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OASN Newsletter
Fall Edition
2011 |
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Advocacy Committee
Executive Director
Eva Garchar- President
Public Relations Committee
Public Relations Director-Heidi Steiner
pr@oasn.org
Membership Director-
Dawn Abbott
Membership@oasn.org
Programs and Resources Committee
Conference Director
Kathy O'Dell
Newsletter Director
Judy Marrinan
Librarian/Historian
Joyce Ferguson
Website Director
Deb Stoner
Professional Issues Committee
Research Director-
Nancy Mosca
Professional Issues Director-
Susan Praeger
OASN Education and Research Endowment Advisory Committee
Endowment Director-Norma Nikkola
Awards Director
Mary Massey
Finance Committee
Finance Director
Joan Keith
Nominations Committee
Nominations Director-
Kate King
REGIONAL PRESIDENTS Central
Carol Lynne O'Neil
East
Northeast
Debbie Weisbarth
Northwest
Beth Roth
Southeast
Tammy Lorbach
Southwest
Mary Kozarec
The OASN Newsletter is published four times a year as a service to OASN members. Articles, questions and comments should be submitted to the editor at: newsletter@oasn.org
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Congratulations!
Heidi Steiner
OASN Executive Director
ASHA's Outstanding School Nurse Achievement Award Recipient!
See Complete article in column below SWOSNA Report | | |
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President's Message
Dear School Nurses,
As I sit down to write this message to you, I am in the start of my second week with students. I know that all around the state many of you are having the same experience. Our days fly by. Piles of new student records, immunization records for incoming kindergarteners and 7th graders, medication orders for the students who need daily meds and PRN meds fill and overflow our desk spaces. Post-it notes are everywhere!
The "regulars" have found their way back to our health clinics. They stop in with their vague complaints of headache and stomachache. They are reassured by our presence, our offer for some juice, some crackers, some rest, and a smile and understanding. They have their safe place.
There are also our students with chronic health needs- those with Type 1 diabetes, asthma and seizures; whose parents have to let go again after having them home all summer, trusting us to keep them safe.
What a daunting task we have! But we all do it so very well! As experienced nurses we often find ourselves wondering will this ever get done. But we all know. It will.
I can not think of a more fulfilling job than we all have as school nurses. We have such autonomy in our own practice, but it can be overwhelming, especially for a nurse just starting out in the schools. For that reason, OASN is in the process of initiating a new School Nurse Mentor Program. The purpose of the program would be to provide information, encouragement and support to a new RN entering the field of school nursing. Any licensed/certified school nurse who has practiced in the school setting for at least 3 years is welcome to become a Mentor. If you are interested, please email me your name, school district, and county of employment. We will then create a database of School Nurse Mentors who can be linked to new nurses. You can email me at president@oasn.org
Your OASN Board also met this summer to start work on two new projects. One is to create a legislative toolkit to use to invite legislators to our offices. This outreach will help educate those who make policy decisions to become more aware of the physical and emotional needs school children face in the 21st century as well as what services we as school nurses provide. The second project is work on a media campaign that can be used by all of us throughout the state for advocacy. As these two projects develop, we will continue to share more information with you. In the meantime, I wish each of you strength on those busy days, wisdom in your decisions, and the peace and joy of knowing you made a difference in someone's life today.
Blessings,
Eva
Eva Garchar
OASN President
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Ever wonder what your OASN Board is doing for you?
Check out our President-Elects summer schedule and see for yourself!
President-Elect Report
August 13, 2011
· June 7, 2011- Attended Nurses' Day at the Statehouse.
o Three minute presentation highlighting OASN and School Nurses focusing on: high level of school nurse skills, comprehensive care, children's chronic health conditions, School Nurse licensing requirements, support of BMI screenings and HB 143 Head injury/concussion. Very low attendance that day as compared to other years.
o Discussed HB 143 with sponsor Rep. Mike Stinziano (very supportive of school nurses), and general school nursing with Rep. Margaret Ruhl (Knox County) over lunch.
o Met with Rep. Mike Duffey's aide, very supportive of head injury bill, and seemed very willing to listen.
o Met with Sen. Kevin Bacon's Administrative Assistant and left information.
o Met with Patrick Carney's aide to discuss the Healthy Choices for Healthy Children Advisory Council. No one has been notified of any meetings or even if the council is still active. He will let me know and I will check back this fall.
o Met with Rep. Terry Johnson of Adams County, the only physician in the House. He is a DO, very conservative, in favor of more physical activity and better nutrition for students.
· June 15- NEATO conference in Columbus. Excellent information and speakers about environmental issues. This group is really interested in including school nurses in what they do.
· June 27-July 1- Discussed BMI line item veto with Pat McKnight, MS, RD, LD; State Policy -- Ohio Dietetic Association, Assistant Professor, Nutrition -- Mt. Carmel College of Nursing
· June 28-July 2, 2011- NASN Conference. Attended the Leadership Pre-conference. Many ideas about social media and retaining membership. Excellent conference. Attended break out session for new standards with great ideas for implementation. Heard some great speakers from Ohio that we may be able to utilize for OASN Spring conference. Very long business meeting.
· July 12, 2011- Hosted NEATO steering committee meeting to follow up on conference and discuss future offerings.
· July 14, 2011- Retreat meeting that focused on legislative site visits.
Respectfully submitted,
Kate King RN MS |
The Ohio Association of School Nurses
Education and Research Endowment Fund
The Mission of OASN is "to evaluate the quality of school nursing and provide leadership for the delivery of quality health programs for all Ohio school children."
The Endowment Fund was created to help meet this goal by funding school nursing research and educational scholarships for members who meet the stated criteria. Since its establishment in May, 2006, through the Columbus Medical Association Foundation (CMAF), it has grown by leaps and bounds, thanks to the many donations received from the membership and friends of school nursing in Ohio. Many donations have been made as memorials in remembrance of a loved one, to celebrate a special occasion in one's life, as a holiday, graduation or birthday gift or in recognition of someone's special contribution to education, health or school nursing. Many spring conference attendees have also participated in the yearly Fund-raising event. Our thanks to all of you for your collective donations. As of June 2011, we have $23,347.45 in the account.
Have you ever thought of a way in which you could be remembered and live on through the work of OASN? Why not consider establishing a bequest to the OASN Education and Research Endowment Fund as a legacy that will benefit the causes and people whom you care about? It is a simple and commonly used method of charitable giving and allows one to make a future gift commitment while retaining full control of one's assets.
There are four main options available to donors:
1. Specific Bequest: A donor places in their Will a provision that directs a specific asset or sum of money be distributed to the OASN Endowment Fund through the CMAF.
2. Percentage Bequest: A donor places in their Will a provision that directs that a percentage of their estate be distibuted to the CMAF for deposit in the OASN Endowment Fund.
3. Residuary Bequest: The donor provides in their Will a provision that directs that the remainder of their estate, after all other provisions in their will are satisfied, be distributed to CMAF for deposit in the OASN Endowment Fund.
4. Contingent Bequest: The donor places a provision in their Will directing assets to go to the OASN Endowment Fund only if those named as primary beneficiaries predecease the donor.
Unlike cash or other outright gifts, a Bequest in a Will or Trust is not considered an income tax charitable donation. However your estate will receive an estate tax charitable deduction for the fair market value of your charitable bequest.
The services of a competent professional who has knowledge of state laws governing Wills, Trusts and Charitable Gifts should be engaged to help evaluate your personal situation and provide technical assistance in accomplishing your goals. CMAF is also happy to work with you to assist in developing bequest language and fund descriptions that will benefit you and the OASN Endowment Fund. Individuals setting up a Legacy become members of the Fundation's Legacy Society and decisions regarding any publicity related to a gift is left entirely to the donor.
The OASN Education and Research Endowment Fund is a legacy for school nursing in Ohio and donations are gratefully accepted at any time thoughout the year. Donations may be made on line by visiting: www.oasn.org for specific instructions.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact any Board of Directors member. Thank you,
Norma Nikkola, OASN Endowment Chair
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REPORT FROM NASN TO OASN
August 13, 2011
The last face-to-face meeting of the BOD of NASN was June 27, 2011 prior to the pre-conference classes and the start of the 43rd NASN Annual conference June29- July 3, 2011. WHAT an exciting conference!!!! There were visits to the "Hill", Endowment Party, loads of classes and a web of school nurse collaboration that now includes an international focus. More on the conference later in my report. First NASN news that I learned from the BOD meeting:
· There is an increase in membership for NASN. (There are now 15,263 members in good standing- a 9.4% increase in members in the last 12 months. ) This has been due to an ongoing effort to show the value of membership and to increase the educational offerings to members.
· Financially NASN is strong. NASN has three sources of income; membership, services (meetings and publications), and external funding for programs. Membership dues were 29% of budgeted income, services were 34% of the budgeted income and external funding is 37 % of the budgeted income.
· With the state of the economy the Annual Conference attendance has been lower for the last year. There has been a big reduction in the number of purchase orders from school districts (that is no surprise to those in Ohio).
· The publications sold by NASN will be changing this year with the sale of older inventory and the printing of 13 new books that will be introduced this year.
· Grants and contracts for educational programming exceeded the budgeted total revenue due to increases in grants and media campaigns that were awarded to NASN. (This is VERY good!)
· Expenditures are broken down to 76% go to programs, 7% governance and 17% overhead. (This is favorable to NASN members in that we are provided mostly with educational programs from the dues that we pay.)
· As a FYI---There are now a total of $250 in free CNE units offered to members by NASN through the continuing education online modules.
· Directors of NASN continue to author and rewrite the NASN position statements. These are published in the NASN School Nurse . (Check out the March 2011 edition with the NASN Position Statement: Immunizations that I co-authored.)
· Also congratulations to the new officers of NASN: Carolyn Duff from SC is President elect; Carmen Teskey from MN is secretary/treasurer; and Janice Doyle fromWA is nominating committee chair
The Annual conference was EXCELLENT!!!!! ( I still say that you owe it to yourself and the children that you serve to attend a national conference!!!! You learn a lot and the networking with other school nurses nationally and internationally is priceless.)
There were 7 school nurses from Ohio that visited on the Hill. They were Marilyn Dillon, Linda Mahar, Diana Wyrick, Lori Hogue, Dawn Delmoro, Meg Bodie and myself. We had lively conversations with aides from Rep. Bob Latta's office; Sen. Sherrod Brown's office and Sen. Rob Portman's office. The conversations were sprinkled with stories of school nursing from around the state. We couldn't have done a better job even if we would have practiced---(it was amazing to me how polished some of the first time visitors to the Hill were. ) THANK YOU to all of these nurses for a magnificent job of telling our story!!!!
The educational offerings were top notch!! There were over 57 break-out sessions available and something for everyone. (this does not even include the preconference offerings.) Our keynote speaker was dynamic and taught us that we need to SHED or we are DEAD. Kathy Dempsey talked about the importance of change and our ability to adapt to changes leads to success. She was also available at the School Health booth to sign books and talk with school nurses.
The book club this year discussed The Glass Castle by Jeannette Wall. This is a must read book for those that would like to read an inspiring true story. It gives some insight as to what some of our students may face when they return home from school each day----what an eye opener!!
OK so when is the next NASN conference????? June 23-26, 2012 (preconference June 22) in San Francisco, CA. Oh yes, NASN has an agreement with Marriott and has the conferences booked through 2018. Here is the list of where and when:
· 2013 - Orlando
· 2014 - San Antonio
· 2015 - Philadelphia
· 2016 - Atlanta
· 2017 - San Diego
· 2018 - Baltimore
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Inderbitzin RN, MED, NCSN
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News from COASN
The new Board and Committee members for 2011-2012 are as follows:
Board: Term
President: Nancy Click 11-12
President-Elects: Judy Carvnevale and 11-12
Carlene Medeiros 11-12
Secretary: Liz Jones 10-12
Treasurer: Linda Wyman 11-13
Committee Chairs:
Newsletter: Roxanne Ritchie 11-13
Fundraising: Katie Conklin 11-13
Hospitality: Mary Lee Ripple and Christ McMahon 10-12
Legislation: Carolyn Bernard 11-13
Library/Historian: Carlen Medeiros 10-12
Membership: Nancy Lynskey 10-12
OASN Rep: Judy Harmon 10-12
Research/Awards: Shanna Huber 10-12
Webmaster: Deb Stoner 10-12
Carol Lynne O'Neil 11-13
Programs: COASN held three dinner CE meetings Sept 2010 - May 2011.
- October 13, 2010 Officer Boxill from Columbus Police presented "Criminal Violence in Your neighborhood: the role of the School Nurses".
- February 2, 2011 "Drugs R Us" by Shawna Huber which covered the prevalence of drug and alcohol use in school age children and the HEEADSSS interview process, emergency treatment and referral process.
- May 11, 2011 "Choices...Youth Suicide in the United States" by Sheila Hunt, MA, LPC, CAC.
Grants
- Carol Lynne O'Neil received grant funding of $500 from COASN to buy educational supplies for the Columbus City School District.
OASN conference
- COASN provided a basket for the OASN conference raffle
Membership
- COASN has 145 members
- COASN had their first member from Ross County this year.
School Nurse of the Year
- Applicant was submitted by COASN (Carol Lynne O'Neil)
Legislative
- Donation was sent to California in support of the school nurses for their legislative efforts
Members collected petitions regarding SB 5 |
| Report from NWOASN Rep.
Aug. 5, 2011
Board Members
President: Colleen Ryan
President Elect: Rhea Jagodzinski
Secretary: Maureen Knowles
Treasurer: Cathy Bazely
OASN Rep: Denise Kaufman
Past President: Nanci Murdock
Committees
Membership: Ann Cipriani
Ways & Means: Mary Schwartz
Newsletter: Laurie Gladieux/Denise Kaufman
Webmaster: OPEN
We have had 3 meetings this year for our general membership. In Oct. our presenter was Dr. Izsak on identifying childhood rashes, in May Sandi Nugent of Family and Child Abuse Prevention Center presented the program "Stewards of Children: a prevention and response program for adults" .
Our last meeting was held April 27, 2011 at UTMC by Dr. Boley Greenwood DDS and the topic was Primary Care Dental Issues in Pediatrics.
Currently our membership stands at 55. Ann reports that she will send out brochures to other school districts in our region to generate new members. We offered a gift certificate for anyone bringing in a new member which only generated 1 new nurse.
NOWASN has had the opportunity to donate to a few worthy causes this year. A donation was made to DYS, (Diabetic Youth Services), and Family Child Abuse Prevention Center.
We are going to contract with M&M printing to copy all old NWOASN records and put on disc. We will take over and do our own copying after that.
It was passed that we accept the change in wording of our bylaws to align with OASN's, specifically relating to membership category and ability to serve on committees.
We had our swearing in ceremony for our newly elected officers and they stand as written above.
Respectfully,
Denise Kaufman |
SWOSNA Newsletter for OASN
Summer 2011
OFFICERS
President Mary Kozarec
President Elect: Roz Suprenaut
OASN Rep.: Jeanine Bochenek
Secretary: Marian Doukoure
Treasurer: Kathy Thomas
COMMITTEES CHAIRS
Membership: Jude Cohen
Newsletter: Peggy Brockmeier
Public Relations: OPEN
Strategic Planning: OPEN
Ways and Means: Susan Jones
Historian: Mikki Lukens
Webmaster: OPEN
Over the last year the SWOSNA board has experienced much transition. The following is a list of new leadership within the organization: Mary Kozarec as President, Roz Suprenaut as President elect, Kathy Thomas as Treasurer, Jude Cohen as Membership chair, and Susan Jones as Ways and Means chair. SWOSNA continues to look for other members to serve as the Webmaster Chair, Public Relations Chair and the Strategic Planning Chair. SWOSNA thanks Andrea Smalls for her work with the organization.
The general member meetings that SWOSNA hosted last year were as follows:
November-Grieving; February-Concussions; May-Sexting. These meetings were held in the evenings starting around 4:30pm except one of the general meetings was held on a Saturday morning that was well received by members.
Last year the SWOSNA board met in October, January, May, and June.
Eva Garchar is a SWOSNA member and she was selected as the recipient of the Cameos of Caring Award that will be held on Saturday October 15, 2011 in the Berry Room (Nutter Center) at Wright State University.
The general member meeting dates for next school year 2011-2012 are already scheduled for October 18th 2011 at 4:30pm, February 11, 2012 at 9am (Saturday), and April 24, 2012 at 4:30pm. The SWOSNA board meetings will be on September 27, 2011, January 24, 2012, and April 17, 2012.
SWOSNA goals for next year are to increase membership, increase meeting attendance, and to improve communication. Meetings for SWOSNA will be located between the Kettering/Dayton area to the Northern Cincinnati (West Chester, Kettering, Centerville) area to try and reach the most members. Membership dues have raised slightly to be $20/year or $35/two years. The Ways and Means committee will be looking to purchase SN lanyards, post it notes, sweater/vests to sell at the general membership meetings and at Market days at the Annual OASN conference.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jeanie Bochenek MS RN NCSN
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Congratulations!
Heidi Steiner
OASN Executive Director
ASHA's Outstanding School Nurse Achievement Award Recipient!
Heidi Steiner, RN, BSN, NCSN is the recipient of the American School Health Association's Outstanding School Nurse Achievement Award. She will be recognized at the association's annual conference in Louisville, Ky., October 12.
A graduate of Wooster High School, Ms. Steiner has been a school nurse since 1987 and since 1994, she has served as school nurse in Wooster City Schools.
Ms. Steiner holds undergraduate degrees in education and nursing and a master's degree in education, with a focus on school guidance and counseling. She earned her nursing and graduate degrees from the University of Akron. The knowledge and skills she has gained through her academic career and her years of service, and the fact that she's a self-professed "people person," make her an excellent candidate for this award.
Ms. Steiner has helped improve the health and well-being of her students in many ways. Aside from the everyday duties of a school nurse, Steiner's many accomplishments include, lobbying for children's health in Ohio, organizing health and wellness initiatives for students and staff, implementing annual health screenings for all students in grades K-9, and recently initiating a support group for parents of children with Type 1 diabetes.
To ensure that the practice of school nursing in her district is evidence based and accurate, Ms. Steiner wrote the first School Nursing Services Manual in Wooster City Schools. Ms. Steiner and her colleagues have since made an electronic version of the document so that all school nurses and administration have access to the same information.
While serving as president of the Ohio Association of School Nurses, Ms. Steiner chaired the School Nurse Licensure committee. In that role, she was instrumental in securing language requiring school nurses to take appropriate college coursework in educational foundations and school health administration to obtain a school nurse license from the Ohio Department of Education. She is also an adjunct faculty member at Ashland University where she supervises school nurses in their practicum for the final coursework towards obtaining school nurse licensure.
The Outstanding School Nurse Achievement Award, presented by the American School Health Association's School Nurse Section, was established in 1984.
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Three Local School Nurses Receive Awards
From Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland
Vicki Goodrich , Helen Dumski, Judy MacFarland, Kim LaScola, Karen Horowitz, MD
CLEVELAND-The Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland (DAGC) and its subsidiary, Camp Ho Mita Koda, have awarded the Susan J. Kramer Excellence in School Nursing Award to three local school nurses; Kim LaScola, RN, from Hudson Middle School, Vicki Goodrich, RN, BSN, from Hawken Lower/Middle School, and Judy MacFarland, RN, from Brady Middle School. Helen Dumski, President and CEO of the Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland, presented the awards to each nurse.
Kim LaScola, a resident of Hudson, has been a Hudson City School nurse for 13 years. She was nominated for this award by Hudson parent Wendy Bedrosian because of her dedication to teaching students to manage diabetes when others are not around to help. Vicki Goodrich is a Parma resident who has been a school nurse at Hawken/Lower Middle School for 14 years. She was nominated by Hawken parents Ashley and Mike Fisher for her ability to create a safe environment so kids feel comfortable among their peers. Judy MacFarland of Mentor has worked at Brady Middle School for 12 years. Brady parents Stacey and David Epstein nominated her for this award because of her vigilant support for children with diabetes and their families.
The award is named after its first recipient, Susan J. Kramer, RN, BSN, the school nurse at Laurel School.This annual award recognizes the contributions of a school nurse who has shown compassion, initiative and leadership in the care and management of diabetes in an elementary, middle or high school setting. The award also raises funds for the Nurse Appreciation Campership Fund, which was established at Camp Ho Mita Koda, a summer camp
located in Newbury Township for children with diabetes. Money raised from this fund will be used to provide scholarships to children with diabetes who otherwise are not able to attend the camp. Recipients of the Susan J. Kramer Excellence in School Nursing Award are selected through a formal nomination and review process, overseen by a special committee of the Camp Ho Mita Koda Steering Committee.
Camp Ho Mita Koda, founded in 1929, is the oldest continuing camp for children with diabetes in the United States. Its mission is to enable children to live well with diabetes through an enjoyable camp experience. Camp Ho Mita Koda serves more than 250 children annually through a residence camp program for children ages 6-15, a mini-camp for children ages 4-8 and their parents, a family day for children ages 4 and older and their families, and year-round education and recreational opportunities. For more information, please visit www.CampHoMitaKoda.org or call 216-591-0800.
For further information contact:
Tracy Francescone
(216) 591-0800 x27
tfrancescone@dagc.org
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SCHOOL NURSE OF THE YEAR 2011
Watch for information about SNOY 2011 applications
Coming your way soon! |
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