Meeting Minutes (june 2008)

Organization of Nurse Executives- Connecticut ONE-CT Membership Meeting Thursday June 12, 2008 5:30PM Hilton Garden Inn, Shelton CT PRESENT: See attendance sheets Topic

Discussion / Motion

Follow Up Action What/Who/When

Welcome 4:30-5:50pm Call to order

Susan Richman called the business meeting to order with an invitation to buffet

Featured Speaker

Theresa Conroy MSN APRN, ONE-CT member, recapped her journey to become a state legislator for District 32-Seymour Ansonia. Theresa is a nurse manager at Middlesex Hospital and is running for the state of CT legislature for the November 2008 ballot

All members encouraged to vote in November 2008 election!

Key points: Theresa’s journey began with her own community service interests. Theresa comes from a family tradition of public and elected official service

Old Business Committee Membership

Committee chairs reported frustration in gaining responses from committee members and in organizing group meetings. Board conducted brainstorming of ideas to facilitate committee member response and participation: • Combine committee meetings with membership meetings and extend meeting with committee pre-meetings. • Personal telephone calls in addition to email to committee members to clarify their interest and to invite to next committee meeting.

Next membership meeting time will be extended so that each committee can meet for an hour to ninety minutes before the general membership meeting. Committee chairs will phone call and email members regarding this new format

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Send letter on behalf of ONE-CT to every hospital CNO to remind them and encourage them to send their constituents. Laura Caramanica referred to AONE “Benefits to Membership” document as source of talking points for a letter

Next membership meeting will be held at Crowne Plaza Cromwell CT June 2008 meeting will be located at a site in proximity to Trumbull CT Committees will meet at 4:30pm L Spivak to send letter to CNOs to encourage member attendance

New Business

L Spivak set agenda to discuss priorities and responsible parties

Treasure Report

No new report

Strategic Goals Review and clarification

1.Strategic Planning • Will be work of the Board • A strategic planning meeting is scheduled for Thursday April 14 2pm8pm 2. Increased Membership

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Membership has increased though some dues are not collected for all renewals Liz Beaudin summarized adjustments and corrections to be made to renewal forms and process to secure dues from renewals

3. Topics for 2008-2009 programs • • • • • •

Pt Safety Legislative Issues Pertaining to Mission, creating nurse leaders: Nurse Manager Roles/Competencies Behavior management Communication

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Government and Legislation

Image of Nursing “The Quality Advantage” book regarding What is meant by culture change for creating safety and quality?

Discussion: • Need local leader • Idea: Ann Barker is prominent speaker on topic of nurse leader competency and her new book which highlights the Leadership IQ tenets is about to be published • Suggestion: Invite HAVEN group back for continuing presentation • Invite representatives for the Presidential campaigns to speak at September membership to discuss the candidates’ positions on healthcare issues Discussion: Legislative Committee • Sue Fitzsimons distributed several documents covering staffing legislation from other states prior to this meeting to help discussion • Several states are moving to legislative mandates for required nurse staffing plans to preempt mandated staffing ratios. • Washington State, Oregon, Colorado and Ohio scenarios discussed. Some states are writing in fines and mandatory postings of ratios. Liz Beaudin reported that staffing plan agreements are less onerous than mandated ratios. Questions/discussion regarding whether this ONE-CT should take position stand on the topic L Spivak distributed “Nurse Staffing Guiding Principles for the Delivery of Nursing Care to Patients”. The document was drafted by a sub group of the CHA nurse executive group who have cross membership on ONE-CT Decision: Board should be prepared to approve ONE-CT draft of staffing/staff planning position and present the principles in the document to seek an endorsement from the membership at the March membership meeting. Liz stated that legislative hearings for public health usually occur mid March. Decision: ONE –CT should be prepared to have written testimony regarding its

position on staffing legislation for March legislative meetings Liz described workforce coalition bill that CHA and CT Nurses Association are working to write to support nursing faculty. Laura Caramanica suggested adding support for faculty-facility position support. CT Nurses Association is looking to sustain budget for 10 years to alleviate faculty shortage.

Website

AONE Annual Meeting

Motion L Spivack asked for motion to accept “Guiding Principals for the Delivery of Nursing Care to Patients” , a plan formulated by CNOs of CHA. ONE-CT could adopt the document as a framework for ONE-CT legislative testimony. Unanimous approval with provision to acknowledge permission to use the document and contribution from Liz Beaudin of CHA. Will discuss enhancements at next board meeting. Several ONE-CT board members will attend the meeting in Seattle in April. We can post and invitation to all current and interested ONE-CT members for a meeting of all ONE-CT members during the annual meeting on the AONE website.

Meeting Adjournment

L Spivak will correct current officer contact information.

Next board meeting April 14th 3pm-8pm @ CHA for Strategic Planning (carry motion from Jan membership meeting regarding ONE-CT donation to HAVEN) Next Membership meeting March 13th 5pm Crowne Plaza The meeting was adjourned at 7:32pm Respectfully submitted Maura McQueeney Secretary

L Spivak will post on AONE website.