimer 773-4951 (H)
bpickels@telepath.com

Education-Mary Hurt 341-6801 (H)

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Ambassador Program

The Ambassador Program was created to recognize and thank member recruiters for supporting AORN. The program is designed to:

Expand AORN’s networking base

Promote AORN membership in a variety of perioperative work settings, and

Strengthen partnerships between national and local levels

Any AORN member who maintains a current membership is eligible to become an AORN Ambassador! 

Ambassadors receive a $5.00 coupon for every new member they recruit. The coupons are redeemable on an assortment of AORN products and services.

National Membership Dues

Congress Registration Fees

AORN Sponsored National Seminars

AORN Publications

Ambassadors receive an additional discount coupon redeemable for AORN products and services) for every year they maintain 100% membership in their facility.

Don’t pass up this opportunity to become an AORN Member Ambassador! To obtain an official AORN Ambassador Kit or information on our new incentive program call AORN at 1-800-755-2676 Ext. 274

AORN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CHAPTER

BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES

October 17, 2000

 

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by President Loretta Cates at 7:05PM

PROGRAM

Loretta Cates introduced our speaker of the evening, Joanne Dobler from the Oklahoma Nurse Assistance Program Organization. She shared that the goal of their organization was to educate Oklahoma licensed nurses and their employers about substance abuse and it’s effect on professional performance. She also acquainted us with the Oklahoma Peer Assistance Program. This is a voluntary, confidential program which assists licensed nurses whose competency may be impaired due to substance abuse and/or chemical dependency. It was an extremely enlightening and well-delivered program.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Old Business: The results from the poll that we took last month are in. The ranking of the topics of interest are as follows: 1. Trauma 2. Infection Control 3. Hospital provided scrubs vs Private scrubs 3. Conscious sedation 4. OR Nurse Practice Act. Also, the issue of the newsletter being available online. It was also announced again that anyone wishing to join AORN should do so by the November meeting to receive the $15.00 rebate.

New Business: It was announced the AORN goes to Washington in June 2001! It will include a RNFA forum June 22-24, an AORN Leadership Conference June 24th, and an AORN Lobby Day June 25 and 26th. More Information to follow at a later date.

NEXT MEETING will be held at the State Captiol on November 14th.

MEETING was adjourned at 8:05PM

Submitted by Cookie Jennings—Secretary

“A Nursing Odyssey: Legend to Legacy”

The 48th annual AORN Congress will be held March 11 to 15, 2001, at the Dallas Convention Center in Texas.

Perioperative Nurse Week

November 12-18

Surgery Nursing

Program for this
months'  meeting
CLICK HERE

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Names, addresses, phone numbers, and some e-mails for every member of our chapter.  CLICK HERE.
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This site courtesy of:

Dennis Wiltfong, RN, BSN, CNOR, CRNFA

Mercy Health Center