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The Monitor

American Association of Critical Care Nurses - Greater Milwaukee Area Chapter

2016-2017 Board Members

President: Jessica Panfil

President-elect: Deb Casper

Vice President: Available

Vice President-Elect: Available

Treasurer: Lori Grade

Treasurer-elect: Available

Member At Large (Membership):

Carrie Brandt

Member At Large (Social Media &

Outreach): Jenny Hansen

Treasurer-elect: Available

Secretary: Val Kolmer

Board Learning Partners: Available

Interested in becoming a board

member? Let us know! Email us at

milwaukeeeaacn@gmail.com

Walk with me for a minute. A nurse just received word that she got a job on the Progressive Care Unit at Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI. After meeting new co-workers, taking a tour and getting settled into her locker, she is introduced to Essentials of Critical Care Orientation (ECCO). This is a computerized, interactive course provided by AACN for nurses taking care of acutely and critically ill patients. As part of the orientation process, ECCO takes approximately 69 hours to complete using a binder about 6 inches thick. It is overwhelming to say the least, but the excitement of this new venture conquers any fear. Watch as this leads the nurse down a path that involved becoming a member of national AACN, and ultimately GMAC. After experiencing educational sessions, a phenomenal June Dinner, and inspiration from GMAC members at the 2015 Strategic Planning meeting, the nurse was ready to take the next step and become the GMAC Member-at Large. She is excited as she learns about GMAC and steps up to help them move forward. She works hard throughout the year and uses their events not only as professional development, but also as her own personal outlet. Fast forward to a board meeting at Saz’s. The board members had just gotten done with dinner where they discussed what comes next for GMAC in the upcoming year. The nurse pondered what her future role would look like when the president at the time, Carrie Brandt, said, “I think you would be great as president.” This one sentence gave her the courage to step forward and focus her flame on her vision of the future. That nurse was me. Being a part of GMAC has helped me grow as a nurse and has allowed me to give back to my community and my profession. The national AACN theme says it best, IT MATTERS. It all matters, so that we can make our optimal contribution to our patients and their families. This is the vision of AACN and the motivation behind GMAC.

Message from the President — Jessica Panfil

Inside this issue:

Treasurer’s Report: 3

Education: 4

CCRN/PPCN Review: 5

Social Media/Events: 7

Calendar: 8

Membership: 9

Strategic Plan: 11

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Message from the President, continued — Jessica Panfil

AACN President, Clareen Wiencek, was the inspiration behind writing this message. At the 2016 National Teaching Institute in New Orleans, I was able to hear her say, “Living that vision means that each of us must show up, speak up and not give up.” Her words at the conference gave me the motivation to show up, speak up, and not give up when it comes down to what matters most. Everything. With that said, I am humbled to serve as the 2016-2017 GMAC President. My vision for this year is full of laughter, education, and membership. It is time to let GMAC shine through the chapter members that matter. It is time to “Reach out to team members and thank them for being there, for giving to humanity when needed most.” Clareen Wiencek, AACN President. So, thank you. Thank you for the opportunity to be your President. Thank you for your contribution to nursing. Thank you for making this year matter.

Current President Jessica Panfil and

Past President Carrie Brandt at 2016

NTI.

Remembering a Great Leader and Friend…

As we move forward we take a look back and remember our dear friend who

has blazed the path for so many of us. A true leader in the nursing

profession, Mary Kay Feeney was an integral part of the GMAC family and

losing her has left a hole in our hearts. Mary Kay was a constant encourager

of certification and professional advancement and because of your generous

donations in her honor GMAC will be providing several scholarships for

nurses attending certification reviews this year.

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Treasurer’s Report- Lori Grade

Treasurer’s Report

GMAC starts the fiscal year out strong, ready to support all the activities that make our chapter great. The

chapter’s income comes primarily from membership dues and revenue from educational offerings like the

PCCN/CCRN review course. That money is then used to cover catering costs for our educational sessions,

speaker fees and other related costs for review courses. We also offer scholarship money for NTI.

Our goal this year, as always, is to use this money wisely, and to provide quality programming for our

members. We want our education sessions to be meaningful and bring value to your practice. If you have

topics that you’d like to see covered at one of our sessions, or have a great speaker you’d like to

recommend, please share that with a board member. We want to make every meeting a worthwhile

experience!

GMAC Financial Standing as of 7/31/16

Wells Fargo Checking 3,484.86

Wells Fargo Savings 10,574.85

Paypal Account 976.37

Baird Investment Acct. 21,516.06

Total assets: 36,492.07

IT MATTERS to Become a GMAC Board Member

We have the following board member positions open for this year: Vise President-elect, Treasurer-elect,

and Board Learning Partners! Are you considering becoming involved? Take that next step and get to

know what GMAC has to offer! Contact any board member with questions, or email

milwaukeeaacn@gmail.com for further information.

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Education Committee-

Welcome to another exciting year of AACN-GMAC educational opportunities – a great way to continue building your

knowledge and skills as well obtain CE credits needed to maintain your certification. Members of the Education

Committee met on 8/30/2016 to finalize sessions for 2016-2017. Due to scheduling processes at the Wheaton

Franciscan Mayfair location, we will not be able to confirm the exact dates and locations for the February and April

2017 sessions. Rest assured we have some unique and interesting sessions coming up that you will not want to miss!

Updates will be posted on the AACN-GMAC website as well as in future issues of the Monitor.

DATE TOPIC SPEAKERS

September 15, 2016 Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-Wauwatosa, 201 N. Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa Conf. Rooms 5A&5B

ABCDEF Bundle- Double Feature! 6:00-7:00 p.m. 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Anne Putzer, MSN, RN, CNS Catherine Zynecki, MSN, RN, CNS Panel Discussion with RT, PT, and Intensivist

November 15, 2016 Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-Wauwatosa, 201 N. Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa Conf. Rooms 5A&5B

6:00-7:00 p.m. Sepsis 7:30-8:30 p.m. Care of Lines

Allie Sment, MSN, RN, CNS Linda Bay, MSN, RN, CNS Paula Pinter, MSN, RN,CNS

Fees: FREE for AACN-GMAC members; Non-members $20/evening (2 CEUs); Students $10/night Registration and Light Dinner: 5:30-6:00 p.m.

Topics being set up for February and April 2017 include: “Transitioning Acute and Critical Care Patients to a Long Term

Acute (LTAC) Facility”, and “Simulation – including actual simulation stations”.

You are invited to join the Education Committee to help plan our June Dinner Event and topics for 2017-2018 sessions.

Our next meeting is on November 3, 2016, 6:00-7:30 pm., Habaneros Mexican Kitchen, 869 N. Mayfair Road,

Wauwatosa.

Questions? Contact Deb Casper: dcasper1017@gmail.com or Beth Hammer: bungalowhome@sbcglobal.net.

Go to GMAC website after each session to complete evaluation and get your

CEs: milwaukeeaacn.com, then click on Continuing Education Credits and

complete the survey.

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CCRN/PCCN Review

AACN-GMAC PRESENTS

Critical Care and Progressive Care Nursing Certification

Review Course

BY

Kay Hoppe MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN PCCN

Friday, October 7th, 2016

Friday, October 14th, 2016 8:30 am- 5:00 pm

AT

San Camillo Community 10101 W. Bluemound Rd

Wauwatosa, WI 53226

Complimentary lunch provided by San Camillo

“It Matters that nurses are certified, as evidence that we value patient safety and quality.” Clareen Wiencek, AACN President

Registration Form Registration Deadline: September 23rd, 2016

Name: ____________________________________

Address: __________________________________

City: _____________________________________

State/Zip: _________________________________

Phone: ___________________________________

Email: ____________________________________

Employer: _________________________________

Special Requests (physical limitations, food):

__________________________________________

$150 ________ GMAC or Local Chapter Member*

$200 _________ AACN Member *

$250 _________ Non AACN Member

*Must include national and chapter membership

information, copy of card or number for verification

*Paypal can be used for registration and payment on

milwaukeeaacn.com, service charge applies

*Refunds, less a $25.00 processing fee, will be made for

cancellations received prior to September 28th, 2016.

Registration confirmation to be sent by email. GMAC

reserves the right to cancel due to extenuating

circumstances. A full refund will be issued.

Make checks payable and mail to:

AACN-Greater Milwaukee Area Chapter

P.O. Box 1836

Milwaukee, WI 53201

Enrollment is limited by facility size--register early!

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CCRN/PCCN Review, Continued

Speaker:

Kay Hoppe MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN PCCN She has been a speaker for over 25 years. Her clinical background of over 30 years includes experience in ICU, CCU, Burn, Trauma and Cardiothoracic Surgery. She graduated with her Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and a Master’s Degree from the University of Wisconsin- Madison. She currently serves as a Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist for Froedtert Health-Community Hospital Division. She is well known throughout Wisconsin for her ability to take complex topics and make them fun and easy to understand.

Course Description This two-day program provides an extensive review of acute care nursing practice. This includes the care of patients in critical care, intermediate care, direct observation, step-down, telemetry, and transitional care units. The course provides a review of disease processes commonly encountered in the acute care setting along with pertinent pathophysiology, assessment, diagnostic testing and current treatment measures. The blueprint for the CCRN and the PCCN exams serve as the foundation for this course with primary emphasis placed on topics common to each of the exams. This course can be used as a CCRN and PCCN examination preparatory course as well as a means to obtain CERPs for recertification, or as a systemic review to those managing the care of acutely ill patients.

Inquiries: Email: milwaukeeaacn@gmail.com

COURSE CONTENT

CARDIOVASCULAR •Acute Coronary Syndromes/Unstable Angina •Heart Failure and Pulmonary Edema •Hypertensive Crisis •Cardiac Trauma and Tamponade •Shock States

HEMATOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY •DIC

GASTROINTESTINAL •Acute GI Hemorrhage/Esophageal Varices •Hepatic Failure •Pancreatitis

PULMONARY •Principles of Gas Exchange •Acute Respiratory Failure/ARDS •Pulmonary Embolus/Fat Embolus •Chest Trauma and Tension Pneumothorax

NEUROLOGY •Head Trauma (Basilar Skull Fracture) •Intracranial Hemorrhage •Epidural •Subdural •Subarachnoid •Ischemic Stroke

RENAL •Acute Renal Failure •Life Threatening Electrolyte Imbalances

ENDOCRINOLOGY •Diabetes Insipidus •Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH Secretion •Diabetes Mellitus / DKA •Hyperglycemic/Hyperosmolar NKS

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Social Media & Outreach- Jenny Hansen I am excited to be leading the Social Media/Outreach Committee this year and look forward to getting to

know each of you better at our meetings and events. The year is just beginning and we already have some

exciting plans in place. Our website is new this year and looks to be a positive change, we will upload your

information as soon as you join so you can start reaping the benefits. The new website will send out

automatic reminders for any events that are coming up and any that you sign up for. With all of our busy

schedules I think this is a great tool.

We are already in the planning stages for our fun events in the winter and summer… there may be some pins

to knock down and some glasses full of cheer, more to come on that. If you haven’t already “liked” our

Facebook page you can find us by searching AACN Greater Milwaukee Area Chapter of Critical Care

Nurses. To help spread the word about what a great organization we are and to include as many nurses as

possible we are looking for a point of contact at each hospital and school in our chapter’s area. If you are

interested, please email us at milwaukeeaacn@gmail.com.

Briggs & Al’s Run-

Briggs & Al's Run/Walk for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

For the 31st year in a row, AACN-GMAC will be volunteering at the

Briggs and Al's Run/Walk First Aid Tent. Thank you to all who are

continuing to volunteer this year and welcome to those who are joining

us for the first time! This opportunity to give back provides a service to

the run/walk participants and promotes our dedication to nursing!

Help out on September 17th, 2016 because IT MATTERS!

Volunteers needed from 0900-1200

Responsibilities include: -identify runners in distress over the race

course, especially near finish area, transport to medical tent, assess

needs and administer basic first aid and support

Equipment: stethoscope and watch

Free parking is available!

We hope to have a great GMAC presence this year, so email

milwaukeeaacn@gmail.com if you are interested! This is a truly fun

event that gives us an opportunity to give back to the community!

Visit their mainpage

at: http://www.chwevents.org/site/TR?fr_id=1160&pg=entry

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Calendar-

This is just the start of things to come. Click on the title of the event to be linked to our website,

www.milwaukeeaacn.com, to register for one or all of our events. See you there…

Educational Program Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 5:30pm CT in Wauwatosa, WI

Briggs & Al's Run/Walk for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 9:00am CT in Milwaukee, WI

CCRN/PCCN Review Course Friday, October 7, 2016 at 8:30am CT in Wauwatosa, WI

Pediatric CCRN Review Course Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 8:00am CT in Milwaukee, WI

Educational Program Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 5:30pm CT in Wauwatosa, WI

2017 NTI & Critical Care Exposition ~ SAVE THE DATE Monday, May 22, 2017 at 7:00am CT

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Membership- Carrie Brandt

Welcome to the beginning of another great year with GMAC. My name is Carrie Brandt and I am your

Member-at-Large: Membership Chair. This year, we are going to focus on “It Matters” and just what that

means to each of us in our professional lives, in our personal lives, and here at GMAC.

Without membership, there is no GMAC. One area that membership would like to focus on this year is paying

our knowledge, our commitment to nursing, and our appreciation for the numerous AACN and GMAC

benefits forward. Just how can you do that? It’s simple really. GMAC leadership is starting the year off by

sponsoring new members of GMAC. We are asking you to consider doing the same. First, invite a coworker,

a student, or a nurse you think may benefit from AACN-GMAC. Bring the nurse you would like to sponsor to

the September meeting or November meeting if they can’t make the first meeting. They must be an existing

national AACN member or be willing to become one before they can be a local chapter member. Then you

sponsor their GMAC chapter dues. We hope that you understand the value of paying it forward; mentoring

and sponsoring a new chapter member, all while helping GMAC grow exponentially.

GMAC membership forms have gotten an upgrade! GMAC leadership feels strongly this year about going into

the community and recruiting new members. The intention of our new membership form is to promote

AACN-GMAC at a variety of facilities including universities, hospitals and long-term facilities. The first page of

our membership form is a form that we can use as our new “calling card” with both information and access to

GMAC on Facebook, Twitter, the Web and via mail. If you are interested in being a representative of GMAC in

the community and assisting our leadership in promoting and recruiting for GMAC, please let anyone on the

board know. Thank you for considering this important aspect of membership!

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A few friendly reminders about membership:

Membership dues have increased to $35/year Sept. 1-Aug. 31

Student fees increased to $15/year

Non-member fees remain $20/meeting

**Change this year** Septembers meeting will be a paid meeting and dues will be required to attend

Bulk membership forms included in monitor will be accepted at the September and November

meetings only. Must have 5 in order to send to AACN. Savings is $9. Please print and fill out prior to

coming to meeting to save time. MUST HAVE A SEPERATE CHECK FROM GMAC DUES.

The GMAC membership form has gotten an upgrade! Please feel free to pass the flyers out at your

facilities. Also, please print and fill out your forms prior to the September meeting to ensure that

membership processing goes quickly prior to our dinner and educational session. Remember that

PayPal and mail are still an option as well. If you mail in advance and we have receipt before that

night, membership cards will be available to you that night. PayPal will be available that night and you

do not need to fill out the credit card information line (that is in the event that PayPal/card swipe is

not working). If paying by check, PLEASE HAVE A SEPERATE CHECK FROM AACN BULK MEMBERSHIP

FEES. If you are sponsoring someone’s chapter dues, ensure that you have filled this out on your

membership form and included their $35 fee on your check/PayPal total.

If using PayPal, please have ALL required information found on the membership forms included in the

PayPal payment section so that you can be entered into the national database. This is what GMAC

leadership uses for communication. Also, there is a convenience fee added to your membership fees

for processing when using PayPal.

I am excited to see many returning faces and meet some new faces as well. If anyone has any questions,

please do not hesitate to ask.

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IT Matters when we have a Strategic Plan

2016-2017 AACN-GMAC Goals

Goal: Strengthen the GMAC community through engagement and promote active involvement from

chapter members

Objectives: Promote membership through GMAC products, social media and outreach, AACN

ambassadors, GMAC sponsorships and meaningful recognition

Reach out to all healthcare organizations and nursing schools in the area for promotional information

Goal: Increase chapter awareness of main AACN Initiatives: Beacon, Certification, and Healthy Work

Environments

Objectives: Provide quality educational sessions to assist nurses with the ability to maintain excellence

Provide certification review course to enhance each individual’s nursing practice

Incorporate HWE standards throughout chapter events and sessions

Goal: Support personal connections amongst members by encouraging involvement

Objectives: Create a positive and enthusiastic atmosphere at all GMAC events with introductions and

information regarding current chapter updates

Strengthen connections through fun events for members, their families and friends

Consider scholarships, regional meeting and award recognition at the June celebration

Goal: Support the chapter by improving communication through organization

Objectives: Streamline all communication through milwaukeeaacn@gmail.com to ensure access to

information by more than one member, this includes a place to store contracts and files

Follow standards and guidelines of communication to ensure availability

Strategic Plan- 2016-2017