PAENA Meeting Minutes 2010

Mar. 19, 2010

GOAL	PLAN	WHO IS RESPONSIBLE	TIME LINE
Call to Order 9:00am	Quorum established 7 officers 7 committee chairs 12 chapters 5 alternates 3 guests
Adopt Agenda	Review agenda Minutes reviewed	No changes made to either Motion to approve made by Bev Mueller 2nd by Sharon McGonigal Minutes accepted
Treasurer’s Report	Report $43,000 PNC $2,105.36 Horizons $72,000 Vanguard	Andi De Roberts Motion made by Helen Healy to accept report 2nd by Viv DeFalco report accepted
Working agreement for meeting	Start on time Stop on time Limit conversation No side bar Work through lunch	Motion to accept made by Bev Mueller 2nd by Viv De Falco
Old Business	1. Chestmont and Laurel Highlands Plan is to sent letters to the chapters about inactivity. Second, letters will be sent to have all monies that are in the chapters sent to State ENA. Third, all members are to be reassigned to other chapters 2. State awards for Horizons need to be sent in – criteria for awards must be met to receive the awards. National awards criteria must be met by nominee. If any one is doing a nomination please let Sandy know , so that there are not the same person nominated twice Leadership Conference in Chicago , Pennsylvania ENA won Leadership award for the second time . Rita Celemer Scholarship – board decided it should be a $1,000 scholarship to be awarded – Criteria to be written by Erick Sharon motion and 2nd by Viv – voted and passed	Sandy Bauman will sent the letters Michele Buraczewski Sandy Bauman Sandy Bauman Erick Resch	next meeting National award – May 3rd November
Chapter Reports	Berks–December-holiday party January-lecture on Pediatric Airway Feb. cancelled March-lecture on Managing winter sport emergencies Chapter is sponsoring CEN review breakfast – October 2010
	Greater Lehigh Valley- March – organizational meeting Schedule for the rest of the year
	Lake Erie – January –introduction of officers and strategic plan Chapter wants to double membership by 12/10 and increase TNCC nurses in the area. February- speaker on Trauma for the ED nurse- Packets will be sent to outlying ED to encourage membership Next meeting is April 12th
	Susquehanna-January-education on Alzheimer’s disease Meetings are to be quarterly and start to have free contact hours given and also food. Next meeting April 6th
	Western –Dec 2009- Xmas party was held- Speaker on Cardiac issues Jan. Topic was Oncologic Emergencies- Feb –Topic was retirement savings by Wells Fargo March- Haiti’s medical missions by a CRNP from Children’s Hospital. Pediatric Emergencies by trauma EMS coordinator.
Committee Network	30 minutes given to committees to talk about things – unassigned member list was circulated to members to check	Committee members
Treasury Report	PNC checking $39,423.86 PNC Horizons $7000 Vanguard $22,410.83 Total $68,834.69 Quarterly reports are due from chapters – Receipts are needed for Reimbursements. Board member and chairpersons are to receive $125.00 and chapter presidents are to receive $50.00 to help cover room and gas.	Andi DeRoberts
Communications	Erick spoke about updating web site. Some of the links need updating He suggested a quarterly newsletter and to put State ENA on face book State chapter to have better access via the website. Work with Roxanne to improve things. She suggested to move web site to another host site. Cost is 24 months for $10 a month. She states that she will be able to register for Horizons online and also future events. If approved she will hand all changes and sent a bill to ENA Cost for www is a few dollars a month. Leora Wiles suggested that the web site be changed monthly. Web mistress is being paid to keep it up to date and she is not. Kay will work on the web site with Erick and Danyelle,Andi will check cost of web site. Motion by Kay -2nd by Bev Erick is not sure if he help- proposal passed	Kay ,Erik and Danyelle Roxanne Andi	Next meeting March 21,2010 Next meeting
Education	Hotel problems with the rooms- alternative Marriot for $109.00 a night. Brochures will be mailed this week. Speakers are going well Bags using leftovers from leadership Getting luggage tags so that bags can be identified No binders this year , folders will be used and a computer disc will be given Trying to get things to do while in Gettysburg, Ghost Tours. Next year’s Horizons venue to be in Nitty Lion or Penn Stater- date June 2nd and 3rd. Motion made by Bev , 2nd by Erick Kay will also look into Lancaster Motion by Bev,2nd by Kathy Both motions passed	Jen Bishop Bev Kay	Next meeting Next meeting Next meeting
General Assembly	Shirts are to be same as last year .Delegate number will be decreased this year. Nothing from National about delegates yet. E-mail chapter representative for awards	Bev Mueller
Fund Raising	Sharon will buy the quilt to be chanced off . Kathy McPherson continuing with the knifes on line Bev still has cookbooks – proposed that they will be sold at Horizons for $5.00 each and if any left each member can take10 books to Texas. Next fund raiser may be candles	Bev Mueller
Fund Raising	Sharon will buy the quilt to be chanced off . Kathy McPherson continuing with the knifes on line Bev still has cookbooks – proposed that they will be sold at Horizons for $5.00 each and if any left each member can take10 books to Texas. Next fund raiser may be candles	Sharon McGonigal	Next meeting
Government Affairs	Workshop in Arlington, VA. Wendy and Leora were present to represent PA ENA both went to the Hill to meet with health aides Wendy will be organizing with National 411ENA members for our state. The bill to prohibit use of interactive wireless communication devices passed the house and is now in senate Get information on web site for bills that are to be passed.	Wendy Wickward and Leora Wiles
Injury Prevention	IQSP- Institute for Quality Safety and Prevention. Teddy bear clinics Scan for teen suicide EN Care Log into the site and register safety programs	Kay Bleecher
Nurse Practice	Discussion of mental health patients in ED – pediatric ED nurses ,Geri care and Disaster awareness	Kathy Ingoglia
Membership	Target nurse mangers to encourage staff to become ENA members.Deb will sent letters to managers and follow up phone calls to them. Bev asked if there were any suggestions to increase members. ENA wants 40,000 members for their 40th anniversary.	Deb Clark
Trauma/Peds	$1,000 grant for TNCC /ENPC and $2,000 grant from 2009 are in treasury. Discuss about paying $465.00 bill for a TNCC course , Course was not advertised and it was questioned if it should be reimbursed.Leora states that the bill was submitted to council and it was agreed last year that it would be paid when it was submitted. Debate on TNCC course, want to know names of instructors , courses and times . In 2009,$7,000 was paid to TNCC/ENPC.Discussion was tabled .Motion made by Bev-2nd by Viv	Janet Murray	Next meeting
Lunch	Sandy went over survey Donna Kapes presented POLST-contact hour was given
Student Nurse Liaison	Donna will sent letters to nursing schools and try to recruit new members	Donna Tambourine
New Business	Strategic plan – Sandy discussed her year plans – print outs distributed Motion to accept –Betty 2nd by Viv Motion passed. Proposed budget was given out – ENAF donation to be given $1.00 per member . Motion made to accept by Helen, 2nd by Sharon – motion passed	Sandy
Membership Drive	Current membership 1,959 New member projection 216 State offers membership “10”- $10.00 less on membership or renewals. Tabled until next meeting	Deb Clark	Next meeting
ACEP Call	Wireless communication devises – a joint letter will be sent
Delegate Criteria	Discussed increasing stipend from$250.00 to $350.00 Motion made to accept by Viv,2nd by Helen. Motion passed
Election forms	Candidates will be on the web site, will be shown at next meeting. After you vote please e-mail Sandy to be put in a drawing to win a scholarship to Horizons 2011.
Miscellaneous	There is a free registration to National from the award that was won Stryker dude is in remission – Mary Pat [Michele’s sister] to receive $100.00 for helping to do mailing
Adjourned	3PM meeting adjourned

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