CHAPTER 1016

 

APRIL 2005 BOARD MINUTES

 

 

CTO: 0630

 

GOLF TOURNAMENT

                        Teams are beginning to sign up.  We have 11 as of this date.  We also have 9 committed sponsors.  Prizes are also being donated and more are being sought.  Mulligans will be sold at the tournament for $5 each/ 2 per person.  The club will charge $2 per person for the drink cart.  Our members will tend the cart and the chapter will purchase the beverages to be sold.  Food will be purchase for a post-tournament snack.  There will also be snacks at the “turn”.

 

Meeting adjourned at 7 PM.

 

Submitted by

Marianne Lonergan, Secretary            

 

 

AORN NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER 1016

BUSINESS MEETING

APRIL 21, 2005

 

CTO: 7 PM

 

TREASURERS REPORT:

            Checking account: balance  3/31/05 $150.00

            Withdrawals: 3/31/05  $30.00

            Balance : checking and savings : $3072.62

 

GOLF TOURNAMENT UPDATE:

            Need volunteers to greet players, show a chapter “presence”.

 

MAY MEETING: Shands Surgical Center.  May 19, 2005

           

JUNE MEETING:  Site to be announced at May meeting. Since Kathy Brown will

            Continue on as president, June installation dinner will be in Ocala.

            Location to be announced.

 

CONGRESS REPORT:

Linda Sigsby: Linda attended Congress as a delegate and also as a representative

Of nursing education.  She spend time with the 192 high school students who

Were invited to Congress.

 

Kathy Brown: Kathy attended Congress as a delegate. She walked in the opening

Session with all the chapter presidents. She reported that a national time-out day

Will be done again this June.  Dr.O’Leary, President of JCAHO was a keynote

Speaker and was asked by the AORN members to present to JCAHO the

Recommendation that a RN be the circulator in the OR.  National has requested

That the yearly dues be raised to $100, with $20going to the local chapters

Instead of $15.  If a member attends Congress, that $100 will be put towards the

Registration fee.  AORN goal for 2005-2006 is that every member get one RN

To join the organization.

 

Sara Bish:  Sara attended Congress as an independent and reported on the

Presentation on the designing of operating rooms with Sloan Ketterling

Hospital.

 

Sally Moore:  Sally attended as an alternate delegate.  She spent most of her

Session time attending management sessions.  She reported that after July 1,

2005 JCAHO will not announce inspections but will come at will.  Employees

will also be subject to direct contact with the inspectors.  An employee may

also contact JCAHO with concerns.

 

                                                                                                                                               

 Marianne Lonergan:  Marianne attended Congress as a delegate.  Most of her

Sessions were with the House of Delegates and candidate forums.  She reported

On the position papers passed by the delegates concerning regulated overtime or

Time worked past 12 hrs.,& entry level education for RNs.

 

ADJ: 8:15 PM

 

 

Submitted by

Marianne Lonergan, Secretary