UONL BOARD MEETING UTAH CHAPTER OF AONE May 12, 2006 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Present: Jeanne DePaulis, Donna Lister, Marilyn Mariani, Kevin, Martin, Nancy Nowak, Marie Prothero, and Debbie Sprague.
Via Phone: Bonnie Jacklin and Becky Kapp
Missing: Carlene Jensen, Kevin McEwan, Gail McGuill, Bonnie McLeod, Chris Midget, and Wayne Watson.
AGENDA ITEM	DISCUSSION/RECOMMENDATION/CONCLUSTION	ACTION
Welcome	Due to the absence of Ms. Gail McGuill, President; Mr. Kevin Martin, President-Elect welcomed those present and has those present introduce themselves. Mr. Martin addressed the recent history of UONL. He also spoke of the new partnership of UONL and the Deans and Directors of Universities in Utah and other forward movements of UONL.
Review of March Board Meeting Minutes	Mr. Martin asked if everyone had received a copy of the March 10, 2006 Board Meeting Minutes and then asked for questions.	MOTION: Ms. Mariani moved and Ms. DePaulis seconded the motion to accept the March 10, 2006 Board Meeting Minutes as presented.
UHA Board Meeting Update	Ms Prothero noted that the April UHA Board Meeting was cancelled. Ms. Prothero reported that the next UHA Board Meeting is scheduled in conjunction with UHA’s 2006 Annual Meeting, Focus on the Future, May 17-19, 2006. Ms. Prothero also noted that everyone on the UONL Board was invited to attend the general conference events. Ms. Prothero stated that ongoing issues include preparation for the possible flu pandemic. The state epidemiologist has reported to the UHA Board and the main concern is hospital emergency/disaster preparedness. Healthcare Vision 2010 is also a huge issue with UHA now. UHA has teamed their hospitals with the Utah Department of Health, insurance companies, physicians and other healthcare leaders to shape Utah’s healthcare future. Ms. Sprague noted that Davis Hospital and Medical Center will be running a flu epidemic drill sometime at the end of May.
Academic Leadership Committee Update	Mr. Martin stated that the Academic Leadership Committee met May 11, 2006 and turned the topic over to Ms. Donna Lister. Ms. Lister distributed hand-outs and explained their contents. Ms. Lister also discussed a meeting that the Utah Deans were invited to attend. The message of this meeting was “What is the state of nursing education in the State of Utah?” and “Are we at a point where the quality of nursing experiences or educational experiences is being compromised because of the numbers that we’re trying to push through the system?” ALC is asking UONL to make a formal statement about putting a hold on the approval of new programs until a thorough look at the entire situation has taken place. It was reported that some hospitals see no students and some hospitals are oversaturated and may need to cut down. Mr. Martin, who was also at the ALC meeting, reported that Jean Dyre from Westminster is concerned about staff burnout – clinical faculty are not mentoring the students but leaving it up to the staff nurses to do much of the teaching. There also seems to be a problem with the faculty splitting their time between students on different floors at the same time. Is it possible to get feedback from staff about limitations and burdens as it relates to helping/having students? Mr. Martin questioned how many slots are really available at the hospitals and how many of the hospitals are willing to report open slots for fear they may be taken advantage of. Mr. Martin and Ms. Lister noted that another concern is current staff getting on-line degrees with need of clinical experience and hospitals feeling that their staff’s needs should be a priority. Discussion ensued on the issues of no students opposed to too many students in facilities and where all of the new facilities being built in Utah will get their nursing staff as well as faculty’s role and program holds.	Ms. Mariani was charged with submitting a survey to the Board that would be sent to the hospitals to better grasp student space available and needs. Ms. Lister takes back to the ALC and Laura Poe that the UONL official recommendation is not to put a hold on applications for new RN programs. Individuals to follow up with hospitals: Ms. Mariani – Mountainstar Mr. Martin – Shriners and University Hospital Ms. DePaulis – PCMC Ms. Sprague – IASIS Ms. Nowak – Intermountain Healthcare via the respective CNO’s Mr. Martin – contact Dirk for involvement of the LTC facilities
Education Committee	In Mr. Watson’s absence, Ms. Nowak reported on the Education Committee. Ms. Nowak reminded everyone of the 2006 UONL Summer Conference, June 9^th, Nursing Leaders Today Preparing Nurse Leaders for Tomorrow! Ms. Nowak outlined the draft agenda and asked for questions, input and suggestions for the conference agenda. Ms. Nowak also asked for ideas for the Winter Dinner Meeting in January as well as a date. Ms. Prothero suggested Pam Thompson, the CEO of AONE as a speaker. Ms. Nowak suggested a couple who is doing a presentation in Colorado in July on Leadership. Other suggestions were made to combine academia and nursing to pull in academic attendees. UONL is also planning on holding a business meeting in conjunction with UHA’s Fall Leadership Conference, September 20-22, 2006, Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort. The business meeting will be held Thursday, September 21^st at 3:00 p.m. Also on the evening of the 21^st is UHA’s Awards Dinner at which UONL presents the Nursing Leadership Awards for urban and rural.	Ms. Nowak promised a finalization of the Summer Conference flyer and that it would be sent out sometime the week of May 15^th. Ms. Lister will forward the Summer Conference flyer to the ALC.
Bylaws Committee Report	Ms. Sprague handed out a copy of the changes made at the last UONL Board Meeting. Ms. Sprague asked everyone to take a look at the changes and make corrections and changes. Discussion ensued and voting on changes will occur at the September 21, 2006 Business Meeting.
Legislative Report	Mr. McEwan was unable to attend.
Workforce Committee Update	Mr. Martin began by telling the Board that the Workforce Committee met last on April 14, 2006. Input on the Healthcare Vision 2010 was given and the Workforce Committee was made an official group under the Vision 2010 Task Force. The Task Force reviews the key messages and strategies regarding areas of emphasis which were diversity in the workforce, public/private partnerships, work design and use of technology. There is an increase in the industry to share best practices under each area. Ms. Lynn Purdin with the Department of Workforce Services has submitted a grant to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation along with Intermountain Healthcare and Salt Lake Community College collaborating on a work-based learning grant which is due May 18, 2006. Mr. Martin noted that the biggest concern for the Workforce Committee right now is nurse placement	Mr. Martin to report back to the committee that we do not want the UHA to take over the role of the consortium at this time. We have good 1:1 relationships going with the Deans and Directors and feel we can deal with clinical placement issues.
Treasurer’s Report	Ms. DePaulis reported a current balance of $17,327.08. Reimbursements have been made for the St. George trip and paid annual AONE dues. Mr. Martin requested that letters be sent to members whose dues have been paid through UHA billings so that the Nurse Executives are aware that their hospital has supported their UONL membership. Ms. DePaulis stated that all dues processing has been turned over to Brenda Hollingsworth at UHA. Ms. Prothero reiterated that the dues that UHA has collected for UONL and the $10,000 grant from UHA to UONL is still in UHA’s possession because payment of an Executive Director would be run through the UHA payroll system. Discussion about the UONL Executive Director position ensued. Ms. DePaulis reported that she pursued the Certificate of Deposit option, but the process is extremely complicated. Mr. Martin suggested online savings accounts that are FDIC insured that pay four to five percent interest. There was discussion about UHA dues reconciliation and investing UONL money through UHA. Ms. DePaulis is also working on a Policy for UONL Travel Reimbursement. The policy would be a description of how travel on behalf of UONL is planned and reimbursed.	Ms. Prothero will ask Ms. Hollingsworth to send out letters of membership to Nurse Executives whose hospitals have paid their UONL membership dues through UHA billings. Ms. Kapp will place information about the open Executive Director position in the next UONL Newsletter. Ms. Depaulis to develop a final draft of a business travel policy.
Newsletter	Ms. Kapp stated that her goal is to put out a quarterly newsletter. Content would include reporting on UONL events and items of interest in the nursing field and summaries of articles. Mr. Martin explained the process of the newsletter as Ms. Kapp is new to the Editor position. At the Board Meetings assignments are usually given, i.e.; Gail McGuill will provide the President’s Message. The submission deadline for the July edition is June 30, 2006.	Ms. Prothero to get a copy of the ED job description to Ms. Kapp for the July newsletter.
Membership Committee	Ms. Prothero plans to confirm membership and eliminate duplicate payments because of the new billing system through UHA. A Membership Drive will also be held in conjunction with the June 9^th Conference. Ms. Prothero asked for nominations to the Membership Committee. Ms. Mariani questioned the diversity of UONL membership. She stated that it was mostly hospital oriented at this point and asked what had been done to expand the membership base. Discussion ensued.	Ms. Prothero and Ms. McGuill will meet with Joe Krella, President/CEO of UHA about how to reconcile UONL dues paid through UHA billings.
Awards Committee	Mr. Martin stated that a chair for the committee was needed and Ms. Prothero volunteered to invite Nan Nicponski to do so.	Ms. Prothero is going to ask Ms. Nicponski to chair the awards committee. Ms. Prothero is also going to provide Ms. Kapp with nomination information to add to the July Newsletter.
Other Business	Ms. Mariani reported, as the chair of UHA’s Sentinel Events Users Group, that a proposal for a new rule for Sentinel Events for Utah is being drafted. Ms. Mariani stated that the rule as written is confusing.
Meeting Adjourned