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Congratu lat ions to the fo l lowingRegion 19 chapters on c
urrent andupcom ing char ter anniversary
mi les tones for the month s ofOctober and November
1. Sacram ento area Chapt er- 40years
2. San Diego Chapter-33 years3. Hangzhou China Chapter-17
years4. Santa Barbara County
Chapt er-32 years5. San Francisc o Chapter -32
years6. Nap Valley Chapt er- 10 years7. Central Coast of
California
Chapter- 7 yearsFANTASTIC&THANK YOU!!!!
AACN Region 19 CAT MonthlyCommunication Circle and
Updates(California, China, Japan, Germany, and Kingdom Saudi Arabia
Collaborative)
October, 2014
Mission AACN Region 19 CAT"s mission is to guide, support,
inspire, and empower region 19 chtheir noble quest to advance
AACN's Mission and Vision.
ReflectionIm currently reading a wonderful book by Margaret J.
Wheatley. It is calledPerseverance (I highly recommend it). Going
through the book, I came acpage that describes success and reading
the words made me reflect deeplyevaluating the measures of success
that sometimes seems unrealistic. So, Ithought to share with you.
One reason is because it is, in my view, veryenlightening and
second, I love how success is defined, not by society stabut by
every day actions. I hope you enjoy it. In the book, she prefaces
thpage by this quote
If we have been aware of the processes of our lives, including
moments hate and are just aware of our hating-I do not want to do
it, but Ill do it anywthat very awareness is life itself. When we
stay with that awareness, we dhave that reactive feeling about
it.Were just doing it. Then for a second we beto see Oh, this is
terrible-and at the same time, it is really quite enjoyable. Wekeep
going, preparing the ground. Thats enough.
JoKo BeckZen Teacher
SuccessWhat are your measures of success? Both your conscious
ones that you prand your unconscious ones that manipulate you
invisibly?
When you get depressed or upset with yourself because youve
failed, whatmeasures are revealed by your distress?
At the end of your life, what measures of success do you expect
youll stillbeclinging to or proudly proclaiming?Can you accept as a
measure of success that you kept showing up, day afteven when you
werent feeling helpful or effective? What about times that you
didnt get caught in others drama, or swept away bdark emotions?Or
the times you refrained from striking back and refused to counter
aggrwith aggression?
Or the moments when your heart opened up to another persons
predicamentbecause you had the same experience and realized were
all just only human? Simply staying on the path, no matter what,
keeping on with your directioyour way back when you get lost or
diverted- this seems enough success ftime.
If weve returned again and again to our work, if weve taken on
challenges rathan avoiding them, if weve known when to give up,
when to change, when toup, when to love
Well, I for one, will feel very successful.
By Margaret J Wheatley
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What is New in the Resource Library?New links in the Resource
Library
Some chapters have expressed difficulty encouraging newmembers
into a leadership role, or expressed that currentmembers on the
board or in Officer Positions are not suretheir role.
Check out the Elections-Willingness to Serve templates thwas
added to the Resource Library (officer permissionlevel). They are
made generic and posted as Word
documents so any chapter can use them. Thanks to theRochester
Chapter for sharing with all Chapters!
Chapter Governance Resources- Click to view anddownload
Elections - Willingness to Serve Form - Generic Elections -
Willingness to Serve Form - President Elections - Willingness to
Serve Form - President-elect Elections - Willingness to Serve Form
- Secretary Elections - Willingness to Serve Form - Treasurer
Best Practice Ideas Certification CCRN-K Certification
AACN Launched its New CCRN-K CertificationsCheck out and Click
on the CCRN-K link to review thisenlightening power point to get
your questions answered share with your chapter members. Many
members may bFrom this new certification and avoid relinquishing
their status.
Upcoming Evidence Based Webinars: Saving Face:
PreventinDevice-Related Pressure Ulcer
Presented by: Jennifer Markowitz, RN, BSN, ATC, LAT
Live webinar Thursday November 13, 2014 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
PT
Promoting Chapter EventsSubmit events for posting on the Events
Calendar.
Post events on chapter website(free). Post onSocial media (FB,
Twitter, Google, etc.)
Send the chapter advisor the flyer/brochure so thechapter
advisor can send it to all of the otherchapters in the region to
distribute to theirmembers.
Contact the area Ambassadorsand ask them topromote the
event.
Creating Chapter newsletter and posting the eventthere along
with fun pictures can be a great visualfor members to attend. Click
on the link or take aLook at the attached SFVAACN Chapterevent
s
Contact the educators at all the local hospitals (oruse their
hospital liaisons if they have them) andask them to post the
flyers
Chapters could challenge their members to bring
AACN Introduces the New CCRN-K CCRN-K cer tification is for the
nursingprofessionalwho in their practice appliesknowledge in a way
that influencespatients, nurses and/or organizations tohave a
positive impact on acutely and/orcritically ill adult, pediatric or
neonatalpatients but does notwork at the
bedside.CCRN-K certification may be obtainedthrough completion
of an initial exam oras a renewal optionfor CCRN and
CCRN-Ecertificants
AACN Region 19 CAT MonthlyCommunication Summary and
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October, 2014
Upcoming AACN Conferences andWebinars
AACN Nurse Manager PrioritiesConference 09/28/14. Nashville,
TN
AACN Progressive Care PathwaysConference 09/28/14. Nashville,
TN
AACN NTI MAY 17-21. SAN DIEGO, CA AACN Critical Care Webinar
Series
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: ICUInterventions Matters
Presented by: Brenda Pun, RN, MSN, ACNPThursday September 11,
2014 10:00 AM- 10:30 AM PT
Meaningful Recognition
November 1st is the deadline to submit forChapter Circle of
Excellence Awards. DO NotMISS OUT!!
Focus the Flame and nominate your chapter forthe 2015 AACN
Circle of Excellence Awards forChapters. The awards recognize
exemplaryefforts to make a difference in the healthcareprofession
and communities and further AACN'smission, vision and values. This
is your chapteropportunity to be recognized for them! Being
nominated is an honor in itself!!The award categories are:
Excellence in Chapter Collaboration Excellence in Community
Education & Public
Service Excellence in Educational Programming Excellence in
Leadership Development Excellence in Promoting the Value of
Certification AACN President's Award for Chapters
(deadline for this award only is 2/15/15) A maximum of 3
chapters per category will beselected and each chapter will be
awarded$1,000. Nominations close Friday, Nov. 1,2014. Learn more,
see last year's winningexemplars, and nominate.
Questions? Please let me know orcontact [email protected].
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Our Board of Directors decided toupgrade to the Premium version
ofthe software ($90/year) in order to
get a few extra features andremove the ads. We've never hadany
issues with it, and it'sdefinitely worth the $$$.
Once we had created our website,we connected it to our
domainname purchased from GoDaddy.This made it much easier
forpeople to find us, and also helpedto optimize our visibility on
searchengines like Google/ Bing.
With WIX, we can connect withFacebook, Twitter,
Instagram,YouTube, Google Calendar,LinkedIn, Constant Contact
andseveral other social mediaplatforms.
The most challenging part of thisproject has been finding
someoneto routinely and consistentlyupdate our website, which
meansthat most of it has been done by
Board Members who also wearother hats. My biggest tip: find
someone
who is willing to serve aswebmaster before you startdesigning
your website. Makesure that they know what they aresigning up for,
and make sure youlayout your expectations up front.
I hope you find this information helpful. I'v
got tons of specific advice if you wantmore detail.I highly
recommend that you look intodesigning your own custom website.
Itmakes a huge difference in the waypeople perceive your
chapter,Collin R. James- SFAACN President
For some chapters, having the ability to set up and customize
their
own website may be beneficial and an option they want. TheSFAACN
president Collin R. James has kindly contributed theSFAACN chapters
perspective in developing their website andoutlined the steps
needed for other chapters to utilize is a miliarneed arises. The
steps are outlined below. Thanks Collin for yourcontributions and
collaboration with other region chapters. WeRegion 19 chapters find
this helpful.
Banners. It is quite easy to use and requires absolutely
nocomputer program. Our website is one of our most effectivetools,
and I'd be happy to share some tips with you.
We wanted our website to reflect our chapter name, so
wepurchased the rights to sfaacn.org on GoDaddy.com($15/year).
We created Gmail accounts for all of our board membersusing a
standardizedformat, [email protected]. Forexample
[email protected] or [email protected]. Later we
connected these accounts withevents. Info and bios on our
website.
We wanted to create a website that would allow us to tapinto
cutting edge technology, social media, live video
streaming and discussion forums. We partnered with a
localtechnology and design university and offered students asummer
internship testing various website platforms andinternet hosts.
After many experiments, we selected awebsite building software
called WIX. They have a freeversion that allows new users to build
a custom website,however, in full disclosure, it also has small
advertisement
Designing and Customizing a Chapter WebsiteBy Colin R. James RN,
BSN, CCRN, CPHOPNPresident San Francisco AACN Chapter
Congratulation to the SanFernando Valley on the
successful launch of their new
website http://www.sfvaacn.org/ Check it out!!
If you have a story or best practice aboutyour chapter that you
like share with theregion, please send to
[email protected]
http://sfaacn.org/http://sfaacn.org/http://sfaacn.org/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.wix.com/http://www.wix.com/http://www.wix.com/http://www.sfvaacn.org/http://www.sfvaacn.org/http://www.sfvaacn.org/http://www.sfvaacn.org/http://www.sfaacn.org/http://www.wix.com/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://sfaacn.org/
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Contact: An gela Benef ieldRegion 19 Chapter Advisor949-939-4883
Call or Text
Follow us on Twitter @ aacnregion19CATLike Us on Face Book AACN
Region 19.
Annual National Teaching Institute & Critical CarExposition
(NTI) is May 17-21, 2015, in San Diego
Registration Opens in November.NTI Housing is Open. The earlier
you book your hote
room, the more choices you have! Call (800) 341840 with your
questions.
Registration opens in November. See you in SanDiego!
Region 19 NTI Get Together Facilitation Update
A huge thank you to all chapters that participated in theregion
survey. The following chapters expressedinterest in participating
on a planning committee for theNTI get together event. These
chapters are:San Diego, GLBOC, Sacramento, UCLA, San
FernandoValley, Inland Empire, Ventura, and Napa Valley. Oncea
meeting date and meetings are scheduled, I will besending updates
to the region about the progress andkeep you all informed of the
work. Thank you all for yourcollaboration!!!!
What Is A CAT And How to Become One?It Is Never Too Early for
Succession Planning
Most recently, I was asked by several chapter memberswhat does
exactly a chapter advisor do?. Is it a paid positionby AACN? And
how does one become a CAT?
Chapter Advisor is an AACN volunteer role. The Chapter Advisory
Team (CAT) functions as a vital link betweenchapters and National
office, ensuring effectivecommunication among the AACN Board of
Directors,National office and local chapters on pressing
issueschapters face. Advisors are volunteers who have
expertknowledge on chapter issues and trends in their regions ofthe
country, and are well informed about what is happeningat the
National level and how that affects chapters. Theydirectly support
chapters and chapter leaders in a number ofimportant ways; it is
not a paid position and the CAT is notemployed by AACN. The CATs
travel expenses to chaptersand meetings are however reimbursed by
AACN.For more information, please check out the
followinghttp://www.aacn.org/wd/chapters/docs/public/chapter-advisory-team-position-info.pdf
AACN chapters that work together with their Chapter Advisors and
the National office have the greatest successachieving their goals
As part of early succession planning, I would love to hear ifany of
you- chapter leaders- may have an interest in servingas the next
region 19 CAT. I would love to talk to you andanswer your
questions. It is an amazing opportunity to grow,develop, and give
back to our nursing community andchapter members. And it is never
too early to beginsuccession planning
CAT Reminders
October 31at: Deadline for Research Graapplications for 2015
November1st: Deadline: Circle ofExcellence Awards. Go
towww.aacn.org/Chapters > Awards fordetails. GOOD LUCK!
November 15th: Quarter 1 FinancialReport due (July-Sept)
The reportforms are located on the Formswebpage in the Chapter
area of the AACwebsite and must be submitted online
Thank You for Focusing the Flame!!
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Region 19 Photos CornerHappy October/ November Anniversaries to
the
Following Chapters
Santa BarbaraChapter
Central CoastChapter
San FranciscoChapter
San Diego Chapter
HangzhouChapter(China)
Napa ValleyChapter
Sacramento AreaChapter
