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In This Issue...
- President's Message
- Nurses Health Study #3
- OhSNA
- Licensure Renewal Date Changes
- Cost of Care: NPs vs Physicians
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- Congratulations
- Thank You
- Ohio Board of Nursing
- CE Committee Report
- Planning Calendar
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From the Desk of the President...
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I can't believe it is already May. It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating the New Year. In May, we celebrate National Nurses Day. Nurses celebrate for a week each year starting on May 6 and ending on May 12. Throughout the week many employers establish recognition events for their nurses; ice cream socials, luncheons, letters of appreciation, and departmental celebrations to show their appreciation for all that the nurses do.
This year's National Nurses Week Annual MODNA Dinner Meeting is Wednesday May 11, 2016 from 5:30pm - 8:30pm at The Boat House at Confluence Park. Our guest speaker is Linda Manley, RN, FNP, and an Emergency Nurse Practitioner. Her topic for the night will be
Moments of Grace: Exploring Near-Death and Related Experiences. Hope you can join us!
During Nurses Week, take some time for yourself. If you haven't taken the ANA HealthyNurse Initiative survey, go to
the www.anahra.org website and take a few minutes to participate in this monumental study - you will be doing something important for yourself and our profession. We as nurses need to focus on creating and maintaining a balance and synergy of physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, personal and professional well-being. In doing so, the nurse can be a stronger role model, advocate and educator for their home and work families as well as for their community.
Happy Nurse's Week! Have a Great Month!!
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Debbie Freece, the Gingy Harshey-Meade Excellence in Leadership Award recipient. The award was presented at The Ohio Nurses Foundation Nurses Choice Luncheon on April 15th.
Thank you...
4-20-16
Dear MODNA Colleagues,
Many thanks for nominating me for the Gingy Harshey-Meade Leadership Award. It is a great honor and I will always remember that its because of you. I was so glad that Mom (93) and Eric could share in the day.
The beautiful orchid corsage was the same that I carried in my wedding bouquet - 42 years old. It's still beautiful today.
The charm bracelet is beautiful and a constant reminder of how special you all are to me.
MODNA has been and continues to be a hughe part of ONF's success. The scholarships and grants demonstrate your commitment to our profession. I am proud to be part of you!
Sincerely,
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Nurses Health Study #3
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The success and long history of the Nurses' Health Studies are due to their dedicated nurse-participants. For more than 35 years, nurses have provided a wealth of information that has changed how women's health research is conducted and greatly improved our understanding of how to prevent major diseases like cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and others.
But times change, and so do our lives. Researchers are eager to once again learn more about the long-term effects of nutrition, hormones, environment, and nurses' work life on their health. Nurses Health Study #3 is currently seeking 100,000 new participants (female and male) to form a diverse cohort of RNs and/or RN students who are between the ages of 20 and 46 from across the US and Canada.
Be part of this world-renowned group of nurses. Every time you read about a medical breakthrough that resulted from the Nurses Health Study, you'll know you contributed. You can learn more about the study's achievements and how you too can participate by visiting their website at
www.nhs3.org.
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The Board of Nursing has scheduled an interested party meeting for its 2016 proposed rules filing and you are invited to participate. The Board values your input to assist Board members as they consider the 2016 rules package draft. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 10:00 am in the "South A" Conference Room located on the 31st Floor of the Riffe Center at 77 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio.
This year, as part of the five-year review process, the Board will review rules from Ohio Administrative Code Chapters 4723-5, Nursing Education Programs; 4723-7, Examination and Licensure; 4723-13, Delegation of Nursing Tasks; and 4723-27, Medication Administration by Certified Medication Aides. The Board will also consider revisions to several individual rules that are not slated for five-year review, but have been directed by the Board to be updated or otherwise amended for a number of possible reasons, including recent legislative action or need for technical revision.
To assist in planning, please confirm your attendance to Director Houchen's Assistant Margo Pettis by Friday, May 20, 2016, if possible. You may email Margo at <mpettis@nursing.ohio.gov> or contact her by phone at 614-466-6940.
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OhSNA
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Committee Report
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Picture L-R: Kathy Fernandez, Associate Professor of Nursing @ Mt Carmel Faculty and several of OhSNA's Executive Officers.
MODNA member Katheryn Fernandez, ONA Consultant to the OhSNA, and several members of OhSNA's executive leadership team were on hand during the Ohio Nurses Foundation Nurse's Choice Awards luncheon to be recognized for their recent award. During their recent national SNA convention, OhSNA President Ildiko Yuryev accepted the Superior Association Leadership and Strengthening the Voices of the Student Nurses in Ohio.
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MODNA's CE Planning Committee met on April 12
th to evaluate our March 30th CE Conference @ The Bing! We had over 50 attendees this year, and were happy to see so many OhioHealth/Riverside nurses in attendance. The committee and most attendees felt the two speakers, MODNA members Pam Dickerson and Jan Lanier were engaging, inspirational and educational.
The committee decided to present summer CNE programs on the following dates: June
22nd
and August 24th. The committee's plan for these
continue to provide education related to the HealthyNurse theme with a focus on stress management, mindfulness, and self care therapy. Stay tuned for future announcements regarding the programs/ speakers for our summer CNE's.
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Licensure Renewal Date Changes: Important Information
The Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN) helped originate a bill that has been passed by the legislature that changes the licensure renewal dates for LPNs, RNs and APRNs from an ending date of August 31st to November 1st. The Board requested this change because they have encountered tremendous challenges with the state eLicensure system over the last several renewal cycles. These issues caused the Board to ask for an updated eLicensing system, but with an updated system come the time it takes to implement a new system, train employees, and educate the public on how to use the new system. Because of the prior issues, anticipated setbacks listed above, and with the implementation taking place during a peak licensing period, the OBN sought to change the current dates in statute and they have been successful. The Ohio Nurses Association Health Policy Council reviewed the language the OBN drafted, as well as their explanation for the licensure renewal date change and voted to support the Board in their legislative endeavors. The language to change the dates passed and is now current law. Here's what YOU need to know about the updated law on licensure renewal date:
RNs:
Sec. 4723.24 (A){1) Except otherwise provided in this chapter, all of the following apply with respect to the schedules for renewal of licenses and certificates issued by the board of nursing:
(a) An active license to practice nursing as a registered nurse is subject to renewal in odd numbered years.
An application for renewal of the license is due on the fifteen.th day of September of the renewal year. A late application may be submitted before the license lapses. If a license is not renewed or classified as inactive, the
license lapses on the first day of November of the renewal year.
(b) An active license to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse is subject to renewal in even-numbered years. An application for renewal of the license to due on the fifteenth day of September of the renewal year. A late application may be submitted before the license lapses. If a license if not renewed or classified as inactive, the license lapses on the first day of November of the renewal year.
(c) All other active licenses and certificates issued under this chapter are subject to renewal according to a schedule established by the board in rules adopted under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code.
Tiffany Bukoffsky, BSN, RN
Ohio Nurses Association Director of Health Policy & Nursing Practice
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Thank you...
to Bill Butler, Paul Bohlman, Jamie Crooks and all Ohio HealthCare Credit Union staff for your continued support of MODNA in 2016.
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Planning Calendar
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May 11
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Annual Dinner, 5:30 pm; The Boat House at Confluence Park, Olentangy Room, 679 W. Spring St, Columbus
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May 18
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Legislative Committee meeting, 5:30 pm; MODNA Office
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May 25
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Finance Committee meeting, 5:30 pm; MODNA Office
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June 7
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Nursing Transitions Initiative meeting, 5:30 pm; MODNA Office
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June 8th
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Board Meeting, 5:30 - 7:30 pm; MODNA Office
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Serving Registered Nurses in Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Logan,
Madison, Pickaway, and Union Counties
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Mid-Ohio District Nurses Association
1520 Old Henderson Road, Ste 100, Columbus, OH 43220
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