UONL BOARD MEETING UTAH CHAPTER OF AONE July 21, 2006 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Present: Marilyn Mariani, Kevin Martin and Marie Prothero.
Via Phone: Becky Kapp and Donna Lister.
Excused: Bonnie Jacklin, Carlene Jensen, Gail McGuill, Bonnie McLeod, Chris Midget, Nancy Nowak, and Debbie Sprague.
AGENDA ITEM	DISCUSSION/RECOMMENDATION/CONCLUSTION	ACTION
Welcome	Due to the absence of Ms. Gail McGuill, President; Mr. Kevin Martin, President-Elect welcomed those present.
Review of May Board Meeting Minutes	Mr. Martin asked if everyone had received a copy of the May 12, 2006 Board Meeting Minutes and then asked for any additions, deletions or corrections.	MOTION: ??? moved and ??? seconded the motion to accept the May 12, 2006 Board Meeting Minutes as presented.
Follow-up on Action Items Identified at the May Board Meeting	Mr. Martin reviewed the actions: Nancy Nowak and Wayne Watson were assigned to distribute registration materials for the June 9, 2006 Summer Conference, which was completed. Marilyn Mariani was to develop a draft of the clinical placement form, which was completed, also. Mr. Martin was to report to the UHA Workforce Committee that UONL did not want UHA to take over the roll of the Consortium leadership at this time. The UHA Workforce Committee was supportive of the decision. Marie Prothero was to send a description of the UONL Executive Director position to Becky Kapp for the Newsletter, which happened. Ms. Prothero was assigned to ask Nan Nicponski to chair the Awards Nomination Committee, she agreed. Information was distributed and all nominations are due by August 25, 2006. Ms. Prothero was also asked to remind Brenda Hollingsworth, UHA Staff, to send out membership cards to those who paid dues through UHA’s invoicing system. Ms. Hollingsworth did so. Ms. Prothero was also asked to speak with Jill Vicory, also on the UHA Staff, about updating UONL’s portion of UHA’s website. Ms. Prothero was to set up a meeting for budget reconciliation between Gail McGuill and Joe Krella, UHA President/CEO. Ms. Prothero reported that the meeting would wait until Ms. McGuill has returned from medical leave. Donna Lister was asked to pass along UONL’s recommendation for Laura Poe not to put restrictions on the new RN Program Applications to the Academic Leadership Committee. Ms. Lister reported that position to the ALC who stated that the changes could not have made anyway. Jeanne Depaulis was to develop a final draft of UONL’s Business Travel Policy. Mr. Martin stated that he had not yet seen a draft. Mr. Martin was asked to contact Dirk Anjewierden, President of the Utah Health Care Association, to get long-term care facilities involved in submitting nurse placement data. Mr. Martin reported speaking to Mr. Anjewierden and receiving a small amount of data from home health facilities.	Ms. Prothero will discuss updating UONL’s website with Ms. Vicory. Upon Ms. McGuill’s return from medical leave, a meeting with Mr. Krella will be scheduled to discuss budget reconciliation. Ms. DePaulis is to develop a draft of UONL Business Travel Policies.
Executive Director Update	Mr. Martin reported that Ms. Prothero and he took Paula Julander to lunch on July 17, 2006. The meeting was productive. Ms. Julander has not yet accepted the position but has a high level of interest. Ms. Julander was interested in UONL’s past accomplishments and a list of goals UONL would like to accomplish in the future. Some of the things discussed as future goals were the need to grow membership and the need to broaden outreach to nurse leaders in the state ' especially those outside the Wasatch Front. Past accomplishments mentioned were the nursing awards, the consolidation of the nurse group and UONL’s participation in the ACL. Ms. Prothero suggested a written statement of past accomplishments and future goals, to be given to Ms. Julander. Ms. Prothero will draft the written statement and send it to the board for revisions and suggestions. Mr. Martin plans on discussing a temporary Executive Director Consultant with David Gessel, UHA Staff. Mr. Gessel knows of a company providing such services. Mr. Gessel asked if the job position was at all fluid. Mr. Martin stated that if the right person came along, UONL could tailor the duties and requirements as needed. Ms. Kapp asked if the position should still be advertised in the upcoming Newsletter. Mr. Martin confirmed that it should and that resumes should be sent to him. Ms. Kapp noted that she will remove the minimum requirements from the job description. Mr. Martin expressed UONL’s wanting this position to eventually expand and become much more involved, even a full-time position. Ms. Mariani asked if UONL provides a strategic plan for the year. Ms. Prothero and Mr. Martin said that a couple had been done in the past, but it was probably time to do another. Fall was a proposed time frame for the discussion. Ms. Prothero will set up some potential dates. Ms. Mariani noted that if Ms. Julander accepted the position, she could participate in the Fall strategic planning. Ms. Prothero requested that the updated UONL Board List should be sent to the Board. Mr. Martin agreed to do so.	Ms. Prothero will draft a written description of what UONL is and what UONL would like to become, send it out for comments and then provide the information to Ms. Julander. Ms. Prothero will suggest some dates and times in the Fall to develop a strategic plan. Ms. Prothero will be in touch with Nan Nicponski about the number of Awards nominations received. Mr. Martin will send UONL Board members an updated Board List.
Review of the Student Nurse Survey and Plan of Action to Move Forward	Ms. Mariani sent out a summary to each Board Member. Some of the results provided some good insight. Ms. Mariani reported on that summary. Ms. Mariani noted that the push seemed to come out of the academic centers. Ms. Lister expressed that the ALC found the information interesting and would be going over the results in their future meetings. Ms. Lister reported that the ALC has not met during the summer months but plans to meet again in August. Ms. Mariani proposed looking at outpatient placements, ex., LTAC, outpatient surgery centers. Ms. Mariani noted restrictions on students for home-health, specifically pediatrics. Ms. Kapp volunteered to contact Intermountain Healthcare’s Home Health to find out if the restrictions are due to a regulation or just a general rule. The information gained should be passed on to the UONL Board. Mr. Martin plans to share the results of the survey with Mr. Krella. Ms. Mariani requested recommendations for action items from ALC and actions that ALC plans to take be reported back to the UONL Board.	Ms. Kapp is to follow-up with Intermountain Healthcare on restrictions for student placements in home-health environments, specifically pediatrics. She will pass the information gained on to the UONL Board. Mr. Martin will present the survey summary to Mr. Krella at UHA. Ms. Lister will report on ALC actions on the Student Nurse Survey data.
Newsletter Update	Ms. Kapp noted that with Ms. McGuill still on medical leave, there is no President’s Letter for the next issue of the Newsletter and asked for suggestions. Mr. Martin, as President-Elect volunteered to write the quarter’s President’s Letter. Ms. Kapp also requested information about the September Business Meeting to put in the Newsletter. Ms. Kapp is to request that Ms. Hollingsworth add something to the Newsletter since the meeting is in conjunction with UHA’s Conference. Mr. Martin went over UHA’s Friday, September 22^nd Program Agenda and suggested that UONL members should be encouraged to attend. Mr. Martin also mentioned UHA’s Awards Dinner on Thursday evening, September 21^st, at which UONL also presents their awards. Ms. Kapp plans to pass the articles along to Ms. Hollingsworth today for formatting.	Ms. Kapp to send final Newsletter articles to Ms. Hollingsworth for preparation and ask her to include UHA’s Conference Information. Mr. Martin will provide a President’s Letter sometime the week of July 24^th.
September Business Meeting and Awards Dinner	Mr. Martin reported that the Fall Business Meeting was again being held in conjunction with UHA’s Fall Leadership Conference. The Business Meeting will take place at the Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort in Cottonwood B, at 3:00 p.m. Mr. Martin expects to review action items from today’s meeting, the Executive Director position, UONL By-Laws (rules and regulations) and preparation for the January Business Meeting and Reception.
Academic Leadership Committee Report	Mr. Martin mentioned that Nancy Nowak, Maureen Keefe and Margaret Pearce met and proposed that there should be a combined meeting of UONL and ALC about once or twice each year. The purpose would be to discuss whatever issues are at hand at that time. Ms. Nowak volunteered Intermountain Healthcare as a place to hold these combined meetings. Mr. Martin suggested that the semi-annual Business Meeting could be when the combined meeting takes place. Ms. Prothero and Ms. Mariani suggested that the meetings be held separately from the Business Meetings. It was determined that the best times to hold the combined meetings would be Fall and Spring to coincide with the school year. Ms. Lister suggested September 14, 2006 because that is the next scheduled meeting of ALC. Mr. Martin suggested waiting until Ms. McGuill was back from medical leave, which is scheduled for some time in September. The October meeting of ALC is set for October 12^th. October 12^th becomes the date to schedule the first combined meeting of UONL and ALC. As usual Ms. Lister would be the UONL contact person for ALC and will work with Ms. Nowak and Dr. Keefe about setting up the meeting and agenda.	Ms. Lister will help to plan the combined meeting of UONL and ALC on October 12,2006.
Workforce Committee Report	Mr. Martin was unable to attend the entire Workforce Committee Meeting because it was concurrent with the Summer Conference. Mr. Martin reported that he left UONL’s Conference for lunch and presented the Workforce Committee with UONL’s recommendations as reported in The Follow-up on Action Items. Mr. Martin also noted that they reviewed the Vision 2010 Program break-out sessions that were part of UHA’s Annual Meeting in May. Mr. Martin reiterated that the Committee was willing to let UONL run the consortium. Mr. Martin also suggested providing the Committee with the Student Nurse Survey results.
Other Business	Ms. Prothero reported that Ms. McGuill is doing very well and recovering quickly. Ms. McGuill’s prognosis is good and Ms. Prothero noted she is looking well and plans to return to work some time in September.
Meeting Adjourned