| Meeting
Date 24 August 2002 |
| Present:
S. DeBella Bodley, Deb Klaas, Candace Greco, Brooke
Dummit, Susan Heffelfinger, Mary Mariani, Helen Salemi,
and Mary Lou Schmidt
|
Topic |
Discussion
/ Decision |
Followup |
| Call
to order |
10:00
am |
|
| Needs
Assessment |
Region
I Conference Coordinator:Katherine Ricossa, RN, MSkathy_ricossa@wvmccd.cc.ca.us408-248-5217 |
Susan,
with Sandra’s help |
| STT
Memory Walkbenefitting Alzheimer’s research |
any
interest?on hold for now |
See
Sandra for materials if interested |
| STT
Nursing Shortage Project |
Become
more visible in the Press with regard to possible solutions |
Teresa
Halford, Publicity |
| Nurse
Reinvestment Act |
Send
thank yous to legislature, both individually and collectively
and ask for needed funding |
Susan,
write group letter.Others, individually |
| By-Laws |
Regarding
Research Grants and Awards Committee:Wording change, remove
“or the Board of Directors”, therefore Board
Members can apply for funding, just not committee members.We
are not concerned with a conflict of interest, but rather,
we desire to encourage members who conduct nursing research
to serve as Board Members |
|
| Research
Grants and Awards Committee name to be changed to Research
Awards and Grants Committee & Recognition Awards Committee |
Discussion
of what this change will mean |
Mary
Mariani |
| Annual
Report |
Two
programs, Induction, Fill Slate of Officers |
Sandra |
| Goals
of Lambda Gamma Chapter |
- Strong
Presence on SSU campus
- Value
of STT
- Membership
Involvement
- Increased
presence in the community
- Recognize
RNs in community – criteria for recognition
|
Gerry
Tribble and Faculty |
| Possible
spring program |
Boards
inspired by JCAHO reviewsPosters – to share Quality
Assurance presentations put together for JCAHO to “highlight
clinical research on issues” to be held in late
February/early March |
Board
Members responsible for calling nurse-leaders in the communityMary
Lou and committee |
| Fall
Program – October 29 |
Catherine
Dodd, RN, MSNSubject: Nurse Reinvestment ActVenue: Double
Tree, Rohnert Park |
Mary
Lou & Committee |
| Induction
Conversation |
How
to initiate a presence on campus:Banner at fairs on at
SSUUpdate and maintain STT bulletin board including URL,
publicity items in sky blue and magenta |
Candace
Greco and Gerry Tribble, Teresa Halford, and Julie Kliewer |
| Website
Contents |
Dates
for events. Minutes of meetings, Photos, Mentors |
Julie |
| Future
Awards |
Notify
the Press and send bios |
Candace |
| Members/community
members/nurses who are ailing or doing well |
Send
a note of concern or congrats |
Candace/Susan |
| Newsletter |
- Invitation
to the October 29th program
- Back
to school
- Call
for Nominations for recognition awards – include
guidelines
- Nurse
Reinvestment ActBios of New Board Members
|
Sandra |
| Goals
of newletter and website |
- Inform
- Conversation
with (Forum)
- Opposing
Viewpoints?
- Issue-oriented
- Advertise
the local and national website
- How
to promote positive nursing culture
|
Sandra
BJ
Mary |
| STT’s
role. Research |
What
does nursing leadership need? How could STT best serve
nursing leaders? |
All |
| LUNCH
BREAK |
|
|
| Budget
Talk |
Brooke
to contact Sherry Anderson, CPA at SSU |
Brooke |
| Biennial
Convention – Toronto |
Who’s
going? |
|
| Next
meetings scheduled |
6p
Mon. Sept. 23rd NCR SSU
6p Tues. Oct. 29th DoubleTree RP
6p Mon. Nov. 18th NCR SSU
6p Mon. Dec. 16th NCR SSU
10a-2p Sat. Jan. 25th TBA
6p Mon. Feb. 17th NCR SSU
Spring Meeting:TBA Sat. Mar. 1st Double Tree RP
Meeting between March 1st and Induction – Date/Time
TBA
Time TBA Induction Sat. Apr. 26 |
|
| Fundraiser? |
More
discussion later |
|
| Finance Committee |
Call
for people to serve on finance committee |
Interested
people should contact Brooke Dummit, Treasurer |
| More
Newsletter Talk |
Active
Members – 184
Inactive Members – 448
Strategy for sending out newsletter to those most interested
and also to make an online presence in an effort to reduce
postage costs |
Sandra |
| Regarding
Inactive Members |
Post
Card sent to encourage Inactive Members to become active
once again |
Candace?Sandra? |
| Strategic
Plan 2002-2003 |
- Increase
the presence of STT
-
Increase awareness of STT and its benefit to nurses
-
Increase awareness of local nursing community
-
Create an informative newsletter
-
Brainstorm and implement ways to effect changes in
nursing culture
-
Increase active membership by asking inactive members
to re-activate their memberships.
|
All |
| Meeting
minutes to be added to local STT website |
|
Susan/Becky
Cohen |
| National
conference |
Two
people to attend? Where? |
Board
Members |
| Board
Positions |
Mary
Lou Schmidt nominated by Sandra DeBella Bodley and 2nd
by Mary Mariani for President-elect and elected unanimouslyDirectors
at Large: Mary Mariani and Rae Rehn |
|
| Adjournment |
1:40
pm |
|
Next
Meeting |
September
23, 6pm |
|
Respectfully submitted: Susan Heffelfinger, Recording
Secretary |