Utah Nurse

Utah Nurse: The Official Publication of the Utah Nurses Association. Utah Nurse has been published quarterly since 1946 for the Utah Nurses Association, a constituent member of the American Nurses Association. Sent to RNs and LPNs throughout Utah, Utah Nurse provides a forum for members to express their opinions and become aware of healthcare issues in the state of Utah.

I I~~I]fII~I~I~I~1 ml [~~li~1~1~[~Rl ' l Utah ~ur5 Offi(ial Publi(ation of Utah Nurses' Asso(iation CaNST ANCE HOLLERAN Convention Guest Speaker Utah Nurse Convention 1973 Spring, 1973 Vol. 24 No.1 105(;756 It's the real thing. Coke. BOTILED BY THE COCA-COLA BOTILING COMPANY OF SALT LAKE Editorial - ""Doors & Thresholds" Utah Nurse Vol. 24 No.1 Spring 1973 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION of the UTAH NURSES' ASSOCIATION 1058 E. 9th South Salt Lake City, Utah Phone [phone] Executive Editor . . . CORALLENE McKEAN 1058 East 9th South Salt Lake City, Utah 84105 Are you concerned about what your professional fu ture holds for you? vVhat lies beyond the door and the threshold tha t separa tes today and tomorrow? to developing your potential. Today, residing within each practicing pro­ fessional nurse is that same spark of enthusiasm which re-ignited, can ex­ cite, energize and challenge. Doors can be limiting. They may not only be locked to provide seCllr­ i ty, bu t also to close ou t the world of new ideas and make prisoners of those who reside inside. Amongst Utah nurses, these doors have various ti tIes such as : Certifica tion, expanding roles, and specialization, plus a variety of new environmental settings in which to practice the art and science of nurs­ ing are there if you will bu t step across the threshold . "I can ' t afford to be a U .N .A. member". Assistant ANNETTA J. BILGER 11 "A" Street Apt. 36 Salt Lake City. Utah 84102 "I can't see what the $62.50 does for me". "My husband won't let me join". Table of Contents page ........ . ......... . .. . .. . 3 Meet Constance Holleran Guest Speaker .............. 3 Editorial UNA 1973 Ballot ......... 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Nominees For Nurse of the Year Award 9 Resolutions !, II, ill, IV, V, VI 10-11 11 thru 15 Convention Program ..... .. ....... 16-17 Financial Report . ...... . 18 Executive Director's Report 19 UNA Headquarters Staff 19 . .. 20, 21, 22 Conference Group Reports 1. Afraid of change. 2. Hard UNA Proposed Revision of Certification Program Annual Reports ... Behind all these doors sit Voiceless ''''eHare Professional Nurses,'*' who have joined the Apathetic Health Care Pro vi d e r Society. The A.H.C.P.S. membership requires no money - little commitment and small amount of involvement, they are: ... 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 UNA Committee Policies ..... How Your Membership Dues work for You 28,29 30-31 Some Thoughts About 32 Conference Group Ballot 33 to convince. 3. Exhibiting d closed mind. 4. Demonstra •.inrr puni tive behavior. 5. Selfishly ploning their 01-1'n course. Thresholds, 011 the other hand, are made for stepping forward into ,1n exci ting, enerE;"izing and cha Ilenging world which evokes involvement and commitment beyond rhe routine. Re-call the day you entered the hospital as a student nurse. You were, most likely, apprehensi ve but also excited and enthmiastic about enter­ ing your chosen pr()fessional career. You became involved and committed Historically, the professional nurse, the patient's advocate, has responded to the health care needs of the in­ dividual and the community. As a result of the public'S demand £01' im­ proved and easier access to health care services, Professional Review Organizations, Health Maintenance Organiza tions, insurance physical ex­ amination clinics, and nurse-practi­ tioner clinics have developed. These new avenues for practice are available to the progressive, and committed professional nurses 'who are eager for challenges. Are your professional nurse col­ leagues locked behind doors as mem­ bers of the Apathetic Health Care Provider Society? Or, have you asked them to STEP ACROSS THE THRESHOLD INTO THE EXCIT­ ING WORLD OF U.N.A. - A.N.A.? Cora Ilene McKean, R.N. Executive Director '*'A "VOICELESS - WELFARE" nurse is an active registered nurse who has chosen not only to disre­ gard the professional organizations, U.N.A-AN.A, but also, willingly accepts the beneh ts her commi tted professional colleagues strive to at­ tain. J\d~ertisers American Fork Hospital 29 Blue Cross and Blue Shield 36 Coca Cola ..... . ..... . 2 Cottonwood Hospital . 20 Health Services Corporation 28 Holy Cross Hospital 24 Hyland Pharmacy . 32 Mutual of Omaha 26 Payson City Hospital 27 Ouality Press 28 Robinson 's 14 Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association . ........ . .. . 19 University of Utah Medical Center 31 Valley West Hospital . . 23 Wasatch Villa Convalescent 29 SPRING, 1973 Meet Constance Holleran - Convention Guest Speaker Ms. Holleran is presently the Deputy Executive Director for the Govern­ ment Relations Division, American Nurses' Association, "Vashington, D.C. Previously, she was the Chief for the Project Grant Program, Bureau of Health Manpower, NIH. She .also was a faculty member and nursing staff member in Boston and New York. She received her diploma from the Massachusetts General Hospital, School of Nursing; her B.S. from the Teachers College, Columbia University and her M.S.N. from the Catholic University o£ America. She is a member of the Secretary of DHEW's Committee on "Expanding the Scope of Nursing Practice" and the National Advisory Council of Women United. Also, she is Chairperson of the Coalition for Health Funding during the 1972-73 year. U.N .A. thanks A.N.A for responding to our request and welcomes Ms. Holleran to Utah. PACE 3 Utah Nurses' Association 1973 Ballot FIRST VICE PRESIDENT (elect one) Education: RAYOLA ANDERSEN B.S., M.S. (District 1) L.D.S. Hospital; B.S. University of Utah; M.S. University of Utah. Present Position: B .Y.U. College of Nursing Assistant Professor Professional Activities;: N.S.A. Section, Headquarters Chairman, U.N.A. Board Member, Incumbent 2nd Vice President Present Prof. Position: Second Vice President, UNA Dee Memorial Hospital. Diploma; B.S. & M.S. University of Utah Clinical Director of Psychiatry McKay Hospital Past President District 2 and District VI; Member Advisory Council, U.N.A.; Advisory Council Ap· pointee to U .N.A . Board Chairman, UNA Mem· ber Certification Committee; Delegate to UNA Convention ; District Chairman and Committee member of: Program Committee, Legislation , R e­ cruitme nt and Membership Committee, Board Memhe r District 2 , Member of Utah State Nurse Examiners. Education: RUTH BROWN B.S., M.S. (District 2) Present Position: Professional Activities: TREASURER (elect one) SHIRLEY POWELL B.S. (District 2) JUNE LEIFSON B.S., M.S. (District 1) Education: Present Position: Professional Activities,: B.S. University of Utah and W eber State M cKay Hospital Administrative Coordinator Board M e mber District 2 Treasurer District 4 Present Prof. Position: Board Member District 2 Education: Present Position: Profe.ss;onal Activ:tic.;: B.S.. M .S . - B.Y.U . BYU College of Nursing Assis nt Professor U of U C<>llege of Nursing Profe 'sor Salt Lake County Health Dept. Represe ntative to Utah Ce nter Statistics Utah Puhlic Health As::;ociation Utah Mental Health Association WICHE Research & Deve lopment Program participant Present Prof. Position: BOARD MEMBER - Group Education : SUE PALMER B.S. (District 1 P.\(, " (elect one) Hartford Hospital Sc hool of N ursing. Hartford Conn .; B .S .. BYU College of ursing Present Position: Director In-Service Education LDS Hospital Prolcssional Activities: Chairma n Ell'c t - Medica l Surgical COllle rellt:(' Group; Memhe r of Council on Practice ; S('c rl;'ta ry Council on Practice ; N A m embers hip AgeJll'.\' R e presentative. Present Prof. Positi~n: Chairman - Elect Ml'C\il'al - SIlI'!!:ieul Conf(' l'l' Il('P Group LOUISE WORSTER B.S.N. (District 2) Education: Present Position: M. A. Montant State University Bozeman , Mont. Inactive - Was Assistant Professor U of U and Western Reserve University; Staff Nurse, part. time at. David O. McKay Hospital RUTH WHEELER B.S., M.A. (District 2) Education: Present Position: L.D.S. Hospital; B.S. U. of U; M.A. Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Weber State College Program Committee District 2; Education Com­ mittee Utah Heart Assoc. Professional Activities.: BOARD MEMBER - Group II (elect one) MARJORIE GRIFFIN B.S. (District 5) MARY ANN McARTHUR B.S. (District 6) Education: Present Position: Professional Activities : Education: Present Position: Professional Activities: L.D.S. Hospital School of Nursing; B .S. University of Utah Public Health Nurse, Garfield County UNA-ANA Member L.D.S. Hospital School of Nursing; B. S. Utah State University Nursing Director, Logan LDS Hospital District 6: Past President, Board Member and Secretary; Member of Administrative Conference Group NOMINATING COMMITTEE - Group I (elect one) JACQUELINE MALEE (District 1) JOAN WHITE B.S., M.S. (District 2) SPRING. 1973 Education: Present Position: Professional Activities: Present Prof. Position: O'Connors School of Nursing, San Jose, CaW. Staff Nurse, Veteran's Administration Hospital U .N .A.-A.N.A. Member Member of the Council of Professional Employ­ ment Activities Education: Present Position: St. Benedicts School of Nursing; B.S., M.S. U of U Ascsistant Director of Nursing Service St. Bene­ dicts Hospital District 2 Past President; Member UNA Council on Certification; Member Administrative Confer­ ence Group Professional Activities: PAGE 5 NOMINAliNG COMMITTEE - Group II (elect one) LORRAINE FALSONE (District 4) Education: Present Position: Professional Activities: Holy Cross School of Nursing Home Health Nurse - Southeastern District Health Department District 4 Past President, Board Member; Parlia­ mentarian of District 4; Member UNA Advisory Council. NOMINATlNG COMMITTEE - Group III (elect one) ZOE MANNING B.S. (District 3) Education: St. Mark's Hospital School of Nursing'; B.S. U of U Present Position: Part time Utah Valley Hospital Professional Activities: District 3 Vice President, Program Chairman, Board member and membership Chairman Present Prof. Position: Vice President - Program Chairman of District 3 ANN MATTHEWS (District 6) Education: Wm. Budge School of Nursing Present Position: O. B. Coordinator, Logan L.ns. Hospital Professional Activities: Past UNA Board Member; District 6 Nominating Committee AMERICAN NURSES' ASSOCIATION DELEGATES In accordance with A.N.A. bylaws, Article XXIV Representation, Section (b): Utah is entitled to eight (8) A .NA. Delegates. President elect - A.N.A. Delegate, Norma Hansen was elected at the 1972 U.N.A . Convention. In each group, the delegat", receiving the next highest number of votes will act as an alternate to the one who is officially elected. GROUP I - (elect one) PAGE 6 ANN BRUTON B.s., M.S. (District 1) Education: BONNIE BULLOCK B.S. (District 1) Education: Present Position: B.S. University of Utah College of Nursing. M.S. New York University Present Position: Director of Continuing Education, Health Services Corporation. Professional Activities: Member continuing Education Committee Professional Activities: B.S. University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming Public Health Nurse, Salt Lake City County Health Department District No.1 Bylaws Chairman; UNA Resolutions Committee Chairman. UTAH NURSE ELAINE DYER B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (District 1) Education: Holy Cross School of Nursing; B.S.. M.S., Ph.D. University of Utah. Present Position: Chief of Nursing Research, Vetpran. Administra­ tion Hospital Professional Activities: Past UNA President; Consultant for quality pat­ tient care GROUP II - (elect one) LORRAINE HAMMOND B.S. (District 1) CAROL MILLIGAN B.s., M.S. (District 1) RUTH POWELL (District 2) Education : Present Position: Professional Activities: Salt Lake General Hospital ; B.S . U of U Hospital Coordinator, Salt Lake Community Nurs­ ing Service Board Membpr of District 1 B.S., M.S. University of Utah M.C.H. Supervisor, Salt Lake City County Health Department Professional Activities: M.C.N . Conference Group; Chairman Chapter 22 American College Nurse Midwifery ; Chairman, UNA Ad hoc Committee for ANA Delegate Cri­ teria Education: Present Position: Education: Present Position: Professional Activities: Present Prof. Position: Lincoln General Hospitall, Lincoln, Nebraska Assistant Head Nurse Medical Floor St. Bene­ clicts Hospital UNA Secretary - District 2 Nominating Chairman UNA Secretary GROUP III - (elect one) JANE DALTON (District 2) Education: Present Position: Sinai Hospital. Baltimore, Maryland Charge Nurse, Internal Revenue Service, Ogden. Utah Professional Activities: Educational Committpe; Northern Utah Cancer Society Education: EVA JEAN LAW B.S., M.S. (District 2) SPRJ'-'C . 197? Present Position: Professional Activities: Pocatello General Hospital, Pocatello B.S., M.S. University of Utah Director of Nursing and Assistant Administrator, David O. M cKay Hospital Pa ~. t UNA President; Member State Board of Nursing; Member Administrative Conference Group P .'\ (;F. 7 DORIS MAISAK B.S., A.D. (District 2) Education: Present Position: Professional Activities: A. D. Weber State College; B.S. University of Ut.ah Head Nurse in Intensive Care Unit., David O. Mc­ Kay Hospital UNA Treasurer, Vice President and Convention Committee; District 2 Board Member GROUP IV - (elect one) RICHARD DRAKE B.S., M.S. Education: Present Position: Professional Activities: (District 3) NORMA POTTER B.S., M.S. (District 3) Education: Present Position: Professional Activities: B.S. Idaho State University, Pocatello. Idaho. M.S. Wayne State University, Detroit. Michigan Nursing Director, Utah Valley Hospital UNA Board Member; Member Legislative Com­ mittee; District :3 President. Chairman Legislative Committee L.D.S. Hospital School of Nursing M.S. Univer · sity of Washington Seattle, Washington Assistant Professor Brigham Young University UNA Board Member; Treasurer District 3 GROUP V - (elect one) Education: WILMA JEAN SIMONE Dip, A.D., B.A. (Distrct No.4) Holy Cross Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah AD. College of Eastern Utah; B.A. Utah St. University Present Position: Mental Health Nurse. Four Corners Comprehen­ sive Community Health Center Professional Activities: UN A Secretary, Board Member. Co-Chairman Economic Security & General Welfare Commit­ tee; Past President, Treasurer. and Board Mem­ ber of District 4. Present Prof. Position: Board Member of UNA Education: BEGONA RABY Dip (District 4) St. Alphonsus Hospital School of Nursing. Boist'. Idaho Present Prof. Position: Acting P. H. Supervisor and Home Health Coordi· nator. Southeastern District Health Department Professional Activities: "(JNA Economics Security ancl General Welfaw Committee Chairman. Dis trict 4 Nominee for Presi­ dent-elect GROUP VI - (elect one) ELIZABETH ANN BROWN B.S. (District 5) I' \(;E 8 Education: Present Position: Professional Activities : St. Marks School of ursing ; B.S. l! of t r R e gional N urse Consultant. ~ur~ing nivi~ ,i(m tate D e partme n t of H ealth U Membe rship represe ntative Dis trict 5 JEAN MEYERS Dip (District 5) Education: Present Position.: Professional Activities: St. Marks School of Nursing Coordinator of Health, Southern Utah State Col­ lege, Cedar City President, Cedar City Unit of District 5 GROUP VII - (elect one) e. YI.' .. , - '". ,,­ LYNDYL SORENSEN Dip. B.S. (District 6) ELIZABETH ANN JONES B.S. (District 6) Education: Present Position Professional Activities: B.S. University of Utah College of Nursing Staff Nurse, Logan LDS Hospital UNA Board Member, Member of Advisory Council President District 6 Education: Idaho Falls LDS Hospital, Idaho Falls, Idaho B .S. University of Utah Inservice Director, Logan LDS Hospital ANA Delegate 1972, Member District 6 Present Position: Professional Activities: Nominees for Nurse of the Year Award DlSTRICT I DISTRICT 2 ATHLEEN BROWN GODFREY is Maternal Child Nursing Consultant, Early Childhood Development Spe­ cialist, Utah State Division of Health. ELMA HUMPHERYS has worked as Pediatric Nursing Supervisor, Doctor's Office Nurse, and Medical Clinical Advisor in Ogden. Most of her professional career h:1s been spent in Community Nursing in various areas of the Sta teo MRS. GODFREY is recognized through the ''''estern States tor her professional comribution in sensory-motor stimu­ lation of infants and handicapped children. She has developed and tested new theories which have been valuable to medic~l experts. DISTRICT 4 WILMA (BILLIE) SIMONE i~ presently working for the Four Corners Comprehensi\'e Community Mental Health Center. She is a member of Phi Theta Kappa and PIli Kappa Phi . She has served as Secretary of the Utah Nurses' Associa tion and is presently a Board Member of V.N.A. SPRI~G. 19i3 ELMA h as worked in supervisory capacities in Public Health in Price, Logan and Ogden. Has held positions in both U.N.A. and Dislrict 2. DISTRICT (j MRS. A1'\NA M. MATHEWS has been licensed to practice nursing in the Slale of Utah for 40 years. For 20 of those years, she held various posi lions at the Logan L.D.S. Hospital. Her field of expertise, is obstetrics. She is currentl y Obstetrical Co-ordina tor. PAC E 9 RESOLUTIONS No. I to VI search to develop practical methods of prevention and detection ot gonorrhea, and be it further RESOLUTION NUMBER I TO; Committee on Association FROM; Faculty members, University of Utah College of Nursing and members of Community Health Conference Group, RESOLUTIO T; Support Re~olution, Utah Nurses' RESOLVED : That the Utah Nurses' Association put special emphasis in health education and direct development of desirable be­ havioral modification with r ~pect to attitudes and values in the general popu­ lation to decrease the exposure and in­ cidence of this venereal disease. of Primary Care Nursing Pl'ac­ tice WHEREAS WHEREAS WHEREAS RESOLVED: RESOLVED; RESOLVED. Health care is the right of all people, and Professional nursing includes promotion of health, prevention of illness and dis­ ability and actions which help in the restoration of maximum wellness and function, and The majority of professional nurses in Utah have not been prep:lred to give primary care, therefore be it That all program in nursing which pre­ pare nurses for professional practice pro­ viele learning opportunities through pro­ S'Tams of continuing educa tion to enable registered nurses, active and inactive to augument their knowledge and ~kills sulficiently to be competent as practi­ tioners who give primary health carl'. and be it further That the wh N urses' Association a t­ ively encou rage and support the role of the nurse in primar y care, and be it further That the Utah Nurses' Association con­ tinue to support the right and responsi­ bility of nurses to define and control their own nursing practi ce. RESOLUTIOl\ NUMBER III TO: Committee on Resolutions, U .N .i\ . FROM : Melllbers Community Healtlt Confer­ ence Group, U.N.A. RESOL 'WHEREAS, WHEREAS, Committee on Resolutions, Utah Nurses' Association Ch il11gin ~ format of Annual Convention Nl!lsing is at a critical point in Vtall : m d n tlrSe s llIust discuss roks, respomi­ bilities and urrent events aHccting tJ1eir practice. and Continuing education i, the responsibil­ ity of each professional practitioner, ;lDd WHEREAS, There are opportunities available fo r the individual nurse to pursue educa­ tional opportuni tics ina vari e ty of s t­ tings. eg. Employing ,Agencies, Educa­ tional 1nstiUltiuns, Indi\idual Stud v; therefure be it ' RESOLV , Tlta t C talt ;'\; ursc;.,· Association annuaJ c.unvention be devoted primarily to open forums on currcnt iSSll ', ;.Lffec ting nursing practice in Utah. RESOLUTION NV\1BER II TO: [ : RESOL 1'10 N UMBER IV TO : Committce on Resolutions, U.! .A. FROM: .'vCemhers U.N.A. FROM: of Legislative om1l1 i n ee . Deone Evanson, R.X.. Community Health Conference Croup RESOL TION: Requesting Utah N urse' Association support of VD con trol RESOL TIO N: Charging C.:\ .. \ . to infortll ;;11 member­ ship of current Leg-islation a[[ectiw' nuring practicc. WHERE S WHEREAS There has been venereal di se ase the ex tent tha t with 1750 ca ses and an alarm.ing increase in in the State of U tah to gonorrhea is epidemic reported during 1973. WHEREAS Present efforts o[ private and profe­ siOilal education h,1\ e failed to correct this critical situation. therefore be it RESOLVED : That incre a~' (l enort be expended to gain public support for hea lth depart­ ments to budget more mon ey for r e- I'AGE 10 WHEREAS R :'SO LVE Utah N urs rs' Association recognizes the importance of involvement in the legis­ lative process, and Profess ional nurses have not been knowledoable regard ing proposed legi " !ation that affect the practice of nursil.l g a nd the deliver I of heal th care: thereore be it Th a t Utah N urse,' Association assum e tIle responsiLilit)' lor informing the ell­ til" memlJers hip oE proposed legislation UTAH :-';( -RSI' RESOLUTIONS 1\10. I to VI that affect the practice of nursing; and be it further That the efforts be initiated by Utah Nurses' Association that will result in more effective poli tical partici pa tion by the mem bershi p. RESOLVED RESOLUTION NUMBER V TO: State Committee on Resolutions, U.N.A. FROM: Student Nurses' Association of Utah RESOl.UTION: On A Charge to U.N.A. to involve S.N.A.U. in Legislative Programs. WHEREAS WHEREAS Student nurses and recent graduates of professional nursing programs have ex­ pressed a need to develop increased awareness of the legislative process, and Effective political partici pation by nurs­ ing is necessary to promote the quali ty of health care; therefore be it RESOLVED That Utah Nurses' Association actively involve the Student Nurses' Association of Utah in it's legislative activities; and be it further RESOLVED That educational institutions recognize their responsibility by including con­ tent related to current legislation af­ fecting health care delivery: (Continued) RESOLUTION NUMBER VI 10: FROM: Committee on Resolutions, U .N.A. Faculty Members, Collegr of Nursing, University of Utah RESOLUTION: On appreciation of Mildred D. Quinn, Dean of the University of Utah College of Nursing. WHEREAS, Utah Nurses' Association recognizes that Mrs. Mildred D. Quinn has given to the profession of nursing over many years, dedicated service of the highest quality, and WHEREAS, Her ability as Dean of the College of Nursing, University of Utah has been outstanding and superior in its com­ pletence, and WHEREAS, Her judgments, her integTity and her vision have had a paramount influence on nursing in the state of Utah and in the na tion, therefore be it RESOLVED, That the profound appreciation of Mrs. Quinn's outstanding contribution be recorded by the Board of Directors of Utah Nurses' Association , and this reso­ lution be recorded in the minutes and a copy of same be presented to Mrs . Quinn with particular emphasis in the fact that it does not adequately expres~ the debt of gra ti tude for her devoted service. UTAH NURSES' ASSOCIATION Proposed Revision of the Certification Program for Registered Nurses (fin(d (ommill!'!; T!;vision) I. Philosophy As professional practitioners, Regis­ tered Nurses have an obligation to continually improve nursing exper­ tise in order to meet the presen t and fumre heal th needs of society. The Utah Nurses' Association rec­ onizes the role of Continuing Educa­ tion as an essential contribution to quality patient care. Performance in the practice of nursing is also considered to be an important factor in the maintenance of competence and should be includ­ ed in a program of certification. Certification is voluntary, a recog­ nition of the individual's efforts ancl has no significance to the issuance or renewal of the R.N. license in the State of Utah. The Voluntary certifi­ cation program is based on trust and places accountability on the individ­ ual with the responsibility to pursue SPRING, 1973 senf-directed learning activities for the purpose of maintaining expertise or acquiring current knowledge and ;kills to upgrade professional nursing practice and enable the practitioner to face with confidence the expand­ ing demands of health care. The nurse who voluntarily partici­ pates in the on-going, life-long process of personal and professional gTowth will be individually rewarded. Ulti­ mately it would be hoped that em­ ploying Jgencies would look at the efforts of the nurse and her desire to be a competent practitioner as an advantage when choice of applicants is available for a given position, and that further recognition would be given in terms of .~alary and merit in­ creases while employed as a Register­ ed Nurse in any institution or agency. (W'hile this is an ultimate possibility, the Association could in no way en­ force this as a criteria, only support it as a recommenda tion.) Any program must be administered by an origanized body. The certifi­ cation program of the Utah Nurses' Association is no exception . The Legislature or the Professional Associ­ ation appear to be the available org-anized groups. The Utah Nurses' Association is considered to be the appropriate body to admini,ter a certification prog-ram since the pro­ gram is voluntary. The Utah Nurses' Association has at it's dispoSJl the structure in terms of facilities, stan and records to administer the certifi­ cation program. The Utah Nurses' Association is accessible to all Regis­ tered Nurses who choose to become memuers. II. Purpose 1. To recognize those nurses who strive toward high standards of nurs­ ing care. 2. To motivate nurses to look be­ yond basic education and continued PAGE II employment as sufficient for mainte­ nance of skills. III. Objectives I. To encourage self-directed learn­ ing activities by nurses for the pur­ pose of maintaining expertise, acq uir­ ing current knowledge and skills and upgrading professional nursing prac­ tise. 2. To recognize by certification those who are striving toward in­ creasing their professional konwledge in providing quality p a tient care. 3. To provide individual recogni­ tion to those nurses who have partici­ pated in continuing professional edu­ cation - vVorkshops, institutes, semi­ nars, college credit classes, inservice education, professional commi ttee participation or other approved ac­ ti vi ties. IV. The Certification Program Certification bas been adopted by the Utah Nurses' Association as a means of motivating and giving recognition to members of the Asso­ ciation who strive to provide high quality nursing care by improving their skills through continuing educa­ tion and nursing practice. Concerned mcmbers proposed and developed the program of ccrtification and the pro­ gram will be administered by the Association as one of the many bene­ [its of membership. Membership and active participa­ tion in the U tall N Ufses' Associa tion is considered to be nece,sa ry cri teria in the certification program. the applicant will be required to complete an additional 7 units from either group. A. or/and group B. for each additional year the exten­ sion is granted. (See section VII cer­ ti fica tion criteria.) V. The overall activitic~ of nurses participating in the certification pro- Any reg islered nurse who is lic­ en,ccl in U tab and a llleluber of the Utah Nursc " ,\ssociation lHa\ sub­ III i 1 an '.pplio llion Lo r ce rti lic~ lion . If an individllal is nOl a ule to me t the H'(Iuirements beclu.e ot ext n u a t­ ing CirCll lTI ,l:lnces, a form al wri l Len reql1es t bl ' xlemioll mel) b ub­ milled to tile cerLificlli Oll Clllllilliu e. A l\1'O year cx Lcmioll 1:' "1"ioo (\"it il ulil ( t liJ i .a ti on) ma ' IJc gl.tnt d I ' lite ( o l1lI ll iu e. During- lli (>xlen .i o ll IJt:­ lin [, in add i rion La l om plel ing the n i ' ( C~~" ') :->.1 1II 1il 11)1' C'lI ifi :I I i oll J l·\('(~ I:! One (1) Unit represents Ten (10) Contact Hours of activity or partici­ pation in any of the suggested ac­ ti vities. (Minimum and Maximum contact hours and units have been assigned to some activities.) GROUP A (required) I. Continuing Education (workshops, seminars, conferences, certified training programs, etc. to which education units have been assigned by the education committee by request of the spomoring agency. Contact Hour:-t Units 50 5 Minimum No. of Units ReQuied in 5 YeS!'3 5 Examples: An approved one week short course usually approximates 30 contact hours or 3 units. An approved 2 day program usually approx" imate 10-12 contact hours or 1 to 1.2 units. An approved five session program meeting for 2 hours per se~sion would approximate ten (10) contact hours or one (I) unit. Activities of groups such as ACOG, AORN, Association of Critical Care Nurses, Heart Association, AAIT, Public Health Associa­ tion etc.. would be recorded in this section if educational units have been assigned, it not, they would be recorded uncleI' group B uncler Inservice Programs. 2. Certification is voluntary. The in­ dividual nurse decides on her own interest and desire to meet the cri­ teria established in the certification program. {nitial ce rtificltion is for a one year p eriod. ReC' rtific::ltion is then obtain­ ed over cadi additional five (5) yeal period. The Certification Unit gram will be recorded in units ­ Formal academic study relevant to nursing, your field of employment or fulfilling a re­ quirement for a degree in Nursing-. a) Three (3) selllester hours or Five (5) quarter hours of credit will be equal to the 5 units required in a five year pe­ riod. b) Audit of :lcadelllic courses will be given [/ 3 the educational units the course would origina II y C;lrn. 3. \kmbership in U i\'A and A,,\ .\ associ a te) '1. Holding an el ~c live or ~ Ippointive oEfice and / or ;I eli vel) partici pa ti ng on a district, sLlte, or national commit tee related to lteClhh sen·icc. . (full or 5 1 per year ~.-) [l pel offill: per year 2.:3 Actin: participa t ioll Oil a ( ol11lllilt ee is d fined as bein g p re~e llt at Lh · m ee tings and contribution to Lh e bu sin ess an d tlte d 6­ si oll ,' lIlad ' by the grou p - .-\c Oldin g to t I: -.-\ ByLaw, A ni d e I - Se lio n ~ AIJ. enc o ' a IllcllI bcr ­ \,'i Ll lO lIl go ld G Ill e from lh nc' (3) Inc 'L i Jl g~ or ;1 ()!l1ll1 i ll e ~lta ll on . t illlle ,I re. ignillicll an uthc \'a ­ ;tlll Y ~11;]11 i) e a, lllll\'ided rOT in \l'Ii Ie VJl - Sec ti n I CUll t! nued l C 1011 jl B. \1-1 '\1 RSI Contact Hours GROUP B (optional) I. Actively a) 2000 b) 1500 c) 1000 d) 500 e) 250 engaged in work hours work hour~ work hours work hours work hours Nursing (full time) (3/4 time) (1 / 2 time) (1 / 4 time) (I day/week) Units Minimum No. of Units Requied in 5 Years 3/year 2.5/year 2/year 1.5/year I/year 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2. Inservice Program~ . . . Appropriateness of the activity must be evaluated by the nurse for personal gain toward competence in practice. Clarification of recorded information may be requested by the committee at the time of application for re-certifica tion (10 Contact hours = 1 unit) A. Initial certification I) Current License to practice Nursing in Utah 2) Membership in the Uta h Nurses' Association and the American N urses' As~ocia tion . services. (50 contact hours (5 units) allowed for each publica tion) 3) The criteria must be met within one year after application has been submitted. a. Seven (7) totid units required Four (4) units from group A. Three (3) units from group A or B. 5. Volunteers in Community ~ervice related to Health services. (10 contact hours = 1 unit) Examples: Career Days, Health councils, Clinics, Board of Directors of Health Agencies, PTA Health Chairman, Mental Health groups, School eye exams, etc. B. Recertification I) Thirty-five (35) units are reqllired to be accumulated over each five (5) year period of tilllc. 6. Voluntary teaching (without remnueration) of classes related to the health services (Other than job related teaching) (10 Contact hours = I unit) "I'll. I "'C , 1(173 2) Twenty (20) unilS must selected from group A Available educational units should be publicized with the program an­ nouncement. The education unit has the ad­ vant:lge of being computed directly and simph [or all formats and dur­ ations of conLinuing education pro­ gramming where contact hours or their equiqlents can be d l rmined . The 10 hour uni t also p rm its the use of the dcejmal sy ·t m for partial units if nee leLI . The edu cational unit cannot be substi tUled [or the requi red College cred it cb ss wh ich is a sep:lratc reo quirem n l in ;IOIiP A. Ten (10) Contact Ho uls (I) Edllca u on al 1. niL Certification Criteria The following Criteria must be met for : 4. Publication of an article related to health Th e Education Unit is applic ab le to th e appropriate learning exper­ ience o( nurses at all le,els beyond licensure ie: \Vorkshops, sell1inars, con[ere ncc ~ or certili d training pro­ grams to which lhe eduGllion om ­ mitl e has :lssign ed Cducilional units on the hasi~ of reviewing the cour. e outlin e, objectives and con ten t in ad­ vanc of lhe plOgl,!llI being ad ver­ tisee!. The request must be made to the committee 6 - 8 weeks in advance of advertising the program TO ALLOW time for the committee to meet and act on the request and return the completed assignment of units. VII. 3. Presentation of papers, or research projecb at meetings, workshops, conferences or semi­ nars for nurses or allied health professional. (5 contact hours (.5 units) allowed for each pre~en ta tion) The Educational Unit is defined as: Ten contact hours of parti Cipa­ tion in an org;.miz.ed continuing cd IIca lion experien c under re­ sponsible ~ponsorship, capable direcLion and qualified instruc­ tion . The Education Committee The Education Committee of the Utah Nurses' Association will be as­ signed the responsibility of evaluat­ ing the objectives and course content of any continuing education pro­ grams submitted by sponsoring agen­ cies for approval and assignment of Educational Units. No program can have educational units assigned after it has been pre­ ~en teel. Careful descriptions of content and relation to your work experience should be kept at time of a ttendance in case darifica lion should b~ requested . The Education Unit VI. one b~ 3) The remaining fifteell (15) units must be ~elected from group A or group B. NOTE: Units can be counted or recorded (Jllly in the period in whiclt they a re earned. The date of initial certifica tion or rec rlifica tion is the point aL which tabllbtion b eg ins for tlte nex t recerti fica tion period . U ni t~ cannot be calTied over. C. New Gmduales Qualify for ertificllion upon ap­ plication [or 11If' llIuersiti p in Utah N ursc< Assoc iation and American Nll r~e~;' swcia tion. . E. fl"l!.li ol7 Period I ) A rnaximunl of two (2) years e.·pericn ; can be gn ll1 t d u p n P ,\ CE 13 request for extenuating circum ­ sta nces. 2) An additiona l seven (7) units will be req uired for each yea r of the extension period. The units can be acc ulllulated from grou p A or gro u p B. TEN (10) Contact Hours = One Unit. VIII. Definition of Terms Continuing Education is . . . the organized and planned presentation of appropriate education experiences a t a professiona l level which mayor may not be university oriented - or d eve loped directly by the employing agency, but related to its needs and progr a ms - and directed at the ex­ pl ora tion oE new ideas, trends, de­ velopments, and the expo~ure of new dimensions which improve the in ­ clivid ual's professional competence and may be expec ted to exert a broad and long-range effect on the field. In­ service m ay be a form of continuing ed uca tion. A COl/rse is primarily a series of in­ structiona l meetings conducted by one 01' more experts and in which the p<lrticipants rece ive inform a ti o n a bout best curre nt practice and innovative ideas in a specia lized area of interest. A COu rse is an established and gen­ erally acce pted way to review funda­ mentals a nd learn new techniques. In nursing, major emphasis is usua ll y placed on the practical application of the subj ect matter. The hours of class time and leng th of courses va ry, d e­ pending upon the course objectives, the time required to mee t them, and the pol icies of the sponsori ng i nst i­ tution. A ,\'(: lIIi7l111" involves a sma ll group of partiCIpants who meet after selection of a topic or stud y area a nd prepara­ tion for grou p di sc llssion through readi n g, exper imentation, or other experiences, During the mee ting, p ar­ ti cipa nts exchange ideas a nd exper­ iences, anel discuss in depth the topic or area selected. Eac h seminar is di­ rected by a carefully se lected, C0111­ petent leade r, usually, bu t not nec­ essarily, a regular membe r of the sem inar. The emphasis in a sem in ar is on discussion and the free exchange of ideas and experiences. A con{el'encc brings toge ther large g rollpS of participa nts for one or two days to hear from carefully se lected experts the latest developments and activiti es in th e ~lIbject area. The ob­ ject of a ttendance at this type of meetP,\ CE 14 ing is to learn a bout recent develop­ ments a nd li sten to the ideas of lead­ ers in the fi eld as stim uli for indi vid­ ual thought a nd ac tion. A worhshop is a type of meeting that offers opportunities for persons with a common interest or problem to meet 'wi th spec ia lists to consider new knowledge a nd practices and to experience working on spec ific rele­ va nt tasks in sma ll groups. An institute is a training meeting, usua ll y one to th ree days in leng th . N ew material is presented to the participants to provide information or to stimulate study a nd action, or both. The workshop or institute con­ ce ntrates the IC:l rning within a limit­ ed, continuous period a nd provides uninterrupted " lea rningenviron­ ment" from the beginning to the end of the progra m. Workshops a nd in­ stitutes are two of the most frequentl y u sed form s of orga nized adult ed u­ cational offerings . TVlCHEN - Western Council for Higher Eeluca tion in Nursing, which sponsors sem in ars, workshops, con­ ferences, Continuing Education Pro­ grams. a nd other types of hi gher, or aelva.nced, educa tion experiences in nursIng. ~ Robinson's ~--=--~ 409 East 4th South Salt Lake City INCONTINENCY one o f th e most tr yi ng pr ob l ems with th e elderly. Let us he l p your patients by su ppl ying: • • • • • • • • • • • • Underpad s Co ndom drains Uri na ls Briefs Di sposabl e pads Toi let sea t raisers Wall safety grips Incontin ent pants Drainage pad s Sheet ing Mattress covers Clamps Also available • Bathtub seats • Bathtub safe ty grips Available for Rent or Sale Commodes (includ ing wheeled commodes ) Toile t Aids Nurses With Active Committee Participation Sub C07/lmilll' I' For R efinemen t of Certlficat i() n : C()II/1I 11 01/ Prarllu: - l. i'vIad eline A nd erson E . R . Conference Group ') Diane Cunnin!!iIam Med.-Surg, 'J Co nlcrence Gro u p 3. Jcann e Davis Certification Committe­ .J. Ma rlene Gardner Geri a tric Conference Group 5, Katllryne Harries Certification Committee 6, Ba rba ra Ker r ; \dmini strative Conference Group 7. Urla Jeane lV[axfielcl Inse'rvi ce Conference Group 8, Dian Suta Psychiatric Confe rence Group 9, Beth Ta ylor Geria tric Conlercn Group 10, Arvilla Webs ter Small H ospi ta b Other RN 's originall y ;tssigncd to the committec did not participate wit'll the conlInitLee. Recommend ROBI NS O N'S to your pa­ tients . Proper eq uipment minimizes the mos t unpleasant p rob lems. Phone [phone] Sin ce rely, J , Calvin Ro ,'Jinson Hrs.: 9 to 6 Mo nda y thru & inc ludin g Sa turda y Free Store-Side Pa rki ng ~ Robinson's ~'---"t409 East 4th South Salt lake City UTAH t\'l' RSE Summary And Recommendations To Be Made To The Council On Practice And The Utah Nurses' Association Board Of Directors The Sub-Committee for Refine­ ment of Certification 'was given the task of looking at the present certifi­ cation program and exploring wa ys of refining th.c Certifi ca tion Pro­ gram, utilizing stilndards of practice and other criteria to provide a tool for evalua ting professional nursing practice. The committee has met monthly since August of 1972. A one-half day meeting was held in December to finali/.c our discussions, recommenda­ tions and discuss the dircction we felt we needed to go from this point. Initially, 'Mrs. Maxfield met with district presidents and requested feed­ back from the presidents and / or members of the distri ct regarding questions and concerns about the pro­ gram as initially adopted. Many fine responses were recein:d from members in thc form of letters and statements. Additional members attended the sub-committee meetings to verbally e.xprcss theiT thoughts and concern. The main concern everYone seemed to be ex pressing was : ' (1) Membership in l. l A as a require­ ment, and (2) required college credit. The committee is unanimous in agreement that these two areas can­ not be eliminated. Some organized group must administer a program of this type and the Professional Associ­ ation is the trIost logical group to do this since i L is organized and acces­ sible to all Registered }\;mses who de­ sire to participate. but the desire fOT new knowledgc and interest in keeping up wi th the profession sh ou ld en courage those interesLed nurses 10 overcome the re­ lated concern and benefit from the partiCipation. 0 t h c r professional gro ups are required to take academic c1<lsses and continue college slUdy. vVe Ieel n u Ising should valli n ta I'il) adopt the principle it becomes a m a L­ ter of legislation to require it. Many people expres ed confusion in relation to philosophy, purpose. content, and "what will it do for me". They expressed a need to sec these point in writing. vVe feel we have made clarification in Lhese areas by outlining and defining the program and giving a more detailed explana­ tion of the program. vVe received the programs of sev­ eral other states who have adopted a certification progra m and found that our program comp,u·es. In many in­ sLances, however, our progTam was used as a mod el for other states. Thc one area we felt we could possibly improve was in the area of assigned points. V\'e are strongly in favor of the lInit-decirn<l1 system - as a means of accumulaLing credit. Since this is the nationally recommencleu metltod, we feel that it shollld be adopted. The system in some respects elimi­ nates some of the inequiti es of the point system <lnd in the long run would be more beneficial. Also. it would conceivably facilitate transfer of ccrtifica tion bdlween sLa tes in the future as the concept g rows and is adoptcd by all state~ . Formal acaucmic study in the nurs­ ing area seems to be a logical require­ ment and it would appear that it too is acccssible to all R egisLered Nurses who desire to participate. All areas of the state have a college or university within l' ilsonable uistance. The col­ I ge credit classes can be taken by residence. home study, TV prog-rams, or on request ""ith a specified num­ ber of participants in a given area. The progTam can mually be L:.Iken to ~he hom e town area. Hopefully, as lI1terest grows aud requests are made to colleges, more programs will be­ COIlle <lv;)ibblc. The current Utah 'e rtifi caLion Re­ quirements ha ve b een revi ewed and the point values converted to units . The rela ten concerns of finances to take the class, Lime awa y from the job, time to study; learning to study all over again; family responsibiliLies, plain lack of interest or desire (0 take classes, etc., etc., would appear to be legi tima te re:1sons in some cases, 2. TheIl' is a question wiLhin the committce regardillg the appropriate­ ness 01 judging or eva lu a ti ng or test­ ing iIldividuals (however it will be done), who parLicipate voluntarily in a program on a trust and honor hasis for self-improvement. T his is contra­ SPRING. 19i3 vVe hav r eached a stopping pLtcc in implelllenting Sl"lI1uards of prac­ tice ,IS a tool to ('valua tc professional nursing practice. 1. Very few of the conference groups h~ve com pie Led their standarus of practice and although we reillize there a re common basic standards to all R 's, 'we fe el \ve must consider those prepared by the conferen ce groups anu (ljlllpare the C0l111'1I011 stanuards which the I identify. dictory in some respects. Some mem­ bers feel this is not within the realm of certification. 3. The committee questions how standards could be incorporated, ex­ plained and evaluated. Realizing this is one of the designated tasks of this gTOUp, we feel we must seek r ec­ ommendations at this point on how to proceed and attempt to incorpor­ a te standards of prac tice. 4. Our further recommendation at this point is that the certification pro­ gTam as this committee has outlincd and expbineu in the protocol, be ac­ cepted by the membership of U.N.A. and used as the guideline for tile ac­ cumulation of basic certification credits during the period of June, 1973 to June. 1978. During this five­ year period consultants should be asked to work with the committee to assist with the incorporation of stand­ ards of praniu" as a tool to evaluate nursing performance if this method is still to be used. The consultants should inclllde nurses skilled in evalu­ ation who have the background and experi ence to deve.lop a workable . m eaUl'able program which could be irn plcmen ted wi th sound basis. The present committee fecls inadequate and incapable of achieving thc scope of this particular task without addi­ tional help or consultation from an­ other sourcc. We would fllrther recommend that the committee Ix prepared to prcsent the portion of certification relate(l to evaluation on thc basis of standard~ of practice with any additional changes felt necessary in the basi c program because of the implemcnta­ tion a nd lise of standard_ by conven­ tion 1975 or 197(), and that the lull program with any Tecommendeu changes b e rcady for implementation at the beginning of the second five­ ycar rece rtification p eriod in June of 1978. ' 'Te feel this would enillJlc peopl e to become involvcd and participate for onc fllll ccrtification and recertifi­ cation period with a set progl'am rather than taking the attitude o[ "leL's ,"",lit and see what happens". aud waiting fur change to be intro­ duced. 'Vc also feci this would be suffi c.ient timc for the COlllIllitLce to properly con sid r and weigh the many facets of preparing and imple­ menting a program of this scope. l] ria Jeane Maxfield Chilirman - Sub-Committee PAGE 15 UTAU I\IIURSES' ASSOCIATIOI\I Up with I\ction Wednesday - May 16, 1973 ... REGISTRATION 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Pick up pre-registration material or register) 5:00 p.m. ....................... PRE-CONVENTION BOARD MEETING AND DUTCH HEAT DINNER 5:00 p.m. to 6 :30 p.m. . ............. COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING CONFERENCE GROUP BUSINESS MEETING 5:00 to 6:30 p.m . (Film titles posted on Bulletin Board) VISIT EXHIBITS AND SEE FILMS . ..... OPENING SESSION 7:00 p.m. Call to order Sister Carol ita. U.N.A. President Advance of colors . . . . . . . Recruiters Invocation Cattrall Jefferson, Pastor of Liberty Park Seventh-day Adventist Church Welcome Jake Garn, Mayor o f Greetings from A.N.A. alt Lake City Constance Holleran, Director, A.N.A. Washington Office .. Hilma Carver, Exhibits Chairman Acknowledgements Introduction of Candidates Mae Beth Ogden, Chairman of Nominating Committee Voting instructions . .. . ... ... .... . ... Fay Kooyman, Head Teller Reading of Resolutions Bonnie Bullock, Chairman of Resolutions Committee " Pres entation of Recommendations" Certification Committee .. . . (Discussion on Certification - ... . .... . . . . .. Urla Jean Maxfield, R.N., B.S. Chairman, with panel presentation, Voting by Secret Ballot) (Ballot in your packet) Voting on Candidates - Voting Booth Open 1/ 2 hour Thursday - May 17, 1973 ..... . REGISTRATION 7: 30 - 8:00 a.m. (Pick up pre-registration material or regi,te rt 8:00 to 8:15 a.m . .... Maternal-Child Conference Group Busin es s Meeting 8:00 to 10:00 a.m ... . . . .. . . .•.. .... . . ... CLINICAL SESSIONS Administrafive Conference Group and Small Hospital Conf erence Group "Job Satfaction in Nursing". Speaker, Edna Neumann , R.N., Ph.D. Community Health .. .. . ... "New Roles of Primary Care in Utah". Pan el of Five Emergency Room .. Geratric Conferenc e Group ..... ... . .•.. "New Concept on the Management of Burn Patients". Speak:er. Dr. Fredrick: Chang "Stres~ and the Changing World". Speakers, Rabbi Bergman and Maxine Harwood , R.i . M.S. Maternal -Child .. . . Operating Room " New Concept in Management of Toxemia". Panel Di scussion . .. .. .. . . " Wound Infections " . Speaker. Charlotte Waterstradt. R.N., M.S. 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. VOTING BOOTH OPEN 1 0:30 to 12:00 noo n .. .. . . . • . . .. . GENERAL 5E551 0 INSERVICE EDUCATION PRESENTS CONSTANCE HOL'lERAN, R.N., M.S. DIRECTOR A.N.A. WASHINGTON OFFICE "HOW ACTIVITIES ON CAPITAL HILL AFFECT YOU, THE NURSE : A BASIC ISSUE" 12 :30 to 2:1 5 p.m. . . . .. LUNCHE O "FORUM O N CERTIFICATION" WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE LUNCHEON (Certification Voting by Secret Ball ot Bal lo t in vour pacf.;et AI-!" fRS · Annual Convention May 16, 17, 18, 1973 Down with Rhetoric Thursday - May 17, 1973 cont. CLINICAL SESSIONS 2:30 to 4:30 p.m......... . Administrative Conference Group ......... "Where Are We in '73" Panel Discussion Participants: Maxine Cope, R.N. , Ph .D., Mildred Quinn, R.N., M.S., Leola Davidson, R.N., M .S. and Lottie Felkner, R.N ., M.S. Emergency Room " Nursing Assessment and Application of Nursing Skills for Burn Patients" . Speaker, Susan Williams, R.N., M .S. Geriatric Conference Group (Continuation) " Stress and the Changing World". Speakers, Carol Malbone, R.N. , M .S. and Winifred Call, R.N., M.S. Maternal-Child. (REPEAT) "New Concepts in Management of Toxemia". Panel Discussion Medical-Surgical "Crucial Position of Blood Gas Determination in Management of Diagnosis of Respiratory Problems" . Speakers, Dr. T. Noehren and Mary Boyer, R.N ., A.R.I.T. Operating Room ... . ........ . . ..... . "What Alternative to Abortion ". Kaye Gremmet, R.N., B.S., A.C.S.W. VOTING 4:30 to S:OO p.m . .. . . . .. . ....... . 6 :30 p.m ................ . Master of Ceremonies GUEST SPEAKER .. .... . PRESENTATION OF AWARDS: ENTERTAINMENT .. . . ........... BANQUET ART KENT NEWS DIRECTOR OF KCPX-TV .... . ............. GOVERNOR CALVIN L RAMPTON SISTER CAROLlTA, C.S.c., R.N., M.S. U.N.A. PRESIDENT and NORMA HANSEN , R.N., Ph.D. Pre~ident Elect .. ... "THE BAER FAMILY" Friday - May 18, 1973 7:30 to 8:00 a.m............... . REGISTRATION 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. (Polis Close at 8:30 a.m.) VOTING 8 :30 to 12:00 noon ... . GENERAL SESSION PRESIDENT ... . SISTER CAROLITA INTRODUCTIONS .................. ..•. . .•.•. .......... ............. .... ......... . MAXINE COPE UNA PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS: "NURSING AS IT WAS - AS IT IS - AND AS IT SHALL BE" . SISTER CAROLITA Conference Groups REPORTS: Executive Director's Report Treasurer's Report Districts Standing Committees Representativ es to others "FORUM ON CERTIFICATION" URLA JEAN MAX FIELD, R.N., B.S., CHAIRMAN WITH PANEL PRESENTATION (Voting by Secret Ballot) RESOLUTIONS BONNIE BULLOCK 12 :3 0 to 1 :30 p.m . ...SPECIAL DUTCH TREAT LUNCHEON FOR: Board Members Advisory Council Council on Practice Convention Committee Members Clinical Sessions Representatives U.N.A. MEMBERS FREE TIME LUNCH ON YOUR OWN (You may attend the Dutch Treat Luncheon if you wish) . .. CLINICAL SESSIONS 2 :00 to 4 :00 p .m . ... "How Primary Care can be Incorporated in Present Positions in Community Nursing". Community Health Presented by Panel Discussion . .. .. ....... . ............................. " Abortion and Responsibility". Panel Discussion Maternal-Child . . . . . . . . .. "Endoscopy: Up and Down the Alimentary Canal with Gun and Camera" Medical-Surgical Speakers, Walter D. Gaisford, M .D . and Morba Clement, R.N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. "Career Ladders for Primary Care People " . Speaker, Dr. John Coletti Operaling Room .................. "Crisis Intervention" Psychiatric Speakers, Linda Saylor, R.N., B.S., Dian Suta, R.N., B.S. and Dale Evans, R.N., M.S. 4:30 p .m .. . . .... . ... ELECTION RESULTS .. ........ RESULTS ON CERTIFICATION VOTING INTRODUCTION OF NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS POST CONVENTION BOARD MEETING - SI'RI :'\(;. 197:\ . . . . . CLOSING SESSION DUTCH TREAT DINNER FOLLOWS IMMEDIATELY PAGE 17 Balance Sheet and Income Reported March 31, 1973 Financial Report Fiscal Year Report to be Published in "Utah Nurse" Summer Issue, 1973 General Fund Income Statement ASSETS __ _______ .___________ ._ ...... _______ . ..... _____ __ ___ ..__ $ ,t, 762 .81 Cash Savings _____ ._______ __ .. ..._.__ .________ ..__ ._____ .______ 3,000.00 TOTAL ASSETS __ ......... ______ __.._____ __._.$ 7,762.81 LIABILlTIES American Journal of Nursing _._ .. Federal -Withholding taxes __ ___.__ ..___________ _ FICA Wi thhold ing taxes _. _______ ..._____ ._ ..._ 73_50 District 366.53 111.91 168.15 362_12 ANA 2,736.55 State -W ilhholding taxes __ _..........___ ... _..____ _ TOTAL CURRENT J.IABILITIES __ .. ___ .__ ~ 3,818.76 OTHER LL\BILITIE DUE TO BO~D FPND _._.. ________ ..__.__.__ F 5,000.00 D BALANCE _____ .__._ ... _._ .......__....... __ ____ ____ _ (1,055.95) TOTAL L1 .\BII.lTIES & FUND BAL. .____ __ 7,762.81 BU ILDING BAlA,'.J'CF .. _..._____ . _______ .___ .. 5,753.49 .. RECEIPTS Dues ______________ ....._..._._ ........ _.............._. ______ __ _ 24,276.'1'1· Utah Nurs ~ ................... ___ ._..__ ... _.._......._ 2.UO Advertising __ . .. . __________ .__ __ __ .___ __ __ ..__ .__ ._. 4fi7.S5 Ren t ___ __ ______ ____ ________ ___ ___________ _____ _____ ___ __ ____ . 1,8uO.00 Conference - Workshops __ ....______ .. __ .. ____ ._ 1,559_65 Interest ........... _.___ ....... _. _____ ........... ____ .____ _.... _ Loans ___ _..____ __________ ___ ______ ______ ...____ __ _____ _____ .... J(iS_20 Miscellaneous _____ __ ____ __ __ .__ .......... _.... _____ _ 158_65 I R NI P __...... . .......... __ ..................... __ _ 3,12fi.20 Building Fund Revenu e ____ .. __________ ._ ....._ 1,621.87 TOTAL RECEIPTS ..... __._ .... __ _ 33.4S0.S6 EXPENSES General OlIi ce _____ ___ .__ ._______ ._._._............. __ .. _ 1,%1.81 Telephone __ _______ __ ________ .. __________ .__ ____ .____ .... . 989_91 Postage " __ ._____ ........ ___ .___ .. _._. ____ .______ ..____ .___ ____ . 2.4 25.94 ProCessional ._ .____ .__ .. _... _... _. ______ _.._.. _._ ... _____ _ 98:;'50 U lah N lIrse _ ...... __ ....._... __...... ._____ .___ ._ .. ___ .. 3,219_43 1'ravel _____ ,, __________ ..___ _____________ ._________ _____...__ 880.01 Insuranc .__ .._... _............_. __ .__________ .______. 5.13 Utili tie, __ ...._.... ... __ •..____ ..._. __ ._. _.. .. ______ __ ..... 61 4.14 Taxes .___ ____ _______________________ .___ ____ ___ __ _...___ ._ . 358_ '6 Ren tals __. ...... _....... _.... _. _______ .________ 618.4.4 Salaries & 'W a g e~ .........____ __ _._____ . 17,027_29 vVorkshop - onference~ __ ___ __ _____ _________ .__... 1,'14)3.96 Pa yroll Taxes ._ .. __ ..______ ..__ .___.. __________ .. 1,305.88 Inter st Expense ___________..._____ .__ ._ ..._..... __ .. _ 756.84 Repair & ?\L.tintenance __________ ____ _._______ .. 7H. SZl Board Expense ___ _..... _. __ ._ .._...__ _.....___.__ .. _____ _ 1)6.07 AJvi .m ry ('ouncil ______ _____ __ ________ ._ ......._......_. 206.00 A N ______ __ ________________ . ___ .__ ______ __ ..____ __ __ Certifica tion Council ____ ._ .._. __ ......... ___ ..________ 140.00 Geriatrics Conference ..... _..._.....__ ...__ _____ . ?' 16_50 Council on Practice ____ ____ ___ .___ .______ .____ .. _.___ '1 94_00 Legislative ComlTI . . ... __ .._____________ ..__ __ __ __ _ 0.20 COllvenlions . __ ______ .____ _____ __ .___ _... __ .__ ._ <192,39 F~'(ec. Council _ _____ .. ______ .....___ ..__ ___ .. ___ .____ ___ 8.00 N )Illinating COIllIll ___ .____________.. ___ ______ _______ ~ _85 Miscellaneou s ____ _... __ ___ ._ .... ___ ...__ . _ 385.44 Salary Contra __ .. ___ .............. __ ,_ ...... __________ 10_:50 IR~1P - SALAR YS __ ________ ____ .. _ _...._________ ... _. ___ 900.00 JR\IP - Gell. Operalin<> .____._._ _____ _ __ 2.226._0 TOTAL EXPEN SES ____....______ __ ._. _.... 37,RRR.82 ~ET LOSS ......... __ .....________ .. __ ... __.___ ___ +,107.96 Monthly Operating Expenses for Maintaining Headquarters & Services Utiliti es _ . ..____ ______ .._.. ... _. _______ _$ Property tax(,s ______ .... __ _______ __ ________ ._____ __ _____ \Iaintenance &: Repair o f Bllilding and Eql.lipm >nL, .J ani torial Services __ _. . ... R . n t __ _ __ _______ .. _ __ .. ____________ .._. __ .___ .. _ Telephon :: ___ __ __ ______ __ __ ___ ..._....... . .________ __ ____ __ _ Eqll.ipl1lenl Ren tal __ _,_ ..__________..._....... .. .... ___ ____ 70.00 30.00 100.00 300.00 100.00 100.00 tal! N UIS ~ ... __.... _____ . ________ __ __ . _____ __ __ ________ _"_ 300_00 ._______ ....... .....___ ...._. ___________ __ ____ _.._____ _ 1,900.00 Paym e nt l. .xe-, .. _____ ....___ ....._................. 100.00 Postag ___ __ . __ .. __ _____________ _._____ _______ ___________ ___ _ 30U.OO Gen eral ollie ' . lIppli" (papel . envelopes. elc. ) ____ ._____ _______ 300.0t) C )J1Sltltal1lS lee - Leg;d and Audi ting- ___ __ ___ __ 200 ,()U Salari e ~ ,. ; P • _1 .~ , RO()_OO ~ 12 = . '15,liOo UTA H :,,\('RSE Executive Director's Re,P ort The theme of the 1973 Conven tion "Down with the rhetoric - Up with Action" originated from a Utah ":-.J urses' Associa tion member who stated "To hell with the rhetOl-ic, let's get on wi th the acticm." ory Council, Council on Practice anJ Conference groups that operating UNA He:1Jqu:1rters required retain­ ing a mouthly Iltembership of 1,100. In ;\1arch, ! 972 the membership reached the 1,'100 mark. From the view point of the UNA staff there has been 1\0 Joubt about the action. Business has boomed! Pro­ viding services, membership renewal [ollow HP, conference and workshop prograntming, certitication program, monthly calendar of events and other :tppropriate productive activities have kept the staff very busy. This past yea~ hJs, at times, been very frus­ tratmg as the Executive and staff at­ teHl pted to develop "inner house" operations in order to economicallv allJ dficicntly expeJi te services [0;' U r\A me.mbers. :'\evertheless. each s~af[ lllember has expressed apprecia­ tion for the fact that the UNA mem­ bers have been patient amI under­ standing Juring this developmcntal pr<,?cc s. Due to these cooperative atlltud s on the p:trt of U NA mem­ b ers, it is indeed, J pleasure and privilege to serve the professional nllrses of Utah. The fiscal year ended showing a to tal Illell,lber:;hip count of 1,4 27. The Executive Director :1nJ the Certified Public Accountant cautioned the UNA Bo;)nl of Directors th:1t the ~OO membership loss bad not been re­ gained. Also it was pointed out to th e Board members that regardless of the size of Jllctnbershi p 500 or 2,000 the basic operating cost of maintain­ ing h eadq llarters ontinueci approxi­ malely the sallie, This illllJ1ediately focused on the injustice and infamy of "voicdess-welfare"" nurse, continu­ ing to be supported economically and professionally by authentic professi o n­ al registered nurses, UNA members, dedicated to the pres rvation o[ the profession of nursing. TIl Member­ ship Com mittee again re-emphasized to the U N meulbe rs and the official units the Eaet that 1,1 00 membcJ mus t b e retain d in o rde r to continue h eadquarters opera tion. The Mem­ h rship Committee received support. N A members were hallenged t actively rec ruit members, On the othel' siJe of the ledger many U ~A mClllucrs have responded :.ll1d acce pted their individual re­ spons!bilities towa rds increasing mem­ JJersh lp so that "action " :md b us ine s "as usual" could b e conducted, In De­ cemher, 1971C N A members were alcrted to the fact tha t the mern b er­ ship was 1,204, 20{) l's5 tha n the re­ quired number essential to operate the associa Lion . The Melllbership Comm ittee and Executive Director forwal-ned [ members, Board of Directors, Advis­ Certainly, th present 1.350 UNA members recognize that the defi it ca n be re 'olved and headquartcrs maintained by on of two alterna­ tives. First and significantly preferred is that each membe r agrees to per­ sonall y recruit a n ew memher frOnt amongst that "voiceless-welfare" nurse population, Secondl y, the present U~ ;\ mem bershi p recognizes and willingly ass umes tb fina.ncia.l bur­ den to continue their support, eeo- nomically and profes"ionally, of '·V."\tV." colleagues via a mcmbersQip dues ,i ncrease. Your Executi\'c DireC[or has Teat faith in UNA members anel b lteves that the majority of the authentic professional registered nurses, U A­ ANA members, will adopt the first alternative . UNA Tlwmb ers will act , UNA members will R ecruit an d R e­ (OIIP· Cora Ilene McKean. R .N. Executi ve DirecLor • "VOICELESS - WELfARE " llllrse is an active registered nurse who has chosen not only to disregard the professional organizations, U . I.A,­ A.N.A. , but also, walingly accepts the benefits her committed profes­ sional colleagues strive l O allain ~ /' Kick the habit IT'S A MATTER OF LIFE AND BREATH! ~ Your ~! Christmas Seal association can help. FOR FREE BOOKLETS ONi U.N.A. Headquarters Staff Welcomes You To Our Annual Convention HOW TO DUIT SMOKING TUBERCULOSIS AND RESPIRATORY DISEASE If we (an be of ;,ervin; or ;Ill S\I'c r any questions Registration OITice, Should YOIl lose any tiling. put yo ur name on a ll ,'ollr material in IJ~lCk ca~e plea~e COllll' ,cc cOllie ,ce us in the Ll) fin,l, Be sure it become, lost. t!ten it ca n 10 ASSOCIATION OF UTAH 1616 SOUTH ELEVENTH EAST SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84105 (0111 (' to YOll, SPRll\'G, 1() 7 ~\ P \C E 19 J\NNUJ\L REPORTS District No. 1 District No. I held ten Board of Directors meetings; one Executive Committee meeting and four D istrict meetings with the following educa­ tional programs: OCTOBER: "Politically Oriented" - An opportunity for District No.1 members to hear a discussion on the 1972 legislative issues. JANUARY : "The Health Care Delivery System" - An " open" meet­ ing for the purpose of providing in­ formation on Multiphasic Screening, Neighborhood Health Center, Medex, and Respiratory Therapy. MARCH: " Community Resources" - Representatives from local agencies discussed assi stance available from Men tal-Social Health, Public Heal th and Child Health. APRIL: "Who Will Speak for You - ANA or Union?" - Annllal dinner meeting and discussion of union rep­ resentation versus professional organi­ zation . Attendance at District meetings was fair but did not represent ten percent of the membership. Members have been encouraged to suggest issues they would like to discuss at Di strict program meetings. A donation of .~4 ,558 was received by Di strict I during the October UNA Building Fund Project. Ten percent of the donation will be placed in the ContiIluing Education Scholarship Fund, which will be available to Dis­ trict nurses needing assistance in pur­ suing further education. In accordance with the revi~d and newly-printed By-La'ws, three of the four annual Newsletters have been mailed to me Jllber~ . The Newsletter, under the di reetion of Chris Morga n , cont ains pertinent District and na­ tion al information on issues, legisla­ tion, and other itelTls oC interest to members. District No. I is proud to h ave one oE its members, Athleen Godfrey, ap­ pointed to the American Academ y of Nurses as one of tbe 3() d1arter m em­ bers. The Uintah Sub-unit has continu­ ed its ani"ities as reported in a sep­ ;\Ta te report of this issue. Man y District l'\o. I nurses are meeting their commitment of ;tC­ wuntabilin a nd responsibility b y in­ volvement in community programs. PACE 20 i.e., Comprehensive Health Planning; Health Services Delivery System~: Community Action ProgTams; legis­ lative committees; and numerous others. ''''e are proud of our col­ leagues who demonstrate their pro­ fessionalism by being concerned about current is~ues and who take action on these issues. Respectfully submitted, J ean Osborne. R.N. President, District No. I District No. 2 Our District lIlt:etings this year combined hospii;J: nuning. commun­ ity nursing, and general j;ccalth isslle~ with the clarifi catioll of t1\f" role of the nurse as the Prim a rv Care Prac­ titioner. The highlight 'of the year was the Seminar on the Hattered Child held at "'Teber County Hos­ pi tal. Members have become involved in finding out mo n~ cOlicerning thei r economic situation retirement plans. certification, and state legislation . The State Association ha s been help­ ful in investigating issues 3nd acting as spokesman when questic>l1s were brought to their attention. The State has also welcomed our ideas and feedback. . 1t is essential that our membership listen to the Association responses, for in actuali ty we are one group working for one goal. vVe must' work together and continu e to analyze and contribute to the whole organization. The individual who says "why should I belong " ha s obviollsly never been an active member. There are many areas in which we are called UpOl: to ~lelp, advise, and participate, I will list only a few local ones ' the Defense Depot, Ogden, requested our availability for assistance with their program "Help"; recommenda­ tions were given to the Relief Societ.y on films concerning parents and the dmg problem; the Cancer Society and the March of Dimes requested assist­ ance and information for their pro­ grams; and individual nurses have helped with MIA, Red Cross, and many other voluntary programs. The ~llrses' Association frequently pro­ Vides informa t ion, literature and the statistics needed for these groups. All th ese areas a re just part of our on­ going district activities. <?ur membership is now 286 (242 active an~l 44 associate). I recognize the deep IOvol"ement of all our mem­ bers and I hope others will recognize the importance of unity and ot;r rc­ sponsibility as professionals to con­ trol and imprQ\'e ourselves for the end reslIlt of better patient care. In closing, I would like to ask the membership to continue the momen­ tum that has begun in involvement, communications, and in ge ner;d awareness of health :ll1d economic issues. I thank all of vou who have helped and supported me in local and state activities. It lia~ been a vel I humbling experience representing you these past two years, and lowe much to you for this opport"un;ty. RespectEu lly su bmi tted, Ch<trlotte R. Waterstradt, R.N. President, District 2 HAPPINESS IS ... NURSING AT THE COTTONWOOD LOS HOSPITAL • A 154-bed progressive, dynamic acute hospital • A suburban setting located at 5770 South 'rhird East - Murray, Utah • A friendly place to work Rewarding and' challenging Opportunities in Medical, Surgical and Obstetrical Nursing including Specialty Units • You'll love belonging to the- HOSPITAL with a UT AH N URSE District No. 3 MellIbership has dropped in Dis­ trict 3 in spite of the eHorts made to recruit new members. Nfany nurses re­ tired and have failed to continue their membership. 'With the turnover we have in OUl- district, this has be­ come a yearly challenge, so progress has been slow. The officers and Board of Directors are concerned about the lack of interest shown by the active members in attendin~ meetings, even though they have been well planned and infonnative. The Board of Directors voted to try holding meetings every other month to see if this would improve the attendance, but only the loyal supporters came. There is a great deal of compet i tion with meetings, classes, and church activities at BYU, and we have found that this would be true every night of the week. "Ve hope we cm find a solution to our problems in the very near future. Our committees have worked very hard , in a joint effort, to try to im­ prove the image of the nurse in our community. We planned a very ex­ tensive newspaper coverage to bring nursing' and the nurse before the public, only to be told that we were limited as to how many articles we could have printed during the year. Our program director, Zoe l'vIan­ ning, and her committee have pro­ vided a variet y of educational pro­ grams and those nurses who came felt well repaid for any dfort they made in ;Iuending. "Ve were very disappointed in the attendance at the meeting presented by UNA in December. It was an open meeting and we sent out over six hundred invitations with a letter stressing the importance of participa t­ ing in the district association activi­ ti es. Only a handful of nurses were pr 'ent. Dr. Cri~t gave a stimulating talk on "Care of the Difficult Patient", again, tlte a ttendance was poor. \\' e hop that the two r maining sched­ uled m eetings will stimulate grea ter int.erest. 011r April mee ting had to b e d ­ lu yed until May 3. 197 :1 . beealls of ny U graduation. Pre - r gistration Forrns will b e sellt to all nurses in the district. There ",.j)1 be a charge of .'<'i.00 for all non ,mell1lwrs or . -1.00 if jJre·r egi~ternl. Tllis Illee ti1lg \\'ill be in the form of a four hour O rthopedic \\fork Shop. SI'RI\:C. 1~7 3 Many of the nurses are afraid to work on the orthopedic division in ollr hospital because they do not really understand the problems on how to care for this type of patient, so we saw a great need for this type of pro­ gram. Two orthopedic doctors, a nurse and physical therapist are scheduled to participate in the pro­ gnm. There will also be a detail man to demonstrate the different types of braces and traction and how to apply them . Two members of ollr district are serving on Medical Missions, Elaine Murphy in Tonga and Mary Ellen Edmunds in the Phillipines. District Three participa ted in the Careers Program at Spanish Fork High School in March. 'Ve decorated the booth and supplied a nurse, Olga Smith, to rover during the morning hours. vVe stimulated some enthusiasm in selling tickets for the ar that wa, given away, to raise mone y to pay the loan of State Headquarters. District 3 sold 1,1 '15 tickets. The 11 4.50 that was to come back to the District was donated to pay the loan. Our annual meeting will be held May 24, 1973. We have .;ome very good people running £01' office for next year. All active member of the distri ct have agreed to continue to work dili­ gently on membership and certifi a· tion. '''Ire have olle lIew member, Adda Balchin who has been a real fireball in promotillg the cause. We are all hoping for a better yea r neXL year. Submitted by Lu cille S. Shaw, President 01 Distri t 3 Southern Unit Of District No. 3 Southern Scction Dislri ('[ 3 is om · posed of six countie. : Sevier, San­ pete, W ;t yne, Garfi e ld, Piute and pa rt of MilLlld. 'Vithin thi area ar sevent y·e ight regist ered n u r se . T\\'Cl1ty-,c\'cn lIurse.., ;Ire members o l the l1Lah ::\'urses' Association. This ye:lr there Ita, IX·l.' lI :Idded clllph:ISis Oil III mhcrsbip. \ Villl tll illcreased lISt: of LlIC' partial p;IYlllellt pbn antI p;'~T o lI dedllCtioll. l\'l' IIope to see positi\'e re li lts. C rtifi ca t ion ha s als b een d isd and e mplla~il. e cl. '\"'. :II en­ COLlrag d by III lll!l1Iber or m em ber, who ha ve understood the importanc ' of it "lid hL \'e hecoln ' cert ified . C ll~S Our programs this year have been very interestin~ and well attended . We have invited non-members as well as Illember~ to ollr meetings and have encouraged oLlr local physicians to at­ tend. ,\Ve charged a guest fce for non· members. By having open meetings we hoped to stimulate interest in th.e associa tion and the bencfi ts deri vcd from membership. Our programs have been as follows: September: Tex Olson, lawyer, dis· cussed "Nursing Responsibilitie~ and Liabilities '. October: "Drugs: Abuse, Misuse and Use" was the focus of Raydell Ashley. November: Dr. Gaylon PetersOll presented a pl'l>gram on "Chromo­ some Deficienc\' Dise:1ses in New­ borns", ' February: " Hypnosis and Its Appli­ cation in Medicine" was the tupic of Dr. Paul R. Sondrup. YIarch: Dr. Johll Henrie diSClisseu "Orthopedic Disorders and Surgery". April: Dr. DaCosta Clark examined of Oral Surgery". " :-\~pects ~Iay: The evening \I';1S spellt as a >ocial followed by election of new officers, A thought that provokes me at this time, is the crisis of membership fac­ ing- the associa tion. A professional person who refm s to accept respon­ sibil ities associated v.'ith that status, refuses to acknow led g tha t he or she is a prore~sional p eLon. '\.\ hatcver he/she thinks of himself, he/ sIte i 0; no more than wbat 0'..11' btest poster depicts: a i'eg'istered nurse FREE RIDERI United as a whole, nurse ' " 'ill not be taken lightly. Professional nurse " will ah\'ays stL" in~ for lhat \\'hi h up­ gl'ades and maintain ' th e dignity of their proressiol1. The phra.e " U nited \I' l' staud - Divided . ,·e fall" is yu ite appropriate. By c\'idcnc o f \"hat the future holtb for nllrsing. nurses HllIst ITEI 0111' r:111ks must b incH·as· cI - by those ",ho prof to Ill' OU I kind . Our own mel11iJns mnst hl'colIH' more il\\·olvecl. Think of it! .\s you :tn· no\\' :11\':11 (' of what is happening in 11IlrsllIg. ",Ita ( is our I'll ture ) ) ? Gwen 5 egmillec R .. President. SOllth corn Se ti o ll Distri t 1 h ret' 1' .\ (;[ ~I District No. 4 District No. 5­ Cedar City Unit C arbon-EmeJ-v Unit h as 52 mem­ b ers. 22 of the'se are certified. Cur­ rently th er afe 8 working R .N.'s not member s of U.N .A. The perform ance of all offi cers ,nd commi ttee s thi . year has been outstanding. The per­ ce nla~2e of membership p articipation j s very high . Th ere is, at th e present lime, much interest in the community, college, and m edical profession in developing an AssociaLe D egree Program in ntlrs­ ing in SOlIthern Utah. An accredited progr am of this type would certainl) he part of the solution to th e nllrsing short:lge and woulll provide an oppor­ tunity to upgrade Ilmsing- care in th e hospitals and all aspe ts of health care delivery in the communities of Southern Utah. In January of thi s yea r, the Sub Unit participated in the distribution of 88 questionnaires to nu rses resid­ ing in hon, 't\1 as hington , Heaver. Kane, and Millard counties. The questionnaire was stru ctured so that it could be c:asilv answered and still g'ive information ' regarding the nllrse and h er role in the community. Th ~: a.reas included, educational prepara­ tIOn , where employed , plans for con­ tinuing work in nursing', reasons for not being employed, numuer o f years e xperience, approximate salary, and indi ca t ion as to neer! for additional kinds 01 1lIlrsing' personnel in the re­ spondent's work sClling. The average age of the nurses re­ sponding to the qu estionnaire was 'IR years. R e lirement was identified as the main rea son for nurses not work­ ing. Most salar ies were ill the :-;500 $050 per month salary range. Several of the respondents indicated a con­ cern for nursing as. ignments which did not a llow a register ed nllrse to be the peron in charge of vcr-all nurs­ ing care r esponsibiliti es on her shift. This situation was due to either a shortage of R.N .'s on some ~hifts, or a., ;signmcn ts of rcsponsibili ty to L.P.N 's. rather than R.N.'s. Silllilar needs and problems in all of the hospitals in Southern Utah were i?en.tified by the respOI1(lenls. T he hndmgs were conclusive in one a rea : a.ll n~rse? " 'orking in the hospital seL­ tmg mdlcated a need for additi o n a l pmfe 's iona l nursC's. R ecruitment of nurses from other slale~ or c~)Unlries has hecn tried b y hospItals III Soulh ern Utah . T his pro.wd helpful only on a tC'lllpo rary hasls. The nurses sta y for their two year commitment and t.hen seem ready to return home. The impl em enlation of A .N.A. Standards for Nursing Sen,ices plus personn el policies which provide an­ nual merit increases would secminojy result ill impnJ\cd lI1orale. rC(Tl~it­ ment and retention of nurses within the cOIllIlluniti es of SOIIlhcrn Utah. Jean i\lIeyers. R.N . O ur membership is aware of national and loca 'l problems fa ced by nurses and strives to become cunent in knowledge and performance. Mem­ bers meet monthly from September to June. Topi cs discussed this year were : "Nursing Ca re Plans" by C.E.ll. Nursin g educators; "Drug Abuse in our ConllTIuni ty" by Sheriff Passic: "Menta l HeaJth in our Community" b y staff of Four Corners' M ental H ea lth Association . and "Legal s­ pects in Nursing'"' by Di strict Judge Sheya . In addition, open Board meet­ ings are held Seplemher to June. Sister C arolita spoke at the opening dinner meeting in September, im­ parting her enthusi asm ami se tting the lone for our activiti es for the n ext 8 months. Throughout September, October and 1\"ovember the members worked at sellin g tickets for the U. N.A . build­ ing fund . These proj ct are not easier in smaller communities a, some would like lO believe, but actually ar·c di[[icult . as there are usuall a Illlmber o[ fllnd -raising projects a t th e same time. The key factor to SHC­ cess is parti cipaLion. Our incorn from dues is approxi­ mately onl y $ 130.00 yearly. an annual ca rd party is held in October to p ro­ vide extra money for workshops and othe r expenses . Our unit has ueen looking at its structure this year to determine the best wa y to provide for knowledge parlicipa tion by all members with the minilllum m e of time - a preci­ O IJ S commodily to most nurses. s this y a r draws to a close. these plans ;ue beg inning to finalize . The annual (el tion) meetin g was changed from :Ma y to April to permit the May mee ting lo focus on U.N.A. conven­ lion reporLs whi Ie th ese were still fresh in the reporter's mind. ' ,Ve are mos t apprniative of help received from .N .A. and inspiration eng-endered at c!l'isory Council meet­ ings. This pr sidenl hclic\"es, that U tall 11111 ses possess a trelll enelolls pot ential fo r self-deLermination . Bl anch e Kobe, R.N., B.S. PACE 22 District No. 6 District No. 0 of the U.N.A. h olds nine meetings during Lhe calenda r year:- September through June. Two meetll1gs are open to a'll nurses and guests of nurscs; The Openin~ Social, and the Spr ing Banquet. On e m eet­ ing is se t aside strictly for business ~ ncl eleclions. A fund raising project IS under-taken each year. The district area encompasses most of Northern Utah. The di strict m -m­ bership varies from year to year as nurses re-locate. At the present time. District No. 0 has a membership of 49. The 1972-1973 yea r began with gue st lecturer, Dr. Dan Tones, who is head of the Departmen't of Opinion and Research at Utah State Univer­ si ty. H~ spoke on t~e history of poli ti­ cal VOLIng-. He enhghtened the m ' Ill­ bers as to th e. role of the lobui est "nd encouraged nurses to attend mass political meetings. The Opening Social was held Halloween style. It was an evening of hun:orous readings, games. ;lI1d piano lllllSIC. The November m eeting was pre­ sented by Mrs. Cora Ilen e McKean and Miss Ad a Burt. Mrs. McKean spoke. on lhe vital issues concemin <r~ nursm g on the State and local leveh. Miss Ada Burt presented infor mation on Equal Rights Legislation. Deccm b er brou~h t a delightful Christmas P arty with lVIrs . Mona .T olley as Santa Claus. A del iciolls dinner was served and musical en­ tertainment was presented. Janu ary election s: Miss Mona Jol­ ley was elected 2nd vice-presiden t. Mrs. Velda Rasmussen and Mrs . Vir­ ginia Duce were elected to the Board . Nominatin g committee memb 2rs arc JVIrs. Trya Chugg, Mrs. Ra chel AnJ e r~ on , Mrs. Tillie \Vilson, and Miss Mary Ann IVIcArthur. . I? February the memuership was II1vltcd to tour the facilities at the Exceptional Child Cenler on the Ulah St;lte University campus. M rs . D a i:sy Culley arra ng ed for lhi~ excel­ lent program. Dr. D. C. Rickert, Edu­ cation Director, pre:sented valuable inform;) !ion on the Center', history , purpose and fun ction. [n .M a rch, Dr. F. R . Bryner, an Orlhopedic Surgeon, presemed an ex­ cellent lecture on total hip and total knee replac.e~ e nt. His x-ra ys of hip and knee JOInts, showing need [or repl :lceIlIenl, were exception a lly good. DlIrIng this meeting Mrs. Ann;, M. UTAH NURSE Mathews was presented a long stem­ med rose. She is our candidate for the Nurse of the Year Award. Our caps are off to Ann. April will bring the Spring Ban­ quet at Sherwood Hills, and June will bring convention reports. Respectfully submitted. Lyndyl Sorensen President of District No.6 CONFERENCE GROUP REPORTS Administrative Conference Group The development of the Adminis­ trative Conference Group actlvltles over the past year has been one of searching and identifying (I) Meth­ ods for implementing the Master Plan on Education, and (2) The re­ vised American Nurses Association Standards for Nursing Service. An effort has been made to direct the thinking of administrators of nursing service and ed uca tion to the achieve­ ment of specific goals in these past months. Attention was directed to the following items: Goal No. 1. Information was ac­ cumulated to develop a found a tion for more effective dt:cision making and program develcpi[1'4 in an ~ffort to support the progress of nursing and its impact on the deliverv of health cue in the State of Utah. This was accomplished b y: 1. Con tinuing comllllll~ica tion wi til tile Higher Board of Education to maintain current input from the Higher Board on its activities relat­ ed to the development of nursing programs in the State of Utah. 2. The current review and status by deans of nursing schools concern­ ing nursing education in litah . 3. Feedback from service ;)gencie, regarding employment of Ul<lh grad­ ua tes in Sf<! te agencies. Goal No.2. Further eHort was directed toward instituting action for the promotion of nursing activitie-; in the State of Uah, with the utli­ mate goal of formulating plans. Task force assignments were made to develop : 1. A plan for more effectively meeting the health care needs of rural commullities through nursing efforts. Mrs. Virginia Cole chaired tll i ~ COI1lIll i ttee and it is in the pro­ cess of proposing a recOlmencla tion. 1.1 A su I've)' ,,'as made of personnel available for utilization for delivery of health care in rural areas. SPRli'\G. 1973 1.2 A discussion was held by Na­ tional Health Services Corporation representatives to acquaint the group with services available to rural agen­ cies through the Corporation. 2. An assessment of the Master Plan for Nursing Education in Utah in light of the" expanded and new programs proposed for nursing educa­ tion in the State of Utah. The action taken initiated a report [rom tllis body to the Higher Board oE Education in relation to the proposals. 3. A feedback mechanism EoI' report­ ing consumer satisfaction in health care facilities . Recommendations will he forthcoming from this task force. Goal No.3. Plans were developed for joint sponsorship of educational programs with the Utah Hospital As­ sociation at their annually scheduled conferences. Subjects proposed: Uti I i­ zation of the nurse practitioner in health care agencies and economic accountability in nursing manage­ ment. This will be accomplished in tile fall meeting. A feeling of commitment and dedi­ cation was observed through the in­ teraction of til is group. The d e;i rc to work consistently and cooperatively to accomplish meaningful goa I s through professional involvelllent in nursing in tile State of Utah was identified. It has been a pleasure to be assocatcd with this conference activity this year. Gratefully acknowledged. iVlrs. Verla Collin .~ Chairman Valuable .service to the commumty A p peciates your evaluations Listens to the patients Listens to the people Employs qualified personnel Your concerns are our responsibilites Works towards im­ proved patient serVLces Geriatric Conference Group Geriatric standards will remain as printed until such time a, it is [e~s­ ible to revise them. A workshop 1Il Ogden, Utah on October 26, 1972. "Drug Profile", was presented by Radell Ashley. The February work­ shop had to he cancelled . 'Ve were repn.:.-;cnted at the Con­ ference on Aging. ;It Duke Univer­ sity by Lucille Sunlllle.rhays (See Utah ~urse , January 1973 iswe). A follo,,·-up work shop is planned EoI' October 29-30-:-11 . I ~73. This will be inviL!tional to the Registered Nurse in Nursing HOllles. Presentl, we are working- with the Nllrsing l-Iome ,\ssociatiol~ on Con­ tinuing Edu cation for l\ursing HOI1le personnel. \Jolltltly Board Illce tillgs were held tiJroughollt tlte year. i\largaret Mutch. Chairman Endorses continuing education for personnel 5 p ecialized patient care Total health team commitment HOSPITAL 4160 West 3400 South Serves: Granger, Hunter, Magna and Kearns PACF. 2~ The Community Health Nursing Conference Group The major focus for the past year's work has been on the development of the "Standards for Practice". The committee, with Virginia Cole as chairman, has met regularly during the year and has had input from all of the different occupational areas within the conference group so that standards might be inclusive. The board has reviewed the stand­ ards and they are now ready to be presented to the members of the con­ ference group. Two excellent programs have been presented during the year. During UEA in September a two day pro­ gram, "The Mentally Retarded Child" was held [or ,chool social workers, counselors, psychologists and nurses. In February the Community Health Conference Grollp and the Maternal Child Health Conference Group jointly sponsored a program on the "Neurogenic Bladder". on primary care for the annual con­ vention and the topic for the UEA meetings 1973 will be "Cultural Bar­ riers in Health Delivery". We are attempting to activate the industrial nurses in the State to in­ crease our membership. Margaret May is meeting with this group of nurses in April and we hope they will take positive action and participate as a group. The Nominating committee has prepared a complete ballot. We ap­ preciate the hours of work this com­ mittee and all other committees have spent in furthering the functioning and progress of the conference groups. 'Vi th our standards developed, we now need to focus our attention upon the development of criteria for evalu­ ation of clinical practice Thanks are extended to the Board and all of those members who have worked to make this year a ~ucce.'s. RosaMae Jacobson and her com­ mittee hilve planned clinical sessions Free Yourself Resp::ctfully submitted, Ella Merrill, Chainnan I• practice nursing at holy cross hospital. Freedom is nothing else but a chance to do better. Camus For freedom DUANE D . WALK E:R . CII'I~C:TO'" 1 In nursing practice contact R.N . Inservice Conference Group A Teaching Skills Workshop for Inservice Personnel was one of the highligh ts of this year for the I nser­ vice Conference Group of UNA. This was held December 13 and 14, 1972 and presented by the faculty of the University of Utah College of Nurs­ ing Continuing Education Program with a n enrollment of 20 nurses. Each was responsible for an inservice pro­ gram. Interest was expressed by the group for an additional workshop on multi-media equipment, which is being planned . The monthly meetings held at Salt Lake and Ogden hospitals brought about sharing of available programs for staff development and ideas for development of other inservice pro­ grams. A discussion of some trends toward more closely con trolled work­ ing time for inservice personnel with greater expectations of staff members became an ongoing part of the meet­ ings. The Inservice Conference Group closely followed publications and legislation on Mandatory vs. Volun­ tary Continuing Education. Becallse o£ concern for basic issues affecting nurses the Inservice Group elected to present information at the annual convention on Legislation. Connie Holloran, lobbyist for ANA, will present a discussion of Health Legislation at a General Session spon­ sored by the Inservice Conference Group on Thursday, May 17 - 10:00 a.m. To provide an opportunity for more inservice nurses to participate in tlIe Conference Group, you are in­ vited to attend the scheduled meet­ ings. If unable to attend the meet­ ings a reqlleS[ in writing for minutes amI special communications, the dis­ cussions and reSOllrces are available for the asking. Ple;]se send the re­ quest to the l' N A office. I t will h e forwarded to the chainu;]n of the In­ service Conference Group. Th e N I nservice Con f<:renee Group mee ting in Tune will be at St. Benedicts Hospitill wi th the new chairman, Slliela :t\avrati l, as hostess. "Vatch the U;\JA Cal2nt];)r for sched­ lIled mectin~ s and ins(Tvi('c p rogra illS. 0 1' ~ U " . I N O .UfViC ES HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL Helen Kunze. 1045 East First South Salt Lake City. Utah 84102 Telephone (801) 328·9171 lns('1'vicc Confe r 'nce C ro up AN eOuAl o""O~'rUNI TV r,.~PLO ""' E. R ~~~.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~qP P GE 24 UTA H . ' 0 1 SE Maternal Child Nursing Conference Group Committee to work on Standards of Practice was selected. Members are: Ruth Kennington, Chairman until April 1973; then Alice Roberts, Chairman; Peggy Chinn; Ellie Evans; Jane Erdahl; Effie Etchevenl'; Fay Frahske; MariAnne Lebenta; Velda Rasmussen. Mary Lou Stemphans was asked to join the committee. ... In addition to planning the mem­ bership program and participating in the October meeting, this group met many times to define workable stand­ ards of practice. There was some de­ lay while we waited for the ANA re­ vised standards. \Ve will have a tenta­ tive draft available for review by members at convention time. Programs : I. UEA - Community Nursing Joint Program September 28 and 29, 1972 "Comprehensive Care of the Mentally Retarded. Memb~rship Input on Standards of Practice October 19, 1972 <) 3. Workshop on "Care of the Neuro­ genic Bladder in the Child" , Feb­ ruary 21,1973 at Shriner's Hospital ~. Clinical Sessions planned for UNA Convention . (a) New Concepts in the Man­ agement of the Patient with Toxemia (Repeated) (b) Abortion sponsibility. and Nursing Re­ Ruth Kennington resigned as Chairman-elect and Chairman of Standanls of Practice Committee. \Ve are sorry to lose her. Athleen Godfrey, immedi a te p as t chairman, current board member and represent;,ti,'c to Joint Practice Com­ mittee has been appointed to be Char­ ter Member of the A~'\ Academy of :'\ursing. fay Fn hske 11;IS been workillg witll <In ad hoc COl1lmitLe for Continuing Education, Coll eg > o t i\'ur, in g, U n i­ versity of . tall to plan clini -liluill \\'ell-Child AsseNnent ['or tItre Works ho ps L) l1e prcsentcll this ~U III 111'1 in Ce hI' C it P r ice and Ogdell . (;:11 01 l\l ill iga n i. lUG ' re p re en t:! ­ livc 011 all. ad h oc cOlll mi Lle ' to d e­ I clop : 1 p Ll n for ;J Utah Of! if o( Ci lild )e l c! pill CIit o [ lhe SUlC B();1r( I o( Ed uea lioll PRG'(. l lJi . Fay Frahske has been the represen­ tative to the Community Support sub-committee on the Detection and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neg­ lect. The nominating committee under Velda Rasmussen has compiled a slate of candidates well qualified for offices. Thanks must go to many people for their active support during this past year. Submitted by, Fay Frahske , Chairman Medical-Surgical Conference Group 1973 The main emphasis of the Medical­ Surgical Conference Group Executive Committee this year ha~ been to write Standards of K ursing Practice for the group. The standards have been com­ pleted and will be sent to the mem­ bership for approval. Last Fall, a letter was composed and sent to all district program chair­ men <Jnd district presidents concern­ ing I heir neecls and interests in pro­ gTamming. Although we did not re­ ceive a I esponse [1'0111 snme districts, we were- able to ;tccolTiDlish the fol­ lowing in programming': I. Repeat of the Organ TrOinsplant Program that was pre. nted at UNA Convention last y .a1' to Dis­ trict No.3 in Provo, D ecember 6, 1972 2. A program on Diab etes ~fellitu~ is to be presented LO the nurse~ in the Moab area in Mayor June . 3. Correlation of s('veral prograrm with other;lgencies in the Salt Lake area for pr . e ntation LO out­ lying :tr e a~ was ae ol1lpli~hed. The Fxecutive Comillittee belie n :s lilis has h een a proclllcti"e year as the i III portant ta k of prcpa ring' the Sun<lanb of PLI li ce for <lpplOl'a l ,,'as accoillpli sh d. h e ll' h a ~ b ee n g-oo I )-(;; p on ~ LIOIII all l Ollllll ilLee III ' 1ll 1)(' r~ ;11111 III ''I P t: l­ form ed a. sig n c[ La. ks wel L W e wi, h lO t! x pre~ o o u r th ank. ' Illel app rc ia­ t i on for Ih it" ' " pp n . Sh,Lnll1 11 1111. '1I:lil"lll.i11 Sli t Pa ll1lc l. Clla irmall-;:!t:Ll Operating Room Nurses Conference Group As a conference group the Operat­ ing Room Nurses (ORN) have been very active and have maintained a good monthly turn-out. We have had very informative an dinteresting speakers during this past year. "Ve supported heartily an Operating Room Nurses Regional InstituLe last April and hosted seven surrounding states. During the past year, we have been encouraging all O .R. r. members to join A.N .A. and U .N.A. ill order to afford them involvement with all nursing levels and 10 become more knowledgea ble :.nu understanding of all nursing legislation. I believe we did part;.ally attain our goals this year as m a ny operating room nurses did participa te in con­ tinuing education. Submitted b)' Royalene Thoma s, R ,N. O. R. Conference Chairillan Psychiatric Conference Group The psychiatric conference group Illet several times during the year, Major activitics Focused on how to in­ crease membership, discussion and suggestions concerning refining the certification progrutn. and the cle­ I'elopment oE stand:mls of pr<l ct ice. A s UI)-COllllllittCt' was [ormed to 'work with the stanuards of psychiaLr,ic nursing practice circulaLed by A .:\l,A . Th,is committee made a recommenda­ tion to circulate the sLandards to psy­ chiatric - r'/lental health nur~ in each of the agenc!cs in the sLa te offcri II!!, mental heaILh services. This rc('oln­ mcnda tion wa s accepted by the con­ fe rence group. Nurses of this COllfer­ ence group will be 'I ., ked to rel'i cw lhe standards and Lo lIl<lke COnliTlell S as to rhe feasibiliLY of holding to tile stanclarcls and sugg ', Lion [or modi fi­ c:ltion on a sLa te level. lL is beliel'ed th al this daLe will orre r the infonn a­ Lioll need cl to co m p le te the .,Ll11cl· anls L1 Ul ilig l he onting },(:a Adclition all)'. Ih e 10n[ " " I1 Cl' grou Jl d iscu ssed lciri lalive j ~ s llC a l1( l lured ill[ Jrlll a Lir)JI "bout lren d in nlt'lilal Ill:,;d Lll i n l h e \l.ll '. Con le ren (f' D ;t!e E \'<im (,1 'HlP ( .It:!il ll l:tn Council On Practice The Council on Practice has work­ ed with four major areas. First: The resolution passed at the 1972 l ] KA Convention required the Council on PI actice to appoint a sub­ committee to refine the Certification Program utilizing s.tan~iards of pr.ac­ tice and other CrIterIa to provIde ev,ililation of professional nursing practice. Each Conference Group appointed a representative to this committee plus a member of the Committee on Certification. This Committee was given the responsibility of imple­ menting the resolution and was to be left independent ot other groups. In ] anuary their report was pre­ sented to the Council on Practice. They were unable to complete as­ signment of developing an evaluation tool for nursing performance, be­ ca use standards of practice had not been completed by the conference groups and there w~s ~eed of exp~rts in the area of objectIve evaluatIon tools. The Council on Practice requested that the Committee on Refinement of Certification continue to seek as­ sistance of nurses qualified in d e­ veloping the necessary tools. ter Members of ANA Academy of Nursing. vVe requested each confer­ ence group to' submit its nominations with a written biogra phy and resume of nominees qualifications. These were reviewed and recommend a tions were made to the UNA Board. vVe are happy that Athleen Godfrey was chosen as one of 36 mem bers of the Academy. Congrawlations a nd thank you, Athleen. Submitted by, Fay Fra hske, Chairman UNA-USMA Joint Practice Committee The Utah Nurses' Association­ Utah State iYledical Association met five times ~ ill ce the n ·pon of April, 1972. ln ;Ju:orr! with changes in the By-laws of bst yea r, this committee now function s with direct responsi­ bility to the U .N .A. Board of Di­ rectors. In Jul y. two statements regarding nursing as a profession and the role of the nurse in Primary Care, were submitted to the Utah State Medical Association (U.S.M.A.) Board and the U.N .A. Board. along with a re­ quest to the boards to meet jointly and give the U.XA.-U.S.yI.A. Com­ mittee support and directors for fut­ ure goals of the committee and to re­ state the request from the committee. Second: Each Conference Group was chargee! to develop Standards of Practice for its area of clinical ex­ pertise. This is still in progress. Third: Each conference group was asked to submit its schedule of pro­ grams planned for the year. The UNA Education Committee was ask­ eel to assist with scheduling of these programs so that there would be no crowding of time and all memhers who wished could participate. This was not carried out this year so alter­ nate means need to b:: evaluated. In early November. Dr. Robert Lamb, the new U.S.:V1.A. Co-chair­ man, Athleen Godfrey, Nursing Co­ chairman, and Cora Ilene McKean, attended a two day meeting· in Chi­ cago sponsored by the National Joint Prac tice Commission. The N.JP.e. sh a red information with state groups; these sh.ui ng sessions enligh tened us about the work of joint practice groups throllghout the nation. Fourth: The Council on Practice was asked to seek nominees for ClIar­ The U .N .A.-U .S.M .A . Committee endorses as it's primary objectives NOW! those objectives identified N.].P.e., which are: by the I. Examination of roles and func­ tions in medical and nursing prac­ tice with definition of new and altered patterns. 2. Definition, identification, and ex­ amination of health care needs. 3. Improve communication between medicine and nursing to enhance joint planning and action. 4. Proposed changes in educational pa tterns and rela tionshi ps tha t would enhance the new role-func­ tioning of nurses and physicians. 5. Address the traditional problems which affect nurse-physician re­ lationships in order to establish enhanced role functioning. 6. Identify and address the ensuing problems related to basic role re­ organization. Two items have been routed to this committee for study and action . One is the proposed change in the joint statement regarding the admin­ istration of oxytoxic drugs to stimu­ late labor; the second , is a request to study the Program of MCH services being offered in the Bluff, Utah area by the University College of Nursing in cooperation with Indian Health Services. Although medical support of the Committee's functions has been vari­ able those members who have partici­ pated are enthusiastic about continu­ ance of this exciting work. Of great concern to the chairman and other nurse-members, is the fact that nurs­ ing cloes not have standards of prac­ tice to define the role and functiom of professional nursing in the health­ care system, nor docs nursing have a system of peer review and/or certifi­ cation which would promote a con­ sistent level of nursing practice. Athleen B. Godfrey, R .N., M.S. Nursing Co-chairman, Joint Practice Committee for Members of the Utah Nurses Assn.! Available through: The following Programs are: Officially Sponsored and Endorsed by Your Assn. o Income Protection - provides an emergency paych eck when illness or injury keeps you from working. o Hospital, Surgical and Medical Expense o Special one-policy Life Insurance for the any children in the future) never increases! PAGE 26 WM . B. TOOHEY AGENCY lJIt. CompdnV tlwt PIlllS Provo . . . . .... . ... 374-9968 444 No. University o/()milhil~ protection. entire family (and at one low premium that MutuillC\ lif~ In'u'.. nc~ Affili.. lf': Unilt'd o! Om.... "'UllJAl 01 0...-."" ttOa.l.l OUIet I-'W"'-""" (O""AA'r OW....H .... .... l.Ua.o\ Salt Lake ......... 487-0781 2104 E. 33 South Ogden ........... 394-4950 2938 Washington UTAH NURSE Council On Certification The Council has held monthly meetings to review certifications. Since the program was initiated in Tanuar\" 1972, 362 nurses have be­ ~ome c~rtified - a total of 346 since our last conven tion. There has been a markcd decrease in the numbcr of applications returned to the ment­ bel's for clarification. The Council now consists of :h e following members: Lydia Call, Elaine Coult, Bea Daniels, Jean Davis, Kathryn Harries, Marilyn Molt, and Jennie Van Drimmelen. One member from the group has participatcd on thc Certification Re­ \·iew Committee of the Council on Practice so the activities of the two groups have been coordinated. There are stilt some problems wi th membcrs submitting incomplete ap­ plica tiollS. The following are clari­ fications most commonly required and attention to these details will save us time and postage. I. Dc certain to enclose membership caru with the applicat1ion so the canl can be stamped "Certified". Subsequent mcmbcrship card., will be so stamped before they kave Headquarters oHi ce. If fo r somc reason this is o v rlooked , please report it to the UNA office. Have You Seen The New 96-Bed Modern PAYSON CITY HOSPITAL Enjoya Home-town Spirit with PROGRESSIVE PROFESSIONA l NURSING BEVERLY DIXON Director of Nursing Phone: Payson 465-2535 SPrU NG. 19i 2. Aftcr ini tia ] certification, a pplica­ tion for recertification SllOUlu not be made for 4-5 years. One must have been a member of VNA [or the prcvious 5 years so there is little point in applying for re­ certification before then. 3. Certification and reccrtification bccome effective on the date upon which the application is reviewed and approvcd. At that time all previo usly earned points become obsolete; none can be can-ied through the next five years regard­ Icss of the date o f initial certifica­ tion. 4. Only 10 points per year ar e a llow­ ed for U NA membership. The 5() points are [or mem he rship for r, years. 5. Partial pay members the tempor­ a ry ca ru is starn ped. V pon com­ p etion of dues regu lar card will be stamped. o. More cl arifi Cclti o n is Ilcl"ded a~ to place and date in rel a tion to r e­ qui rements co m pleted. Please use the jmtifica tion col um n more (or such ci a ri li r a tioll. The co un it mem b crs a re \ cl")' ell­ thusiastic ab o ut the pr o.~ rall1 and th e response of the rnem bc rshi p. It h a ~ been an excitin g a! d rc",varuing e x­ perience. .J nni Va n Drinllnelen. C hai rman . Council On Professional Employment Activities During thi_ pasl ),t".a r, the Economi c and Gl'Ileral \Ve lfa re Cornmittee re­ viewed the fun ct ion s as pre vi o ll ~ l ' listed in the old U .N . bylaws. The commi ttee questioned the r eleven .' and realistic a ttainabili ty of the, [unctions. "bny ideas and'issu cs were resea rched. On e issu e kept re-o ur­ ring' - "Ho\\" does th U .NA. m em­ bershi p ele 'i re this ro mmi ttee to func­ ti,on Y ' A s lllemb rs of th e COlllmitt e discussed this f[lH' slion am ongst tllt'lll­ selves an(i :)thcrs. it becam e more anrl more ol)\iolls that llLlllV m'llI bcr., shied a\\'~t\ frolll thl' \\'01<1 ,. (l nOlll­ ic". I [ oh<iollS h :tmlls:·d Illore n eg:! ­ ti ve th:lll POSili\ l' fe elill~' which ilIl­ m ecliatch closeli lilt: duo!" to illithel COt11rtlllllicatioIl. The ;;;tmc concept poseel in diHerem te rminology re ­ ceived it positive res[>om and (urther cOlIlllluniclt,i on was p ossible . The committee derided to pose the question of a name change to the membership. Thc majority of those members responding approved the name change. Thcrefore, thc com­ mittee rl'commcndcd to the V .N.A. Board of Directors that the commit­ tee be identificd as the Council on Profcssional Employment actl VI ties. The name change rccci\ cd Board ap­ proval. At the present time, the cOlllmittee identifies its purpose as: "To assist Utah Nurses' Associa­ tion members in undcrstanding their professional and indi vidual responsi­ bility and account,tbility lowards: I. Recognizing the rigbts of every individual to receive quality plofes­ sional nursing care . 2. Implementing the A.N.A. Stant l­ ards for N ursing Scrvices. 3. Developing equitable wages COlll­ mensurate with education, experien e and capabilities. 4. Encouraging hea lth agen cies to develop Pro[cssi o n:d Per forman e Committees. U .N . . mem bers h ave used ttl S 1"­ \"i rcs o f .N .A. sta ff in the d evelo p­ lllen t o f Professional Pe l"fonn:\1lce Committees. Th e.'i e committe's h ave origin a ted to stlld and formula te a plan of a ctio n oriented to ward a~ si l ­ ing the m embers to influ ence an d improve patient ca r . These V . T. " members call attest to \:dlle of the"e services. CoraliellC "I1cKe:m. R. i'i C:hairman By-Laws Committee Committee member, a~ ap pointed by the V.0I. A . Board of Direc tors in · clude Louise Scm'ilk Ch a inmtn . Ruth S. Swe nse n and .\nll Vogt. Projects this year: 1. Preparcd po licies for V.N.A. o m­ ll1ittccs. Poli c.ies were apprO\ ed b tlte U. N . . BoarLl of Directors. ., Reviewed specific Rules or R eg'u b ­ I iOllS of COllst i t IIcn t Associa t ion" as presen ted to lite (Ollllllilte · . Ad­ \isccl changes necessary so that Rnles or reguLttiom . ub m it ted will not conflict with lite bylaws o[ V.N.A. or A .N .A . Louise SC(l\ille . C h a imlan P.\ G· '17 lJ.N.J\. Committee Policies A - GENERAL I - All professional nurse members shall be members of D.N.A. -A.N .A. ll- Members of the Student Nurses' Association are elig-ible for and should be encouraged to appoint rep­ resentatives to all committees except the Nominating Committee. III-In order to meet its objectives, a committee may determine that it desires community or other profes­ sional discipline representation. The procedure to follow is: A. Community Representation: (I) Submit: (a) - Rationale for desiring the representation . (b) - At least three names with biogra phica I sketch for each des ire d representative to U.N.A. Headquarters. (2) Committee Chairmen will pre­ sent information obtained in (I) and (2) to U.N.A. Board of Directors at a regularly scheduled Board Meeting. The Board of Directors will select the community representative from the submitted names. B. Representatives from other pro­ fessi onal disci plines. J. Review need for representation with Executive Director. 2. D.N.A. Headquarters will pre­ pare requests for such repre­ sen tation to the specified pro­ fessional association. B - SPECIFIC COMMITTEES I - Bylaws Committee (a) Periodically review D.N.A. Bylaws. Any recommended re-visions PRINTING TYPOGRAPHY LITHOGRAPHY shall he mailed to each memher 30 days hefore the annu;d convention. (b) Review and advise, constituent associations including all sub-units and conference groups concerning the developmen t ol/or proposed amend­ men ts to their specific rules and regu­ lations, to insure that they are not in conflict with the purpose and func­ tions of U.N .A. (c) Assist U.N.A. Board of Direc­ tors in the development of statements of policies for those committees that the Board has deemed essen tial to carryon the business of the organiza­ tion. II - Careers (a) To provide up-to-date infor­ mation on nursing career opportuni­ ties. (b) Have current informa tion on scholarshi p regu iremen ts funding sources. (c) Upon request, assist constit­ uent associations and / or their sub­ units in preparing programs for schools and groups, etc. (d) Respond to individu a l 111­ q uiries. III - Convention a. Develop and formulate conven­ tion tlleme and program schedule. b. Recommend convention site to U.N.A. Board of Directors. c. In collaboration with D .N.A. Executive Director develop format for the general sessions. IV - Council on Professional Employment Activities a. Review and keep current U.N.A. guidelines for Personnel Standards. b. Develop guidelines [or/and en­ courage the development of Profes­ sional Performance Committees with­ in each health agency. c. Develop programs for workshops and encourage the presentation of same to the D.:'-J.A. membership via districts and/or their sub-units. V - Education a. Imure representation from thos:: educational institutions and other agencies who are providing regularly scheduled continuing education op­ portunities [or registered nurses. Be an important part of the age of responsibiHty! Put your nursing skills into action Intensive-care ... surgery ... modern X-Ray ... radiology. Man's most modern medical computer facilities ... unending chal­ lenges for tomorrow's nurse! Send your inquiry to: • Assistant Commissioner ~ THE HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION ~ of The Church of Jesus Christ ... of Latter-day Saints 2050 University Building II flilt A\ Itl .... t R\ I( ! ... ( , " Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 (»)..'.)'( II>: 1,11()'\" . HOSPITAtS OF OPPORTUNITY! RULING In Idaho: Quality Press 52 EXCHANGE PLACE SALT LAI{E CITY 363-5751 PAGE 28 CASSIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. Burley; FREMONT GENERAL HOSPITAL, St. Anthony; IDAHO FALLS L.D.S. HOSPITAL, Idaho Falls; In Utah: COTTONWOOD L.D.S. HOSPITAL, Murray; ~'ILLMORE L.D.S. HOSPITAL, Fillmore; LATTER·DAY SAINTS HOS· PITAL, Salt Lake City ; LOGAN L.D.S. HOSPITAL, Logan; McKAY·DEE HOSPITAL CENTER, Ogden; PANGUITCH L.D.S. HOSPITAL, Panguitch; PRIMARY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, Salt Lako City; SANPETE L.D.S. HOSPITAL. Mt. Pleasant; SEVIER VALLEY CHURCH HOSPITAL, Richfield ; UTAH VALLEY L.U.S. HOSPITAL. Provo ; In Wyoming: STAR VALLEY L.D.S. HOScPITAL. Afton. UTAH NCRSE lJ.N.J\. Committee Policies b. In response to the expressed in­ dividual or collective educational needs of lI.N.A. members, identify the resources available first within the local area and secondly within tlIe state. e. If no formal resource is avail­ able, explore potential ways and means to respond to the identified need. VI - Finance and Fund Raising treasurer of V .N.A. shall serve as chairman. The V .N .A . Executive Committee shall com­ pose the membershi p of this com­ mittee with the auditor serving as consultant. This committee shall: a. Prepare the annual budget b. Identify and promote resources available for increasing income through projects, g ran t s, be­ queaths, ete. e. Evaluate expenditures or income J. Explore feasibility of potential fund raising projects with the Ad­ visory Council. 1. The VII - Joint Practice Committee 1. In concert wi th medical specialists, the nurse specialist practitioners Welcome to AMERICAN FORK HOSPITAL Expert nursing care Concern for patients Aware of individual needs research and develop guidelines and/or establish joint statements on patient care as administered by both the physician and the nurse . 2. Consult with h ea lth agencies as they develop rules, regulations or policies to insure quality patient care. 3. Officially certify the nurse a nd physician who meet the Joint Prac­ tice Commitlees established criteria for specific areas of practice. VIII - Legislative The membership of this committee shall be representative 0( the .N. .A. conference groups ,md lh e geographic areas of the state. The committee slull: (a) Study the needs of legislative action. (b) Study the proposed federal, state, and loca l legisl a li('n relarive to its implica tion for nurses, nursing and health. (c) Develop a State legislative pro­ gram with the ::tppro\'al of lhe Board of Director~. (d) Advise the Boald of Directors on legislative mauers. IX - Membership and Public Relations This committee 5hall: (a) Study, evaluate, and cleve!op a plan for: 1. Maintaining the minil1lulll ll1el1l­ b ership total reqllired. to provide essential income [or servicing· the membership. 2. Increasing membership. (b) Develop a plan for keeping the consumer, slaLe and local govern­ ments and official health agencies in­ (Continued) formed concerning the responsibili­ ties of th e professional registered nurse and the professional association. X - Registries Committee The chairman of this committee shall be selected from those U.N.A.. members currently practicing in pri­ va te duty. This committee shall: (a) Establish required standards for the developmen t of sound registry programs. (b) Advise on matters relating to registries. (c) Develop long-range plans for the registry programs and give assist­ ance to the registrars in its imple­ mentation. (d) Develop and enforc registr per~onncl policies. XI - Resolutions Committee ·Within the V.N.A .. resolutions pro­ vide the mechanism for presentation and discus!>ion by the members assem­ bled in convention of significant issues affecting nurses, nursing and ::he hc:llth care needs of the people of Utah. This commi ltee shall: (a) Establish a time lor submis­ sions of resolutions which will allow time for review and editing, as nec­ essary. (b) Review resolut ions for con­ tent, relevance, appropriatenes time­ liness and scope. (c) Report to the Board of Direc· LOrs a recommendation for the ap­ proval or disapproval of each resolu­ tion received by cleadline da te. (d) Receive emergri1cy resolutions at the convention until 5:IlO p.m. o[ the first day. ,R ehabi.litate to patient's potential Endorses continuing education for staff WASATCH VILLA CONVALESCENT NURSING HOME 2200 EAST JJrd SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH 486·2096 RESTORATIVE CARE FOR THE CONVALESCING and CHRONICALLY ILL MRS . HARRIET PETERSEN. R.N. ADMINI.STRATOR Irene B. Evans, R.N . Director of Nursing AMERICAN FORK HOSPITAL 350 East Th ird North American Fork, Utah 84003 SPRI-:\C . 1973 P .\ .E 29 How \'our Membership Dues Work For "ou District Dues DISTRICT: Receive $2.50 from each member or $1 .25 from each (el Encourages, supports and provide s continuing education opportunities for all nurses in the state. Associate member. (a) Programs (f) Informs student nurses concerning the professional associa ­ tions AN.A. - U .N.A. (b) News letter (c) Group involvement STATE: Receives $35.00 from members or $1 7.50 from Associ ­ ate members. EMPLOYS STAFF WHO: Administers Headquarters at 1058 East 9th South based on U .N.A.'s primary goal of improving health care for the people of Utah, assists the registered nurse U .N.A . member and/or official organizational unit in the following areas: I - LEGISLATION (a) Reviews proposed health Legislation with: 1. Utah Medical Association 2. Utah Hospital Association 3. Utah Division of Health 4. Other professional or related health agencies (b) Reviews all bills and makes recommendations to U.N.A. Board of Directors con cerning the official position U.N.A. should take in relation to specific bills. (c) Informs U.N.A. Board of Directors, Advi sory Council, Council on Practice and members of legislative action. (d) Meet s with Legislators and Representatives to interpret U.N .A ' s purposes, goals and legislative views. (e) Reviews the " Nurse Practice Act" to insure that it is rele­ vant to current practice and education. (I) Meets weekly with Legislative Committee during a legisla­ tive session as it reviews all bills. (g) Responds to any U.N.A member interested in Legislation requ esting to serve on the Legislative Committee or who has any questions related to legislative matters. (h) Refers any queries for an official U.N .A. position or Legis­ lative matters to the Legislative Committee. (i ) Informs Legislative Committee o f National Legislation. (j) Corresponds with National Congressmen in matters con­ cerning health care, nursing care and other issues which aifect the profession of nursing. (k) Functions as U .N.A lobbyist in collaboration with volun­ teer U.N.A. member lobbyist. II - PRACTICE (a) Interprets to U.N.A. members their privileges in choosing two confer ence or i nterest group with whom he/she may affiliate. (b) Assists conference or interest groups, as requested, in pro­ gramming in accordance with the m embers requests . (c) Assi sts conference groups as requested , in the development of clinical sessi o ns for the annual U.N.A. convention. (d) Assists Council of Practice as they review and make recom­ mendations regarding practice question s submitted to th em by an y official component of th e Utah Nurses ' Association or the community. (e l Supports Utah Nurses' Asso ciation Joint Practice Committee. III - EDUCATION (a) Services th e certification program. (b) As sists the Administrative Conference Group who function in an advisory capacity to the Utah Nurses' Association , the Utah Board of Higher Education and communiti es in re­ lation to questions concerning nursing servic e and nursing education . PAGE ~ (J ( C) Encourages and supports the career ladder concept. (d) Encourages and supports ,t he concept of challenging exams within Nursing education departments or colleges. IV - COUNCIL FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES (a) Supports and assists any individual or group of nurses who are concerned about their employment or practice environ­ ment as requested. (b) Assists the council members in their research activities. (c) Provides guidelines for personnel standards as approved by the U.N .A. Board of Direc tors on the recommendation of the council. (d) Maintains a file of position openings within the state. (e) Responds to in-state and out-of-state inquiries concerning employment or po sition openings. (f) Directs incoming nurses to practice opportunities. V - LEGAL (a) Responds to legal queries from any U .N.A. member, S.N .A.U. member and/ or oificial component of the Utah Nurses' Association . (b) Confers with U .N .A. legal counselor. (c) Conducts programs, as requested, concerning the " Legal Aspects of Nursing". VI - OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS AND MAILINGS (a) Edits the "Utah Nurse" mailed to each U.N.A. member. (b) Prepares and mails monthly " Calendar of Events" to each U.N.A . member. (All members, regardless of their con­ ference preference, are eligible to attend any of the U .N.A activities.) VII- L1ASON RELATIONSHIPS (a) Functions as the U .N .A. Liason representative to : 1. Professional colleagues 2. Health Agencies 3. Volunt eer Agencies 4. Utah State Employment Service 5. Others as recommended by U .N .A. Board of Directors (b) Represents U .N.A. as directed by th e U.N .A. Board of Di­ rectors. VIII - GROUP INSURANCE PROGRAM (a) Mutual of Omaha available for all U.N.A. members on group premium basis. National Dues NATIONAL - Rec eives $25. 00 from Associate member. member or $12.50 from Provid es each member services ,i n: 1- LEGISLATION EMPLOYS LOBBYISTS AND STAF f WHO: 1. Officially represent th e profession of Nursing to Federal Government. 2. A ssi st in the preparation of professional testimony. llTAH NURSE How Your Membership Dues Work For You 3. Review and evaluate health bills, determine their implica­ tion for nursing and make recommendation for actli on to A.N.A. and State National Association's (S.N.A. ). 4. Prepare and give testimony for all federal emplo yed nurses, (I.R.S., Post office, Air Force Bases, etc.). 5. Offer consultation services to S.N.A.'s. 4. Services and receives, communications from S.N.A.'s. V - INSURANCE PROGRAMS II - PRACTICE AND NURSING SERVICE National buying power provides insurance at reduced rate. EMPLOYS STAFF WHO WORK WITH MEMBERS (COMMISSION OF PRACTICE AND SERVICE) WHO: 1. Mal practice insurance 1. Develop standards of practice for each oi the A.N.A. DivI­ sions of Practice and Organized Nursing Services. 3. Income protection 2. Prepare testimony for Washington oftice. 3. Review latest concepts in the deillivery of health ca r> . III - EDUCATION EMPLOYS STAFF TO WORK WITH MEMBERS (COMMIS SI ON) WHO: I. Evaluate educational needs of nurses. 2. Prepare testimony for Washington office. 3. Review latest educational concepts. 2. Hospital insurance VI - REPRESENTATION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF NURSING a. An established portion of every member's A .N.A. dues is sent directly to I.CN. which entitl es A.N.A. members to attend I.CN. meeting s. VII - OFFICIAL PUBLICATION 1. Permits A.N.A. member to receive the "American Journ al of Nursi ng" magazine at a reduced rate. VIII - PROVIDES fOR NATIONAL L1ASON WITH: IV - ECONOMIC AND GENERAL WELFARE a. American Hospital Association 1. Establish National minimum salary goal. b. American Medical Association 2. Review all National and Local Legislation which influences the nurses economic picture (tax bills collective bar­ gaining legislation). c. American Nursing Hom e Association d. American Association of Hospital Pharma cy 3. Prepare and g,ive testimony concerning Veteran Administra­ tion Nurse s and Federally employed nurses whose salari es and fringe benefits are set by an Act of Congress. e. American Publ ic Health AN EQ UAL OPPORTUN ITY EMPLOYER -, SPRI:\ G. CALL COLLECT . . . [phone], EXT. 301 1~)7 3 As sociation f. National Federation of Licensed Practical N ur'i es g. Other Health Profe ssionals UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MEDICAL CENTER SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84112 PA E Jl Some Thoughts About ... Organizations. Stressful Situations. Flow of Communication b, Dale "V . Medearis Like many of the people who will be reading this, I have been working in organizations, large and small, for a long time. I am experienced. with the joys and heartaches of bemg m an effort which involves the intelligence, skills, and commitment of other peo­ ple. I know what it is like to be lim­ ited by a job description. 1 know what it is like to be in an organizational crisis. I know what it is like to live with ambiguity. But, fortunately, I also know ,,,,hat it is like to live with ambiguity. But, fortunately, ~ also know what it is like to live m an oro'anilational environment that is b . freeing, enriching, and one that IS reaching its goals and giving due re­ wards and recognition to its members for their part in its sllccess. Recently I have been turning my attention to why some organizations succeed at reaching their objectives and attain high levels of job satisfac­ tion at the same time, and why some organizations do not. Malcolm Knowles said a mouthful when he said rhat oig;mizations are like people in many w<>ys. What he specifically had in mind was the basic needs tha t organila tions exhibi t ­ need for survival (food and other basics), safety, belonging, esteem, and s("l( actualization. And he also sees them being very dependent. upon the people that make them up for satis­ faction or these needs. This depend. ency may account for the tendenc.y to exploit without du(" consideration for satisfaction of the p eople's need in return. A number of other students of or­ ganizational life have researched var­ ious aspects of the people side of enterprise and have concluded that the orgzmization is heading (or trouble if it does not take account of the neecls of its members. Unsatisfied "people needs' will learl to absenree­ ism, boredom, bick{Ting, exces~ive sick leave, fighting between depart­ ments and all sorts of dysfunctional behavior. That same research also bears out that people will really get "turned on " and will produce way beyond the requi)(:m<::nts of the or· ganization if they are treateu right. Cordon Li ppell (01'gnn iZI/ I i olllli Rrl1 ewa!, 1969) picks lip on this PAGE 32 theme a nd lists seven conditions that ma ke for better organiza tion peo­ ple relations: 1. Improvement in the manner IJ1 which problems arc solved at all levels of the orga nization. 2. Development within the organiza­ tion of form<ll and informal groups which <Ire effective <lnd communi­ cative. 3. Development of leadership which is appropriate to the situation fac­ ing the organization at any given time. .1. A way for people within the or­ ganization to learn from their ex­ periences of Sllccess and failure. 5. Maturity of individual's and groups within the organization as well as ma turi ; y of the organ iza­ tion itself. 6. Developmcnt of a climate that en­ courages and cb:lTlJ1els creativity by people throughout the organiu­ tion. 7. Development of a system to whi h all employees of the organization feel committed. Chris Argyris (lntervention, Theory and Method, 1970) seems to quite agree and give the reader some very practical ad"i e on how to get em­ ployees really involved. He says there are three basic. things that everyone in the organization needs to get and to give - (1) valid infonnation, free. informed choic.e, and (3) 1J1­ ternal commitment. With these the organization can really hum. Without them it gets sick and e"cntually finds its way to the junk heap. m 1t is Argyris' posi tion tlla L to the degree an organi/ation encourages each member to suppl y (or ~e.t, or both) valid inforlllat.ion, partlClpate in decision making that. results in free choices, and develops internal commitment to that decision (or de­ Lisions) that the organization has rca I vi tali ty and has a chance to be relevanr. To the dcgree that it is not able to do any or all of these things it constricts itself, stifles its own life, and rapidly becomes irrele­ vant. If we can belicvc what Lippet anc! Argyris :)tT sa)'in~ it wouldeCl11 to follow thaL unless people fed free to dig out the fans (evell the unpoplll<lr and unpleasant ones), and also feel free to communicate those facts to every level of the organization that needs the informa tion, there is not much liklihood of informed decisiom or internal commitment. "'\There does that leave us then ­ us organized people? If the organiza­ tion of which we are a part is to sur­ vive and be relevant, it looks like you <lnd I will have to stick our necks out a little farth er and a little more often and work a little harder at what Gordon Lippe calls organizational renewal. Our organizations need lIS to share the valid information we have the ability to dig out for them. They need the support of our full commitment in decisions th a t we had a part in m a king. If you don't feel that is where it is, then for the organi­ zation's sake and for your own sake, get in there and fight. Confront it. dialogue with it, intervene it - do anything that you think will help get it off dead cen tel' ;md on the road again. None can do this any better than So, get wi th it! YOLI. HYLAND PHARMACY 3291 Highland Drive 485-9281 or 466-0787 liThe Store With Prescriptionality" DOUG ROTH Registered Pharmacist UTAH NURSE Conference Group Ballots COMMUNITY HEALTH CHAIRMAN ELECT (2 yrs.) Jane Dalton GeNeal Sparks NOMINATING COMMITTEE (Vote 1) Rae Baxter Della Garfield Norine Mecham Helen Thomas Merry Werner Bernice Young BOARD OF DIRECTORS (Vote 2) Anne Coons Frances Fitch LaDean Garner Rowena James MATERNITY WARD CHAIRMAN Maxine Da vies CHAIRMAN ELECT Jean Erdahl Louese Johnson CHAIRMAN ELECT Lucille Summerhays SECRETARY Harriet Peterson Rebecca Aquayo Laurel Allred Faye Briggs Katie Gerrard Jessie Teeples Kathleen Wiker SECRETARY Helen McCloy PSYCHIATRIC NOMINATING COMMITTEE (Vote 3) Beverly Aaron Linda Beck Claudia Bilbao Ida Litz Helen McCann Esther Maddox Jean Mouritsen BOARD MEMBER (2 yr . term) (Vote 1) GERIATRIC NOMINATING COMMITTEE (Vote 3) Esther Anderson Joyce Cameron Virginia Duce Elizabeth Ho Ann Mathews Viola Sabey VICE CHAIRMAN (2 Yr. Term) Dian Suta SECRETARY (2 yr. Term) Diane Helmer NOMINATING COMMITTEE (1 yr. term) Jackie Malee Joyce Matsuno Marilyn Rawson Pat Rothy NOMINATING COMMITTEE (Vote 3) Linda Baxter Marge Eberhart Lois Herban Diane Huston Mary Olson Beth Taylor MEDICAL-SURGICAL CHAIRMAN ELECT (Elect One) Frances Funk DeAnn Savage MEDICAL PROGRAM CHAIRMAN BOARD MEMBER (Vote 1) Linda Johnson Craig Parker Rose Viges (Vote 1) Joan Averett Lucille Hafey SURGICAL PROGRAM CHAIRMAN (Vote 1) INSERVICE PRESIDENT Dian Cunningham Helen Morgan SECRETARY Sylvia Malenick Wanda Patton Barbara Atkin Pamela Howarth SECRETARY (Vote 1) Julie Robinson Wendy Wilson COMMITTEE MEMBER (Vote 1) Janet Barber Sharon Blackwell i' \L E 3:1 - CONVENTION NOTES ­ - CONVENTION NOTES ­ oar 8 APR ~ ? 1976 - d D DRHS!; ORRECTION REOUE!;1'ED Return Postag e Guarante~ed BULK RATE U. S. POSrAGE Utah Nurses ' Ass'n 1058 East 9th South Sal Lake Ci ty Utah 84105 Salt Lake City , Utah Permit No 1882 PAl D SJ1; !..ltt _ l!'~ ... U';.Jrl 'I 0.:. There she was. With bright watchful eyes that said "I can help/l A crisp yet gracious bustle of activity The assu rance of skill and reassurance born of genuine concern. A kind and comforting word. A sincere smile. A Nurse. BLUE CROSS - BLUE SHIELD Constant attention to the well -being of the patient .. . the mark of a professional nurse in administering care ... the function of Blue Cross and Blue Shield in pro­ viding for the econo mi cs of that care _