Meeting Minutes

 

Meeting Date 11/22/04

Present: Mary Lou Schmidt (MLS), Sandra DeBella Bodley (SDB), KC Grigsby (KC), Kathleen Rockett (KR), Kathy Patterson (KP), Rae Rehn (RR), Geralyn Tribble (GT)and Carole Hasenick (CH)

Topic

Discussion / Decision

Followup

Call to order at 6:30 p.m.

by Mary Lou Schmidt  

Pre-Meeting:

Research group with North Bay Network

Focus on Clinical Practice, Evidence Based Practice, Hospital Nurses
Next MTg discuss the schedule of the Research Workshop
Should it be a full day, 5 – 6 hrs
Breakout specialty groups in the afternoon
NBN uses drug reps and likes them.
Should the first workshop be a big one or a little one?
Multi Chapter Research group in the future
Local Chapters want to be involved but will they help.
Keynote speaker – local researcher, suggestion, Anita Catlin , topic “How do you become a researcher.

Goals: Course outline and objectives by early March
What is quality improvement? How it relates to the staff nurse. Objective is to have the staff nurse thinking about their clinical in terms of research studies.
Sandra will e-mail Deb about plans.
Minutes Minutes of 10/18/04 were reviewed Approved
Financial Report

GT gave the Financial Report. We now have a savings account at Redwood Credit Union because of the higher interest rates.

Discussion about the budget for next year:
Newsletter is costing more. The solution is to do a selected Sonoma and Napa Counties mailing.

We sent no one to Leadership Mtg this Nov. We will send KC to regional leadership mtg, The Regional is not in driving distance. We should ear mark money for the Nationals, so we can send 2 people.

Need a strategy for getting inductees to renew the year after.

Lost $220 on the Fall Dinner, made $75 on the raffle. Charge $5 for students who come to the presentation but do not have dinner.

Publicity was late, the newsletter was late and some people did not receive it. It was suggested that RN students should pay full price, but the decision was not to single them out from other students.

Anita hasn’t cashed her check because she hasn’t started the research.

The budget was approved.

 

 

 

ML will check on sending someone to Regional Leadership meeting.

 

 

 

GT will ask Anita to give the check back and we will write her another when she begins.

Ballot of Officers

For June ‘05:
President Elect: KC
President Elect ’05 – vacant (Suggested this position be a junior)
VP Membership – Katherine Wylie
Corresponding Secretary – SDB
Recording Secretary – CH
Treasurer – Vacant
Faculty Counselor – Vacant (Sandra will ask Carole Heathe)
Graduate Rep – Vacant
Undergraduate Rep – Linda Baker (in January)
Bylaws Chair – KP (Suggested putting the bylaws on-line)
Awards: KR
Directors at Large: Vacant


 
Calendar of Events

It was suggested that the mtg date be changed to the 3rd Wednesday of the month so Deb can attend.

Planning Mtg is Jan 22, 9:30AM, ML’s house. Need comprehensive agenda for Jan mtg.
Spring event – need a date. Induction date is April 16th at 11AM. Setup crew will meet at the Cooperage at 10AM and orientation is at 10:30AM. We will need the building until 1PM. Research conference is June 10th; Rae will check w/ Deb about attending. Will do the newletter mailing after the Jan 22 meeting.

ML will e-mail Becky the calendar,

Check w/ Deb about her spring schedule, if Wed not good, back to Mon.

Newsletter Overview of Oct dinner mtg by Alanna.
New direct entry MSN program at SSU by Sandra
Induction by Kathleen
President’s Msg by Mary Lou
Flyer about the Spring Dinner Mtg
Plug for awards by Mary
Members will get their articles to Becky

Next Meeting

 

Respectfully submitted: KC Grigsby, Recording Secretary



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