Organization of Nurse Executives- Connecticut

ONE-CT
Membership Meeting
Thursday June 12, 2008
5:30PM
Hilton Garden Inn, Shelton CT

PRESENT: See attendance sheets

Topic Discussion / Motion Follow Up Action

What/Who/When
Welcome 4:30-5:50pm

Call to order Susan Richman called the business meeting to order with an invitation to
buffet

Featured Speaker Theresa Conroy MSN APRN, ONE-CT member, recapped her journey to become All members encouraged to vote in
a state legislator for District 32-Seymour Ansonia. Theresa is a nurse manager November 2008 election!
at Middlesex Hospital and is running for the state of CT legislature for the
November 2008 ballot

Key points:
Theresa’s journey began with her own community service interests.

Theresa comes from a family tradition of public and elected official service

Old Business Committee chairs reported frustration in gaining responses from committee Next membership meeting time will
Committee Membership members and in organizing group meetings. Board conducted brainstorming of be extended so that each
ideas to facilitate committee member response and participation: committee can meet for an hour to
• Combine committee meetings with membership meetings and extend ninety minutes before the general
meeting with committee pre-meetings. membership meeting. Committee
• Personal telephone calls in addition to email to committee members to chairs will phone call and email
clarify their interest and to invite to next committee meeting. members regarding this new format
 • Send letter on behalf of ONE-CT to every hospital CNO to remind them
and encourage them to send their constituents. Laura Caramanica
referred to AONE “Benefits to Membership” document as source of Next membership meeting will be
talking points for a letter held at Crowne Plaza Cromwell CT
June 2008 meeting will be located
at a site in proximity to Trumbull
CT
Committees will meet at 4:30pm

L Spivak to send letter to CNOs to

encourage member attendance

New Business L Spivak set agenda to discuss priorities and responsible parties

Treasure Report No new report

Strategic Goals
Review and clarification 1.Strategic Planning
• Will be work of the Board
• A strategic planning meeting is scheduled for Thursday April 14 2pm-
8pm

2. Increased Membership

• Membership has increased though some dues are not collected for all
renewals
• Liz Beaudin summarized adjustments and corrections to be made to
renewal forms and process to secure dues from renewals

3. Topics for 2008-2009 programs

• Pt Safety
• Legislative Issues
• Pertaining to Mission, creating nurse leaders:
• Nurse Manager Roles/Competencies
• Behavior management
• Communication
 • Image of Nursing
• “The Quality Advantage” book regarding
• What is meant by culture change for creating safety and quality?

Discussion:
• Need local leader
• Idea: Ann Barker is prominent speaker on topic of nurse leader
competency and her new book which highlights the Leadership IQ
tenets is about to be published
• Suggestion: Invite HAVEN group back for continuing presentation
• Invite representatives for the Presidential campaigns to speak at
Government and September membership to discuss the candidates’ positions on
Legislation healthcare issues

Discussion: Legislative Committee

• Sue Fitzsimons distributed several documents covering staffing
legislation from other states prior to this meeting to help discussion
• Several states are moving to legislative mandates for required nurse
staffing plans to preempt mandated staffing ratios.
• Washington State, Oregon, Colorado and Ohio scenarios discussed.
Some states are writing in fines and mandatory postings of ratios.

Liz Beaudin reported that staffing plan agreements are less onerous than
mandated ratios. Questions/discussion regarding whether this ONE-CT should
take position stand on the topic
L Spivak distributed “Nurse Staffing Guiding Principles for the Delivery of
Nursing Care to Patients”.
The document was drafted by a sub group of the CHA nurse executive group
who have cross membership on ONE-CT

Decision: Board should be prepared to approve ONE-CT draft of staffing/staff

planning position and present the principles in the document to seek an
endorsement from the membership at the March membership meeting.

Liz stated that legislative hearings for public health usually occur mid March.
Decision: ONE –CT should be prepared to have written testimony regarding its
 position on staffing legislation for March legislative meetings

Liz described workforce coalition bill that CHA and CT Nurses Association are
working to write to support nursing faculty. Laura Caramanica suggested
adding support for faculty-facility position support.
CT Nurses Association is looking to sustain budget for 10 years to alleviate
faculty shortage.

Motion
L Spivack asked for motion to accept “Guiding Principals for the Delivery of
Nursing Care to Patients” , a plan formulated by CNOs of CHA. ONE-CT could
adopt the document as a framework for ONE-CT legislative testimony.
Website Unanimous approval with provision to acknowledge permission to use the L Spivak will correct current officer
document and contribution from Liz Beaudin of CHA. contact information.

AONE Annual Meeting Will discuss enhancements at next board meeting.

Several ONE-CT board members will attend the meeting in Seattle in April. We L Spivak will post on AONE website.
can post and invitation to all current and interested ONE-CT members for a
meeting of all ONE-CT members during the annual meeting on the AONE
website.

Next board meeting April 14th 3pm-8pm @ CHA for Strategic Planning
(carry motion from Jan membership meeting regarding ONE-CT donation to
HAVEN)
Next Membership meeting March 13th 5pm Crowne Plaza
Meeting Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 7:32pm
Respectfully submitted Maura McQueeney Secretary