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November 2016
Professionally Speaking
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President's Message
Nurses play many vital roles in the care of their patients, including that of advocate. Advocacy is defined by the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary (
2009a) as the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal. When nurses advocate for their patients they are supporting a patient and their family's efforts to help prevent illness, injury, and/or alleviate suffering. Nurses don't just advocate for the patient alone, they also advocate on behalf of patient's families and communities.
Are you an advocate for your patients?
Advocating is about speaking up when a problem goes unnoticed.A few ways to advocate for your patient is to know their needs, determine when to advocate, and whether you need to be assertive or aggressive depending on the urgency of the issue.
The ANA says there are three core values which help form the basis of nursing advocacy: preserving human dignity; patient equality; and freedom from suffering. When advocating the nurse is a communicator, liaison, educator, interpreter and caregiver. The nurse is a liaison between the patient and providers as well as their family, spouse, and sometimes their fellow nurses. Nurse's help patients understand their diagnosis and make the best decisions about their health. When advocating the nurse makes sure the patient gets the best care in the safest way.
As we continue to advocate on behalf of patients and those we care for, let us also remember that Thanksgiving is a time for families to gather in celebration for a common purpose too; giving thanks for the blessing of the current year and for the next year to come. I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends.
Barbara Welch, MS, RN
MODNA President
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Committee Updates
CE Planning Committee: Our Continuing Education Planning Committee met on October 11
th to begin planning for the CNE events we want to bring to our membership during the 1
st quarter of 2017. In support of MODNA's reference proposal and commitment to support the
Nurses on Boards initiative, Sally Morgan ONA Board President will be presenting a session for us dedicated to this topic the evening of January 25
th. February's CNE event on the 22
nd of that month will feature MODNA members Sharon Parker and Pam Dickerson. They will be sharing with us a program from ONA's recent Road Show on The Impaired Nurse. The committee decided to once again host another Spring @ the Bing event on March 22, 2017. While the featured presenters are
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Committee Updates continued
still being lined up, the committee has made opioid usage and addiction the subject of that evening's event. Stay tuned for more information in early 2017 on all these upcoming events. Committee Chair: Sheri Southworth
Nursing Transitions Initiative Committee:
Focused on supporting the new nurse in practice, this committee met on October 4th to begin finalizing plans to provide an evening dinner and education event to senior level nursing students on February 2nd next year. The event will focus on helping them to maximize their preceptee experience and will be facilitated by Pam Dickerson who provided us with a great facilitated program on the preptor-preceptee relationship and experience last spring at the Bing. The committee is currently evaluating off-site meeting locations and will convene again in December to finalize an invitation list and marketing plans for the event. Committee Co-chairs: Kaitlyn Kemmner and Sharon Parker
Awards & Scholarships Committee:
After a review of the application and awards process for our Dorothy Cornelius and Debbie Cannon Freece nursing education scholarships, the Awards & Scholarship committee decided to make a few changes going forward. In an effort to align our awards to the same time period many other educational scholarships are awarded every year, the scholarship application due dates have been pushed back from the 2
nd Friday in December to the 3rd Friday in February. Scholarship applicants will be notified in early April whether or not they received one of our scholarship awards. Scholarship recipients will still be asked to attend our annual dinner meeting in May. Committee Chair: Shirley Fields-McCoy
By-Laws Committee: At the direction of the board, a By-Laws committee was convened to review and provide recommendations for updates to MODNA's by laws. The committee met on October 7th to begin the review process. The committee focused initially on revising the language describing our election process, (to accommodate electronic elections), and suggesting some language to guide the organization when a candidate is nominated for more than one board position. Committee Chair: David Shields
Finance Committee: MODNA's Finance Committee met November 1st
to review the organizations current financial status through the first quarter of our fiscal year and to evaluate the performance of our investment dollars held by Fifth Third Bank. MODNA's financial status remains strong. Membership continues to slowly increase and our costs have stayed fairly flat. The committee also welcomed Calloway Robertson, our Fifth Third Investment advisor to the meeting. The committee spent almost an hour asking him questions related to the preservation and growth or our investment dollars. While not growing by leaps and bounds, our investment dollars have continued a slow growth over the months and years. Committee Chair: Christine Frank-Scott
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Kudos to...
Katheryn Fernandez for receiving Board Certification in Gerontology in early October.
Katheryn Fernandez for receiving a 2016 Mount Carmel Excellence in Nursing Award.
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Congratulations and Thank You to...
the Board Members who agreed to be MODNA Committee liaisons:
- Phyllis Scheiderer - Continuing Education
- Paula Anderson - Legislative
- Katheryn Fernandez - Nursing Transitions Initiative
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The HealthyNurse In Practice
MODNA Meeting & CNE Program
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Speakers:
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mily Monfiletto, RD, LD
McConnell Heart Health Center, OhioHealth
Sarah Silk, Clinical Exercise Physiologist
McConnell Heart Health Center, Ohio Health
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When:
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Tuesday
, November 15, 2016 @ 6:00 PM
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Where:
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Bethel International United Methodist Church
Rooms 9 & 10 (first entrance)
1220 Bethel Road, Columbus, OH 43220
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Who:
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Nurses and Students
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Cost:
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Free to members and students! $15 for nonmembers
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Registration:
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Contact the Mid-Ohio District Nurses Association at modna@mondna.org or 614-326-1630.
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Continuing Education:
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This continuing nursing activity was approved by the Ohio Nurses Association. The Ohio Nurses Association is an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Cedentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91)
For more information , please contact Shirley Funt at smfunt@modna.org or 614-326-1630.
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In Memorium:
- Carol L. Baughman, RN ~ June 20, 1955 to October 23, 2016
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3,839 Active MODNA Members
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Planning Calendar
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Strategic Planning Committee, 9:00 am; MODNA Office
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| Nov 9th |
Legislative Committee, 5:30 pm; MODNA Office
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| Nov 11th |
Veterans Day ~ MODNA Office closed
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| Nov 15th |
CNE Program:The HealthyNurse in Practice,6:00 pm; Bethel International United Methodist Church, 1220 Bethel Road, Rooms 9 & 10
(first entrance), Columbus, OH 43220
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| Nov 17th |
Bylaws Committee, 12:30 pm; MODNA Office |
| Nov 24th |
Thanksgiving Day ~ MODNA Office closed
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| Dec 6th |
Nursing Transitions Initiative Committee, 5:30 pm; MODNA Office
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| Dec 13th |
Continuing Education Committee, 5:00 pm; MODNA Office
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| Dec 14th |
Board Meeting, 5:30 pm; Location TBD
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