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MISSION - To promote quality and cost effective care
through public and professional education, research and
standards of practice.
VISION- Leading organization for PeriAnesthesia Nursing in
Indiana.
VALUE - Honesty, thoughtfulness, fairness, pride, respect,
diversity, ethical, stewardship, mentoring, passion and family/
community.
GOALS - Provide education with respect to all phases of
anesthesia care through a variety of formats.
INSPAN
MISSION, VISION, VALUES,
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Editor’s page..……….....…..………………..……………….……2
President’s Page……….………………………….………………..3
A B P A N C …………………… . . . . ………………… . . . … 4
Medicine Cabinet………..…………….…...……….……….…..6
New Certified CPAN-CAPA…………...…….………….…..7
Don’t Forget ………...……………….......……........…………8
Hot Topics.………..………...…………….………….…………...9
Meeting Highlights………….…….……….…….…………10-13
Up and Comers…………...……………...…..…………...14-15
A S P A N …………… . . . ……… . …… . … . …… . . … . . . … . 1 6
National Conference…………………...………….…….…....17
CPAN & CAPA Exams………….………………….………..18
Poster Fair………..……………….……………..……...………..19
Future Events……………………………………………………..20
INSPAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Kyra Hiatt, RN, CAPN
VICE PRESIDENT
Karen Garten, RN, CAPA
SECRETARY
Carol Matthews, RN
TREASURER
Tressa Hammond BSN,
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Karen Garten, RN, CAPA
Vital Volume written by INSPAN members for
INSPAN members.
All rights reserved. Copyright 2008
Newsletter Date: FALL 2010
Indiana Society of PeriAnesthesia Volume 1, Issue 4
Vital Volume
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EDITOR’S PAGE
KAREN GARTEN
2697 WILLOWLAKE DRIVE
GREENWOOD, In 46143
Update
What a great update presented by Lois Schick,
everyone was talking about how much they learned.
We all have a better idea of how to protect our
patients and our licenses.
I am really looking forward to the rest of the
year as your newly appointed Vice-President,
President Elect. I will work very hard to make our
next year’s update as good as those in the past have
been.
It was very nice seeing old friends and
meeting new ones. Thanks to the ASPAN members
who sent me articles for the newsletter, it’s very
hard to write everything by yourself. If every
member would send me one article I would have
enough for the whole year if I spread them out.
I look forward to all you send.
Karen Garten, RN CAPA
‘Vital Volume’ Editor, Publisher
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President’s Page
Introduction for Newsletter
I want to make sure we all take the time to thank Charlotte West for her excellent
service as our INSPAN Board President for 2009-2010. She is such a great mentor
and leader, it is an honor to follow in her footsteps and I am grateful to have such
an inspiring role model to follow. I want to thank everyone who attended and
helped with all the planning and organizing of 2010 Fall update, wasn’t Lois great?
Karen Garten our new Vice president is already gathering information and start-
ing to plan the 2011 Fall update!
We just finished our November Board meeting and have some new and exciting
ideas we are implementing this year. Do you attend ASPAN’s National Confer-
ence? This year we have approved to offer 5 new $500.00 scholarships! Are you a
CAPA or CPAN? Once per year we will be giving 36 $25.00 re imbursements for
our annual Fall Update. We are going to be offering 10 $100.00 scholarship
awards for reimbursement for seminars so keep your eyes peeled to our new IN-
SPAN website, newsletters and emails for more information on how to apply or
nominate someone.
Just a couple notes about me, I currently live in Evansville, IN and I am employed
by St Mary’s Medical Center as a Phase I, PACU RN and when available will work at
the Cross Pointe Surgicare as a Phase II, PACU RN. I currently hold a diploma in
nursing and attend the University of Southern Indiana working diligently in their
RN to BSN to MSN education programs and I have my CPAN. I am passionately
dedicated and committed to education and the advancement of the nursing pro-
fession especially in Evidence Based Practice and Research and I am honored and
humbled to be a representative for Indiana Perianesthesia Nurses. If you have any
ideas, questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected]
Let’s work together to make this year another great one!
Kyra Hiatt, RN, CPAN
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Message for Components
Greetings from ABPANC!
I am Kathy Paskewitz and I am your ABPANC Region 3 Director and an ABPANC Board of Director, along with Teresa Emmons. (Indiana) ABPANC is your primary source for CPAN and CAPA certification. I believe our patients deserve the highest quality of care that a certified nurse provides. As an organization, ABPANC is leading the charge to raise the bar in patient care and outcomes even higher by encouraging all perianesthesia nurses to earn the CPAN and/or CAPA credentials. I am saying “and/or” because we have had many nurses take both exams the same day and be successful. I personally challenge each perianesthesia nurse to take the next step.
Visit our website at www.cpancapa.org to review the Certification Handbook
thoroughly. We have gone green so you will need to access it online. ABPANC
offers $100 dollars off the registration fee to take the exam if you are a member
of ASPAN. You would need to be a member at least a month before you register.
I wish everyone who is registered to take the Fall Examinations much success! The Recertification process is streamlined, online and easy to complete. This handbook is also online as well as the recertification electronic log system. There are many ways to earn CEUs that do not cost anything to maintain our certification. We need pictures of certified nurses in their practice settings for our Certification Celebration Luncheon slide show. Please send pictures to us of you at your best along with a photo release form to [email protected] Volunteer opportunities:
Certification Coach – form study groups now for the Spring exams –Registration window runs from January 10 through March 7. Again refer to the Certification handbook Appendix E for all of the deadline dates
If you are certified, write questions for the Certification exams – receive contact hours – tutorial on line. Item writing drive taking place now.
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ABPANC BOD has 4 open positions and nominations are due by November 30th.
Practice Exams are new as of July 16- virtually unlimited number of 50 question ex-aminations at $35 each. Approved by ASPAN for contact hours either 1.25 or 2.5. Awards:
Advocacy Award –recognizes the individual who has provided exemplary care to patients – do not need to be certified to nominate your colleague who is certified.
Leadership Circle – 100% nurses in unit are certified Shining Star Award – Component meets certain criteria one being - need to have
at least 25% or more of the component members certified (State how many members in component and number who are certified- can find this informa-tion out from the Component Membership chair) We personally invite you to review the criteria for the Shining star and if your Component qualifies, com-plete the application and submit by February 1st. (place application in an enve-lope and present to the President)
As of this Fall we have a total of 9,046 certified nurses. ASPAN has 14,024 members
as of the end of July. This means there are approximately 4,948 potential certified
nurses out there that we still need to reach. This does not take into consideration all
the perianesthesia nurses in the country that are still not members of ASPAN or cer-
tified. My colleagues, we have work to do! If you are not yet certified, perhaps to-
day and during this year of ABPANC’s 25th anniversary you can start to focus your
passion and take the next step.
ABPANC’s President’s theme is CPAN/CAPA Certification is Nursing Passion in Ac-
tion. Put your passion for perianesthesia nursing and caring for your patients into
action! Bottom line - Doesn’t every patient deserve a certified nurse at the bed-
side?
Thank you for inviting me- please visit the ABPANC table to learn more about certi-
fication, network and to make us aware of any questions you may have.
Thank You,
Kathy Paskewitz
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NEW MEDS, RECALLS, CAUTIONS, ALERTS
MEDICINE CABINET
SAFETY FIRST
SEVERE SHORTAGE OF
PROPOFOL IN US
Right now there is a severe shortage of
propofol in the US, a product is being
imported and sold by APP
Pharmaceuticals. These labels make it
harder to determine the mg. amounts.
The imported product is manufactured
by Fresenius Kabi and labeled according
to European standards, highlighting the
strength as 1%, which makes it quite
difficult to determine that it contains
10mg/ml. To reduce the risk of
calculation errors, hospitals using the
imported product should add an
auxiliary label to draw attention to the
mg/ml strength to each container
before dispensing. However pharmacy
labels should never obscure critical
information on the label.
Inaccurate dosing of insulin withdrawn from a
pen cartridge
Some nurse’s were concerned that their patient’s
were not getting the correct dose of insulin from
their insulin pens. One nurse dialed the pen to 10
units and injected it into a standard insulin
syringe to measure how much would have
reached the patient. She found the insulin
syringe contained only 5 units of insulin. She
repeated this twice and got the same results
each time. They notified the pharmacist who
went to the unit to investigate, he took an
unopened pen and withdrew 10 units and got
exactly 10 units in return. He then withdrew 10
units from the opened pen and got 5 units out of
it. Upon inspection of the used pen he noticed a
large air bubble, he knew this would cause a
variance in amount of insulin drawn up. Once air
gets into the pen the dial may not deliver the
appropriate amount of insulin, it may also
contaminate the rest of the insulin in the pen.
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NEW CPAN AND CAPA NURSES
CONGRATULATIONS
Spring 2010 CPAN Spring 2010 CAPA
Jean Cohenour Doris Winkle
Tracy Estep Shannon Hartley
Sarah Ertel Tara Bacon
Ruth Boberg Jeanett Bruce
Laurie Haberzetle Cathy Resler
Kirsten Ervin
Karen Garten
Watch for our $25.00 Scholarships to be
awarded in the new year
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DON’T FORGET
Examination Registration &
Administration Dates & Deadlines
Spring 2011
Registration Window—online January 10-March 7
Registration Deadline—online March 7 by 11:59 pm ET
Time period for scheduling Exam Upon receipt of your ATT
Appt. with Prometric letter through May 12
Examination Adm. Window April 4—May 14
Deadline for cancelling Appt. 3 business days before test date
Postmark deadline for requesting On or before last day of
withdrawal, refund, rollover from PES exam administration window
Fall 2011
Registration Window—online July—September 5
Registration Deadline—online September 5 by 11:59 pm ET
Time period for scheduling exam Upon receipt of your ATT
Appt. with Prometric letter through November 10
Examination Adm. Window October 3—November 12
Deadline for cancelling Appt. 3 business days before test date
Postmark deadline for requesting On or before last day of
withdrawal, refund, rollover from PES exam administration window
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HOT TOPICS
Research Committee Report:
Have you ever questioned why you do what you do in your current prac-
tice? I know I do (often). Is it the most efficient? Does it work? Is it the
best for this patient? Evidence Based Practice is where nursing of the fu-
ture is heading. It is not only to validate our current practice, but also to
find new, more effective and safer treatment for our patients. Research
and EBP is in the beginning phases of development for INSPAN and I am
excited to serving as the Chair for 2010-2011!
If anyone is currently working on any EBP or Research Projects, please
email me your abstracts/PICO questions, and thoughts.
Currently our practice is using the Number scale for documenting Pain in
the Phase I PACU, general anesthesia adult patient. Is this your practice as
well? Do you believe this is the most effective and safest practice? Are you
using a different scale Please email me your answers at kyrastew-
Do you want to be a part of the future of nursing? There are no require-
ments of previous experience or knowledge needed, or degrees. You just
need to have a desire to be a part of discovering the truth about best prac-
tices in Perianesthesia Nursing!
I can’t wait to begin sharing and growing our Perianesthesia nursing prac-
tice together!
Kyra Hiatt, RN, CPAN
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MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
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INDIANA SOCIETY OF PERIANESTHESIA NURSES Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
Date: September 25, 2010
Location: Embassy Suites Hotel North—3912 Vincennes Road, Indianapolis, IN
Present: Kyra Hiatt (presiding), Tina Ayala-Bruder, Martha Clark, Karen Garten, Tresa Hammon, Kelley Kelly, Carol Matthews (recording), Jeannie Mauser, Lynn Pound, Heady Scaggs, Lois Schick, Janice Shipley, Grace Walke, and Charlotte West.
President: Meeting called to order by Kyra Hiatt at 1604.
Secretary’s Report: The June 12, 2010 Board of Directors Meeting Minutes were approved as written. Carol Matthews motioned that the Standing Committee reports presented at the September 25, 2010 General Membership Meeting be utilized for this BOD minutes. Motion approved.
Treasurer’s Report: Checking account balance as of August 31, 2010 is $10,711.00. Money Market balance as of August 31, 2010 is $29,560.43.
Reports: ASPAN: Martha Clark, ASPAN’s Region 3 Director, has given permission for compo-nents to utilize her educational tool, “Reinvest In Your Potential-ASPAN 101”. This power point presentation will help orient new members in understanding our organizational structure and membership benefits. No individual is to change the content of this presentation.
The Component Development Institute, held September 10 – 12, 2010 in Louis-ville, Kentucky, was attended by Kyra Hiatt, Tracy Estep, Karen Garten, and Grace Walke. Copies of two CDI handouts (Component Business Management and Rein-vest IN Your Potential) were given to BOD members.
The 2010 – 2012 Perianesthesia Standards and Practice Recommendations be-come effective December 27, 2010. This publication is available for sale through ASPAN. These standards will be used in the 2011 certification exams.
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WINSPAN District: Lynn Pound reported that the District holds joint meetings with AORN. Meetings will be as follows: October 13, 2010 at 1800, Union Hospital—Wayne Hudson will speak on Hospital Finances; November 10, 2010 at 1800, Union Hospital—Joe McCanna will speak on Infection Control; December 8, 2010 to be determined; and January 11, 2011 will be a business meeting. WINSPAN members are discussing a Christmas project.
Northern District: Tracy Estep is organizing a networking meeting for November 9, 2010 in Plymouth, IN. The location is to be determined. Charlotte West is assisting in the redevelopment of this District.
Indianapolis District: Janice Shipley reported. The 2009-2010 BOD are Kelley Kelly-President, Kathy Carter-Vice President/President Elect, Melody Benson-Secretary, Janet Sanders-Treasurer, and Janice Shipley-INSPAN Director. INSPAN Indianapolis donated $250.00 to the 2009 United Christmas Fund. Two members attended the Nursing 2000 Scholarship Dinner on May 14, 2010 at the Westin. Meeting schedule was February 2, 2010 at St.Vincent Hospital Indianapolis, topic—Venous Thromboembolism, presenter Francesca Levitt; May 4, 2010 at Indiana Surgery Center South, topic—Anesthesia Waste Products, presenter John Moenning; and July 20, 2010 at St. Francis Education Center, topic—Poster Fair, presenters general membership. The next meeting will be on October 5, 2010 at Central Indiana Orthopedics Anderson, presenter Marcus Thorne, topic—Compartment Syndrome.
Publications: Karen Garten reported that the deadline for the next Vital Volume articles submission is November 1, 2010. INSPAN Directors need to submit District reports. Also any member can submit medical and/or informative articles for printing. Motion was made to pay the $15.00 fee for Karen to be a member of ASPAN’s Publication Specialty Practice Group. Motion approved.
Nominating: The 2010-2011 INSPAN Board of Directors includes:
President: Kyra Hiatt
Vice President/President Elect: Karen Garten
Secretary: Carol Matthews
Treasurer: Tresa Hammon
Immediate Past President: Charlotte West
Indianapolis Director: Janice Shipley
WINSPAN Director: Lynn Pound
Northern Director: To Be Determined; current contact person: Tracy Estep
Governmental Affairs: No report.
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Membership: Charlotte West and Tresa Hammon are INSPAN’s point people for accessing ASPAN’s general membership list. Letters will be sent to members whose ASPAN/INSPAN membership has expired to encourage retention. The power point-- “ASPAN 101” will be used as a recruitment tool.
Audit: The financial records for July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009 were audited on October 9, 2010. These records were in order. The financial records for July1, 2009-June 30, 2010 will need to be audited in November 2010.
Education: Chairperson is Carol Matthews. See recorded minutes from 2010 Update General Membership Meeting.
By-Laws: Grace Walke is chairperson. She reported that there can be possible content changes in our By-Laws to reflect revisions at national level.
Update 2010: Lois Schick presented an informative and interactive educational session on “Legal Issues and Standards” at our General Membership Meeting. Martha Clark, Region 3 Director and Jeannine Mauser of ABPANC were also at Update. Karen Garten is chairperson for the 2011 Update. Planning will be taking place.
Policy and Procedure: Chairperson is Grace Walke. Previous BOD Officers are asked to pass Policy and Procedure books to new officers.
Strategic Planning: Charlotte West presented handouts for the 2010-2015 INSPAN strategic plan.
Research: Janice Shipley will contact Kathy Jo Carter and Francesca Levitt regarding an INSPAN research project.
Computer/Technology: Chairperson is Charlotte West. Website e-mail address is www.INSPAN.org. INSPAN’s Directors are encouraged to submit their district meeting dates for posting.
Historian: Records and items were recovered from Reginna Campbell.
2009-2010 Financial Records: Tresa Hammon and Carol Matthews will meet to review and organize the financial records/statements given to INSPAN from Brian Scott. Charlotte West will contact Brian regarding location of INSPAN’s quicken financial program.
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New Business:
ASPAN/INSPAN “Going Green”: In order to improve communication with members, individuals are asked to ascertain that INSPAN has their current e-mail addresses. Since many work e-mails are blocked, BOD believes it would be better to have home e-mail addresses. It is the member’s responsibility to inform ASPAN and INSPAN of any e-mail changes. INSPAN’s Directors should remind their district’s members of this request.
INSPAN Liability Insurance: Carol Matthews will obtain information regarding further organizational and liability insurances.
Business Supplies: Tresa Hammon will purchase a bank deposit stamp. She will also obtain information regarding an INSPAN debit or credit card for INSPAN’s website
fees. Two external compact hard drives and two 8G flash drives will be purchased for recording and maintaining INSPAN minutes. Tina Ayala-Bruder, Carol Matthews, and Grace Walke will scan previous INSPAN meeting minutes onto the compact drives.
2010-2011 INSPAN Meetings: Schedule as follows: November 13, 2010; March 12, 2011; and June 11, 2011.
Unfinished Business:
ASPAN’s Gold Leaf Award
INSPAN’s General Scholarship Awards
INSPAN’s 2010-2011 Budget
Affirmation of next meeting: November 13, 2010 at 1000
St. Vincent Hospital Carmel
Board Room
North Meridian Street and North 136th Street
Carmel, IN
Adjournment: Kyra Hiatt adjourned this meeting at 1737.
Minutes submitted by: Carol Matthews, INSPAN Secretary
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Up and Comers: The Path to Goal Fulfillment
A nurse came to work in our PACU and she enjoyed a challenge. She was well-liked by her co-workers and got along well with everyone, from the environ-mental service personnel to the anesthesiologists. She was a real go- getter and an integral part of our healthcare team. She was entering that period of her life when her children were entering secondary schools. She pictured her-self at a crossroads, with opportunities yet to explore. She thought about the road less traveled and then made the decision to take a risk and pursue her dream of becoming more involved; in seeking to become certified in the perainaesthesia specialty.
When eligible, she and a PACU colleague sat for the CPAN examination and left the test site feeling miserable and deflated. They were thrilled beyond be-lief when they both received the great news that they had passed! They both agreed that all the hard work and studying had paid of. This was however, only a stepping stone for more professional accomplishments yet to come. The fol-lowing year, our nurse heard that her director had tapped her as a potential candidate for a Component office. Her friend advised her that perhaps she had enough challenges at the moment with a daughter graduating from college and a son graduating from high school. Did I mention that our nurse enjoys a challenge?
So, our nurse jumped right in and assumed the position of Vice President/President-Elect of her Component (by default). She attended her first Leader-ship Development Institute (LDI) shortly thereafter, where she was chosen by her component leader to become a member of a new initiative called Up & Comers.
This program enabled our nurse, and many others to grow into leadership roles within ASPAN that remain only dreams in many other organizations. By working with a mentor, Up & Comers allows you to pursue your interests in any direction: public speaking, committee chair, journalism, leadership, and most importantly mentorship.
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I experienced first hand this marvelous opportunity and if you haven’t already guessed, I am “our nurse”, Tanya Spiering, BSN, RN, CPAN, current Regional Director for Region 5 for ASPAN. In addition, I can proudly state that I am a Past President of CBSPAN, and an active, participating member of the Clinical Practice Committee. My accomplishments don’t stop there. I am also Co-author of ASPAN’s Safety Toolkit. Most importantly, I can boast that I am a Charter Member and Graduate of ASPAN’s Up & Comer’s Mentorship Program. My professional career has progressed beyond my wildest dreams.
I am no longer standing at that crossroads, wondering which road to travel. I have proudly chosen to continue to be guided by other ASPAN leaders, as I spread my wings to experience leadership at new heights within ASPAN. My journey has not ended. In many ways, it has just begun. I know that whatever goal I set and whatever position I choose to pursue, there will always be an ASPAN mentor ready to guide me. On the other hand, I have also become a mentor and readily share my knowledge and leadership with others in order to get them started on their own personal journey.
Won’t you consider becoming “that” nurse in your practice setting? Won’t you challenge yourself to study hard and become certified? Won’t you decide to take that road less traveled and pursue a more active and adventurous role within your specialty organization?
If the answer is yes, I invite you to join the Up and Comer’s program. Contact your Regional Director for more information on how you, too can be a part of this exciting journey! You will certainly be glad you did!
Fondly,
Tanya Spiering
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September 23, 2010
2010 Redi-Ref for Perianesthesia Practices, 4th edition
Now available from the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) . .
. . the newly revised and expanded 2010 Redi-Ref for Perianesthesia Prac-tices, 4thedition!
The Redi-Ref is a handy, compact, pocket-sized reference book - or available on flashdrive with .pdf files - serving nurses practicing in all phases of preanesthesia and postanesthesia care, ambulatory surgery, and pain management. The Redi-Ref is a quick reference that can be used at the bedside of the patient.
This new edition has been updated by clinically expert ASPAN perianesthesia nurses who have incorporated the latest references enabling the nurse to seek additional information.
The Redi-Ref has expanded sections on anesthesia, geriatrics, pediatrics, and culturally di-verse care. New to this edition is information for pain assessment and treatment as well as a section on special procedures and interventional radiology. This publication is designed to support perianesthesia nurses across the spectrum of care.
Available formats:
Spiral-bound book (5 x 7) or Flash drive (pdf files)
ASPAN Members price: $30.00
Non ASPAN Members price: $55.00
American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
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Membership Committee Report
This is going to be a busy year of the committee and we hope the members
will give the INSPAN board feedback on your thoughts and suggestions. The
INSPAN website is up and functioning with information for the members on
educational opportunities , scholarships, district meetings, and the new
Officers. The Website is updated bi-monthly at the minimum for future
information. Please log in and give suggestions at www.inspan.org.
A mass mailing will happen to all members in January to update everyone and
just touch base on what ASPAN and INSPAN has to offer. Since July new
members have received a welcome letter which totals 41 new members.
There has been a problem of some members not receiving their e-mails from
INSPAN. This is our main way to communicate with our members. The e-
mails used are acquired from the ASPAN National Database that you provided.
Some members have work e-mails that have been blocked and firewalls which
prevent the INSPAN information from getting through to you. We encourage
you to supply both ASPAN and INSPAN with your home e-mail address if at all
possible.
Charlotte West (chair)
Tina Ayala-Bruder
Jacqueline Spears
Tracy Estep
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POSTER FAIR FUN
The Second Annual Poster Fair hosted by INSPAN Indianapolis District was held
at the St. Francis Education Center on Tuesday July 20th 2010. It was an evening
of socializing and education (food and fun)! Thirteen posters were presented
with interesting and insightful discussion.
GROW-Growth and Renewal for an Outstanding Workforce –Shelley Suarez
MSN, RN, CNOR from Clarian North Medical Center.
Great Expectations-Cindy Hinds BS, RN from St. John’s Health System.
Prewarming the Surgery Patient-Kathy J. Carter MSN, MBA, BSN, RN from St.
John’s Health System.
Malignant Hyperthermia-Brenda Ballard BS, RN from St. John’s Health
System.
Waste Anesthetic Gases-Carol Matthews BSN, RN, CAPA, CPN from Indiana
Surgery Center North.
To Secure or Not to Secure, Maintaining Normothermia, and Evidence Based
Practice-Gert Grossi RN, CPAN from Hendricks Regional Health.
Spinal Anesthesia, General Anesthesia, Glycemic Control-Sharon Shingleton
RN from St. Francis Hospital. Presented by Jan Sanders BSN, RN, CNOR,
CPAN.
Pediatric Post-Operative Safety-Ruth Boberg RN from Clarian North Medical
Center.
Critical Care Bowl AACN-Melissa Lowder MSN, CNS, CCRN. Presented by
Janice Shipley RN, CPAN from St. Francis Hospital.
I hope to see you next year for the Third Annual Poster Fair!
Janice Shipley RN, CPAN
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FUTURE EVENTS
December 2010
Bylaws Resolutions due in National office for 2011 RA meeting December 4th
WINSPAN Meeting December 8th
January 2011
ASPAN Stars submission deadline January 1st
Regular Resolutions due in National office for 2011 RA meeting January 3rd
February 2011
Indianapolis Surgery Center 1 contact hour February 1st
Gold Leaf Component of the year submission postmark deadline February 1st
Component RA names due in National office for 2011 RA meeting February 2nd
Perianesthesia Nurse Awareness Week (PANAW) February 7-13th
March 2011
Online 2011 RA meeting materials e-mail notification to reps; March 4th
Certified Nurses Day March 19th
ASPAN Research Grants deadline March 30th
April 2011
ASPAN Board of Directors meeting, Seattle, WA April 2nd
ASPAN RA meeting, Seattle, WA April 3rd
ASPAN 30th National Conference April 3-7th
Sheraton Seattle, WA
Deadline to request ASPAN Seminar for summer/fall 2011 April 15th
