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2017ANNUAL BOOK OF REPORTS

Montana Nurses Association 105th Annual ConventionOctober 4th, 2017 - October 6th, 2017

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2017 Montana Nurses Association

Table of Contents

MNA Mission Statement 3MNA Staff & Contacts 52017 Board of Directors 72017 Councils 92017 Committees 112017 Leadership 13Executive Director Highlights 14Council on Continuing Education Report 20Labor Department Report 22Membership Report 24District 1 Report 25District 2 Report 26District 3 Report 26District 4 Report 27District 5 Report 27District 6 Report 28District 7 Report 29District 8 Report 29Membership Application 30Notes 31

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Montana Nurses AssociationMission Statement

The Montana Nurses Association promotes professional nursing practice, standards and education; represents professional nurses; and provides

nursing leadership in promoting high quality health care.

Excellence is our Standard!!

“Voice of Nurses in Montana”

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http://www.Benefis.org

http://www.Benefis.org

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www.mtnurses.orgVisit our website for updates,

news & events!

Executive DirectorVicky Byrd

BA, RN, OCN406-442-6710 [email protected]

Director, Continuing Education

Pam DickersonPhD, RN-BC, FAAN

406-465-9126 [email protected]

Director, Labor ProgramRobin Haux

BS406-431-5934 [email protected]

Continuing Education Specialist

Kathy SchaeferBA


Continuing Education Specialist

Caroline BaughmanBS


RN Continuing Education Specialist

Mary Thomas BA, RN, OCN


Labor RepresentativeAmy Hauschild

BSN, RN406-431-0508 [email protected]

Labor Representative Sandi Luckey 406-465-1827 [email protected]

Labor RepresentativeLeslie Shepherd

BSN, RN406-431-2943 [email protected]

Chief Financial OfficerJill Hindoien

BS406-442-6710 [email protected]

Administrative Assistant Jennifer Hamilton 406-442-6710 [email protected]

Montana Nurses Association Staff & Contacts

Phone: 406-442-6710Fax: 406-442-1841www.mtnurses.org

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Rural Nursing Opportunities

New Grads Welcome!

We are now accepting applications for:

Quality/Infection Control NurseExtended Care RNs & LPNs

• Cafeteria Style Insurance Plan• Employee Assistance & Wellness Program

• Retirement Contribution Plans• Competitive Wages

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Offering:• OnlineCertified

NurseAssistant PrepCourse• StartingSummer

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For more information contactKarla Lund, MSN, Nursing Department1-800-541-9281 or 406-874-6188Email: [email protected]

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2017 Board of Directors

President Vice-President Lorri Bennet RN Terry Dutro MSN, APRN, AGPCNP-BC Deer Lodge Bozeman

Secretary Treasurer Chelsee Baker BSN, RN Linda Larsen RN-BC Anaconda Bozeman

Director at Large Jennifer Taylor BSN, RN, CCRN Helena

Council on Council on Continuing Education Practice & Government Affairs Representative to the Board Representative to the Board Debby Lee BSN, RN-BC, CCRP Anna Ammons BSN, RN, PCCN Denton Columbus

Council on Council on Economic & General Welfare Advanced Practice (CAP) Representative to the Board Representative to the Board Jennifer Tanner BS, RN, CCRN, NREMT John Honsky APRN Clancy Missoula

To contact the Board of Directors you may email them at ~ [email protected]

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Public Health Nurse RN/BSN Inquire about open positions

Contact Kathleen Adams at [email protected] 656 Agency Main St. | Harlem, MT 59526

Ph: 406-353-3250 | Fax: 406-353-3283 | www.ftbelknap.org

Fort Belknap Indian Community

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To apply visit www.sjlm.org or call Kylie at (406) 655-5920

Libby Care Center, our passion is CaringCareer opportunities for RN & LPNsSign~on bonus available!Rent assist and tuition reimbursement available.If you share our passion for helping others, we would love to hear from you.

For more information, please call 406.293.6285

Big Sandy Medical Center, IncCritical Access Hospital, Longterm

Care Facility and Rural Health Clinic.

166 Montana Ave. East (406) 378-2188Big Sandy, MT 59520 www.bsmc.org

Sign On Bonus Available

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BUILD A CAREER – MAKE A DIFFERENCEUndergraduate Degree Options

•BachelorofScienceinNursing(BSN)degree•AcceleratedBSNdegreeforpost-baccalaureatestudents

Graduate Degree Options•ADRNtoMN(ClinicalNurseLeader)program•MasterofNursing(ClinicalNurseLeaderoption)•DoctorofNursingPractice(DNP)

Family/IndividualPopulationPsych/MentalHealthPopulation

See our current vacancy announcements at www.montana.edu/nursing/about/openings.html

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2017 Councils

Council on Continuing Education Email ~ [email protected]

Debby Lee, BSN, RN-BC Representative to Board ~ Denton

Jennifer Taylor BSN, RN, CCRN HelenaMegan Hamilton MSN, RN, CFRN NR-P MissoulaCheryl Richards MS, BSN, RN-BC WhitefishJanet Smith MN, MSHS, RN BozemanBonnie Hash BSN, RN Bozeman

Gwyn Palchak BSN, RN-BC, ACM KalispellSarah Leland BSN, RN, CMS Park CitySandy Sacry MSN, RN WhitehallPolly Troutman MSN, RN-BC MissoulaEmily Michalski-Weber BSN, RN Helena

Council on Practice & Government AffairsEmail ~ [email protected]

Anna Ammons BSN, RN, PCCN Representative to Board ~ Columbus Eve Franklin MSN, BSN Helena Jack Preston BSN, RN Butte Yvette Dean MBA, RN, HCA Missoula Karen Fairbrother BSN, RN, DNC, CDE Helena Anita Doherty, RN Great Falls

Council on Economic & General Welfare Email ~ [email protected]

Jennifer Tanner BSN, RN, CCRN, NREMT Representative to Board ~ Clancy Rachel Huleatt BSN, RN Billings Brooke O’Neil RN, CCRN Helena Jack Preston, RN Butte Delayne Gall RN, OCN Billings

Council on Advanced Practice Email ~ [email protected]

John Honsky APRN ~ Representative to Board ~ MissoulaCouncil on Advanced Practice Chair-Elect ~ Deborah Kern MSN, FNP ~ Bozeman

Secretary ~ Nanci Taylor APRN ~ AnacondaMember at Large ~ Kevin Comer MN, FNP-BC~ Bozeman

Member at Large ~ Terry Dutro MSN, APRN, AGPCNP-BC ~ Bozeman

National Federation of Nurses – Executive BoardJennifer Taylor BSN, RN, CCRN ~ Helena

Lucy Ednie RN-BC ~ Butte

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Continuing Education for Health Professionals

The Montana Geriatric Education Center (MTGEC) is an interdisciplinary center which provides geriatric education and training for Montana health professionals, higher education faculty, and students so they

might better meet the health needs of the older residents of the state.

For additional information and educational opportunities contact us at:

Website: www.health.umt.edu/mtgec/

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 406.243.2453

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AD Disease Training Program

Marcus Daly Memorial Hospitala TOP 100 Critical Access Hospital, is located in the beautiful Bitterroot Valley in Western Montana

surrounded by mountains and wilderness; rafting, horseback riding, camping, fishing, hunting, skiing and much more. Its employees are committed to quality, accessible, personalized healthcare.

Registered Nurse OpportunitiesFull-time, Part-time, PRN

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Contact Human Resources:1200 Westwood Drive Hamilton, MT 59840

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2017 Committees

Nominations CommitteeNanci Taylor APRN……Anaconda

Emily Michalski-Weber BSN, RN……ClancyCynthia Sparing BA, CCHP-RN……Helena

Bonnie Hash BSN, RN……BozemanPaula Roman RN-BC……Helena

By-Laws CommitteeBrenda Donaldson BA, RN……Bozeman

Editorial BoardVacant

Finance CommitteeVacant

Elections CommitteeLorie VanDonsel RN………ForsythChelsee Baker RN………Anaconda

Emily Michalski-Weber BSN, RN………ClancyCynthia Sparing BA, CCHP-RN………Helena

Penny Haughian RN………Terry

History CommitteeVacant

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2017 Leadership

District Leadership • District1~GenieWeber/JohnHonsky .....................................................................Missoula • District2~LorriBennett ......................................................................................Deer Lodge • District3~KevenComer ........................................................................................ Bozeman • District4~PaulLee ................................................................................................... Helena • District5~RachealHuleatt ........................................................................................Billings • District6~DebbieLee/ArlysWilliams ........................................................................Denton • District7~GwynPalchak ........................................................................................Kalispell • District8~JenniferMiller ........................................................................................GlendiveLocal Unit Leadership • District1-LocalUnit15~CommunityMedicalCenter ......................................Angela Lovato • District1-LocalUnit17~St.PatrickHospital ...................................................... Ray Fredette • District1-LocalUnit18~AnticoagulationClinic,St.PatrickHospital ........................ VACANT • District1-LocalUnit32~PartnersInHomeCare ........................................ Tammy Eggleston • District1-LocalUnit33~FreseniusMedicalCenter ..............................................Sarah Black • District1-LocalUnit35~MarcusDalyMemorialHospital .................................. Becky Byrne • District2-LocalUnit01~CommunityHospitalofAnaconda ..............................Lorri Bennett • District2-LocalUnit05~St.JamesHealthcare ...............................................Stacey Sheehan • District2-LocalUnit07~MontanaStateHospital ................................................ Jack Preston • District2-LocalUnit36~MontanaChemicalDependencyCenter ..............Elisabeth Fandrich • District2-LocalUnit37~Butte/SilverBowCity-County .............................Karen Maloughney • District3-LocalUnit04~BozemanHealth ................................................ James Fredrickson • District3-LocalUnit06~FreseniusMedicalCenter ....................................... Ruth Grindinger • District3-LocalUnit26~MSUStudentHealth ................................................... Lisa Koyama • District4-LocalUnit08~DepartmentofPublicHealth&HumanServices ........ Susan Reeser • District4-LocalUnit13~St.Peter’sCommunityHospital ......................................... Paul Lee • District5-LocalUnit02~BillingsClinic ............................................................ Delayne Gall • District5-LocalUnit38~RosebudHealthcare ................................... VickieLane/MarlaMali • District5-LocalUnit44~HolyRosaryHospital ........................................... Penny Haughian • District6-LocalUnit11~CascadeCity-County ............................................. Davida Hryszko • District6-LocalUnit12~NorthernMontanaHospital ......................................Audrey Turner • District6-LocalUnit14~MTMentalHealthNursingCareCenter . JulieCapraro/BethanyEide • District6-LocalUnit20~MariasMedicalCenter .................................................... VACANT • District6-LocalUnit24~SweetMedicalCenter ...................................................... VACANT • District6-LocalUnit25~NorthernRockiesMedical ........................................... Brianne Bell • District7-LocalUnit22~CabinetPeaksMedicalCenter ..................................Dave Edwards • District7-LocalUnit27~Veteran’sHome ............................................................Ruth Oskey • District7-LocalUnit34~ClarkForkValleyHospital ................. JuliaUlvick/KassyMarjerrison • District8-LocalUnit21~GlendiveMedicalCenter .......................................... Jennifer Miller • District8-LocalUnit39~SidneyHealthCenter ......................................................Linda Reis

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MNA Highlights from the Executive DirectorVicky Byrd, BA, RN, OCN

Excerpts from our 2016-2017 MNA Government Relations Platform addressing violence:Protect the economic and general welfare of nurses by:a. actively engaging in legislation and campaigns that positively contribute to the economic and general welfare of RNs;

b. ensuring the right of RNs to engage in collective bargaining in Montana; c. opposing any “Right to Work” legislation now being referred to as “NO RIGHTS AT WORK” by MNA

d. addressing workplace environment issues including violence against healthcare workers, appropriate staffing, patient safety; and

e. advocating legislation prohibiting mandatory overtime.

The “Your Nurse Wears Combat Boots” campaign launched at the 2015 MNA convention and began with the MNA board of directors deciding how to address violence in the workplace and ultimately produce effective legislation. We had not been effective in past years, so we looked outside of the box and thought a legislative campaign would be most effective and thus was born the Your Nurse Wears Combat Boots campaign with the tagline of addressing workplace violence in the Healthcare setting. We knew from the beginning this campaign would have to address education, legislation and a culture change. MNA was fortunate to have a volunteer campaign chair, Brenda Donaldson RN, participate in all levels of this campaign, from attending road shows, to calling her local lawmakers and even testifying during the 2017 legislation session.

We held seven road shows over a year and a half bringing education and our proposed legislation to our nurses, lawmakers and to the public. The culture change needed was to inform healthcare workers that it’s not part of our job to be assaulted while performing our professional duties. If convicted of assault against a healthcare worker we wanted it to be a felony charge. We gathered assault and workplace violence stories. We mailed these stories on postcards to the legislators sharing nurses and healthcare workers stories of being assaulted while on duty. We included their pictures and city or county of residence so lawmakers could see that these are real Montana workers being harmed every single day.

We partnered with the Department Of Labor and they were able to published a paper titled “Assaults on Healthcare Workers in Montana”-prepared by Julia M. Brennan and Dave A. Elenbaas, November 30, 2016, Montana Department of Labor & Industry. This evidence based paper showed that in Montana, healthcare workers are assaulted at a higher rate than the national average.

All lawmakers were fully informed and educated about the campaign. In addition to multiple emails and handouts, we held an informational legislative reception for all our Montana senators and representatives (150 potential lawmakers) including fellow nurses and firefighters. We showed a powerful video (viewable online on our website) talking about violence in healthcare that our workers are experiencing and approximately 40 lawmakers attended.

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Unfortunately,duringthelegislativesession,whenthejudicialcommitteevoted,afterhearing28proponents and 4 opponents testify and asking clarifying questions for a total hearing time of little over 2.25 hours, they voted to table our bill in committee (usually kills the bill) and not allow it to be debated on the floor. There were also 100 proponents and only 5 opponents that had signed in on the bill. We also used our MNA legislative day to ask our lawmakers, especially those on the committee, to move it out of committee and at least let it be heard and debated on the floor. We informed our membership which lawmakers had stood with the nurses and healthcare workers and who did not. We provided lunch for nurses and lawmakers who could attend legislative day at the Capitol in the rotunda. The nurses took the lawmakers blood pressures and had the opportunity to again educate them and ask them whether they supported or opposed our bill and why. Our bill remained tabled but our voices spread, as many of our members, nonmembers and public citizens, after hearing the bill was tabled, emailed and called the chair of the committee and other committee members, urging them to reconsider and pull the bill off the table andsendittothehousefloorfordebate.Unfortunately,thebillnevercametothehousefloorfordebateand subsequently died.

Your Nurse Wears Combat Boots campaign will continue to address workplace violence against healthcare workers through legislation, education and a culture change.

As we look to the 2019 legislative session, learn who your state senator and state representatives are. Talk to them, educate them and let them know we need this felony legislation to protect our healthcare workers. They are making these decisions and it is up to us to be sure they are making informed ones. Thank those lawmakers who are supportive of our issues and hold the others accountable for their non-support.

Excerpts from our 2016-2017 MNA Government Relations Platform addressing healthcare:

MNA Mission Statement: The Montana Nurses Association promotes professional nursing practice, standards and education; represents professional nurses; and provides nursing leadership in promoting high quality health care.

3. Improve access to quality, cost effective health care by developing and/or supporting public policies which: a. respond to the needs of the unserved and underserved populations by promoting access to health care and healthcare coverage; b. identify or develop alternative health care delivery systems that are cost-effective and provide quality health care; c. mandate third party reimbursements directly to RNs from public and private payers; and d. remove barriers (financial, governmental, regulatory, and/or institutional) that deny access to appropriate/qualified health care providers and approved medical standard of care treatments.

4. Protect human rights by developing and/or supporting public policies which: a. promote access to appropriate health services; b. preserve individual rights to privacy; and c. promote debate and consideration of ethical dilemmas in health care.

The current healthcare situation is perilous at best. As MNA is advocating for our nurses and patients through our professional association, I always keep the legislative platform handy to be sure we are meeting those stances. Below is information addressing the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) with amendments.


Recent efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act threaten to undermine the federal government’s 50-year commitment to Medicaid, increase the amount Montanans will pay for their health care - particularly the older and sicker among us - and severely curtail the ability of physicians, nurses and other caregivers to maintain local access to high-quality care.

The disabled veteran who qualifies for Medicaid coverage, the child who receives vital services through the school, the rancher who gained affordable coverage on the exchange, and all those who participate in an employer-based health plan will be deeply impacted by passage of the BCRA. Their families, friends and neighbors will be impacted too.

Based on CBO estimates, the Senate bill would strip health coverage from 22 million Americans and allow insurers to cut essential benefits while charging older Americans up to five times more for their coverage. This will result in more patients delaying their care because they can’t afford it, which in turn, will cause treatments to become more complicated and more expensive for everyone.

The Congressional Budget Office’s findings below are regarding the new amendment to repeal without a replacement (July 19, 2017).

Massive Cuts in Health Insurance Coverage: In 2018, it would take insurance away from 17 million people. If no replacement plan were in place by 2020, 27 million more people would be uninsured, with that number jumping to 32 million in 2026, including 19 million people cut off from Medicaid.

Huge Increases in Premiums for Individual Coverage: In 2018, premiums for health insurance would jump by 25 percent compared to what they would be without repeal. In 2020, premiums would be 50 percent higher than they would have been; in 2026, premiums would be about 100 percent higher.

Insurance Is No Longer Available to Buy: The individual insurance market would contract dramatically, with many insurers dropping out of the market. By 2020, 50 percent of the population would live in areas with no insurers selling non-group coverage. About 75 percent of the population would have no insurer willing to sell them coverage by 2026.

The next page shows our national affiliate ANA graphic depicting “What is at stake for Nurses and Patients without the Affordable Care Act.”

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No matter your political affiliation, healthcare is a bi-partisan issue and to politicize our healthcare does our citizens and patients no good. We will continue to advocate for healthcare for all, and together, collaborating with the experts in the healthcare field, repair what is broken with the ACA and retain what works.

Currently, a majority of healthcare associations and organizations oppose the ACHA and the BCRA in their current forms. They are listed below.

Organizations Opposing the American Healthcare Act/Better Healthcare Act

• AARP• AllianceforHealthcareSecurity• AllianceforRetiredAmericans• AmericanAcademyofFamilyPhysicians• AmericanBridge• AmericanCollegeofPhysicians• AmericanCongressofOB/GYNs• AmericanDiabetesAssociation• American Medical Association• AmericanMedicalWomen’sAssociation• American Hospital Association & Federation of American Hospitals• American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network• AmericanFederationofTeachers• AFT/NursesandHealthProfessionals• AFL-CIO• American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees• American Federation for Suicide Prevention• American Health Care Association (AHCA)• America’s Hospitals and Health Systems• American Medical Association• American Medical Student Association• American Osteopathic Association• American Nurses Association• American Public Health Association• Asian&PacificIslanderAmericanHealth Forum• AssociationofAmericanPhysiciansand Surgeons• Catholic Health Association of the United States• CenterforAmericanProgress• CenterforMedicareAdvocacy• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

• Children’sDefenseFund• Children’sHospitalAssociation• CommunityCatalyst• ConsumersUnion• DoctorsforAmerica• Families USA• FederationofAmericanHospitals• Feminist Majority• National Disability Rights Network• HIV Medicine Association• Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights• MedicareRightsCenter• MomsRising• MoveOn.org• Sister Simone Campbell, NETWORK Advocates for Catholic Social Justice• NationalAssociationofPsychiatric Hospitals• NationalCommitteetoPreserveSocial Security and Medicare• NationalCouncilofLaRaza• NationalDisabilityRightsNetwork• NationalMedicalAssociation• NationalNursesUnited• National Partnership for Women and Families• National Physicians Alliance• National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare• National Center for Transgender Equality• NationalEducationAssociation• NationalWomen’sLawCenter• NetworkforPatientAdvocacy• OurRevolution• Planned Parenthood• Service Employees International Union• Young Invincibles

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It’s no secret that Montana’s healthcare, especially rural healthcare is in jeopardy. Our lawmakers in DC have the unique opportunity to preserve it and to strengthen our healthcare system so that future generations can enjoy the quality of life that only Montana can offer.

MNA forms a Foundation 501c3 called Montana Nurses Association Foundation-MNAF

MNA Board of Directors approved the pursuit of a foundation and to our collective knowledge this is the first in MNA’s history of forming a charitable arm of our professional association. Donations to the MNA foundation are 100% tax deductible.

MNAF mission statement: “The Montana Nurses Association Foundation (MNAF) is the charitable and philanthropic branch of the Montana Nurses Association (MNA), with a mission to preserve the history of nursing in Montana and contribute, support and empower the professional nurse in Montana.”

The purposes for which the Corporation is organized are as follows:“(a)charitable;(b)educational;(c)toaccepthealthcare/nursingresearchandeducationalgrants;(d)toprovide continuing educational grants to licensed registered nurses; and (e) to award scholarships to qualifying persons.”

We look forward to the MNAF “launch” at our MNA 2017 annual convention!

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Council on Continuing Education 2017 Annual Report

Pamela S. Dickerson, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN Director of Continuing Education &

Megan Hamilton, MSN, RN, CFRN, NR-P Chair, Council on Continuing Education

The overarching goals of the Council on Continuing Education are congruent with the mission of MNA – to promote professional nursing practice, standards, and education and to provide nursing leadership in promoting high-quality health care. Specifically, these goals are:

1. Provide quality continuing nursing education that supports the mission of MNA, following guidelines as an accredited provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

2. Approve educational activities and provider units that support nursing professional development and improvement in patient care, following guidelines as an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

As required by accreditation criteria, there are outcome measures associated with both provider and approver unit operations. Increasingly, there is emphasis on validating the importance of continuing nursing education in improving the professional practice of nursing. Evidence of the excellence of our work in this area includes receipt of the 2015 ANCC Premier Award for our accredited approver unit and designation of Accreditation with Distinction of our accredited provider and approver units.

Council on Continuing Education:

The Council meets twice a year for face-to-face meetings in addition to conference calls for new member orientation and other issues as required. Some members of the council focus on provider unit operations and activities; other members serve as peer reviewers for the approver unit. Peer reviewers undergo initial education and testing, as well as periodic validation of competence to ensure their ability to assess applicationscongruentlywithpeerreviewersacrosstheUnitedStatesandappraisersintheANCCPrimary Accreditation Program. The Council continues to recruit members interested in contributing to this important work of the Association. In 2017, Megan Hamilton was selected as Chair of the Council, succeeding Sandy Sacry, who completed her term limits as outlined in the MNA Bylaws. Sandy continues to serve as a member of the Council and is also a member of the Montana Board of Nursing. The Council was instrumental in working with the Board of Nursing to modify continuing education rules to support quality professional development opportunities for Montana nurses.

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Approver Unit:

TheMNAAccreditedApproverUnitacceptsapplicationsfrombothindividualactivityapplicantsandorganizations wishing to be approved, or to continue their approval, as providers. Individual activities are approved for up to two years once all accreditation program criteria have been met. Provider units are approved for up to three years, with authority to design, implement, and evaluate their own activities under the leadership, direction, and accountability of a Primary Nurse Planner during that period of time. TheApproverUnitmonitorsqualityandoutcomesfrombothindividualactivityandapprovedproviderdata in accordance with accreditation program criteria. Our approver unit is recognized as a leader by ANCC’s Primary Accreditation Program, resulting in receipt of referrals for applicants from around the country and around the world. The approver unit operates under the leadership of the Nurse Peer Review Leader, who also serves as the MNA Director of Continuing Education.

Provider Unit:

TheMNAAccreditedProviderUnitisaccountableforplanning,implementing,andevaluatingallcontinuing nursing education offered by MNA. This includes annual events such as the Transition from New Graduate to Professional Nurse Workshop, the APRN Pharmacology Conference, Labor Retreat, CEProviderUpdateConferences,Convention,andtheinterprofessionalVeterans’CareConference.Additionally, the provider unit offers a number of in-person and webinar educational activities. While the main target audience of provider unit activities is MNA members, educational activities are open to all nurses interested in our events. Most recently, MNA has established an education-specific web site for members and other interested parties – www.cnebymna.com. The web site is populated with independent study opportunities in the areas of professional development, clinical practice development, and continuing education provider education. The provider unit operates under the leadership of the Lead Nurse Planner, who also serves as the MNA Director of Continuing Education.

Continuing education continues to be a major benefit to membership and provides numerous opportunities for nurses to enhance their professional development as learners, faculty, authors, peer reviewers, and activity planners. Additionally, as part of MNA’s commitment to improve the professional development of our members and volunteers, we support the participation of members of our Council on Continuing Education in national professional development events. In 2017, one member was provided the opportunity to participate in the Continuing Nursing Education Symposium held in July.

Evidence clearly supports the value and importance of nursing professional development to sustain lifelong learning and contribute to the nurse’s ability to be successful and effective as a clinician, educator, researcher, or administrator. We are proud to support professional development through our nationally recognized accredited provider and approver units

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2017 Labor Department Annual ReportRobin Haux, BS, Labor Program Director

Another year has come and gone and I am excited to share with you the MNA Labor Department updates. Your MNA Labor Department continues to grow and we successfully organized the registered nurses at Marias Medical Center in Shelby, MT! We welcome these nurses and our labor team is looking forward to assisting them with bargaining their first contract, which is currently underway. Organizing and member engagement have become priorities and we are excited to continue to grow the collective voice of nurses in Montana. We encourage each of our members to reach out to just

ONE new nurse and educate them on the importance of collective bargaining. Engaging our younger nurses will be key to maintaining the nursing collective voice and improving results at the bargaining table.

The Labor Department is sad to lose Caroline Baughman as a labor representative, but we are very excited she is staying with MNA and joining the Continuing Education department. Additionally, we are very lucky to have recently hired Leslie Shepherd, RN-BSN as our newest labor representative. Leslie works at Benefis and was a project organizer on our recent Benefis campaign. Although we were not successful in winning our campaign, we made a large impact on the nurses at Benefis and brought forward the relevance of MNA as a labor union and as a professional nursing association. Amy Hauschild, RN-BSN, continues to be a leader in our department. Over this past year, she has bargained successor agreements for our members on the Eastern side of the state, settled grievances and worked to internally organize our membership by increasing nursing involvement in our local units. Sandi Luckey continues to represent many locals within the central and western parts of our state by assisting with negotiations, grievances and grievance trainings. Sandi continues to provide our department and association with advances in communication and we value her knowledge. Our team approach in our department continues to provide our members with the best representation.

Contract negotiations continue to be challenging in the Montana labor climate and ever changing healthcare. With every bargaining session, we are experiencing attacks on your collective voice. As a bargaining unit member, your engagement is of utmost importance to success at the bargaining table. Participate in meetings and surveys, support your bargaining teams, and stay engaged! This action can be as little as providing food for your bargaining team to helping distribute support stickers or badges. Every little bit helps build your voice! Advocacy through bargaining and collective action can, and does make impacts at the bargaining table. As we continue to strengthen our contracts, we continue to improve the workplace for our members.

The goal for increasing member engagement will be a priority over the next year. We encourage your locals to add positions to your executive boards. Examples are add a co-president or co-secretaries to assist in sharing the commitment. Add a media officer to manage email lists and create a local unit Facebook page. Focus on obtaining one or two nurses to be representatives to your local executive board and this will help increase effective communication. Have fun and plan events to benefit your community and bring awareness to the nurses in your communities! Our labor representatives can provide each of you with the tools to improve engagement and look forward to meeting with all of you to create plans to do so! Don’t forget how much MNA loves to provide nursing education!

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Ask your representatives about holding virtual meetings to assist with improving member participation. Our members have busy lives and sometimes it is easier to participate from your homes and MNA can assist you to offer this option. Additionally, we are effectively using conference calls and text threads to engage more members. We can work together to make participation easier and therefore more effective.

MNA is very proud of how engaged our members are in the “Your Nurse Wears Combat Boots” campaign. We were effective as an entire association in bringing awareness to workplace violence. Each and every one of you assisted by being engaged in supporting this campaign. This campaign is just the beginning of how, together, we can work to impact change and bring awareness.

Remember to follow us on Twitter at @MTnurses and like us on Facebook and thank you for all the work each of you do every day advocating for patients across Montana!

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Membership ReportJill Hindoien, BS Chief Financial Officer

The Montana Nurses’ Association membership continues to grow.

With the assistance of our outstanding District and Local leadership we continue to gain members wanting to belong to their professional association.

MNA’s Labor Department has been in the field educating our local unit members, who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement,

regarding the importance of their collective voice and the security of their contract.

Our Continuing Education Department, accredited with distinction by ANCC as both a provider and approver of continuing nursing education, has contributed to membership growth as representatives of approved provider units have become MNA members.

We often get calls from nurses around the state having issues with their place of employment and will join our membership for the support and resources MNA provides.

MNA has grown to over 2,500 members strong. Of these numbers 2,300+ are collective bargaining (union) members, 250+ are non-collective bargaining members (includes APRNs), and 30+ are retired members.

MNA is continually working to improve our membership database to provide accurate and up-to-date information. We utilize personal emails as our official means to communicate with members whether its district or local elections, MNA opportunities like our national conferences or passing on communications from MNA and our affiliates. If you have any changes to your name, mailing address, e-mail address, phone number or employment status please contact MNA at 406-442-6710 or email [email protected].

Thank you for your membership.

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District 1 ReportJohn Honsky, APRN Treasurer

Montana State University College of Nursing Student Jade Raue - first recipient of District 1’s Shirley Christianson Nursing Scholarship.

In 2017, Jade Raue from the Missoula campus of Montana State’s College of Nursing was the first recipient of the Shirley Christianson Nursing Scholarship. In a letter to the nurses of District 1, Jade writes, My dream of becoming a nurse is moving forward…I am committed to my education and to the

healthcare field, and one step closer to becoming a nurse thanks to your continued generosity and the Montana Nurses Association District 1 Missoula Scholarship... In 2017, with Jade being the first recipient, District 1’s dream of awarding nursing scholarships to Missoula students became a reality.

ThisyearDistrict1partneredwiththeMontanaStateUniversityCollegeofNursingFoundationandTheUniversityofMontana’sFoundationtoestablishtwoannualscholarshipsfornursingstudentsinMissoula.

The Shirley Christianson Nursing Scholarship Fund is an endowment fund that was started many years back when Shirley Christianson, a registered nurse from Missoula, began raising money through bake sales and quilt raffles for the purpose of helping Registered Nursing students complete their education. Over the past 4 decades, through investments, the fund has grown a balance of over $40,000, allowing the RN members of MNA’s Missoula district to award two $500 scholarships a year. From here on out, ascholarshipwillbegiventoanRNstudentenrolledatUM’sMissoulaCollegeandMSU’sCollegeofNursing.

District 1 Officers include: President: Genie Weber RN, CAPATreasurer: John Honsky APRN

If you have any questions regarding your district you can contact Jennifer at (406) 442-6710 or [email protected]

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District 2 ReportLorri Bennet, RN President

District 2 celebrated Nurses Week with a gathering at the Haufbrau in Anaconda. Gifts were given to many of the nurses in attendance.

District 2 also supports and finances delegates and Board Members to State Convention. Last year we had 11 Delegates and 1 Board Member.

We will be holding Officer Elections this year. We’re always looking for Nurses to hold leadership roles, if you’re interested please let me know!

District 2 Officers include: President: Lorri Bennett RNVice President: Corinne Pederson RNSecretary/Treasurer: Jamie Decker RN

MNA uses email as its primary source of communications with all the Members. Please make sure that the MNA Office has your viable home email.

District 3 ReportKeven Comer, APRN President

As host, District #3 welcomes you to the MNA 2017 Annual Convention. We hope you will find many outstanding educational offerings and networking with fellow nurses from across the state.

District #3 encompasses Gallatin, Madison, Sweet Grass and Park Counties. We held our annual Nurses’ Day Banquet at Johnny Carino’s in Bozeman. This was the 18th consecutive year for the celebration. Over 70 nurses and friends of nurses attended. There were door prizes, fabulous food and drinks.

District#3continuestohaveabroadbasesupportfromnurses.WehavemembersfromMSU-CollegeofNursing,Livingston,BozemanDeaconessHospital,GallatinCountryRestHome,MSU-StudentHealthandnurses in various jobs in the neighboring counties.

District 3 Officers include: President: Keven Comer APRNVice President: Pat Obrien-Townsend RNSecretary: Pat Armstrong RNTreasurer: Bonnie Hash RNBoard of Directors: Janet Smith RN, Kelsey Comer RN, Terry Dutro APRN, Deb Kern APRN and Barb Prescott-Schaff APRN

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District 4 ReportPaul Lee, CCRN President

District 4 includes Lewis & Clark County, Jefferson County, Broadwater County and Meagher County. We elected new officers and will explore ways to engage our District 4 members. At our June District meeting we moved to sponsor an MNA convention delegate from one of our smaller districts to encourage participation at the MNA annual convention. District 4 will pick up their registration, gas (not mileage) and room expense for one delegate in need, to be able to attend all three days of convention.

District 4 Officers include: President: Paul Lee CCRNVice President: Emily Michalski-Weber BSN, RN-BCSecretary: Krystal Frydenlund RNTreasurer: Brittany Lee RNC

District 5 ReportRachel Huleatt, BSN, RN President

District 5 consists of three MNA bargaining units, Non-Collective bargaining members and MEA-MFT shared members. The collective bargaining members includeLocal#2(BillingsClinic)andMSUCollegeofNursingbothlocatedinBillings. Rosebud Healthcare (local #38) is located in Forsyth and Holy Rosary Healthcare (local #44) is in Miles City.

This past year, Local #44 nurses at Holy Rosary Healthcare teamed up with their Nurse Council and created nurse appreciation baskets for all nursing areas and nurse management areas for Nurses Day. Their collective bargaining agreement expired on June 30, 2017 and as of July, MNA and the nurses are in the process of bargaining a successor agreement.

At Billings Clinic, Local #2 ratified a new three-year contract in May following an extended series of bargaining sessions. The contract provided for a new wage system based in steps and a lot of new contract language. The nurses were pleased and the ratification vote was held during Nurses Week. Snacks, treats and MNA goodies were provided to the nurses when they came to vote.

TherearenonewupdatesfromtheMEA-MFTsharedmembersatMontanaStateUniversity.

Local #38, Rosebud Health Care Center will be starting negotiations in September. Other than that, no new updates from Forsyth.

Last year, a group of nurses from Local #2 created a charity entitled Billings Nurses: Helping Our Teens Succeed and 2017 has been a busy year for fundraising. The charity helps homeless and needy teens through donations for food pantries, clothing, etc. Tumbleweed is an organization which helps homeless

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teens here in Billings by assisting them to get back on their feet and in the right direction. Brenda Doherty has championed the efforts with our charity, the Billings Nurses: Helping our Teens Succeed and is in the process of creating a website so people can choose to donate money. All donations are tax deductible. Please contact Brenda Doherty if you would like more information and most certainly follow them on Facebook.

District 5 Officers include: President: Rachel Huleatt BSN, RN

District 6 ReportDebby Lee, BSN, RN-BC President

MNA District 6 region includes Great Falls, Havre, Lewistown, Cut Bank and surrounding areas. In October 2016, we reached out to all those from District 6 attending the MNA convention trying to recruit active members interested in becoming more involved at the district level. Nurses from Great Falls, Lewistown, Havre, Sweet Grass Clinic, and Cascade County Health Department all joined to network and discuss current nursing issues in Montana.

This year we have held two meetings to date. At the February meeting, held in Lewistown, nominations for the district elections including House Delegates for the Convention were completed along with Legislative updates. Issues were discussed including the bill on Workplace violence. A CE activity on Workplace Wellness from Joey Traywick (recorded earlier) was provided as our education activity.

At the June meeting, held in Great Falls, elections were held. Sue Swan presented QPR suicide prevention education. We were glad to have a few more fellow District 6 members from Benefis and Cascade County Health Department join us at this meeting for fellowship and networking among nurses.

A meeting for August 26, 2017 at 1200 in Havre is in the planning stages. As we go forward, District 6 will have the MNA office send out notifications about District meetings so please open and read those emails! We look forward to another great year and will hold a District 6 meeting at Convention so please reach out to us if you are from District 6! The next meeting after Convention will be held in Lewistown in February 2018. Further details will follow.

District 6 Officers include: President: Debby Lee BSN, RN-BCVice President: Jerry Carpenter RNSecretary: Ellen Osborne BSN, RN, CENTreasurer: Sue Swan BS, RN

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District 7 ReportGwyn S Palchak, BSN, RN-BC, ACM President

It has been a quiet year for District 7, but a few activities have happened. In support of MNA’s initiative to send several of its members to the ANA Quality conference we were able to make a contribution to assist with that endeavor. In addition one of our District members was able to attend.

Our local units have been well cared for by Caroline and their contracts are secure. In conjunction with the MNA Continuing Education Director, an education program has been initiated with the nurses at Cabinet Peaks Medical

Center to address the unique needs of Critical Access hospital nursing. A series of 30 minute webinars will be offered monthly that is based on their needs assessment and the limited resources CPM have. When completed, the webinars will be available on the cnebymna website.

I look forward to seeing you at Convention!

District 7 Officers include: President/Treasurer: Gwyn Palchak BSN, RN-BC, ACM

District 8 ReportJennifer Miller, RN President

District 8 consists of 12 different counties in the Eastern part of the state. Our major support comes from Sidney Health Care, Glendive Medical Center and our Non-Collective Bargaining members.

We elected new officers for District 8 and continue to encourage engagement with our members. We are utilizing the MNA office to assist with email communication regarding district meetings and elections for officers and delegates.

Please be sure the MNA Office has your personal email address as it is the official mode of communication. Our District 8 funds along with a District 4 sponsorship to cover a delegate’s expenses to attend convention this year, helped ensure our presence at the 2017 MNA Convention. We will continue, as we have in the past, to utilize our monies to support our elected delegates to attend the MNA Convention.

District 8 Officers include: President: Jennifer Miller RNTreasurer: Andee Jolliffe RN

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