Last year we submitted a request to have a member from the National Board of Directors come to Fort Worth to speak to our Chapter. In September we were se-lected and next Thursday, March 28, Martha Stratton, MSN, MHSA, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC, will provide us with an update on National AORN activities during our business meeting and she will present our CE pro-gram: “You’re a Perioperative Nurse: So What? Advocacy in Periop-erative Nursing”. One contact hour will be provided for those who attend the presentation in its entirety. Please show your support for Martha Stratton by at-tending our next meeting. As we move closer to 2013 AORN Con-gress in March, please take advantage of voting for National Officers through the AORN website. It only takes a few minutes and your vote helps to keep our organization strong by providing leaders that represent us in our complex practice endeavors. Speaking of Congress….This week our Chapter was selected to be the Texas State Reporter for the 2013 Congress

First House of Delegates meeting! This responsibility includes counting the num-ber of chapter delegates from Texas, re-cording and reporting the number prior to the start of the meeting. It’s similar to roll call during a Democratic or Republican Convention. Chapter 4406 is being recog-nized!! So what’s next? We are hoping for more rewards and awards at Congress as we have applied for chapter excellence recog-nition. No matter what, we know that the Fort Worth members are the best! Thank you all for the hard work and dedication to our profession and especially for keeping our patients safe.

Kathy

Message From Our President

Fort Worth #4406

Officers 2012-2013

President: Kathy Alexander 817-680-4629

Pres. Elect: Martha Wallis 817-475-2004

Past President: Krista Johnson 817-992-0526

Secretary: Angela Wright (12-14) 817-715-4427

Treasurer: Janet Craun (11-13) 817-999-4223

Board of Directors

Lee Bearden (11-13) 817-925-0898

Anne Mattern (11-13) 817-250-5088

Jane Pence (12-14) 817-800-9906

Janice Steyn (12-14) 817-556-9908

Nominating Committee

2012-2013

Krista Johnson, Chair 817-992-0526

Susan Gillett 817-729-5242

Joan Javeed 817-297-1441

Committee Chairs

2012-2013

Membership: Martha Wallis

Legislative: Jane Pence

Education: Anne Mattern

By-Laws: Krista Johnson

Ways & Means: Lee Bearden

Scholarship: Jane Pence Janice Steyn

Newsletter Editor: Krista Johnson

Webmaster: Anne Mattern

P.O. Box 87 February 2013

Fort Worth, TX 76101 www.aornfwtx.org Volume 20.4

Greet & Eat Want to enjoy good food and get to

know our members better….then join

us at the Old Neighborhood Grill

prior to all our scheduled Business

meetings….we start arriving around

4:30 pm.

1633 Park Place Avenue

Fort Worth, TX 76110

(817) 923-2282

We’re on the Web !

www.aornfwtx.org

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2013 Delegates The members selected to represent our chapter and receive

funding as delegates at the October business meeting were:

Kathy Alexander— President—automatic Head of Delegation

Janet Craun Krista Johnson

Jane Pence Martha Wallis

Mary Wismann

Updated Chapter By-Laws

available The Chapter By-laws approved by the members at the

October meeting are available on our website and at-

tached to this newsletter.

By-Laws Committee

Krista Johnson, Chair

Kathy Alexander

Katherine Kohout

Jane Pence

The chapter will continue to collect money for the Tarrant

Area Food Bank. Remember that for every dollar we do-

nate, they can provide 3 meals.

The Chapter is seeking volun-

teers to assist with set up and

clean up for monthly meetings

There will not be a BOD

Meeting for February.

St. Joseph Hospital recently succumbed to age and deterioration, sitting vacant for nearly a decade. The cost of redevelopment of the building was cost-prohibitive. Though sad for those of us who worked in the facility, the land will be converted to green space. More than 20,000 bricks have been saved and will be used to build a memorial, fountain or walkway to commemorate St. Joseph Hospital. Tarrant Coun- ty Hospital District, aka JPS Health Network, owns the property and will at some point use the 6 acre land to expand its current facilities. St. Joseph Hospital was the oldest hospital in Fort Worth, founded in 1883. The hospital, built by railroad workers, was called the Missouri Pacific Hospital. In early 1885, the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of San Antonio were invited to take charge of nursing. The Chief Surgeon convinced the Mother Superior of the order to send ten sisters to Fort Worth to staff the hospital. The hospital burned down in 1885 and was rebuilt by the railroad workers. In 1889, the hospital was sold to the sisters for $15,000 and was renamed St. Joseph Infirmary. St. Joseph Training School for Nurses opened in 1906. In 1930 the name changed to St. Jo-seph Hospital. The property was expanded several times. In 1994, Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp bought St. Joseph and closed the facilities a year later. The property was sold in 1997 to a California company that operated an Alzhei-mer’s center in part of the complex before going into bank-ruptcy. The property closed in 2004 when the building’s cool-ing system failed. Your legacy will live on. Rest in Peace, St. Joseph Hospital.

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EDUCATIONEDUCATIONEDUCATION

You’re a Perioperative Nurse: So What? Advocacy in Perioperative Nursing

Provided by Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Education Center and

Fort Worth AORN Chapter # 4406

Presented by Martha Stratton, MSN, MHSA, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC AORN Board of Directors Officer

The purpose of this educational activity is to increase the knowledge of the registered nurse to be able to describe perceived and actual barriers to nursing advocacy, understand the value RNs bring to the circulator role and recog-

nize the importance of supporting the healthcare facility and co-workers.

1.0 Contact Hours Target Audience: Registered Nurses, Surgical Nurse Managers,

Surgical Directors and Risk Management DATE: Thursday, February 28, 2013 TIME: 7:00 pm ~ 8:00 pm LOCATION: Robb Rutledge Auditorium, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Education Center

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Education Center (THFW Education Center) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association (TNA), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC COA).

Participants must attend the entire program to receive Continuing Education credit.

Greater Fort Worth Society of

Gastroenterology Nurses and

Associates www.sgnaregions.org/gfw

25th Annual Educational Symposium

March 23, 2013

Riley Center Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 1701 West Boyce Ave.

Fort Worth, Texas 76115 817-921-8800

Future Chapter Education

March 28th

Mike Russell with STERIS

Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome (TASS)

April 25th

Shahid Aziz, MD

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

May 23rd

Terri Goodman, RN, TCORN President

Supporting IOM Recommendation for the

Future of Nursing

AORN Fire Safety Tool Kit

The Fire Safety Tool Kit has been recently up-

dated and is available on the AORN Web site.

aorn.org

It includes free CE for members.

Chapter Meeting to begin at 6:15 pm

Education at 7:00 pm THFW Education Center Robb Rutledge Auditorium

"A Healing Place" the Nurses’ Float which celebrated and

honored all nurses at the 2013 Tournament of Roses Pa-

rade® won the Craftsman's Trophy for exceptional achieve-

ment in showmanship and dramatic impact.

The Chapter Membership Committee has presented a

New Member Brochure to the BOD for final approval.

Committee members are:

Martha Wallis

Mary Wismann

Be looking for it on the website soon.

Chapter President chosen for

State Reporter Our chapter has been asked to select one of our delegates

to be the state reporter for Texas at the 2013 Congress First

House of Delegates!

TCORN Annual Luncheon Meeting at Congress Tuesday, March 5

th from 12-1:30pm in Room 2 of the

convention center. Lunch is $25 … please register ASAP as they need a head count for ordering lunch.

http://tcorn.net/?q=content/2013-annual-meeting Terri Goodman, PhD, RN, CNOR TCORN President terrigoodman@sbcglobal.net

Congress News

ONE MEMBER ONE VOTE

Voting is now open for AORN elected positions.

Every member can vote, not just delegates going to Congress. This is your chance to select the leaders

who will chart the future of AORN. Please vote early! It only takes 3-5 minutes and is done online.

Go to www.aorn.org (your user name is your email

address)

Log in

Write down your member number located in “my

account” (or click on the tab “my AORN” and it will appear)

Follow the link to the voting page

Sign up to be a Moderator, Session Assistant,

and/or Host Volunteer

AORN still needs moderators, session assistants,

and/or onsite volunteers for the 60th AORN Congress in

San Diego! Go to the 2013 Congress Volunteer Sign-Up

Chapter of Excellence Award Presentation and

Photo Shoot

Our chapter has submitted an application for the Chapter of Excellence Award. Any member of our chapter who is attending Congress is invited to participate in the photo shoot.

All chapters who submitted applications for consideration of a Chapter Excellence Award will be recognized with a photo taken at Congress. The actual award recipients will be announced on Sunday, March 3rd during the Opening Session at 1:30 pm.

Chapter group photos will be taken prior to the Chapter Award rehearsal scheduled on Sunday, March 3rd. Photos will be taken from 7:00 am - 8:00 am and the rehearsal will begin immediately after from 8:00 - 8:30 am.

If you are interested in being included in the group photo, please contact Kathy Alexander by calling 817-680-4629.