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News from the Minnesota-Dakotas Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses Spring 2013 Volume 40, Issue 1 P A R E X C E L L E N C E News from the President Karissa M Brinkman, RN, BSN MNDAKSPAN President Gold Leaf Award I recently fulfilled one of my duties as the current president of MNDAKSPAN, which was to complete and submit the Gold Leaf Application to ASPAN National Office post-marked by Feb 1 st , 2013. Two years ago, I kept hearing people talk about the Gold Leaf Award and had absolutely no clue what they were talking about. Well, let me tell you, now I know! It was an honor and privilege to reflect back on the year of 2012 for our component and see how MNDAKSPAN members are progressively working on becoming a stronger component. Continued on next page Contents News From the President Page 1-3 Congratulations Page 4 International Conference Page 5 Minutes from October BOD Meeting Page 6-7 ASPAN Information Page 8 MNDAKSPAN Spring 3013 Conference Page 9-10 MNDAKSPAN BOD Information Page 11
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News from the Minnesota-Dakotas
Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
Spring 2013 Volume 40,
Issue 1
P A R E X C E L L E N C E
News from the President
Karissa M Brinkman, RN, BSN
MNDAKSPAN President
Gold Leaf Award
I recently fulfilled one of my duties as the current president of MNDAKSPAN,
which was to complete and submit the Gold Leaf Application to ASPAN National
Office post-marked by Feb 1st, 2013. Two years ago, I kept hearing people talk
about the Gold Leaf Award and had absolutely no clue what they were talking
about. Well, let me tell you, now I know! It was an honor and privilege to reflect
back on the year of 2012 for our component and see how MNDAKSPAN members
are progressively working on becoming a stronger component.
Continued on next page
Contents
News From the President Page 1-3
Congratulations Page 4
International Conference Page 5
Minutes from October BOD Meeting Page 6-7
ASPAN Information Page 8
MNDAKSPAN Spring 3013 Conference Page 9-10
MNDAKSPAN BOD Information Page 11
The Gold Leaf application consists of 34 questions that address a wide range of topics,
such as: component goals and strategic plans, policies and procedures, welcoming
members, newsletter content, educational opportunities, scholarships, and community
service projects, involvement of component members at the national level, publications
and research. For a more extensive look at content and questions you can view the Gold
Leaf application and questions on the ASPAN website at www.aspan.org. A Component
may receive this award only once every three years. The winner of Gold Leaf Compo-
nent of the Year is determined by the cumulative total of points earned.
The purpose of the Gold Leaf Award is:
to recognize excellence in component leadership and member development, communica-
tion, education services and community relations; to encourage quality component management; to recognize with distinction and visibility the efforts and re-
sults of meaningful activities that build a strong component; to benchmark standards. The component awarded the 2012 Gold Leaf Component of the
year receives:
$500.00 and a plaque presented at the ASPAN 32nd National
Conference in Chicago, IL. Recognition in Breathline and the Journal of PeriAnesthesia
Nursing. A book or publication on perianesthesia nursing of the Com-
ponent’s choice, for use by the Component for member benefits
or recruitment efforts. Ribbons for all Component Members at National Conference signifying their membership in
the Component of the Year. 1 In order for your component to be eligible your component must:
1. Be a chartered ASPAN Component Complete the application based on your Component activities from January 1, 2012 through
December 31, 2012.
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Additional eligibility and entry preparation requirements can be viewed online http://
www.aspan.org/Members/Awards/GoldLeafAward/tabid/3247/Default.aspx
Although, MNDAKSPAN has yet to receive this award, I think it is clearly within our reach
and it is my hope that we will continue to
strive to become a component of strong
leader ship with increased member support,
excel in communicating and meeting the
needs of our members, support and reach
out to our communities, and have an in-
creased focus on evidence based practice
and the research going on in and around
our specialty of perianesthesia nursing
within our component. I believe with the continued support of our members that our compo-
nent, MNDAKSPAN, will one day become the recipient of the Gold Leaf Award.
If there is anyone who would like to talk with me personally about our Gold Leaf Application
and content submitted to the National office or how MNDAKSPAN can better serve their
members, please email me at [email protected].
Blessings,
Karissa M Brinkman, RN, BSN
MNDAKSPAN President
Additional information on the Gold Leaf
Award can be found at
http://www.aspan.org/members/awards/
goldleafaward/tabid/3247/default.aspx
News from the President
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Congratulations to our newly certified CPANS and CAPAS. This is a wonderful professional and
personal accomplishment. In their recent newsletter ABPANC announced that upon completion of
the spring examination period they have certified over 10,000 CPAN and CAPA nurses. The organi-
zation currently has 6,250 CPANS, 3,934 CAPAS and over 460 nurses who are dually certified. In
our three state area (Minnesota and the Dakotas) we have approximately 65 CAPAS, 108 CPANS
and 11 who are dually certified. This is as of December with the fall testing results just out.
The spring registration online is January 14-March 11. The Examination window is April 16-May18.
All of this information is available to you on the ABPANC web site. Feel free to e-mail me if you
have any further questions. After passing the test (and I know you will) you will need to recertify
every three years. There are many different activities that will count towards recertification other
than conferences and books. These may include things like hospital committees, precepting new
staff or organizing charitable activities. You can keep track of your recertification activities on a con-
tinual learning log on the same ABPANC website. I have recertified several times and find this sys-
tem easy to use. I would love to hear any study or exam tips, materials you have used, what helped
and what did not so I can pass the information on to others. Feel free to e-mail me or come see
me at the certification table at our spring conference in Bloomington.
Dates to remember for 2013:
Perianesthesia Nurse Awareness week February 4-10
Certified Nurses day March 19
Virginia Maruish CPAN,CAPA,RN,BSN,MSN
Congratulations
Congratulations again to our newly certified nurses!
DUAL: Susan Schuler
CAPA: Bonnie Olson, Diane Preston, Nancy Antin,
Lisa Nygard, A. Renae Erdmann, Robin Mikkelson
CPAN: Joshua Hardin, Michelle Sears, Myriam
Roby, Jane Robbins, Sara Jerabek, Laureen Farvand,
Lisa Martin, Jessica Moberg, Twila Hilscher
2013 ICPAN Registration Fee Scholarships
from ASPAN
ASPAN is pleased to offer registration fee scholarships to the 2013 International Confer-ence for PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ICPAN) being held September 19-22, 2013, in Dublin, Ireland.
Postmark deadline for ICPAN scholarships is May 1, 2013.
Instructions and required forms are now available on the ASPAN Web site. Please read instructions carefully for eligibility requirements.
From the ASPAN Homepage visit Members / Scholarship Program / 2013 ICPAN Scholarships or
click here.
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Applications/information for ASPAN's annual Scholarship Program (offering BSN degree, MSN degree, Doctorate de-gree, ASPAN National Conference, Certification Exam, Humanitarian Mission and Nurse in Washington Internship scholarships) will be available on the Web site beginning in February, 2013 with a postmark deadline date of July 1, 2013.
ASPAN EDUCATION ON-DEMAND
ASPAN is currently offering the following education webinar series:
Perianesthesia Care of the Geriatric Patient
(7 modules; each module approximately 60 minutes running time)
Polypharmacy & Medication Reconciliation: Perianesthesia Nursing Considerations for Older Adults (1.39 CH; Accreditation)
Perianesthesia Challenges in the Culturally Diverse Aging Patient (1.43 CH; Accreditation)
Managing Pain and Comfort Considerations in the Perianesthesia Older Adult (1.28 CH; Accreditation)
Common Post-Operative Complications in the Perianesthesia Older Adult (1.15 CH; Accreditation)
Perianesthesia Safety in the Geriatric Patient (1.10 CH; Accreditation)
Systems Review: Pathophysiology of Aging Part I (1.26 CH; Accreditation)
Systems Review: Pathophysiology of Aging Part II (0.97 CH; Accreditation)
How to Purchase Modules
Each module of a webinar series must be purchased separately.
Fees: $25 per module for ASPAN members; $40 for non-members.
Exam re-take fees: $10 for ASPAN members; $15 for non-members.
You must be logged into the ASPAN Website to continue. If you are not already logged in, click here to log in, or to create a user name and password.
If you experience any difficulties viewing a Webinar Module, please click here for recommended computer standards for optimum
viewing.
After logging on to the Web site, click here to purchase modules, and/or to view your previously pur-
chased modules.
MNDAKSPAN Board of Directors
Past President
Julie Somheil , RN, MSN, CPAN
5286 Ridgeway RD NW
Rochester, MN 55901
E-mail: [email protected]
President
Karissa Brinkman, RN, BSN
908 West 158th St
Burnsville, MN 55306
E-mail: [email protected]
Secretary
Deb Moengen, RN, CPAN
36170 Gale Ln.
Crosslake, MN 56442
E-mail: [email protected]
Treasurer
Susan Poulson, RN
224 15th St SW
Rochester, MN 55902
E-mail: [email protected]
Director of Membership
Paula Fridlind, RN
4435 London Ln NW
Rochester, MN 55902
E-mail: [email protected]
Director of Education
Deb Massey, RN, CPAN
402 North 8th St
Goodhue, MN 55027
E-mail: [email protected]
Director of Publication
Lynn Saari, RN
1803 15th St NW
Rochester, MN 55901
E-mail: [email protected]
Director of Certification
Ginny Maruish, RN, MSN, CAPA, CPAN
1213 Earle Way
Burnsville, MN 55306
E-mail: [email protected]
Director of Government Affairs
Mary Olson, RN
2940 Labore Road
Little Canada, MN 55109
E-mail: [email protected]
ASPAN Region 3 Director
Martha Clark , MSN, RN, CPAN
6348 Pawnee Ridge
Loveland, OH 45150
E-mail: [email protected]
