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VOLUME 2 NUMBER 1 / JANUARY 2016
WNA Board of Directors Update
Resignation of WNA President, Lea Acord
Gina Dennik-Champion, MSN, RN, MSHA
Executive Director,
Wisconsin Nurses Association
Lea Acord submitted her resignation as
WNA President due to significant personal
time commitment issues. The WNA Board of
Directors accepted Lea’s resignation along with
their acknowledgement of Lea’s leadership and
contributions to making WNA successful over her past
two years.
According to the WNA Bylaws, the Vice President
assumes the office of President for the completion
of the term. Linda Gobis, RN, MN, JD has accepted
the two year commitment. Linda has been a member
of the WNA Board since 2013 and brings with her
this WNA Board experience as well as having past
experience serving for eight years on the ANA Board
of Directors. Linda is currently a faculty member at
UW-Oshkosh College of Nursing. The WNA Board is
very pleased and appreciative of Linda’s willingness to
serve in the role as President and leader of WNA.
WNA’s new bylaws change WNA Board structure
The proposed changes to the WNA Bylaws were
adopted at the October 23, 2015 WNA Annual
Meeting and with that creates changes to the structure
of the WNA Board of Directors. The structure is as
follows:
• The one year positions of President-Elect and Past
President have been eliminated. This creates a four
member Executive Committee that is comprised
of the President, Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer.
• The Directors-at-large board position has
increased by one and is comprised of one staff
nurse representative, one advanced practice nurse
representative, and three non-designated seats.
• The board and officers assume office on January 1.
current resident or
Highlights of WNA Board Meetings
The WNA Board of Directors met on October 17
and October 22, 2015. A summary of their meeting is
as follows:
October 18, 2015
The Board met via conference call to review the
offer to purchase proposal submitted by a potential
buyer for the WNA building. A counter offer was
submitted by the Board that was accepted by the
potential buyer. The closing on the building is
scheduled for December 1, 2015, although WNA will
continue to occupy the building until August 31, 2016.
October 22, 2015
The Board met face-to-face and acted on the
following:
1.Approved the revisions to WNA’s Policy and
Procedure Manual.
2. Approved the minutes of the August 7 and October
18, 2015 Board meetings.
3.Accepted the report of the WNA Treasurer and
WNA Executive Director.
4. Approved the appointment of Elizabeth Markham
to serve as the WNA Representative to the
Wisconsin Center for Nursing Board of Directors
for 2016.
5. Delayed the adoption of the 2016 WNA operating
budget until February 2016.
6.Welcomed the new WNA staff members: Janine
Elliott, Office Coordinator and Brianna Neiderman,
Communications & Membership Director.
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WNA Board of Directors Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Wisconsin Nurses Association Updates:
2015 WNA Membership Assembly
and Annual Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2016 WNA Nurses Day at the Capitol
Save the Date! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Save the Date 30th Annual WNA APRN Forum
Pharmacology and Clinical Update! . . . . . . . . . . 7
NFW
President
SueAnne TeStrake, MSN, RN
President, Nurses Foundation of Wisconsin
On Saturday, November
14th members of the
Nurses Foundation Board
and WNA staff met to plan
for year end 2015 and 2016
goals and activities.
The highlights of the
NFW Board meeting are
as follows:
1. Board member
orientation.
2. Election of officers.
3. Discussion of goals:
A.Increase the number of fundraising events to
support NFW efforts.
B. Improve upon the current fundraising activities
and efforts for the purposes of increasing
NFW’s visibility and identified as a source of
supporting nursing education and research.
4. Identification of activities for remainder of 2015
and throughout 2016:
A.End of the year WNA member request for
donations.
B.
2016 APRN Clinical Pharmacology and
Therapeutics Conference, including a silent
auction and a 50/50 raffle.
C.May 14 Annual Nightingale 5K Run/Walk for
scholarships and research.
D.October 2016 WNA Membership Assembly
and Annual Meeting; Silent Auction and
50/50 raffle.
Legislative and Regulatory Update . . . . . . . . 10-12
American Nurses Assocation:
ANA Position Statement on Immunization . . . 13
Mutual Interest Groups (MIGs) Updates:
WNA APRN Forum Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Environmental Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Faith Community Nurse Coalition . . . . . . . . . . 17
Membership Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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January 2016
THE
WISCONSIN
NURSE
2015 WNA Membership Assembly
scores high among participants
This year, WNA’s Membership Assembly and
Annual Meeting were held in Madison at the
Monona Terrace on October 23, 2015, and were
much different from past years. The changes
came about through the recommendations
submitted by WNA’s Task Force on Annual
Meeting and Convention. The recommendations
addressed how to avoid a net loss and increase
member participation. The most significant
differences were that it was a one-day meeting,
and allowed for members to join virtually.
The virtual option was a big success, allowing
members from across the state to participate in
the annual meeting by watching the presentations
on a mobile device or computer. Members
said that even though they enjoy being at the
conference in person, it’s nice to know that the
option is out there for them. We hope that this
will boost our attendance ratings in years to come
so we can maintain a quorum for voting purposes.
Summary of 2015 Membership Assembly
Breakfast and Bylaws
The morning began with an overview of
the proposed changes to WNA’s Bylaws that
was presented by Ellen Murphy, WNA’s Bylaw
Committee Chair. One of the changes that had
a lot of discussion was the elimination of the
President-Elect and Past President positions. The
different reasons for the change were provided
along with each of the WNA’s Past Presidents
in attendance sharing their support for the
elimination of the two positions.
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Dialogue Forum
Members participated in a dialogue forum that
consisted of an update and member discussion
with recommendations on the three WNA
References that were adopted at the 2014 WNA
Annual Meeting. The chairpersons of each Task
Force presented an overview of the reference
and work year-to-date. Members were asked
to provide written and verbal comments and
suggestions on how to achieve the identified
goals. The comments have been recorded and
forwarded to each of the Task Force Chairs which
will be shared with the Task Force members. For
more information on the three Task Forces please
refer to the article, Task Force Updates, found
later in this edition.
Education offering on WNA’s work related
to the Triple Aim for Healthcare™ [Institute for
Health Improvement]
A panel presentation was provided that
demonstrated WNA’s involvement in state and
organization-sponsored initiatives that address
the goals of the Triple Aim. Carolyn Krause, WNA
Past President, provided an overview of the
goals of the Triple Aim followed by a summary
of the State of Wisconsin Department of Health
Services, State Health Innovation Plan (SHIP).
SHIP is a federally funded grant awarded by the
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
(CMMI) that is committed to the following:
Identify health care services with the greatest
variation in quality and cost effectiveness;
Identify major cost drivers; Identify clinical
conditions with the most severe disparities in
health outcomes; Establish and analyze a focused
set of quality and cost measures; and Improve
dissemination and implementation of best
practice. Carolyn is a member of the workgroup
on population health.
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WISCONSIN NURSES ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Linda Gobis, President
Vice President – Vacant
Cathy Berry, Treasurer
Yvette Egan, Secretary
Alex Hetzer, Staff Nurse Representative
Suzanne Marnocha, Director-at-Large
Tiffany Barta, Director-at-Large
Deborah Schwallie, APRN Representative
Director-at-Large - Vacant
WISCONSIN NURSES ASSOCIATION STAFF
Gina Dennik-Champion, Executive Director
Megan Leadholm, Associate Director
Brianna Neiderman, Director, Communications
and Membership
Teresa Prattke, Education Program Coordinator
Janine Elliott, Office Coordinator
NURSES FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SueAnne TeStrake, President
Pamela Macari Sanberg, Treasurer
Alex Hetzer, WNA Board Representative
Kristin Haglund, Vice President
Anna Rosen, Secretary
Isabelle Garibaldi, Director-at-Large
Malori Hinchen, Director-at-Large
Rorey Pritchard, Director-at-Large
Tracey Soyring, Director-at-Large
THE WISCONSIN NURSE EDITORIAL STAFF
SueAnne TeStrake, Executive Editor
Gina Dennik-Champion,
Deputy Executive Editor
Brianna Neiderman, Managing Editor
CONTACT INFORMATION
Wisconsin Nurses Association /
Nurses Foundation of Wisconsin
6117 Monona Drive, Suite 1
Madison, WI 53716
[email protected] –
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American Nurses Association
8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 400
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3492
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advertisers’ products. Articles appearing in this
publication express the opinions of the authors;
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board, or membership of WNA, or those of the
American Nurses Association.
January 2016
Tina Bettin is President of the APRN Forum
Board, which is a WNA Mutual Interest Group
(MIG). Tina provided information on WNA’s
membership in the Wisconsin Council on
Medical Education and Workforce (WCMEW). As
a member of the council, WNA has contributed
to helping the other members serve the nursing
workforce in primary care, interprofessional
practice, and team-based care. WCMEW is a notfor-profit organization with the board of directors
comprised of the Wisconsin Hospital Association,
Wisconsin Medical Society and the Rural
Wisconsin Health Cooperative.
Gina Dennik-Champion provided a summary
of the CDC Chronic Disease and Prevention
Grant Awarded to WNA by the Department of
Health Services through the Division of Public
Health. The purpose of the grant is to identify the
prevalence of patient-centered team-based care
services in Wisconsin that focus on patients with
hypertension and diabetes. Gina presented the
most recent activity which was the development
of a conceptual model on patient-centered teambased care. Please refer to the article on the
model found in this edition.
WNA Annual Meeting
WNA’s Annual Meeting was called to order at
2:30 PM by Linda Gobis, WNA Acting President.
Roll call was conducted to determine if there were
enough members present to constitute a quorum.
There were not enough members present, even
including those joining virtually, and therefore
voting was conducted by the WNA Board.
The report of the President, Treasurer, and
Executive Director took place. A period of time
was spent discussing the decision of the WNA
Board of Directors to sell WNA’s building, which
included the current and future costs to maintain
the building as the age of the building will require
replacements related to the roof, driveway, and
HVAC units to name a few. The members were
The Wisconsin Nurse
informed that WNA had accepted an offer to
purchase the building with a closing date of
December 1, 2015. The members supported the
Board of Directors decision.
The vote on the proposed changes to the
WNA Bylaws was approved. The summary of the
changes are found in the article submitted by Ellen
Murphy, WNA Bylaws Committee Chairperson.
Marie Garwood, Chair of WNA’s Nominating
Committee, reported on the results of the WNA
Elections. This report can be found in a separate
article.
Participants commented on the meeting as well
as what they will take back with them and to their
practice. Below is a summary of their comments:
• Great opportunity to network
• Share this information with my nurse
colleagues to promote engagement
• Use this info to teach undergrads regarding
public policy
• What I learned will help with my internship
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There are currently several vacancies available.
To apply for this position, create an account and apply
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Try to focus more on environmental health
issues in the workplace
Be more proactive politically for nurses
Review the ethics code more often
Vet a team-based care model
Overall understanding of nursing workforce
issues
This put a light on nursing awareness
opposed to the usual system awareness
I will make a poster for my staff nurses to
encourage them to get involved.
Pediatric Dialysis Service,
January 2016
Report of WNA Fiscal Year End 2014
This is a summary of the 2014 fiscal year end
operating budget which runs from January 1, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
Total Revenue for fiscal year end 2014 was
$468,345.57 and Total Expenses was $493,416.28.
This resulted in a variance of expenses over revenue
of $25,098.31. The fiscal year end budget was set at
revenue over expenses of $27.60.
Income summary
WNA Dues
Membership dues were budgeted for $245,121.00
whereas the actual was $245,929.45. This results in
$808.45 more income than in our budget.
Non-dues Revenue
Non-dues revenue was budgeted for $278,147.28,
whereas the actual was $222,416.12, which resulted
in a less than budgeted amount of $55,730.96. The
budgeted income items that did better than their
budget were CEAP, STAT, Friends of WNA, and
Honoraria. Non-dues revenue that did not meet
their budget expectations were CNEP (educational
conferences $11,000), Annual Meeting ($25,000),
office rental, product sales, website advertising,
and royalties.
Expense summary
Total Expenses was budgeted for $523,240.68,
whereas the actual amount was $493,416.28, which
is under budget by $29,824.40.
Salaries, Benefits and Consultants
This budget category was under budget by
$52,974.79, which reflects the reduced number of
WNA staff.
Staff Expenses
Were found to be over budget by $1,189.57.
There was one extra travel time for WNA’s virtual
employee.
Office expenses, Building, and Postage
The major expense item for this being over budget
by $21,665.03 was building costs; i.e. snow removal
services, building repairs, and landscape costs.
WNA Board of Directors and Committees
Came in under budget by $351.72.
Structural Units
Were $536.29 under budget
WNA Goals
Were $1,449.74 over budget which was related to
member recruitment and retention activities.
Loan Interest
Was $3,630.82 over budget and reflects the interest
paid on the bank loan to cover cash flow issues.
Please refer to the charts showing income and
expenses.
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Report of WNA Bylaw Changes
Adopted at the 2015 WNA Annual
Meeting
Submitted by Ellen Murphy,
WNA Bylaw Committee Chair
WNA Past Presidents
2015 Election Results
WNA’s new and continuing leadership will assume their roles and
responsibilities on January 1, 2016. The Nominating Committee presented a
full slate of candidates for members to vote on during August and September.
The results of the election are as follows:
Board Officers
Vice President Treasurer
Linda Gobis, Oshkosh
Cathy Berry, Eau Claire
Directors-at-Large
APRN Representative
Director
Deborah Schwallie, Elm Grove
Tiffany Barta, Milwaukee
WNA Councils
Nursing Practice & Quality, Research
and Education
Cathy Andrews, Madison
Stephanie Wanek, Blue River
Linda Wlodyga, Baldwin
Workforce Advocacy
Council
Jodi Arriola, Chippewa Falls
Helen Martin, Madison
Jessica Piencikowski, New Glarus
Public Policy Council
Neal Cragg, Madison
Pat Keller, Birchwood
April Kobishop Knutson, Porterfield
WNA Representative to ANA
Membership Assembly
Linda Gobis, Oshkosh
WNA Nominating
Committee
Marie Garwood, Darien
Gail Hanson Brenner, Eau Claire
Donna Warzynski, Stevens Point
Congratulations to all and thank you for your leadership, time commitment,
and boundless energy.
Join WNA Today!
Application on page 19
or join online at:
www.wisconsinnurses.org.
After hosting two telephone conference hearings and a breakfast hearing at the
WNA convention, the Bylaws committee is proud to introduce several substantive
and editorial changes to WNA’s bylaws.
Several of the changes were made to bring the WNA bylaws in line with the
latest ANA bylaws, including one that clarifies that business meetings could be
held at either annual meetings or special meetings attended by at least 5% of the
membership or a majority of the Board of Directors.
Minor changes included adding the acronym “MIG” so that Mutual Interest
Groups could more easily be discussed.
One substantive area involved changing language specifying that the
Nominating committee is an autonomous committee elected by and reporting to
the membership, not to the board. Even though this is a bylaws change, this actually
has been the way that the Nominating committee has operated for decades.
The bylaws have also deleted the ‘finance and audit’ committee from the
standing committees. The finance committee remains in place, but the audit
committee was not reconstituted elsewhere in the bylaws. Rather than rely on a
volunteer audit committee, the bylaws were further amended to require the Board
to retain the services of a credentialed CPA firm to conduct at least a biennial audit.
The most involved change was the deletion of the past president and the
president elect positions from the board and then replacing that position with an
additional Director-at-large. This is so that a nine member board is retained. Prior to
this change, the nine board members included five executive committee members
and four Directors, two of whom were designated as a staff or advanced practice
nurse. That left only two non-designated Director positions. No parliamentary
authority recommends an executive committee larger in size than the nonexecutive members, and a minority of director-at-large positions is not conducive to
member input. This change reduced the executive committee to four and increased
the directors-at-large to five. Furthermore, the previous practice of having either
a past president or a president elect on the board for purposes of continuity is
not necessary in the age of virtual and instant communication. While this change
was seemingly controversial in our telephone hearings, it was adopted without
objection after several of the past presidents attending the breakfast hearing spoke
in favor of this change.
Lastly, the bylaws now stipulate that the newly elected persons will assume office
on January 1 after the annual meeting, instead of at the close of the annual meeting.
The 2015 approved Bylaws can be found on WNA’s website under “About WNA”
January 2016
Wisconsin Nurses Association Updates
Barbara Nichols—
the 2015 Littlefield
Leadership Lecture
presenter
WNA is pleased to congratulate Barbara Nichols, MS,
RN, FAAN as the UW-Madison School of Nursing 2015
Littlefield Leadership Lecturer. Her lecture, A Nurse’s
Journey of Leadership Challenges in Diversity, Inclusion,
and Practice provided insight and expertise to a filled
auditorium at the UW-Madison School of Nursing.
The Littlefield Leadership Lecture is an endowed
annual lecture named in honor of Dean Emerita Vivian
Littlefield. The Littlefield schedule included a tea,
Nichols’ lecture, responses from Mary Cieslek-Duchek,
RN, MSN, director of system nursing integration at
Aurora Health Care in Milwaukee, and Patrick Simms,
MFA, vice provost and chief diversity officer at UW–
Madison, as well as a post-lecture reception.
Barbara Nichols served as President of the Wisconsin
Nurses Association in 1970 and as President of the
American Nurses Association in 1979. Barbara is the
leadership and diversity coordinator for the Wisconsin
Center for Nursing as well as a national diversity
consultant to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s
national implementation of the Institute of Medicine
Report titled “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change,
Advancing Health.”
Congratulations Barbara!
Barbara Nichols during her lecture on Sept. 30,
2015 in Signe Skott Cooper Hall
WNA’s fall 2015 Surviving Your First
Year Workshop receives high marks
WNA headed to Oshkosh on November 9, 2015
to provide a workshop for new RNs, or those about
to graduate from nursing school. Throughout the
day participants listened, learned, questioned,
and interacted with one another on the workshop
topics that addressed interviewing for employment,
avoiding the bullying trap, using the ANA Code of
Ethics to support and protect practice, lab values
for everyday use, delegation, and a surviving your
first year forum presented by newly graduated RNs.
The workshop was held at the UW-Oshkosh
Welcome and Conference Center. Participants
were greeted and welcomed by UW-O College
of Nursing Dean, Leslie Neal-Boylan, who also
donated four of her authored books, The Nurse’s
Reality Gap and The Nurse’s Reality Shift which
were given out at the workshop.
The students had some excellent takeaways from
the workshop. They found the presentations very
informative, many of them saying that they would
be saving their handout from the labs presentation
for reminders when they study for their boards,
or even once they start practicing. The tips for
interviews were also helpful, many of them wishing
they attended the workshop prior to starting their
job search senior year. They especially enjoyed
the interactive format of the panel with new RNs,
as they eagerly asked questions and jotted down
notes.
Stay tuned for information on the next Surviving
Your First Year (SYFY) workshop in spring of 2016!
WNA wants to thank and express sincere
appreciation to the presenters:
Paula Hafeman, DNP, RN, FACHE – Divisional
Chief Nurse Executive, Hospital Sisters Health
System- Eastern Wisconsin
Mark Marnocha, MS, PhD – Associate Professor
(CHS) of Family and Community Medicine, Medical
College of Milwaukee; Clinical Psychologist
Suzanne Marnocha, MSN, PhD, RN, CCRN
retired – Clinical Associate Professor & Curler
Endowed Professor, Assistant Dean and PreLicensure Director, UW-Oshkosh College of
Nursing
Katy Schmitt, PhD, RN, CNOR – Assistant
Professor, UW – Oshkosh College of Nursing
Linda Gobis, RN,MS,JD – Assistant Professor,
UW-Oshkosh College of Nursing
Tina Bettin, MSN, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, APNP –
Family Nurse Practitioner, Thedacare Physicians
Gina Dennik-Champion, RN, MSN, MSHA –
Executive Director and Lobbyist, Wisconsin Nurses
Association
Alex Hetzer, BSN, RN – Registered Nurse in
Medical-Respiratory ICU, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical
Center
Maggie Wolf, BSN, RN, CCRN – Registered
Nurse, Inpatient Recovery Room – UW Health
January 2016
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Wisconsin Nurses
Association Updates
2016 WNA Nurses Day at the Capitol
Save the Date!
2016 will be the second half of the legislative biennium, and with that, the
Senate and Assembly leadership plan on ending the year as early as possible
in April. This is due the fact that 2016 is an election year and legislators that
are running for re-election will want to be visible in their district and be able to
respond to their constituents’ concerns.
This will result in a flurry of activity in regards to the amount of legislative
proposals that will be introduced and acted upon. Hopefully WNA’s two legislative
initiatives, the APRN Uniformity Act, and Battery to a Nurse/Workplace Violence,
will be addressed. 2016 Nurses Day at the Capitol will be the opportune time for
legislators to hear our voices via legislator office visits, collective action, and other
grass-roots activity.
Rebecca Patton to Keynote 2016 WNA Nurses Day at the Capitol
WNA is pleased to announce that ANA Past President,
Becky Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR, FAAN, will be sharing
her expertise on engaging nurses in the political process.
She co-authored the practical, how-to style book called
Nurses Making Policy: From Bedside to Boardroom, which
was written to help advanced students and nurse leaders
develop health policy skills to advocate for patients from
the bedside to the larger political arena.
In addition, the morning portion of the day will include
Becky Patton
a reflection on political leadership. ANA Past President
and WNA Past President, Barbara Nichols, MS, RN, FAAN,
will join Becky Patton as they discuss their personal
experiences during the time they served as ANA President
related to meetings at the White House and Congress. This
conversation will be led by WNA President Linda Gobis,
RN, MN, JD.
In addition, Becky will be available for book signing
throughout the day.
Please consider attending March 8, 2016 Nurses Day at
the Capitol and register today!
Barbara Nichols
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January 2016
Linda Oakley appointed to ANA
Minority Fellowship Program
National Advisory Committee
Congratulations to WNA member Linda D
Oakley, PhD, PMHNP-BC who was appointed to
the National Advisory Committee of the Minority
Fellowship Program (MFP)! The National Advisory
Committee’s major function is to advise the ANA
MFP Program staff on strategies and activities to
achieve the goals of the MFP-Traditional grant
(given by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration [SAMHSA]) at ANA.
The National Advisory Committee works
on developing partnerships with professional,
academic, and clinical institutions as well as
soliciting support by individuals and groups
for the initiative. The Committee’s efforts strengthen the MFP by building
sustainable infrastructure and long term partnerships while expanding
our presence into more communities across the nation. In addition, the
Committee provides professional development for Fellows that is aligned with
the biologic-environment interaction model, cultural competence, and the
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards. On behalf
of WNA we thank Dr. Oakley for giving her time, expertise, and leadership to
this important national program.
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WNA awarded a grant for patientcentered team-based care
WNA was awarded a CDC Chronic Disease and Prevention Grant through
the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services by the Division of Public
Health. The purpose of the grant is to identify the prevalence and types of patientcentered team-based care delivery models provided by Wisconsin health systems.
The targeted population for the grant is those patients presenting hypertension
and diabetes.
The activities related to the grant thus far included reviewing the various
team-based care models that exist in Wisconsin. We wrote up a summary of the
proceedings from the 2014 Wisconsin Council on Medical Education & Workforce
(WCMEW) Summit on Patient-Centered Team-Based Care, which provided the
context for a team-based care delivery model. We developed and distributed
a survey to as many health care providers and practitioners as possible with the
purpose of identifying the degree of team readiness, team composition, and
team delivery included in care for patients with hypertension and diabetes.
Unfortunately, the return rate was less than desired, and therefore difficult to
extrapolate the data.
An advisory council consisting of an array of all types of practitioners,
academics, and health systems was convened to provide feedback on WNA’s
grant-related project work. The advisory council supported and participated in the
development of a Wisconsin-centric conceptual model of patient-centered teambased care. The model also includes an accompanying narrative. One of our goals
for our work with the grant over this next year is to vet this model with as many
organizations, associations, and systems as possible. WNA is excited to share this
model with you to obtain feedback, and hopefully support. The schematic of the
model is depicted below. For more information contact Margaret Schmelzer, WNA
Grant Project Coordinator. Her email is [email protected]
January 2016
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Justice
BRAD D. SCHIMEL
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Andrew C. Cook
Deputy Attorney General
114 East, State Capitol
P.O. Box 7857
Madison, WI 53707-7857
608/266-1221
TTY 1-800-947-3529
Dear DOJ Partner:
Since my last letter on July 2 informing you of our plans for a statewide
Prescription Opiate Abuse, Prevention, Education and Awareness Campaign,
we’ve been hard at work conducting research, planning strategy and
producing creative messaging for a compelling marketing campaign that will
resonate with all target audiences. On September 17, 2015, we launched the
result of these efforts - the DOSE OF REALITY: Prevent Prescription Painkiller
Abuse in Wisconsin statewide campaign.
The goal of the DOSE OF REALITY effort is to address the prescription opiate
abuse problem head-on in Wisconsin and stop its spread throughout the
state. The campaign logo includes a skull and crossbones on a prescription
painkiller bottle because it’s meant to shock people out of their complacency
about the issue and into action. Using cutting-edge creative messaging that
includes television, radio, online and outdoor advertising, the DOSE OF
REALITY campaign will:
WNA Prescription Drug Epidemic
Task Force Supports Dose of
Reality Awareness Campaign
On September 17, 2015 WNA’s Executive Director participated in a
press conference organized by Attorney General Brad Schimel regarding
the launch of the public awareness campaign, Dose of Reality: Prevent
Prescription Painkiller Abuse in Wisconsin. The press conference was held at
the Milwaukee County morgue. The components of the awareness campaign
include education, prescription drug take-back programs, and information
using a variety of media sources. WNA has joined with the Wisconsin Hospital
Association, Wisconsin Medical Society, Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin, and
the Wisconsin Dental Association in supporting this effort.
This campaign is one of the many recommendations that were included
in the 2013 WNA Task Force Report “The Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
in Wisconsin.” Public awareness cannot be understated as we as a nursing
workforce are seeing first-hand the number of our patients, neighbors, and
family members presenting opioid addiction issues. We also need to be
aware of the epidemic of heroin abuse and addiction that is a result of losing
access to prescription opioids. It is for these reasons that WNA is working
on identifying educational and informational resources for RNs that address
best prescribing practices for pain management and mental health, along with
AODA services and legislation that address these issues. Attorney General
Schimel forwarded an open letter to the WNA membership and is included in
this edition.
• Inform and educate Wisconsinites about the improper use of
prescription painkillers
• Warn about the dangers of inadequate storage and disposal of
prescription painkillers
• Inform each audience as to the role they play in education and abuse
prevention, from medical providers and parents to high school students
and young adults
• Encourage positive action
In addition to the statewide media my office will be running to communicate
the vital DOSE OF REALITY message, I am making campaign assets available
to you free to access, customize and use in your own communities and
audiences as you see fit. Many of these materials are available today, and
more will be added to the portal in the next several weeks. Go to www.
DoseOfRealityWI.gov and click on RESOURCES on the bottom of the home
page. This will take you to the Wisconsin Department of Justice DOSE OF
REALITY (DOR) Online Ordering Portal. Then, enter your E-Mail Address and
the following PRIVATE Password - Reality2015.
Once inside the portal, you will be able to select the DOSE OF REALITY
assets you want for your own use and indicate whether you want general or
customized versions of them.
If you have any questions about the DOSE OF REALITY campaign and how
to best take advantage of the materials being made available on the portal,
please contact Anne Schwartz, Director of Communications and Public
Affairs, Wisconsin Department of Justice at (608) 266-6686 or schwartzae@doj.
state.wi.us.
On behalf of all of us at DOJ, I appreciate your partnership in helping us to
share a DOSE OF REALITY and save lives all across Wisconsin.
Very truly yours,
BRAD D. SCHIMEL
Attorney General
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WNA Executive Director, Gina Dennik-Champion (third from right) joins DOJ
Attorney General, Brad Schimel for his press conference at City of Milwaukee
Morgue on “Dose of Reality,” along with representatives from the Pharmacy
Society, Medical Society, Wisconsin Hospital Association, Rep. Nygren,
Secretary Kitty Rhodes, and Milwaukee’s Chief Medical Examiner.
January 2016
Legislative and Regulatory Update
General update
The last floor period sessions for 2015 ended
on November 16 for the Assembly and November
11 for the Senate. The next floor period sessions
are scheduled for January 12, 2016. Here is a
breakdown on the legislative activity for both the
Senate and Assembly as of November 2, 2015:
Senate Bills - 370 have been Introduced in the
Senate, of which 221 are in Committee, 76 are
available for scheduling for a floor vote, 30 are
in the Assembly, 12 have been enrolled, and 31
have been Enacted into Law, of which 1 has been
Partially Vetoed by the Governor.
Assembly Bills - 472 have been Introduced in the
Assembly, of which 346 are in Committee, 21 are on
the Calendar for a vote by the full assembly, 24 have
been Laid on the Table, 40 are in the Senate, 1 has
been Amended and Concurred In as Amended, 7
have been Enrolled, and 33 have been Enacted into
Law.
Clarification of some terms used above:
Laid on the Table: To postpone the consideration
of, by a vote—also called “to table.” It is a tactic
often used with the intention of postponing
consideration of a motion indefinitely, that is, to kill
the motion.
Concurred In: An action in the second house to
approve of an action of the first house
Enrolled: To incorporate all amendments
and corrections to a proposal that were passed,
adopted, and concurred in by both houses
The bills that WNA took a position on can be
found in the Summary of Legislative Proposals.
Update on APRN Uniformity Act
WNA, along with the members of the APRN
Coalition, has decided to divide the current
legislative draft into three sections. One section, in
which we hope to advance this biennium, contains
title protection for the terms advanced practice
registered nurse, advanced practice registered
nurse prescriber, certified nurse midwife, certified
registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse
specialist, and nurse practitioner. Title protection
will include separate licensure. Furthermore, nurse
midwifery will be listed as one of the APRNs.
A second section will be a separate piece
of legislation that stipulates that the inclusion
of APRN-Ps as a provider group cannot be
discriminated against in regards to hospital
privileges. A third section of legislation will
be developed to address the inclusion of all
APRN-Ps as an identified provider in the patient
compensation fund. The last two sections will
come in future legislation because they drew
much concern and opposition from the hospital
association and physician-related associations.
At the time of this article WNA is working with a
legislator to assist us in getting a new version of the
legislative language drafted.
Workplace Violence
This legislative draft, LRB 1495/1, termed the
Nurse Battery Bill will be introduced this spring
2016. This will more than likely be a major activity
for the March 8, 2016 Nurses Day at the Capitol,
including the legislator visits on that day.
WNA Position on Legislation for the 2015-2017 Biennium
(11/16/15)
Companion Bills Numbers
Bill Titles and Intent
WNA Position
Progress
AB 15 http://docs.
legis.wisconsin.
gov/2015/proposals/
ab15
SB 15
http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/sb15
Prohibiting the
manufacture and
acceptance for sale of
products containing
microbeads
Support
There is sufficient research to show the negative
effects of microbeads on fauna in water systems
where they are ultimately deposited as waste
products, specifically in the Great Lakes area.
Assembly 1/10/15 – Introduced and referred to Committee on Environment and
Forestry. 2/3/15- Public Hearing. 2/10/15 – Passed out of Committee. 2/17/15 – Referred
to Committee on Rules.
Senate 1/29/15 – Introduced and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and
Energy. 2/5/15 – Public Hearing. 2/19/15 – Passed out of committee.
2/19/15 – Waiting to be scheduled for a full vote of the Senate.
Signed into Law 7/2/15 Wisconsin Act 43
http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/acts/2015/43
AB 16 http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/ab16
SB 14 http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/sb14
Posters regarding
the national human
trafficking resource
center hotline.
Support
Human trafficking has been shown to a serious
problem both worldwide and in America. As
nurses, we have an ethical duty to assist patients
suffering from disparities in health care, and
immigrants forcibly brought into this country
against their will or knowledge present a
vulnerable population worthy of our support.
In addition, this bill promotes the placement of
visible posters in hospitals, a potential point of
contact between nurses and victims of human
trafficking. These posters have the potential
to increase awareness among health care
providers, nurses included, to be on the lookout
for these patients.
Assembly 1/29/15 – Introduced and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and
Public Safety. 2/3/15 – Fiscal Estimate Received. 2/3/15 – Public Hearing. 2/4/15 –
Assembly Amendment 1 offered. 2/10/15 – Passed out of committee with AA1 adopted.
2/10/15 – Referred to Committee on Rules. 2/10/15 – Sent to Assembly for a full vote.
2/12/15 – Passed the full assembly. 2/12/15 – Sent to the Senate.
Senate 1/29/15 – Introduced and referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public
Safety. 2/3/15 – Fiscal Estimate Received. 2/4/15 – Senate Amendment 1 offered. 2/11/15
– Public Hearing. 2/13/15 – Assembly version received by the Senate and referred to
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. 2/18/15 – Passed out of the Committee.
2/18/15 – Report of concurrence by the committee. 2/18/15 – Available for a full vote by
the Senate. 3/13/15 – Passed Senate.
4/8/15 – Approved by the Governor, Published 4/9/15 Wisconsin Act 5
http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2015/related/acts/5.pdf
AB 72 –
http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/ab72
&
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/sb10
Prohibiting the sale of
powdered alcohol.
Support
Assembly – 3/5/15 – Introduced and referred to the Committee on State Affairs and
The sale of powdered alcohol presents a
Government Operations.
high risk of abuse and misuse, especially
in Wisconsin where overconsumption and
Senate 1/23/15 – Introduced and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
abuse of liquid alcohol already poses a serious
health risk. Powdered alcohol would be easily
concealable and consumable, with large
quantities of alcohol able to be consumed
rapidly when constituted into a liquid, as well as
abuse potential in its unconstituted powdered
form. Although further research should be done
in a controlled fashion as this bill specifies,
opening this product up to public consumption
at this point would do more harm than good.
AB 94
http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/ab94
&
SB 46 –
http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/sb46
Causing harm to a
child by co-sleeping
while intoxicated,
providing information
about safe sleep, and
providing a penalty.
(FE)
Oppose
WNA supports educational efforts to promote
a greater understanding of the dangers of
co-sleeping with a child as long as the patientnurse relationship can remain positive and
trusted. We oppose the criminalization of cosleeping as a means of preventing child deaths.
Assembly: 3/12/2015 Introduced and referred to the Committee on Children and
Families. 3/23/2015,.Fiscal estimate received, 3/24/2015, Fiscal estimate received,
3/26/2015, LRB correction, 3/30/2015, Fiscal estimate received, 3/31/2015, Fiscal estimate
received, 3/31/2015,Fiscal estimate received, 4/23/2015 Fiscal estimate received.
Senate: 2/24/2015 Introduced and referred to Committee on Health and Human
Services 3/4/2015, Fiscal estimate received, 3/4/201, Fiscal estimate received, 3/18/2015,
Fiscal estimate received, 3/24/2015,Fiscal estimate received, 3/25/2015, Fiscal estimate
received, 3/25/2015, LRB correction, 3/31/2015, Senate Amendment 1 offered, 4/1/2015,
Public hearing held, 4/23/2015, Fiscal estimate received
AB 170
http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/ab170
&
SB 132
http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/sb132
Regulating the use of
vapor products
Oppose
WNA opposes the use of any vapor-related
smoking product that does not meet the legal
requirements established for tobacco products.
Assembly: 4/22/2015, Introduced and referred to the Committee on State Affairs
and Government Operations. 4/30/2015, Assembly Amendment 1 offered, 5/7/2015
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered.
Senate: 4/20/2015, Introduced and referred to Committee on Health and Human
Services.
January 2016
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AB# 146
http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/ab146
&
SB 120
http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/sb120
Restrictions on the use
of electronic devices
used for inhaling or
exhaling vapor or a
vaporized solution.
Support
WNA supports this bill because it specifies
that the term “smoking,” for purposes of the
general prohibition against smoking in indoor
locations, includes inhaling or exhaling vapor or
a vaporized solution from an electronic device.
Assembly: 4/1/2015, Introduced and referred to Committee on State Affairs and
Government Operations.
Services
AB112 http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/ab112
&
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/sb88
Grants the authority
of physician assistants
and advanced practice
nurse prescribers
regarding testing and
information required
for making disability
determinations under
certain hunting and
fishing approvals
issued by the
Department of Natural
Resources.
Actively Support
This bill supports patient access to advanced
practice nurse prescribers who can test and
determine disability eligibility for hunting and
fishing licenses.
Assembly: Introduced, assigned to Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting
Heritage. Passed out of Committee after a public hearing. Was passed by the full
Assembly on 4/14/15. 4/15/2015, the bill was received by the Senate. 4/28/2015, AB 112
was introduced and referred to the Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining,
and Forestry.
Senate. 3/27/2015, Introduced and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage,
Mining, and Forestry
Signed by the Governor 11/11/15. Wisconsin Act 97
AB 203
http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/ab203
&
SB 139
http://docs.egis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/sb139
Supply and use of
epinephrine autoinjectors by certain
authorized entities.
Support
WNA supports initiatives that address effective
emergency preparedness efforts. This bill allows
for a business or organization to maintain a
supply of epinephrine auto-injectors providing
that training has been received. Advanced
Practice Nurse Prescribers will have authority
to prescribe and deliver a supply of the autoinjectors to businesses and organizations. View
WNA Testimony: http://www.wisconsinnurses.
org/home?CLK=19503456-7545-4ee4-80fa1d812203d182
Assembly: 5/5/2015, Introduced and referred to Committee on Health. 5/14/2015,
Fiscal estimate received , 5/19/2015, LRB correction, 5/20/2015, Public hearing held.
5/27/2015, Assembly Amendment 1 offered. 5/28/2015, Fiscal estimate received,
6/1/2015, Assembly Amendment 2 offered, 6/1/2015, Assembly Amendment 3 offered,
6/2/2015, Assembly Amendment 4 offered. 6/3/2015 Executive action taken (passed out
of committee). 6/3/2015, Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by
Committee on Health, Ayes 12, Noes 0. 6/3/2015, 6/9/2015, Laid on the table. 6/9/2015,
Received Senate 139 which was passed by the Senate on 6/9/2015. 6/9/2015, Read SB
139, 6/9/2015, Rules suspended and taken up. 6/9/2015, Read a second time, 6/9/2015,
Ordered to a third reading. 6/9/2015, Rules suspended. 6/9/2015, Read a third time and
concurred in. 6/9/2015, Ordered immediately messaged. Senate: 6/10/2015, Received
from Assembly concurred in.
Senate: Passed by the full Senate SB 139 6/9/15. 6/23/15. Enrolled.
Signed by the Governor. Wisconsin Act
AB 197
http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/ab197
&
SB 138
http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/sb138
Information to be
provided by insurers
about health care
plans offered on the
American health
benefit exchange.
Support
WNA supports this legislation because it
supports increasing consumer knowledge,
greater ease in accessing and processing
information. Greater transparency supports
better decision-making which contributes
to improved health and financial outcomes.
To view WNA Testimony go to: http://www.
wisconsinnurses.org/home?CLK=195034567545-4ee4-80fa-1d812203d182
Assembly: 5/5/2015, Introduced and referred to Committee on Insurance.
Services. 5/20/2015, Public hearing held. 6/4/2015. Executive action taken (passed out
of committee). 6/5/2015, Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 by Committee
on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0. 6/5/2015 Report rejection of Senate
Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes
3, Noes 2. 6/5/2015, Report passage recommended by Committee on Health and
Human Services, Ayes 3, Noes 2. 6/5/2015, Available for scheduling. 6/8/2015, Senate
Amendment 2 offered 6/4/15 – Executive action. 6/5/15. Waiting to be scheduled for full
vote of the Senate.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/ab253
&
wisconsin.gov/2015/
related/proposals/
sb196
This bill ratifies and
enters Wisconsin into
the Interstate Medical
Licensure Compact
(compact), which
provides for, as stated
in the compact, “a
streamlined process
that allows physicians
to become licensed
in multiple states.”
Provisions in the
compact are to be
administered by
boards that regulate
physicians in the states
that are parties to the
compact (member
boards).
Support
This bill allows for patient access to physician
care.
Assembly – 6/4/15 – Introduced and referred to Committee on Health. 9/18/15 – Public
Hearing. 9/18/15 – Passed out of Committee. 9/24/15 – Passed the full Assembly.
Senate – 9/25/15 received from the Assembly. 11/5/15 – Senate Health Committee
concur with AB 253. 11/6/15 – Passed the full Senate with one amendment.
Assembly Back to the Assembly for concurrence related to Amendment. 11/16/15 –
Passed the full Assembly.
WNA Position on Legislation continued on page 12
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wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/ab307
&
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/sb198
Relating to: providing
exemptions
from practice
protection laws for
complementary and
alternative health
care practitioners;
requirements
and prohibitions
for individuals
who provide
complementary and
alternative health
care services; and
enforcement of
practice and title
protection laws by
the Department
of Safety and
Professional Services.
Oppose
Assembly – 8/10/15 – Introduced and referred to the Committee on Health. 8/21
This bill calls for no disciplinary action against and 9/1/15 Fiscal Estimate received.
alternative care providers.
Senate – 6/17/15 – Introduced and referred to the Committee on Health and
Human Services. 6/25/15 – Fiscal estimate received
AB 312 –
http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/ab312
&
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/sb218
Limitations on
requiring vaccination
against influenza
Oppose
As direct care providers, nurses serve as
advocates for their patients. This includes
minimizing the spread of communicable
diseases. Being immunized against season
influenza meets this advocacy role. It is part
of our Code of Ethics to “do no harm” to our
patients and ourselves.
Assembly – 8/20/15 – Introduced and referred to the Committee on Health.
Senate: 7/28/15 – Introduced and referred to the Senate Committee on Health and
Human Services.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/ab364
&
SB 268 –
http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/sb268
Relating to: reporting,
disclosure, and
practitioner review
requirements under
the prescription
drug monitoring
program; providing
an exemption from
emergency rule
procedures; and
granting rule-making
authority.
Support This bill requires no more than 24
hours to report the dispensing of a monitored
prescription drug to the Prescription Drug
Monitoring Program.
Assembly – 9/25/15 – Introduced and referred to the Committee on Health.
10/11/15 – Public Hearing. 10/23/15 – passed out of the Committee on Health with
one amendment. 10/23/15 – Referred to Committee on Rules.
Senate – 9/29/15 – Introduced and referred to the Committee on Health
and Human Services. 10/13/15 – Public Hearing. 10/16/15 – Passed out of the
Committee on Health and Human Services 10/16/15 – Available for scheduling.
AB 365 – http://docs.
legis.wisconsin.
gov/2015/proposals/
ab365 & SB 269 –
http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/sb269
Relating to: duty of
law enforcement
officers to report
to the Prescription
Drug Monitoring
Program controlledsubstance violations,
opioid-related drug
overdoses or deaths,
and reports of stolen
prescription drugs.
Support
This bill supports patient safety as
practitioners who prescribe are referred to
the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
for review and trends.
Assembly – 9//25/15 – Introduced and referred to Committee on Health. 10/14/15
– Public Hearing. 10/22/15 – Passed out of the committee. 10/23/15 = referred to
Committee on Rules.
Senate – 9/29/15 – Introduced and referred to Committee Judiciary and Public
Safety. 10/22/15 – Public Hearing. 10/28/15 – Passed out of committee. 10/29/15 –
Ready to schedule for a full vote of the Senate.
AB 366 –
http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/ab366
&
http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/sb272
Relating to: pain
clinic certification
and requirements,
granting rule-making
authority, and
providing a penalty.
Support
This bill adds another layer of support for
prescriptive drug usage related to opioids.
This supports patient safety by having pain
clinics state certified.
Assembly – 9/25/15 – introduced and referred to Committee on Health. 10/14/15
– Public Hearing. 10/22/15 – Passed out of committee. 1-/23/15 – Referred to
Committee on Rules.
Senate – 9/29/15 – Introduced and referred to Committee on Health and Human
Services. 10/13/15 – Public Hearing. 10/16/15 – Passed out of Committee. 10/16/15 –
Ready to be scheduled for a Senate vote. 10/21/15 – Fiscal estimate received.
AB 367 –
http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/ab367
&
SB 271 –
http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/sb271
Relating to: reporting
by treatment
programs using
methadone and
requiring review of
prescription drug
monitoring database.
Support
Methadone clinics will begin to report to the
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. This
will monitor for patient safety.
Assembly 9/25/15 – introduced and referred to Committee on Health. 10/14/15
– Public Hearing. 10/22/15 – Passed out of committee. 1-/23/15 – Referred to
Committee on Rules.
Senate -9 /29/15 – Introduced and referred to Committee on Health and Human
Services. 10/13/15 – Public Hearing. 10/16/15 – Passed out of Committee. 10/16/15 –
Ready to be scheduled for a Senate vote.
AB 427 –
http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/ab427
&
SB 345 –
http://docs.legis.
wisconsin.gov/2015/
proposals/sb345
Relating to:
prescription,
dispensing, and
delivery of opioid
antagonists.
Support
This proposal requires prescribers who write
an order for an opioid antagonist (Naxalon)
must provide for education and instruction
for use.
Assembly - 10/20/15 – Introduced and referred to Committee on Health. 10/22/15
Public Hearing and passed out of the committee. 11/3/15 – Passed the full
Assembly and sent to the Senate.
Senate – 11/5/15 – Received from the Assembly. Public Hearing waived. 11/6/15 –
Passed the full Senate. 11/9/15 – Assembly concurrence.
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American Nurses Association Position Statement on
IMMUNIZATIONS
Effective Date:
Status:
Written By:
Adopted By:
July 21, 2015
Revised Position Statement
Nursing Practice & Work
Environment Department
ANA Board of Directors
This position statement supersedes the Position
Statement on Mercury in Vaccines, June 21, 2006.
I. PURPOSE
Historically, ANA has strongly supported
immunizations to protect the public from highly
communicable and deadly diseases such as measles,
mumps, diphtheria, pertussis, and influenza (ANA,
2014; ANA, 2006), and has supported mandatory
vaccination policies for registered nurses and health
care workers under certain circumstances. However,
in light of a recent and significant measles outbreak
in the United States, ANA has reviewed current and
past position statements for clarity and intent, and
current best practices and recommendations from the
broader health care community. Based on that review,
it was determined that a revised position statement
is needed to clarify ANA’s position and incorporate
current best practices.
II. STATEMENT OF ANA POSITION
To protect the health of the public, all individuals
should be immunized against vaccine-preventable
diseases according to the best and most current
evidence outlined by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) and the Advisory Committee
on Immunization Practices (ACIP). All health care
personnel (HCP), including registered nurses
(RNs), should be vaccinated according to current
recommendations for immunization of HCP by the
CDC and Association for Professionals in Infection
Control and Epidemiology (APIC).
ANA supports exemptions from immunization only
for the following reasons:
1. Medical contraindications
2. Religious beliefs
All requests for exemption from vaccination
should be accompanied by documentation from
the appropriate authority to support the request.
Individuals who are exempted from vaccination
may be required to adopt measures or practices
in the workplace to reduce the chance of disease
transmission. Employers should ensure that reasonable
accommodations are made in all such circumstances.
III. BACKGROUND
The controversy over mandatory vaccination,
which seems to pit the rights of the individual against
the protection of the public, was highlighted with
the 2014-2015 measles outbreak that affected both
children and adults who were not vaccinated against
the disease. Over a six-month period, five outbreaks
and 173 confirmed cases of measles were reported to
the CDC (2015). Reasons for an individual’s decision
to not vaccinate vary and include concerns about
the safety of vaccination, objections to vaccination
based on religious grounds, and lack of urgency or
priority, explained in part by the supposition that herd
immunity will protect the unvaccinated from infection
(LaVail & Kennedy, 2012).
The Public
Current evidence and research show that
immunizations are essential to the primary prevention
of disease from infancy through adulthood. In fact,
the reduction and elimination of vaccine-preventable
diseases has been one of the great public health
achievements in the United States (CDC, 2011).
Effective vaccination programs for both children and
adults, according to current recommendations from
the CDC and ACIP, are for promoting and maintaining
the health of the public. Vaccine-preventable
diseases include seasonal influenza, for which annual
immunization is recommended. Between 1976 and
2007, the number of deaths annually from influenza
ranged from 3,000 to 49,000, with many more people
hospitalized due to severity of symptoms (CDC, 2013).
Registered Nurses
As stated in the Code of Ethics for Nurses (ANA,
2015, p. 19), RNs have an ethical responsibility to
“model the same health maintenance and health
promotion measures that they teach and research...,”
which includes immunization against vaccinepreventable diseases.
Vaccine Prevention Programs
Most states do not have a law requiring vaccination
of HCP. Therefore, the onus has been on hospitals
and health care facilities to develop their own
policies. While evidence of vaccination against highly
communicable diseases such as mumps, measles,
and rubella is often a prerequisite of employment in
health care facilities, this isn’t true for influenza, which
requires annual immunization.
Voluntary influenza vaccination programs for HCP
have been in place since the CDC recommended
in 1984 that all health care workers receive the
vaccine, and influenza vaccination has been the
most successful voluntary vaccination program.
However, the overall vaccination rates have remained
low, at around 50 percent (Galanakis, Jansen, &
Lopalco, 2013). In sharp contrast, facilities that have
adopted mandatory influenza vaccination policies
and programs have been highly successful. An early
adopter of mandatory influenza vaccination of HCP,
Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington,
increased its annual immunization rate to 98% or
better (Rakita, Hagar, & Crome, 2010). After adoption of
a mandatory influenza vaccination program, the Johns
Hopkins Medicine System in Baltimore, Children’s
Hospital of Philadelphia, and Loyola University Medical
Center in Illinois all reported influenza vaccination
rates of 99% (Galanakis, Jansen, & Lopalco, 2013;
Yasmin, 2013). Such adoption rates emphasize the
need for mandatory immunization programs where
voluntary programs fail, in order to promote and
maintain the health of the public.
All individuals including HCP have the right to apply
for an exemption to vaccination based on medical
contraindications or religious beliefs. To ensure that
appropriate standards are applied, such exemptions
should be granted only when supported by formal
documentation from an appropriate authority, such as
a health care provider or religious leader, detailing the
reason an exemption is needed.
If an RN or other health care worker is exempted
from vaccination, the health care facility will have
the discretion to determine what steps, if any,
ANA Position on Immunizations continued on page 14
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ANA Position on Immunizations continued from page 13
unvaccinated RNs or health care workers must
take to reduce the risk of transmitting disease to
patients. Refusal by RNs or other health care workers
to participate in a mandatory vaccination program,
or, if exempted from vaccination, to follow steps to
reduce the risk of disease transmission, may result in
disciplinary action by the employer.

IV. RESPONSIBILITIES OF REGISTERED
NURSES AND EMPLOYERS
Successful immunization policies and programs
require open communication and transparency
between RNs and employers. RNs are responsible for
providing patients with evidence-based information
to support and promote optimal health and wellness,
and for leading by example by participating in healthoriented activities such as immunizations to the
greatest possible extent. “Public trust will be damaged
if [nurses] appear to suggest vaccines for others but
avoid them for themselves” (Galanakis, Jansen, &
Lopalco, 2013).
Employers of registered nurses are responsible
for establishing a culture of safety and implementing
policies that improve the health of their workers. The
Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Society
for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, and the
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society recommend
that immunizations be provided in the work setting
at no cost to HCP to ensure access to vaccinations,
and that workplace immunization programs include
appropriate education and training of staff (IDSA,
SHEA, & PIDS, 2013).
If registered nurses are represented by a union
or collective bargaining unit, the employer should
work with the designated representative to clarify
or resolve any issues that may arise associated with
implementation of a mandatory vaccination policy or
program.
V. SUMMARY OF RELEVANT ANA
PUBLICATIONS AND INITIATIVES
Code of Ethics for Nurses
The Code of Ethics for Nurses (the Code) makes
explicit the primary goals, values, and obligations
of the profession. ANA believes that the Code is
nonnegotiable and that each nurse has an obligation to
uphold and adhere to its ethical precepts.
Five provisions within the Code speak to the
obligation of registered nurses to act in a manner that
is consistent with maintaining patient and personal
health:
• Provision 2: The nurse’s primary commitment
is to the patient, whether an individual, family,
group, community, or population.
• Provision 3: The nurse promotes, advocates for,
and protects the rights, health, and safety of the
patient.
• Provision 4: The nurse has authority,
accountability, and responsibility for nursing
practice; makes decisions; and takes action
consistent with the obligation to promote health
and to provide optimal care.
• Provision 5: The nurse owes the same duties to
self as to others, including the responsibility to
promote health and safety, preserve wholeness
of character and integrity, maintain competence,
and continue personal and professional growth.
• Provision 6: The nurse, through individual and
collective effort, establishes, maintains, and
improves the ethical environment of the work
We are seeking Registered Nurses in the following
areas and locations:
•Care Coordination (Espanola)
•Emergency Room (Espanola, Ruidoso, Socorro)
• Home Health & Hospice (Clovis, Espanola, Socorro)
•ICU (Espanola, Ruidoso)
• Women’s/Labor & Delivery (Clovis, Espanola, Ruidoso, Socorro)
• Med Surg/ER (Socorro, Tucumcari)
•Operating Room (Espanola, Socorro)
•Outpatient Clinic (Espanola, Socorro, Ruidoso, Tucumcari)
•PACU (Clovis)
•Pediatrics (Clovis)
Management positions in the following areas:
•Director of Operating Room (Clovis)
• Manager Nursing Emergency Room (Espanola, Socorro)
• Manager Nursing Women’s Care (Espanola)
• Manager Quality Assurance and Process Improvement (Socorro)
We offer an excellent compensation and benefits package. Sign on
bonuses eligibility and details please contact recruiter directly.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender
identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
For more information contact:
Tammy Duran-Porras
([email protected] or 505-923-5567)
or visit www.phs.org
PHS is committed to ensuring a drug-free workplace
setting and conditions of employment that are
conducive to safe, quality health care.
ANA Immunize Website and ImmuNews Newsletter
The ANA Immunize website provides nurses and
other health professionals with research, education,
tools, advocacy information, and resources related to
immunizations. The site also includes information by
workplace setting and for special populations.
The ImmuNews E-Newsletter provides monthly
articles, news, and resources from the CDC,
immunization organizations, ANA state nurses
associations, and ANA organization affiliates.

VI. REFERENCES
American Nurses Association. (2015). Code of ethics for
nurses with interpretive statements. Silver Spring, MD:
Nursesbooks.org.
American Nurses Association. (2014). ANA Immunize:
Bringing immunity to every community. Retrieved from
http://www.anaimmunize.org.
American Nurses Association. (2006). ANA Position
statement on mercury in vaccines.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2015). Measles
cases and outbreaks. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/
measles/cases-outbreaks.html.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013).
Mortality and morbidity weekly. Retrieved from http://
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6249a2.
htm.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Ten
great public health achievements. Retrieved from http://
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6019a5.htm.
LaVail, K., & Kennedy, A. (2012). The role of attitudes about
vaccine safety, efficacy, and value in explaining parents’
reported vaccination behavior. Health Education and
Behavior, 40(5), 544-551.
Galanakis, E., Jansen, A., Lopalco, P. L., & Giesecke, J. (2013).
Ethics of mandatory vaccination for healthcare workers.
Euro Surveill., 18(45), 20627.
IDSA, SHEA, and PIDS. (2013). IDSA, SHEA, and PIDS joint
policy statement on mandatory immunization of health
care personnel according to the ACIP-recommended
vaccine schedule.
Rakita, R. M., Hagar, B. A., Crome, P., & Lammert, J. K. (2010).
Mandatory influenza vaccination of healthcare workers: A
5-year study. Infection Control, 31(09), 881-888.
Yasmin, S. (2013). Mandatory shots: should hospitals
force health care workers to get the flu vaccine?
[Scientific American Blog]. Retrieved from http://blogs.
scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/mandatory-shotsshould-hospitals-force-health-care-workers-to-get-theflu-vaccine.
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Mutual Interest Groups (MIGs) Updates
The Importance of Health Policy Advocacy for APRNs
Mary Beck Metzger, MSN, APRN-BC, APNP
WNA APRN Forum Board,
WNA Public Policy Council
I believe that it is vital, urgent, and imperative
that advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs)
are involved in health care advocacy. APRNs must
advocate for their own practice; if we don’t, others
will decide how we will practice.
Advocacy can take the form of paying dues to
state and national APRN groups who are constantly
monitoring the legislative landscape and reporting
back to members; advocacy can take the form of
being active within one’s employment organization
or regional APRN group. Larger healthcare
organizations may have a group of APRNs that meet
regularly and offer opportunities for networking,
professional
advancement,
education,
and
advocacy.
Advocacy can also take the form of serving on
one of the various boards within the Wisconsin
Nurses Association (WNA) or the board of
directors of the WNA APRN Forum. Older
members of these organizations, who have rich
institutional memory and have been part of many
previous legislative efforts, can serve as mentors
and role models for APRNs. The WNA Public Policy
Council (PPC) reviews as a group every piece of
health-related legislation that is proposed by the
state assembly or the state senate. We take one of
five positions: strongly support, support, take no
position, oppose, or strongly oppose. If we strongly
support or strongly oppose a piece of legislation,
Gina Dennik-Champion, executive director of
WNA, or one of the members of the PPC will testify
at the bill’s hearing. Gina frequently testifies at bills’
hearings on behalf of Wisconsin’s nurses. Another
option for WNA is to write a letter of support or
opposition for a piece of legislation.
If there is an issue that is relevant to your
practice, i.e., inability to write home health orders,
or inability to admit your patient to a skilled care
facility or hospice, you can email or call your
representative in congress in Washington. The
American Nurses Association (ANA) and American
Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) provide
a way to send an email to legislators within
their websites, often with several sample letters
provided to help guide you. John Sides (2013)
advises “while both mail and personal contact
increase the chances of being seen by legislators,
personal contact is especially effective on salient
issues. If there’s an issue you care about, go
ahead and pick up the phone – you’ll make more
of an impact than if you send an email.” You will
most likely speak to a secretary or legislative aide,
but your opinion will be counted and passed
on to your congressman. You can find your
representatives in the House of Representatives
and the Senate and their contact information at
http://whoismyrepresentative.com/. You can find
your state senator and member of the assembly at
http://legis.wisconsin.gov/. A good time to meet
in person with legislators is when they are back in
home districts during summer months when their
legislative sessions are adjourned. The notices for
legislator visits can be found in the local newspaper
or on legislators’ websites. When you speak at
these town hall meetings, you may be limited to
a few minutes to speak, and your comments are
sandwiched between someone complaining about
milk prices and another talking about permits
to hunt wolves. Remember that you are there
representing not only your own views, but those of
the patients you care for.
When you call or email your state or federal
legislators you typically get a form email as a
response, usually within a week or so of your
contact. Their usual canned response is not the
point. The point is that they are hearing from
APRNs, and the number of people either for or
against an issue is what influences a legislator.
APRN members provide feedback to their
legislators, educating them and providing expert
testimony about the issues that they face caring for
patients in their districts. It is said that a legislator
is influenced by as few as five contacts from
constituents.
Of course they are also highly influenced
by campaign donations, and that is another
conversation. It is challenging in today’s moneysoaked political environment not to get cynical and
disenfranchised, thinking the average constituent’s
voice is being drowned out by the money from
special interests. It would be a sad day in the
history of the U.S. when concerned constituents
stop caring. We must remain engaged. If we don’t,
we cannot be surprised or angry when we lose
ground to groups which oppose us.
When you personally make a visit to your
legislator’s office, either in Madison or in
Washington D.C., it helps to be prepared. Ideally
you should make an appointment, or you may be
disappointed that someone isn’t there to talk with
you. You may not be able to talk to your legislator
if they are not in on the day you are visiting, so be
prepared to talk to a legislative aide who may be
young and a novice as far as knowing health care
issues. For that matter, your legislator may not
know much about what you want to talk to them
about. Most legislators, with a few exceptions, are
not health care experts. Some of the best advice I
ever received about talking to legislators/aides was
that you should approach them like you approach
a patient that needs teaching about some aspect
of their care. Keep it simple, have a summary of
the issue in bullet points that you leave with them
(often available on the WNA or AANP websites),
discuss personal stories from your practice that
illustrate the need for the legislation, and why
you are asking for their support. Always leave a
business card or your contact information on the
paper you leave with them. Respect the legislator/
aide’s time, and keep the visit to 15-20 minutes.
It can be intimidating to make legislator
visits alone for the first time. There is strength
in numbers, and it helps to go with someone
who has done this a few times, to learn the
ropes. It’s a good reason to belong to state and
national APRN groups. The Certified Registered
Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and Certified
Nurse Midwives (CNMs) have been much more
successful in persuading their colleagues to join
the state/national groups, boasting much higher
participation than nurse practitioner groups.
This collegiality serves an important purpose.
When APRNs belong to their state and national
organizations, there is better information flow
and ability to give feedback for the individual
practitioner. It is imperative that we APRNs speak
with a united voice when we speak with others
outside our ranks. We need to do all the talking/
arguing/persuading behind closed doors, so
that when we are participating in forums with
other health care professionals, employers, and
legislators we speak with one, united voice. We
have regrettably been defeated many times in the
past by fractures within nursing ranks.
Belonging to one’s professional organization(s)
is a professional obligation, and has far-reaching
effects. Even so, some nurses object to the cost of
dues. It’s important for new APRNs to know that
most employers provide continuing education
monies and may pay for one or more annual
memberships in professional organizations.
Nursing is the largest group of healthcare
providers in the U.S., with 3,083,487 active RNs
(Kaiser Family Foundation, 2015), and 267, 562
currently practicing APRNs
(ACNM, NACNS, AANA,
AANP, 2015). Imagine if
we could harness the power of this large group
for reforming health care delivery to one that is
team-based, with the most salient person on the
team as team leader. Imagine if we could summon
the grassroots support from nurses and APRNs
to bombard their representatives repeatedly with
emails, describing the logistical difficulty they
are having getting services to their patients, in an
effort to finally allow APRNs to admit their patients
to home care, skilled care, and hospice. Imagine
if we as nurses could support our professional
organizations so that our voice would be louder
and more influential in Madison and Washington
DC. This is something we can envision; this is
something we can accomplish! I invite all APRNs
to take a step to advocate for patients and our
professions. Today.
American
Association
of
Nurse
Anesthetists
(2015). Qualifications and capabilities of the
CRNA.
Retrieved
from
http://www.aana.com/
ceandeducation/becomeacrna/Pages/Qualificationsand-Capabilities-of-the-Certified-Registered-NurseAnesthetist-.aspx
American Association of Nurse Practitioners (2015). NP
fact sheet. Retrieved from www.aanp.org/all-aboutnps/np-fact-sheet
American College of Nurse Midwives (2015). Midwives
and birth in the United States. Retrieved from http://
www.midwife.org/Essential-Facts-about-Midwives
Kaiser Family Foundation (2015). Total number of
professionally active nurses. Retrieved from Kff.org/
other/state-indicator/total-registered-nurses/
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
(2015). CNS census. Retrieved from www.nacns.org/
html/cns-census.php
Sides, J. (2013). How constituent contact matters in
the U.S. Congress. The Monkey Cage. Retrieved
from
http://themonkeycage.org/2013/04/29/howconstituent-contact-matters-in-the-u-s-congress/
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Kathryn Lammers
The Wisconsin Environmental Health Nurses
Coalition was formed about 2006 by Laura
Anderko PhD, RN and Betty Koepsel MS, RN of
UW Milwaukee School of Nursing by calling for a
meeting in Madison. They presented a solid plan
with officers, a mission, and a vision. We eagerly
signed up.
oMission: The WEHNC is committed to
advancing the nursing profession and
protecting the public using environmental
health nursing principles, through initiatives
that impact practice, research, education,
and policy in Wisconsin.
oVision: Inspiring Wisconsin Nurses to
protect, conserve, and educate to improve
our environment and our health
In the beginning years we would host panel
discussions and presenters at the annual meetings.
We held networking meetings with Minnesota and
Iowa for conferences, position statements, and
methods to reach out to nurses. The excitement of
learning from other nurses was highly interesting.
As a result, our confidence grew to write WNA
references also called position statements:
oGlobal Climate Change and Human Health
(2008)
oPlastics in the Environmental (2011)
oDisposal of Pharmaceuticals and Personal
Care Products (2011)
oCoal Burning and Health Effects (2011)
Some of our successful methods include:
oSpeaker sessions and panels at the annual
meetings
oLuncheons to share experience and goals at
annual meeting
oEducational posters at annual meetings
oWebinars and recordings
oNurses Day at the Capital presentations
oAnnouncements in Stat and Monitor
oNetworking
oLillian Mood Award
oPublic Policy Council support
oDeveloping partnerships
oBeing a resource to students and faculty
Our partners include:
oAlliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
oWisconsin Environmental Health Network
oPhysician Social Responsibility
oClean Wisconsin
When we held our luncheon in 2015, the
members described a variety of projects in
hospitals, the community, and nursing homes.
The members supported efforts and valued
being together to share our interests. Each year
nurses and other health care professionals have
made improvements with waste management,
sustainability,
food
quality,
local
farmer
cooperatives, and red bag waste.
We feel good about the growth of green
practices.
The GrapeVine
Project Continues to
Set the Bar High
The GrapeVine Project is
a health education outreach
program of the Wisconsin
Women’s Health Foundation
(WWHF).
The
GrapeVine
Project sprouted out of the idea
that faith communities would
be a great point of contact for
sharing health and well-being
resources with women across Susan Richards
the state. This idea took off
and the seeds that were sown nearly 15 years ago
continue to thrive. The GrapeVine Project has
recently branched out to welcome all registered
nurses who carry a Wisconsin license. The goal
of the program is to train and equip Wisconsin
nurses with the necessary tools to enhance their
educational role in their community. The nurses
conduct free, one-hour educational sessions
in their communities at various venues such as
libraries, churches, schools, and senior centers.
Currently WWHF partners with over 100
volunteer nurses through the program, and
reaches over 1200 Wisconsin women annually.
The GrapeVine units include a PowerPoint
presentation, talking points, audience handouts,
nurse reference materials, and small gifts for the
attendees. Unit topics include:
Breast Cancer – Dementia – Breastfeeding –
Gynecological Cancers – Cardiovascular Disease –
Osteoporosis Mental Health: Depression & Anxiety
– Diabetes Prevention – Domestic Violence – Oral
Health
This past June, GrapeVine offered a two-day
conference open to all pre-registered nurses.
Due to its great success, the conference will now
be an annual event. The 2016 conference will
be held in Madison on June 13 & 14. Our focus
areas will include heart health, mental health,
promoting healthy relationships, and advanced
care planning. A variety of break-out sessions
and networking opportunities will also be on the
agenda. Check the WWHF website (www.wwhf.
org) for further details and registration in the
new year.
Our commitment to Faith Community Nurses
(FCNs) continues stronger than ever with the
annual scholarships we offer. Two scholarships
up to $750 each will be made available to nurses
in Wisconsin who are interested in taking a Faith
Community Course. The scholarship details
and specifications are available on the WWHF
website and at this link: http://www.wwhf.org/
grant s - scholarships / faith - communit y parish nurse-scholarship/.
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SAVE THE DATE
The Church Health Center presents the
2016 Westberg Symposium
“Faith Community Nursing resilience: Yesterday,
Today and Tomorrow”
Celebrating 30 Years
April 7-10, 2016
Double Tree Chicago North Shore Hotel and Conference Center, Skokie, IL
****Make reservations early****
Symposium Description
From pioneering health ministry in congregations
30 years ago, to walking with people through difficult
times and overcoming doubt, faith community nurses
(FCN’s) have flourished in resilience. The Westberg
Symposium will focus on the ways FCN’s make their
mission more resilient through continuing to explore
relationships between faith and health in their lives
and ministries. Rooted in the inner strength flowing
from a personal relationship with God, resilience in
faith community nursing sustains belief in a better
way of caring for people.
Faith communities are present over time to
support the wellbeing of individuals and communities
through the changes life brings. Research sheds
light on the role FCNs play in whole-person health
and the faith community’s well-being. Strategies
that encourage inner strength and resilience are
important to longevity, maturity, and positive
outcomes of faith community nursing.
This conference will bring to light ways FCNs live
out their resilience as they continually support and
sustain the relationship between faith and health.
Symposium Objectives:
1. Examine resilience in spiritual development.
2.Identify how resilience is demonstrated
through faith community nursing practice
within faith communities.
3.
Examine the emerging outcome-based
research of faith community nursing practice.
4. Discuss strategies for faith community nursing
that support personal, professional, and
organizational resilience.
Faith Community
Nursing Coalition
Kris Wisnefske, MSN, RN FCN
Greetings from the chair of WNA’s FCNCMIG.
You may wonder what is FCNCMIG? This acronym
stands for Faith Community Nursing Coalition
Mutual Interest Group and was known in the
past as the Wisconsin Parish Nurse Coalition.
As you may have heard, our steering committee
met as a group in person in September. One of
our challenges has been to find and connect with FCN’s throughout Wisconsin. As a potential means
of increasing our connection to all FCN’s in WI,
we have decided to meet on a monthly basis and
the majority of those meetings will be conference
calls. You as a Faith Community Nurse are invited
to participate. Call in information and the dates are
available through WNA. I .as well as the rest of the
steering committee look forward to connecting
with all of you. It you would like more information
please contact me through WNA. Many Blessings.
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Nightingale Tribute
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We have the following items available in
our offices. Please contact Brianna Neiderman
at [email protected] or 800-3623959 for more information.
• “Looking Back, Moving Forward” The
WNA’s 100th year books at only the
cost of postage.
• WNA T-Shirts at $10 for short sleeve
and $15 for long sleeve.
NURSING OPPORTUNITIES
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
Central Wisconsin Center for the
Developmentally Disabled
CNAs • LPNs • Staff Nurse (RNs) • Nursing Instructor
We have a beautiful campus in a friendly health care
setting for the Developmentally Disabled.
Come join our Nursing Team! The Department of Health
Services; Division of Long Term Care; Central Wisconsin
Center (CWC); has full and part time openings for Certified
Nursing Assistants (CNAs) with paid certification provided,
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN), Registered Nurses, and other
nursing positions.
We are committed to our staff and have an outstanding
onboarding training program to prepare you for the job. The
State of Wisconsin provides an excellent benefits package and a
competitive salary that includes shift differentials. Other benefits
include free on-site parking and a 24 hour fitness center!
RN/LPN Special Requirement: Eligible for or possession of a
Wisconsin LPN/RN license.
View our open positions at www.wisc.jobs
or call Terri Jacobson, CWC Human Resources at
(608) 301-1781 or email
[email protected]
CWC is located on 317 Knutson Drive,
Madison, Wisconsin 53704
An Equal Opportunity Employer
January 2016
Honor. Celebrate. Remember.
The WNA CEAP Committee is continually looking
for qualified nurse peer reviewers to become part of
our review team. Nurse peer reviewers must have at
least a bachelor’s degree in nursing, and some level
of involvement in continuing nursing education is
helpful. Consider joining this dedicated group of
nurses serving their professional association!
For more information, please contact Megan
Leadholm at 608-221-0383, ext. 203 or megan@
wisconsinnurses.org.
Wisconsin Nurses Association is accredited
as an approver of continuing nursing education
by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s
Commission on Accreditation.
The Nightingale Tribute is a ceremony that
can be used during a funeral service to honor a
Registered Nurse for their commitment to their
patients and their dedication to nursing. The
Nurses Foundation of Wisconsin has materials on
the WNA website that you can use to conduct the
Nightingale Tribute. We also collect the names of
nurses who have recently passed away so that they
can be honored at WNA’s Membership Assembly
and Annual Meeting and at the NFW Lamplight
5k Run/Walk. Below are those nurses that were
honored at the 2015 WNA Membership Assembly
in October.
More information is available at www.
wisconsinnurses.org/nfw.
Helen Aasen
Tracey Anderson
Sister Claire
Patricia Conley
Barbara Thoman Curtis
Marilyn Dethlifsen
Brenda Dockery
Lori Fayes
Kim Gensler
Carol Ginder
Ruth Hanson
Agnes Kline
Anne Marie Maxfield
Mary Naber
Lois Olsen
Judy Poulsen
Ruth Rochon
Donna Schultz
Betty Waring
January 2016
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