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Texas State Council Chapter Quarterly Report 2018

Instructions: 1. Use this Texas ENA Quarterly Report form for the entire year.2. Complete the appropriate ‘Quarter’ space to provide your Chapter’s information. 3. When asked a Y (Yes) or N (No) question, place an X to the left beside the correct answer.4. If your chapter’s answer has not changed from one quarter to the next quarter indicate this by typing in ‘N/A.

Note: N/A cannot refer to the previous year’s information.5. Send the updated form to the Texas ENA President and Secretary immediately prior to the quarterly State

Council meeting at [email protected] .6. Retain a copy for your Chapter records.7. The completed 4th Quarter reports must be submitted to the TxENA Board by January 10, 2019.

Note: The spaces provided for additional information will expand to fit your answer(s).

Chapter Information:

1. Name of chapter: Texas 10-59 – Chapter 457

2. Name / position in the Chapter and email address of person completing report: 1st Quarter: Name: Teresa Coyne Position: President Email: [email protected] Quarter: Name: Teresa Coyne Position: President Email: [email protected] Quarter: Name: Teresa Coyne Position: President Email: [email protected] Quarter: Name: Teresa Coyne Position: President Email: [email protected]

3. Is the Chapter’s 501(c)(3) status up to date for the current year:1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th QuarterY ☐ N ☐ Y ☐ N ☐ Y ☐ N ☐ Y ☐ N ☐

4. Did the Chapter submit the current year’s budget to the TxENA Board? 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th QuarterY ☐ N ☐ Date: Y ☐ N ☐ Date: Y ☐ N ☐ Date: Y ☐ N ☐ Date:

5. Did the Chapter submit the previous year’s IRS tax filing to the ENA Headquarters? If an extension has been filed, indicated the date in the space below. Note: Tax filing must be sent to the ENA by May 31st unless an extension has been filed. 1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Extension filed:2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Extension filed:3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Extension filed:4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Extension filed:

6. Was the Chapter’s Annual Report completed and submitted to the ENA for the previous year?1st QuarterY ☐ N ☐ Date:

7. Number of current chapter members: 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter147 148 147 149 (as of Oct. 11th with 8 expiring

& no new members)

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8. Meeting schedule (day/time): 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th QuarterJan. 15, 2018 5p-7p March 7, 2018 6p-8p April 18 & July 18; 6-8 Sept. 5 – Nov. 7 & Dec 5

9. Are there any Chapter members who deserve recognition? 1st Quarter: Chapter member who deserves reward/recognition:

Special Thanks to Gulf Coast Chapter for hosting Our amazing group of both old & new board of directors for our chapter Karima Durrazai for all she does to promote ENA & our 10-59 chapter – she is willing to

help in any way & is the room reservation guru – she schedules our educational events & found rooms for our state meeting in July! She is also the bylaw specialist & helped us review the old bylaws & make editing suggestions.

Denise McCall who stepped up to be our treasurer this year when the old treasure had to resign – especially grateful for all her ideas & wisdom for our chapter this year.

Sherry Hopp for serving as our treasurer & newsletter chair this year Jonathan Coyne for setting up our new chapter website

2nd Quarter: Karima Durrazai & Denise McCall for organizing the Pediatric Hot Topic’s Conference Kay Sword for organizing the April Pools event

3rd Quarter: Dan DiDonato for representing us on Day on the Hill along with Kelsea Bice, Cassie Campbell, Crissie Richardson, & many other ENA nurses from all over the US.

Karima Durrazai & Ann Marie Hernandez for representing our ENA chapter at the Methodist West Professional Org. Fair May 10th.

Andrea Cressy for presenting a CE event at our May 2nd meeting & Denise McCall for hosting us at Methodist West!

Thank you to Memorial Hermann Katy & our ER director, Malissa Gonzalez, for hosting for this state meeting & providing our lunch Friday

My son, Jonathan Coyne, for obtaining many of the food donations for these meetings Karima for obtaining the rooms here at Katy for our meetings Kay Sword for assisting with the Handtevy In-service & obtaining CE’s for the event All of our vendors (City Ambulance, BTG/Cro-Fab, Lamar University, UTA, Handtevy, &

MH) Special thanks to City Ambulance for sponsoring the dinner Friday night Everyone who brought items to auction & who bid on items to help bolster our Ansley

Fund to help our own ENA members in times of crisis & personal hardship Injury prevention committee & everyone who helped put on the Stop the Bleed

Provider Course Thursday – we had _______ who attended this course this past Thursday 7/12!

4th Quarter: - Thank you to the Injury Prevention Committee, STRAC, Susan Douglass, & Sherri Demmer for putting on an excellent Fall Prevention Program with a Train the Trainer component.

- Karima for always being there to help in any way she can!- Our 2018 & new 2019 board that was just elected – thanks for all they do for our

chapter- Jonathan Coyne for helping get our website up & running, for taking his Texas Star &

Flag off the walls so we could use them as gala decorations then setting up my phone & in-servicing me about the sound bar & Spotify for music during the gala.

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10. List all recent chapter conducted activities, or if the chapter held an event or participated in an event in the correct quarter. (Event could be related to chapter, state, national ENA or other organizations. Information may be added from other sections and questions, if applicable.) Include the title and date of the activity/event/educational offering. 1st Quarter: Teresa Coyne, Denise McCall & Dan DiDonato attended SCLO in New Orleans2nd Quarter: Chapter made donation to ENAF

March 26th Kay Sword & I from Texas 10-59 attended the Katy City Council Meeting. Mayor Chuck Brawner proclaimed April 7 as "April Pools Day" for a water safety program co-hosted by Katy Memorial Hermann Hospital and Katy Aquatics.

April Pools Injury Prevention Program hosted by Memorial Hermann Katy, on April 7th – over 88 families registered; attended the Katy City Council meeting where we were presented with a Resolution making April 7th

April 18th from 9a-2p – Pediatric Hot Topics 4 hour conference. 38 attendees… Resilience, Moral Distress, and Workplace Engagement in Emergency Department

Nurses Survey – posted on Facebook for research project…. (told he had 15 responses the first night it was posted…) Survey ends April 25th.

3rd Quarter: Chapter meeting May 2, 2018 – next meeting July 18th at Houston Methodist Cinco Ranch

Chapter made donation to ENAF - $147.00 Resilience, Moral Distress, and Workplace Engagement in Emergency Department

Nurses Survey – posted on Facebook for research project…. (Told he had 15 responses the first night it was posted…) Survey ended April 25th.

Methodist West – Professional Organization Fair May 10th – 7a-1p Hosting this July 12-13-14 TxENA state ENA meeting in Katy Stop the Bleed Course on July 12th & Ansley Fund Auction on the 14th

Aug. 17-18 – CEN review at Houston Methodist West $100.00 (Med-Ed – speaker Pat Clutter)

TCRN review course by Houston Chapter Oct 26-27 at MHMC $200 for ENA members/$225 for non-ENA members

Working to provide other TNCC/ENPC courses – met with HCA, Gulf Coast & Houston Chapters to discuss the needs in our area & how we can work together.

New chapter website to be launched…4th Quarter: Hosted the 3rd Quarter TxENA meetings July 12-13-14

July 18th – ENA mtg. at Houston Methodist Cinco Ranch – Ike Akanu hosted Aug. 17-18 – CEN review at Houston Methodist West $100.00 (Med-Ed – speaker Pat

Clutter) – 95 nurses in attendance. Sept. 5th ENA meeting at Texas Children’s West – Jo McDonald hosted – CroFab – Lisa

Thompson presented at mtg.Our new chapter website is up & functional so if anyone wants to post something or has idea for needed information – Please let Teresa Coyne know. It is a work in progress!”

https://www.texasena1059.org We are maintaining our Chapter Facebook page as well & posting the latest meeting information & other communication for members there. Please like & follow us to stay current.

2019 Texas 10-59 Chapter Officers: posted on National ENA website with committee chairs too!

President – Karima Durrazai BSN, RN, CCRN, CENPresident-elect – Dr. Scott Stover, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CPHQ, CENSecretary – Sherry Hopp BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN

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Treasurer – Denise McCall RN, BSN, MHA, CENDirector – Ike Akanu MSN, RNDirector – Stephanie Masson MSN, RN, CSSGBPast President – Teresa Coyne BSN, RN, CEN

Dan, Teresa, Scott attended Pittsburgh conference – Dan & Teresa were TxENA delegates for GA

10-59 Chapter Voting in the national election? _____% TCRN review course by Houston Chapter Oct 26-27 at MHMC $200 for ENA

members/$225 for non-ENA members Nov. 7th we are having a Holiday Celebration at Babin’s Seafood House – donations of

money &/or supplies will be collected for Christ Clinic, which helps care for those who fall through the healthcare gaps.

Dec 5th we will hold a Strategic Planning meeting at Methodist West – Denise McCall hosting.

Section A: Administration/Governance:1. Does your chapter have its own set of Bylaws? Please enter Yes or No. If Yes, enter date Bylaws sent to

TxENA Board.1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th QuarterY ☐ N ☐ Date Y ☐ N ☐ Date revised

bylaws approved: 3/7/2018; sent to national 3/19/18

Y ☐ N ☐ Date Y ☐ N☐ Date3/19/2018 & will be reviewing them again in 2019

2. When did your chapter last review / revise its bylaws and how was this done? (The answer must include your bylaws document(s) review / revision date, a description of your chapter’s review or revision process including how revisions take place, who reviews the bylaws, how members are notified of recommended changes, dissemination of documents, and the voting process. Include a link to the bylaws, if your chapter has them posted on a website, and.)

1st Quarter: Date: Jan. 15, 2018Revision method: Bylaw committee presented proposed bylaw changes at Jan. mtg., they have been posted on website & Facebook, & vote on March 7, 2018 mtg.

2nd Quarter: Date: see above Revision method: Date revised bylaws approved: 3/7/2018; sent to national 3/19/18

3rd Quarter: Date: See above Revision method:4th Quarter: Date: See above Revision method: Sally Snow reviewe

3. If it has been greater than three years since the last review / revision of your chapter bylaws, when will your chapter review/revise its chapter’s bylaws?

4. Does your chapter have a Strategic Plan? Please enter Yes or No. If Yes, indicate if a copy has been sent to the TxENA Board.

1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th QuarterY ☐ N ☐ Sent ☐ Y ☐ N ☐ Sent ☐ Y ☐ N ☐ Sent ☐ Y ☐ N ☐ Sent ☐

Questions 5 and 6 are applicable for 4th Quarter Report only:4

1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th QuarterDate: see #2 above Date: see #2 above Date: see #2 above Date: see #2 above


5. Has your chapter held officer elections for this year? If Yes, indicate the date of the election.4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Date of election: Sept. 5, 2018

2019 Texas 10-59 Board of Directors: President – Karima Durrazai BSN, RN, CCRN, CEN President-elect – Dr. Scott Stover, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CPHQ, CEN Secretary – Sherry Hopp BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN Treasurer – Denise McCall RN, BSN, MHA, CEN Director – Ike Akanu MSN, RN Director – Stephanie Masson MSN, RN, CSSGB Past President – Teresa Coyne BSN, RN, CEN

If No, when will your elections be held? (Note: Elections must be held by October 31st. If your chapter elections will not be held until after October 31st you must notify the ENA and TxENA Board by October 15th. )

4th Quarter:

6. If elections have been held, were the new officers and committee chairs entered into the ENA database? 4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐

If No, please note: the newly elected officers must be added into the database by October 31st. Committee chairs must be entered into the ENA database by December 31st. If you require assistance to enter the information contact the TxENA Board prior to October 31st.

7. Does your chapter promote and encourage its members to vote in the ENA’s national elections? If Yes, describe what efforts your chapter makes to promote and encourage its members to vote in the national elections.

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Efforts: Reminder at ENA meetings – discussed at our strategic planning meeting Dec. 1, 2017

2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Efforts:3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Efforts:4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Efforts: Discussed at many meetings; Posted multiple information & links

on Facebook; Sent personal e-mails as well as bulk e-mail to chapter members & personal texts to the board to remind them to vote

Questions 8 and 9 are applicable only to the 3rd Quarter Report. 8. What was your chapter’s voting percentage in the most recent ENA national election?

3rd Quarter: Haven’t heard yet?

9. If it was less than 10%, what action plan has your chapter put in place to increase voting participation next year?

3rd Quarter:

Section B – Communication/Public Relations: 1. Describe your chapter’s methods of communicating with your members and how frequently this is done:

(Ex. Newsletter, emails, social media, phone messages, mail, and/or other methods. Frequency: weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly, etc.)

1st Quarter: Quarterly newsletters; Facebook & e-mails at least monthly if not more frequently as needed; New website being built – currently using the chapter page on our state website; Phone & text messages to individuals as needed for specific issues; Fliers to post special

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events & educational offerings.2nd Quarter: Same as above3rd Quarter: Same as above4th Quarter: As above & the new website is now functional!!

2. What information has your chapter communicated to your members? (Ex. meeting notices, officer elections, important updates, etc.)

1st Quarter: Draft bylaws have been posted on TxENA website – the 10-59 Chapter page; They were also posted on Facebook & e-mailed to current members after the Jan. 15th meeting.

Our meeting minutes (along with state & national events) are posted on Facebook & have been presented at meetings; pictures & videos from SCLO in New Orleans

Repost national & state information: ie: Leadership Conference & state mtg. information; April Conference at Sea; ENAF Fundraising information - state challenge; auction at 1st Quarter mtg;

Information from National on Auto Renewal; Flu activity’ Go Red – Heart disease & stroke info; etc….

2nd Quarter: March 26th Kay Sword & I from Texas 10-59 attended the Katy City Council Meeting. Mayor Chuck Brawner proclaimed April 7 as "April Pools Day" for a water safety program co-hosted by Katy Memorial Hermann Hospital and Katy Aquatics. – Pictures posted on Facebook for this & the actual event on the 7th.

April Pools Injury Prevention Program hosted by Memorial Hermann Katy, on April 7th – over 88 families registered; attended the Katy City Council meeting where we were presented with a Resolution making April 7th

April 18th from 9a-2p – Pediatric Hot Topics 4 hour conference. 38 attendees… Many e-mails, facebook event & posts on Facebook. Posted pictures live from the event.

Resilience, Moral Distress, and Workplace Engagement in Emergency Department Nurses Survey – posted on Facebook for research project…. (told he had 15 responses the first night it was posted…) Survey ends April 25th.

May 2nd meeting flier posted on facebook Posted information on spotting rip tides (before the April cruise) April is Child Abuse Prevention Month Posted some notices about the April “Conference at Sea” on Facebook as well as

sent in e-mails… Posted information to “Save the Date” about the 3rd Quarter State meeting July

12-13-14 with Stop the bleed info & CE info as well as general flier for the meetings & hotel information.

Posted ENA membership information; “Experience D.C. with Jeff Solheim; Group membership info; March TxENA membership Challenge; ER Champion & other pictures & info from Feb. 2nd quarter ENA meeting

Information on applying for ENA scholarships through April 28th (plus word of mouth to nurses I know who are in school);

Posted information on 2018 ENAF State Challenge; Brick campaign, etc. Posted BCEN info & 2018 National ENA Board of Directors picture.

3rd Quarter: Many posts on 10-59 & State ENA Facebook pages & TxENA website for 3rd Quarter state ENA meeting

Posted Congratulations to all National ENA award winners with Kudos to Texas winners & Christine Russe for submitting them!

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Article on “Drowning Doesn’t look Like Drowning” Fast Facts post Local meeting fliers ENAF – donations & scholarship info BCEN white paper link… Stop the Bleed Course link to sign up – also e-mailed several police/EMS folks &

my co-workers 2018 Pittsburgh Conference share…. ZDoggMD #silentnomore…. Share HCA luncheon pic – Houston, Gulf-Coast & 10-59 Chapters met with HCA to discuss

how to best offer ENPC/TNCC courses to our members Benefit for Santa Fe share…. & national ENA share from the shooting at a HS in

Santa Fe, TX Pave the Way to your legacy – share… Happy Nurse’s Week – shared nursing school graduation pics Chapter nominations – call for nominations post…. Several Educational opportunity posts CEN exam Review Aug. 17-18! Pics from our May 2nd meeting Multiple pics from Conference at Sea

4th Quarter: Many posts on 10-59 & State ENA Facebook pages & TxENA website – emails sent out & posted items at my freestanding & the main Katy MH hospital.

Pictures & notices from our local & state meetings & gala; Pictures & videos from National ENA conference – meetings, GA, Welcome party (ENAF – board singing “Deep in the Heart of Texas”; pics from Neon Nights, BCEN Breakfast, vendor hall, etc…; TCRN, CEN Review, Stop the Bleed, notices & pictures from events…. Election winners (local, state & national)

Shared many national ENA pics & many reminders to vote in the national election with links to the candidate information; New branding for national;

Governors Proclamation about Emergency Nurse’s Week – along with other posts about Em. Nurse’s Week…

Posting about 2019 ENA conference in Austin next year with video link, etc…

3. Does your chapter have a website? If Yes, what is your chapter’s website address?1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Address: See #1 above about new website being built; should go live by

March 20182nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Address: Website not live yet – hopefully after the April Cruise/Conference

at Sea3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Address: Not yet….4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Address: https://www.texasena1059.org

4. What items can / will be found on your chapter’s website? (e.g., meeting dates, bylaws, links to ENA, etc.) 1st Quarter: Site not completed yet2nd Quarter: Site not completed yet3rd Quarter: Site not completed yet4th Quarter: Information on 2020 membership; Specialty Certification; Chapter 10-59 history & map;

Board & Committee information; Chapter Documents, newsletters, minutes, agendas, links, bylaws & strategic plan; Meeting Dates for the year – Link to send questions/comments to chapter.

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5. Did your chapter communicate with the public regarding safe practice and safe care? If Yes describe the method(s) used to communicate. If an event was held for this purpose, add the event information in the correct quarterly section of Chapter Information #10.

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Communication Method(s): Flu information on Facebook2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Communication Method(s):3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Communication Method(s): Drowning information – Workplace violence on

Facebook4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Communication Method(s):

SECTION C – EDUCATION1. Does your chapter have an educational (academic and/or conference) scholarship program? If Yes provide

information regarding the scholarship, including the applicant qualifications required, frequency of the scholarship(s), when the scholarship was awarded and a list of recipients or a link to that information.

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Scholarship:2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Scholarship:3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Scholarship:4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Scholarship:

1a. If No, does your chapter support the TxENA scholarship program? If Yes, to supporting the TxENA scholarship program, describe how this is accomplished by the chapter.

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Support: Chapter pays $1/member to state challenge & encourages individual members to participate with personal donations; We are supportive of the state auctions & fundraisers for ENAF at the state meetings as well;

2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Support: We made a chapter donation & encouraged others to make a donation. I “bought a brick”

3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Support: Many posts on Facebook to remind others to donate & apply for scholarships.

4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Support:

2. Does your chapter collaborate with other professional organizations / agencies to provide educational offerings? (Ex. EMS, ACEP, TNA, TSNA, AACC, ANA, AHA, etc.). If Yes, list the organizations, the dates collaborated and describe how the chapter associates with organization/agency. If the chapter and professional organization/agency collaborated on an event, add that information to the quarterly information in Chapter Information #10.

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Collaboration: Discussing a joint TCRN review with Houston & Gulf Coast Chapter this year. Not finalized at this time.

2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Collaboration:3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Collaboration:4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Collaboration: Helped advertise & support a Methodist CEN review with 95 in

attendance & advertised for TCRN review for the Houston Chapter on our Facebook page & sent info in an e-mail to my co-workers as well as posting at both my Freestanding & the main hospital

3. Did your chapter hold an educational conference / convention? Pediatric Hot Topics scheduled for April 181st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th QuarterY ☐ N ☐ Y ☐ N ☐ Y ☐ N ☐ Y ☐ N ☐

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3a. If Yes and the event was 4 hours or less, list the date, title of the event, number of attendees, and specific titles of the lectures/skill stations, etc. provided during the conference in the correct quarterly box.

1st Quarter: Event:2nd Quarter: Event: Pediatric Hot Topics April 18, 2018; 38 paid attendees who received 4 CE;

3rd Quarter: Event:4th Quarter: Event:

3b. If Yes and the event was greater than 4 hours, list the date, name of conference, number of attendees and numbers of hours in the correct quarter. In addition, list the date, name of the conference and specific titles of the lectures/skill stations, etc. provided during the conference at the end of this document. (Note: Electronically copy / pasting the flyer or brochure content page at the end of this document is acceptable but the location of this information must be included in the answer below.) Be sure to enter the event date and title into the correct quarterly section of Chapter Information #10.

1st Quarter: Event:2nd Quarter: Event:3rd Quarter: Event:4th Quarter: Event:

4. Does your chapter provide other education opportunities? Please list title of the event, the number of CEs provided and the number of attendees. (Ex. educational events at chapter meetings, hosting CEN / CPEN Review courses, providing educational opportunities at TNA / TSNA events, etc.)

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Event:2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Event:3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Event:4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Event:

5. Does your chapter collaborate, recognize and strengthen associations with vendors? Describe how this was accomplished by your chapter.

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ How: We have not had a vendor in our 1st quarter - We do utilize vendors & recognize them at meetings, events, & at our annual awards banquet as well as in our newsletter & on our Facebook page. If requested we provide a table & they are given time to speak to the group.

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2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ How: Randall Renken from Lamar University provided lunch and spoke to the group on opportunities & scholarships available through Lamar for nurses at our “Pediatric Hot Topics”;

3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ How: Posted fliers & Thanked some of the vendors early on Facebook – Will have tables at our 3rd quarter state meeting for vendors & recognize them in print – newsletter – facebook, etc…

4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ How: Lisa Thompson with CroFab spoke at our Sept. mtg. – Facebook thanks as well as thanks at the meeting! Many pictures & Thank you’s from our 3rd quarter mtg. to our vendors – sent personal notes as well to vendors….

6. Does your chapter provide TNCC or ENPC courses for your chapter’s area? If Yes, add the date, name of the course and number of attendees in the correct quarterly section of Chapter Information #10

1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th QuarterY ☐ N ☐ Y ☐ N ☐ Y ☐ N ☐ Y ☐ N ☐

7. Does your chapter support members who want to obtain a certification, CEN, CPEN, CFRN and/or CTRN,

etc.? If Yes, describe how your chapter supports these members. Note: If an event was held for this purpose, add the event information in the correct quarterly section of Chapter Information #10.

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Support:2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Support: Held “Pediatric Hot Topics” & gave away a CPEN review book3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Support:4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Support: Help advertise & support Methodist CEN review & Houston TCRN

review

8. Does your chapter recognize members who have received a certification, CEN, CPEN, CFRN and/or CTRN? If Yes, describe how your chapter recognizes these members. If an event was held for this purpose, add the event information in the correct quarterly section of Chapter Information #10.

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Recognition method: At meetings & on Facebook PRN for new certifications when we are aware.

2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Recognition method:3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Recognition method:4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Recognition method:

9. Does your chapter support evidence-based practice? If Yes, describe the support provided in the space provided in the correct quarter. If an event was held for this purpose, add the event information in the correct quarterly section of Chapter Information #10.

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Support:2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Support:3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Support: Resilience, Moral Distress, and Workplace Engagement in

Emergency Department Nurses Survey – posted on Facebook for research project…. (Told he had 15 responses the first night it was posted…) Survey ended April 25th.

4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Support:

Section D - Membership1. Does your chapter contact new or prospective members? If Yes, describe the contact method in the space

provided. If an event was held for this purpose, add the event information in the correct quarterly section of Chapter Information #10.

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Contact method: At meetings & on Facebook

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2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Contact method:3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Contact method:4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Contact method: Hoping to have a more robust membership activity in

2019!

2. Does your chapter contact student nurses? If Yes, describe the contact method in the correct quarterly space. If an event was held for this purpose, add the event information in the correct quarterly section of Chapter Information #10.

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Contact method:2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Contact method: We had SN at our March meeting & at Pediatric Hot

Topics; Contacted through Facebook & emails to instructors I know to invite their students….

3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Contact method: Invited SN to attend our 3rd quarter state meeting in Katy & the Stop the Bleed Course

4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Contact method:

3. Does your chapter engage members and nonmembers in TxENA or ENA activities? If Yes, describe the method used and specify if the engagement effort was for the TxENA or ENA or other organization. If an event was held for this purpose, add the event information in the correct quarterly section of Chapter Information #10.

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Effort for: Method:2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Effort for: Method:3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Effort for: Method: Invited SN, EMS & police along with members

to attend our meeting in Katy & the Stop the Bleed Course4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Effort for: Method:

4. Does your chapter contact members who have expired memberships? If Yes, describe the method used in the space provided. Also include what was the result of your chapter’s efforts to contact members with expired memberships (ex: X number of members renewed their membership, etc.) If an event was held for this purpose, add the event information in the correct quarterly section of Chapter Information #10.

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Method: Results:2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Method: Results:3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Method: Results:4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Method: Results: Hoping to have a more robust

membership activity in 2019!

5. Does your chapter request feedback from the members? If Yes, describe the methods used in the correct quarter. If an event was held for this purpose, add the event information in the correct quarterly section of Chapter Information #10.

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Method: Facebook, meeting fliers, emails, newsletters2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Method: Facebook, meeting fliers, emails, newsletters3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Method: Facebook, meeting fliers, emails, newsletters4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Method: Facebook, meeting fliers, emails, newsletters & now our new

website has a “contact us page/link”

6. Does your chapter have a member recognition program? If Yes, describe the methods and identify the results of your chapter’s efforts. (Ex. Increased member satisfaction as demonstrated by X, increased willingness to participate in the chapter, state or national ENA, etc.). If an event was held for this purpose, add the event information in the correct quarterly section of Chapter Information #10.

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Method:11


2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Method:3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Method:4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Method:

7. Does your chapter have a member mentorship program? If Yes, describe the mentorship process in the correct quarter. If an event was held for this purpose, add the event information in the correct quarterly section of Chapter Information #10.

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Program: No specific chapter program – we utilize TxENA & national information, on-line

resources, & training programs. We encourage new officers to attend chapter leader training by national & TxENA. New officers are mentored directly from old officers – handoff at January meeting

& old officers available as needed for questions.2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Program:3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Program:4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Program:

8. Does your chapter encourage members to participate on the local, state or national level? If Yes, describe the methods in the correct quarter and specify if the participation effort(s) was for the chapter, TxENA or ENA?

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Method: Word of mouth; Facebook posts & pics of all the fun we have; share information about upcoming chapter, state & national meetings & events. (Flier posted on Facebook with our local, state & national meetings for the year)

2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Method: As above3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Method: As above - several extra posts about the state meetings being

in Katy4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Method: Dan was just elected President elect!!! Karima is chair of

bylaws committee & I have been very active at state & national. I have already sent information to our newly elected board about SCLO & our state ENA leadership orientation dates!

Section E – Advocacy / Governance

1. Does your chapter have a government affairs committee or chair person? If Yes, describe how the government affairs committee or chair communicates with members to share information and news relevant to government affairs in the correct quarter. Include frequency if applicable.

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Communication method: This is our 1st year for a government affairs chair! Stephanie Masson, a new director, has an interest & agreed to chair & bring information to our chapter this year.

2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Communication method:3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Communication method:4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Communication method: I have shared a few things from national ENA to

our Facebook page

2. Does your chapter collaborate with other organizations / community regarding public policy matters or issues related to emergency healthcare? If Yes, describe how your chapter collaborates in the space provided.

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Collaboration/Communication:2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Collaboration/Communication: University of Kentucky requested

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us to post their survey on our Facebook page: Resilience, Moral Distress, and Workplace Engagement in Emergency Department Nurses Survey – posted on Facebook for research project…. (told he had 15 responses the first night it was posted…) Survey ends April 25th.

April Pools on the 7th of April was in collaboration with Memorial Hermann Katy & Katy Aquatics;

3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Collaboration/Communication: Resilience, Moral Distress, and Workplace Engagement in Emergency Department Nurses Survey – posted on Facebook for research project…. (Told he had 15 responses the first night it was posted…) Survey ended April 25th.

4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Collaboration/Communication:

3. Has any member of your chapter discussed any policy issues with legislators at the state and / or local levels? If Yes, describe what type of discussion took place in the correct quarter. Include which member was involved, their position, the policy issues and the legislators in involved. If an event was held for this purpose, add the event information in the correct quarterly section of Chapter Information #10.

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Policy issue discussed:2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Policy issue discussed:3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Policy issue discussed: Dan DiDonato attended 2018 Day on the Hill4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Policy issue discussed: Dan DiDonato co-presented a Freestanding

resolution at GA in Pittsburgh which passed.

4. Has any member of your chapter discussed any policy issues with legislators at the federal level? If Yes, describe what type of discussion took place in the correct quarter. Include which member was involved, their position, the policy issues and the legislators in involved. If an event was held for this purpose, add the event information in the correct quarterly section of Chapter Information #10.

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Member: Legislator: Policy/Issue:2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Member: Legislator: Policy/Issue:3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Member: Dan DiDonato attended 2018 Day on the Hill

Legislator: Ted Cruz Policy/Issue:4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Member: Legislator: Policy/Issue:

5. Has your chapter hosted or sent any of your members to attend/participate in a Government Affairs-related workshop at the state level? If Yes, describe and list the name of the members(s), name of the event(s), event date(s) and location(s), and/or include a link to the program in the space provided in the correct quarter. If an event was held for this purpose, add the event information in the correct quarterly section of Chapter Information #10.

1st Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Member: Event: Date: Location:2nd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Member: Event: Date: Location:3rd Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Member: Event: Date: Location:4th Quarter: Y ☐ N ☐ Member: Event: Date: Location:

6. List and describe any other actions /efforts on Government Affairs your chapter has been involved with over the past year.

1st Quarter:2nd Quarter:3rd Quarter: Dan DiDonato attended 2018 Day on the Hill4th Quarter: I will encourage our new board to attend the state leaders orientation & legislative CE in

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Feb. as well as those invited to SCLO to attend.

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