THE SEPTEMBER MEETING IS TO BE HELD AT
THE SEPTEMBER MEETING IS TO BE HELD AT
INTEGRIS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER
Meeting Room J 7pm
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
I anticipate another good year for our organization. I was able to attend the leadership conference in Washington, D.C. at the end of June. While there, I attended an inspiring workshop on keeping the chapter meetings interesting and how to get people involved. I was also able to attend Lobby Day while I was up there. Over 300 RN’s were there to lobby our legislators for RNFA reimbursement. We also urged them to write a letter to HCFA asking them not to remove the RN from the OR. We started out with 37 co-sponsors of H.R. 822 and now have 72 co-sponsors thanks to our efforts that day!
Earlier this year at AORN Congress, the delegates voted to increase the dues in July 2002. I received a letter from AORN announcing that the due increase would not need to take effect until July 2003.
If you have any question, problems, or suggestions, please let me or one of the officers know.
Genevieve
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? Oklahoma State Council of Perioperative NursesFourth Annual Conference October 12, 13, & 14 |
“Fullfilling the Future of Perioperative Care”
Join us at the Westin Hotel, in the heart of downtown Oklahoma City, within walking distance of Bricktown Canal and Entertainment District.
Conference Goal: To Provide a Networking Forum for Perioperative Nurses.
To Discuss Issues Important To Our Future as Perioperative Nurses.
Registration—Friday, October 12th 3:00-8:00 pm
Welcome Reception 5:30-8:00 pm
Heavy Hors D’oeuvres and Cash Bar
Demonstration of OklahomaJobs.org by Dennis Wiltfong
Deadline for Registration is October 8, 2001
Fee Schedule: AORN Member Non-Mem Student
Entire Conference $95.00 $120.00 $80 (group of 3 or more $65ea)
Saturday Only $70.00 $90.00 $55 (group of 3 or more $40 ea)
For More information or to register on line go to
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New, Renewed, Rejoined Members |
David Argo Lee Gordon
Leslie Haidek Neva Stubbs
Suzetta Hartpence Judy Doss
Janice Robinson La James
Brenda Bacon Dianna Davis
Debbie Howell Connie Lee
Marlaine Jennings
Paula Johnson Jenny Wilson
Helen McCarthy
Donald RennerDUE TO RENEW
Daniel Burke
Michelle Conner
Deborah Foster
Nancy Sowers
Regina Waters
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AORN
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS
2000-2001 Click HERE
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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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AORN Multispecialty Conference St. Louis, MO |
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.
