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ANA-MAINE

JOURNALWINTER 2020

President’s Message

Calling Maine’s Experienced and Invested Nurses Far and Wide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

ANA Nurses Vote Website Initiative . . . . . . 3

Angel of the Crimea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Home Care and Hospice Blaine House Tea . 4

Sister Consuela White Spirit of Nursing Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Accolades for Kappa Zeta-at-Large . . . . . . 6

Membership Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Join ANA-Maine to Celebrate Nurses at Hadlock Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Index

Catherine Snow

“I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my life in purity, and to practice my profession faithfully . I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug . I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession, and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed

to my keeping, and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling . With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work, and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care .” – Nightingale Pledge by Lystra Gretter 1893

Greetings and a Happy Healthy New Year to Each of You, Fresh off the press to you is this news: The World Health Assembly, the governing body of the World Health Organization, declared 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife in honor of the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth . In addition, ANA announced its 2020 theme: the “Year of the Nurse” with a colorful logo LEAD*INNOVATE*EXCEL

and declared its intention to elevate and celebrate the essential, robust contributions of nurses and will promote inclusivity and wide engagement of all nurses .

ANA will expand national Nurses Week in May this year to a month-long, once in a generation celebration! Organizations around the world are using this occasion to put the spotlight on nurses and the nursing profession . This will expand opportunities to elevate and celebrate nursing as a profession and a career, as we also appreciate the leadership, accomplishments, and influence of Florence Nightingale . For my final few President's messages, I have opted to share more on

President’s Message continued on page 3

ANA-Maine Goes Green with ANA-Maine JournalANA-Maine is “going green” by sending you the ANA-Maine Journal directly to your email rather than your mailbox.

This will provide you faster, easy access to the many articles contained in each issue.

Don’t miss an issue. To ensure you receive the ANA-Maine Journal, please subscribe today at https://tinyurl.com/ANAMEJournal. Members of ANA-Maine will continue to receive the ANA-Maine Journal via email and mail.

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Volume 16 • Number 1

Published by theAMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION-MAINEa constituent member association of the

American Nurses AssociationE-mail: info@anamaine .org

Web Site: www .anamaine .org

P .O . Box 647 Kennebunk, ME 04043

ANA-MAINE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Catherine Lorello-Snow, RN, PMHRN-BCPresident, South Portland

Catherine .snow@anamaine .org

Robert Abel, MSN, RN, CHPH, CCM, CMCPresident-Elect, Portland

Joanne Chapman, MEd, MSN, RN, NE-BCTreasurer, Falmouth

Jennifer Morton, DNP, MPH, PHNA-BCSecretary, Eliot

Mary Doherty, MSN, APRN, BC-PNP Director, Standish

Joyce Cotton, DNP, APRN-CNSDirector, Kennebunk

Suzanne Parkman, PhD, RN, CNEDirector, Falmouth

Erin Stratton, PhD, MS, RNDirector, Camden

Marianne Tarraza, PMH-NP, RNDirector, Cape Elizabeth

Contents of this newsletter are the opinion of the author alone and do not reflect the official position of ANA-MAINE unless specifically indicated . We always invite leaders of specialty organizations to contribute .

ANA-MAINE EDITORIAL COMMITTEEMichelle L . Schweitzer (Editor)

Juliana L’Heureux, BS, RN, MHSA (Co-Editor)Patricia Boston, MSN, RN, RRT

Jean Dyer, PhD, MSN, BSN, CNE

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Acceptance of advertising does not imply endorsement or approval by ANA-Maine of products advertised, the advertisers, or the claims made . Rejection of an advertisement does not imply a product offered for advertising is without merit, or that the manufacturer lacks integrity, or that this association disapproves of the product or its use . ANA-Maine and the Arthur L . Davis Publishing Agency, Inc . shall not be held liable for any consequences resulting from purchase or use of an advertiser’s product . Articles appearing in this publication express the opinions of the authors; they do not necessarily reflect views of the staff, board, or membership of ANA-Maine or those of the national or local associations .

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MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE:

We have been diligently working on ways to enhance your membership benefits and create open communication among all members in ANA-Maine . Continuing to use the data we received from our state-wide nurses survey, we are exploring a relationship with the Lunder Dineen Healthcare Alliance to deliver continuing education opportunities to our members, especially those in the rural parts of Maine . This initiative will require us to reestablish an Education Committee, consisting of three to five volunteer members who can work with Lunder Dineen and the ANA-Maine Executive Director to create and monitor the policies and procedures related to the delivery of these programs in the state . We would appreciate any member interested in working with us on this exciting new initiative to contact Jean Dyer, Executive Director through the ANA-Maine website www .anamaine .org . Thank you all for helping us make ANA-Maine a membership organization you belong to with pride .

FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

We have had a wonderful response to the call for CE reviewers to represent Maine in our partnership with the Connecticut Nurses Association . We are in the process of bringing a training session to Maine and look forward to developing a strong support service for all people/organizations wishing to receive Continuing Education Units for their continuing education offerings . Thanks to everyone who volunteered to become part of the review process!

Carole F. MacKenzie, M.Ed., BSN, RN-BC

Will you take a moment to think back to your first days as a nursing student or newly graduated nurse? Consider what it was like for you to apply what you had learned in your nursing education program to the clinical practice setting . Can you recall how you felt? Can you remember what, or perhaps who, helped you to navigate through the transition to practice as a nurse? Based on your experiences, what advice might you provide to a new colleague entering the nursing workforce today?

Now let’s consider the 21st century health care environment . Our present-day health care settings have become increasingly dynamic and complex . High acuity patient care needs and complex care environments present work challenges for all health professionals, most especially for novice nurses . Experienced and invested nurses are essential to the provision of high quality, patient and family centered care and to the provision of a legacy of care and support for the next generation of Maine’s nurses . This legacy will help to enable novice nurses to also provide high quality, patient and family centered care .

Nurse retention is pivotal to maintaining the nursing workforce statewide . Maine’s nursing leaders continue to be forward thinking and acting in addressing both the nursing workforce supply and demand needs, through the collection and analysis of workforce metrics and strategic planning . These data metrics are trended and maintained on the University of Southern Maine website at https://usm .maine .edu/nursing/nursing-workforce-data-state-maine

The workforce data collected reflects an annual increase in the number of applicants to nursing programs within the state and an annual increase in the number of newly graduated nurses . How can these qualified nursing students and accomplished nursing graduates be afforded the guidance and support they need to be able to continue the tradition of providing high quality patient-centered care to the residents across Maine, who rely on this care? We believe the answer lies in embedding a strong model for precepting nursing students, newly graduated nurses and experienced nurses transitioning to

Calling Maine’s Experienced and Invested Nurses Far and Wide

new roles or specialties in each care settings .Precepting has been described in various ways, but

the essence of precepting incorporates both the art and science of nursing and teaching . A knowledgeable and skilled preceptor provides a safe learning and care environment for both the novice nurse and the patient . Under the supervision and guidance of an experienced and invested nurse, this learning environment enables the new nurse to apply the knowledge learned in school to clinical practice, to gain confidence and skill in providing safe patient care, and to ultimately succeed and thrive in nursing .

Providing nursing students, new graduate nurses and nurses transitioning to new roles or practice areas with support and guidance can make the difference between high turnover and high retention . High turnover rates for novice nurses and stress negatively impact workforce needs and are also risk factors for patient safety and practice errors . (National Council of State Boards of Nursing) .

Have you considered learning more about the critical role of nurse preceptors? Are you interested in providing a legacy of supporting, guiding and retaining the next generation of Maine nurses? If you are, we’re Calling You to register for the 2020 Lunder-Dineen Maine Nursing Preceptor Education Program (MNPEP) . Thanks to the philanthropy of Mass General and the Lunder Foundation the program is cost-free to all participants and will provide them with the knowledge, skills and tools needed for precepting .

The November issue of the ANA Journal contained a summary article about the lessons we’ve learned and the best practices we can share based on five years of providing the Lunder-Dineen MNPEP .

To learn more about the 2020 MNPEP please contact us at info@lunderdineen .org or visit our website at https://lunderdineen .org/preceptorship

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the history, courage, and profound nursing leadership of Miss Florence Nightingale:

Nursing will celebrate the important legacy of Florence Nightingale, her life, courage and leadership with ceremonies planned throughout 2020, to mark the 1820, bicentennial anniversary of her birth . There are many resources available about the life and times of Florence Nightingale . In fact, no one article or book could cover all of her accomplishments .

During this bicentennial year, ANA-Maine will recognize Florence Nightingale in the quarterly journal newsletters .

We know how proud nurses are to honor Florence Nightingale . She provided extraordinary leadership to advance the status of women in Victorian era in England . She challenged the presumed social norms expected by her family and their upper class status, to become an English social reformer . She was a woman of faith, a statistician and the founder of modern nursing . As we know from nursing history, Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War (1853-1856) . Her leadership organized care for wounded soldiers . Her standards for nurses gave the women who trained with her a favorable reputation . Moreover, she became an icon of Victorian culture, made especially memorable by the image relayed about her from the Crimean soldiers . They described her as "The Lady with the Lamp," during the rounds she made to observe the wounded at night, at the Scutari Hospital .

As a social reformer, Nightingale taught about how providing the sick and injured with sunlight and fresh air supported their recovery . Her teaching about maintaining a healthy environment contributed to improving the healthcare for all sections of British society . She demonstrated how women could participate in the workforce when Victorian era norms discouraged them from holding jobs . Most noteworthy, Nightingale was a remarkably versatile writer .

Nightingale was also a statistician . In fact, she used her passion for numbers to document the visual data she recorded about patients she supervised . Her influence on documentation continues to be influential in nursing to this day . The American Statistical Association (ASA), recognized Nightingale's work on the organization's webpage, at thisisstatistics .org:

"When Florence Nightingale arrived at the British military hospital in Scutari, Turkey in 1856, the scene was pretty grim . The mortality rate was high, and the hospital was chaotic—even the number of deaths were not recorded correctly . Florence Nightingale established much needed order and method within the hospital’s statistical records . She also collected a lot of new data . In so doing, Nightingale learned that poor sanitary practices were the main culprit of high mortality in

President’s Message continued from page 1 ANA Nurses Vote Website Initiative

Erik Koeppen, ANA Government Affairs

WASHINGTON, DC – With healthcare reform and other nursing-related issues being so prominent in the 2020 campaign season, it’s more important than ever that registered nurses across America vote on November 6, to ensure that our voices are heard and our ballots are counted .

Hopefully nurses are checking the #NursesVote website, that launched on September 23, 2019 .

One in every 45 registered voters is a nurse . This fact underscores the impact of our collective voice . During the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) Year of Advocacy, we are working to make it as easy as possible for busy nurses to get out and vote this fall, to guarantee that elected officials understand that impact of our voices, firsthand .

ANA staff utilized virtually every platform at our disposal from Twitter to FaceBook to the Capitol Beat blog to the C/SNA Presidents, and Executive Directors and even more messaging, to come in the near future . But, as nursing leaders, we would love for you to also communicate the launch of the website to others . This is the site here: https://www .americannursetoday .com/nurses-vote/

Thanks to those who have already visited this site and we encourage all to reach out to those who haven't yet done so . Please visit the site today .

Since the launch, nearly 4,000 individual users have accessed the site . Our staff will continue updating the content on a weekly basis . You can count on ANA staff to be monitoring the election discussions for health care nuggets or, in particular, a mention of nurses .

ANA is always looking for ways to improve the content and member experience so please reach out to rnaction@ana .org with any thoughts or comments and please continue to re-visit the site often, as additional insights become available .

Also, at the center of ANA’s 2020 Get Out the Vote (GOTV) efforts is our new Civic Action Center, hosted on RNAction .org . There you can find everything you need to have your vote count on Election Day, as well as how to update your information if your voter registration has lapsed .

ANA is happy to answer any questions regarding the website launch or the content of the Nurses Vote site . Check the links published in this article for updated information .

hospitals . She was determined to curb such avoidable deaths . By using applied statistical methods, she made a case for eliminating the practices that contributed to the unsafe and unhealthy environment . Her work in statistics saved lives ."

Although nurses learn about Nightingale's leadership qualities in introductory courses, we seldom discuss the courage she displayed while she steadfastly maintained her vision to support the health and well-being of others . In the biography, "The Nightingales: The Extraordinary Upbringing and Curious Life of Miss Florence Nightingale," author Gillian Gill researched personal accounts about her upbringing . For example, we know that Nightingale never married . Letters reveal that she did come close to receiving a marriage proposal at one time, but when the opportunity came to advance the relationship, she discouraged the gentleman from ever asking the big question . When her family became aware about her refusal to marry, they were described by Gill as being so distraught that her mother fainted at the mere idea of her rejecting a suitable gentleman . Instead of marriage, Nightingale wanted access to education, so she asked her father to teach her the classics and mathematics .

Gill gives credit to Nightingale's two aunts named Patty and Julia Smith, for giving her the courage to break with Victorian norms about women and their role in polite society . They were two feminists in their day, who wrote letters and fund raised to promote advocacy for better hospitals and to provide humanitarian aid to the victims of the Irish potato famine .

Nightingale was also a woman of religious faith . Among the experiences Gill describes about Nightingale is one where she made a habit of visiting monasteries in Rome, when she traveled to the city in 1848, with family friends . She wrote in her travel journal about at least one episode experienced in Greece, when she heard the voice of God .

At 90 years of age, Florence Nightingale died on August 13, 1910, in London . A short death announcement was published in the Daily Graphic, a London newspaper . She was described as the "Heroine of the Crimean" and the article explained that her funeral would be the "quietest possible . . .in accordance with her strongly expressed wish ."

An international Nightingale 2020 Conference is planned in London, on October 27-28, sponsored by the Florence Nightingale Foundation . Check the website Nightingale2020 .com for information .

In the ANA-Maine spring edition, I will write about Florence Nightingale's letters, especially some of the originals that are securely archived at Boston University, in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center .

Respectfully submitted,Catherine Snow

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Minnie D. Wilbur

In 2020, international nursing organizations are celebrating the 200 year anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale . She was born in Florence Italy in 1820 and her parents named her after the Renaissance city . In 1910, Florence Nightingale died peacefully in her sleep, at 90 years of age, on 13 August 1910, in her room at 10 South Street, Mayfair, London . The offer of burial in Westminster Abbey was declined by

Angel of the Crimeaher relatives and she is buried in the graveyard at St Margaret's Church in East Wellow, Hampshire, near Embley Park . A memorial marble plaque dedicated to Florence Nightingale is located in the crypt in St . Paul's Cathedral, London . She became known as the "lady with the lamp," a name given to her by soldiers who were hospitalized as a result of battlefield injuries they experienced between 1954-1856, during the Crimean War .

A poetry tribute to Florence Nightingale, titled, "Angel of the Crimea" by Minnie D . Wilbur of Springfield, Illinois, was published in 1919, in the American Journal of Nursing .

Florence Nightingale founder of the

nursing profession (1820-1910)

Florence Nightingale memorial plaque located in the crypt in St. Paul's Cathedral, London In the Crimea (1854-1856) with soldiers, Florence Nightingale was named "the lady with the lamp"

Juliana L’Heureux

AUGUSTA, Maine - A ceremony to honor home health and hospice volunteers, board members and legislative guests was hosted at the Blaine House Governor’s Mansion, on November 7, 2019, during National Home Care and Hospice month .

Opening the ceremonies was the host Laurie Belden, executive director with the Home Care and Hospice Council of Maine . “I am pleased to introduce the home care and hospice stars among us during this annual ceremony,” said Belden .

Welcoming remarks were led by Kandyce Powell, executive director of the Maine Hospice Council and Center for End of Life Care . Awards presentations were led by Lisa Harvey-McPherson, vice president of Northern Light Health .

Joanne Hale received the Board Member of the Year Award for her volunteer service with Northern Light Home Care and Hospice . Michelle Malo who is with Hospice of Southern Maine accepted the Distinguished Service of the Year award .

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Joanne Hale (left) was awarded the Board Member of the Year

Award presented by Lisa Harvey-McPherson, vice-president

for Northern Light Health, at ceremonies hosted on November 7, 2019, at the Governor's Blaine

House Tea and Reception in Augusta

Blaine House National Home Care and Hospice annual ceremonial tea on November 7, 2019, guests

Stacy Power, BSN, RN, CHPN, staff development at Maine Health Care at Home (left) and Kandyce Powell,

executive director of the Maine Hospice Council and Center for End of

Life Care.

O Lady with the Lamp! Behold the glow,That heavenly flame you kindled long ago,Is sending now to every race and creed,Help for the helpless, gifts for those in need .That vital spark which woke in your brave soulBurns on and on, an ever fadeless glow .Years shall not dim its brightness, as they fly,For time is naught to deeds that never die .O pain of war! O joy of peace! No moreShall smolder low that heavenly flame which boreAid for all future centuries, to bindOur faith in God, our love for humankind .

Source: The American Journal of Nursing, Vol . 19, No . 5 (Feb ., 1919), p . 347

Published by: Lippincott Williams & WilkinsStable URL: http://www .jstor .org/stable/3405566

Caregivers of the year awards were presented to Lisa Freeman, with MaineHealth Care at Home and Eva Boyd with Care and Comfort . Volunteer of the year was presented to Paul Dupuis with Androscoggin Home Health Care and Hospice and Cathie Wallace with Hospice of Southern Maine .

Legislative guests included Rep . Margaret Craven who represents Lewiston, and Rep . Michelle Meyer, who represents Kittery, Eliot and Berwick, in the House of Representatives .

Contact Laurie Belden for information about the Home Care and Hospice Alliance of Maine at laurie@homecarealliance .org .

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The Sister Consuela White Spirit of Nursing Award was presented to Leslie Knight at the annual awards dinner on September 26 in Freeport, Maine .

Carole Parisien submitted the following nomination for Leslie:I am proud to nominate Leslie Knight for the Sister Consuela White Spirit of

Nursing Award . Leslie is a clinical nurse in the Ambulatory Surgery Unit at Maine Medical Center (MMC), Portland, Maine and truly embodies the nursing profession’s commitment to promoting community health .

Long before Leslie joined the Nursing Professional Excellence Council (NPEC) in 2010, at Maine Medical Center (MMC), she was a leader in community activities . Leslie’s active participation and leadership in supporting community outreach across the organization and the Portland community is worthy of recognition .

NPEC has included community service as a part of their charter, and have conducted numerous volunteer community activities each year under the leadership of Leslie . She has been instrumental in planning and implementing both formal outreach as well as outreach participation based upon need .

Leslie has led MMC clinical nurses involvement in community service in a variety of ways . Formally, as the chair of NPEC, Leslie has supported community health activities that allow the Council nurses opportunities to volunteer and support community needs . She has personally investigated opportunities and developed a work plan for community service projects based upon the needs of the community .

The first example is the Preble Street Teen Shelter . Leslie’s concern with the increasing homeless teen population in the Portland Maine area, led her to connect with the Preble Street Shelter Teen Center in Portland . Leslie truly believed that MMC nurses could make a difference in addressing the needs of the homeless teens and persevered through the challenges of the Shelter and successfully coordinated services for the upcoming holiday season . She guided the NPEC nurses through the complexity of the project and developed an extensive work plan in collaboration with the Shelter in which MMC nurses held a health education fair at the shelter and a donation drive at MMC .

The health education fair focused on a range of topics for teens to stay healthy during the winter . The topics of interest included nutrition, foot care and frost bite prevention, safe sex, hand hygiene, dental hygiene, and vital signs . The MMC nurses raffled a bike (Leslie’s personal donation) and an iPod Shuffle (donated), and celebrated the holidays with the teens . Thirty (30) teens, ages 12 to 20, attended the health fair . Additionally, Leslie obtained a wish list of items needed for the

holidays . Under Leslie’s direction, the MMC nurses placed donation boxes on every patient care unit . The donations filled eight SUV cars and raised $1,100 in cash for the shelter . Approximately 150 teens received holiday gifts due to the generosity of the staff at MMC . Because this drive was so successful, Leslie along with the MMC nurses decided to continue the drive through spring . The collection boxes remained on the units through the spring months . Additional clothing items were collected and brought to the shelter .

The health fair and donation drive was such a success with the teens that the Shelter leadership invited the MMC nurses back . This opportunity to continue working with the shelter is recognition of Leslie’s outstanding leadership and commitment to this vulnerable population .

The second example is the colorectal screening program . The MMC Cancer Institute has had numerous community outreach screening projects but this colorectal screening for the homeless population was one they needed help with . NPEC’s broad reputation for community service led them to Leslie . They connected with Leslie who immediately started collaborating with the project leader . Once the details of the project were identified, Leslie introduced the project to the NPEC community workgroup to explore volunteers .

As a result of the screens, there were nine homeless participants who required a colonoscopy procedure . These participants would be transported to a local hotel to check in for an overnight stay . Leslie was first to volunteer to meet the participants at the hotel so she could have hands on experience to more effectively communicate expectations to the NPEC volunteer nurses . Leslie’s vast knowledge of expert nurses with this procedure was extremely helpful in identifying volunteers from the surgical, psychiatric, endoscopy and interventional radiology units who would best serve this project . Leslie guided the volunteer nurses through their role to provide encouragement, education and motivate the participants during the colonoscopy prep process . The next morning, Leslie and volunteer nurse returned to the participant’s room to start the second part of the prep; again providing encouragement, education, and motivation . The participants were transported for the colonoscopy procedure . Simultaneously, Leslie coordinated a drive to collect toiletry items for the bags given the participants as they arrived at the hotel for their overnight stay .

These are just two of the numerous examples of Leslie’s service to the community and I believe this leadership and caring is worthy of this award .

Thank you for considering Leslie Knight for the Sister Consuela White Spirit of Nursing Award .

Carole Parisien, MSN, RN, Nursing AnalystMaine Medical Center, Portland, Maine

Sister Consuela White Spirit of Nursing Award

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Crystal M. Wiley Kramlich, BSN, RN, CMSRN, CLCPresident, Kappa Zeta at-Large Chapter, Sigma

Nursing leadership and excellence was recognized by Sigma Theta Tau International for Kappa Zeta at-Large chapter achievements . The mission of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International and Kappa Zeta at-Large Chapter is to advance world health and celebrate nursing excellence in scholarship, leadership and service . Crystal M . Wiley Kramlich, BSN, RN, CMSRN, is the president of the Kappa Zeta at-Large Chapter (Sigma), which includes Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, the University of New England, the University of Southern Maine, and Maine Medical Center . She is pleased to report the following accolades received over the past several years . Kappa Zeta at-Large received its fifth Chapter Key Award (1999, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2019) based on excellence in chapter-related activities such as:

• Membership recruitment and retention• Publicity and programming• Professional and leadership development• Local, national, and international collaboration (https://www .sigmanursing .org/advance-elevate/awards/chapter-key-awards)

Lynn Macken, RN, PhD, Kappa Zeta-at-Large Chapter Secretary, was instrumental in providing the extensive documentation needed to demonstrate evidence supporting the chapter’s application for the Chapter Key Award . We are grateful for her expertise and attention to detail . I was proud to receive the latest key on behalf of our chapter in Washington, DC, at Sigma’s 45th Biennial Convention, November 16-20, 2019 .

Also, the chapter received the Showcase of Regional Excellence Awards and was recognized for its work in fulfilling the Presidential Call to Action in all three categories (Connect, Catalyze, Collaborate), based on the Chapter Annual Report submission . The Showcase of Regional Excellence (SRE) is designed to recognize the good work in relation to the President Call to Action . Recognition is given at the regional level and spans the course of the biennium . Chapters recognized through the 2017-2019 biennium received certificates and had their chapter name posted on the Sigma website . Recipients were also recognized during the regional meetings at Sigma’s 45th Biennial Convention . (https://www .sigmanursing .org/advance-elevate/awards/xcellence)

Kappa Zeta-at-Large Chapter was highlighted in the September 2019 issue of Chapter Leader Emphasis, a biannual newsletter publication sent to more than 5,500 chapter leaders throughout Sigma . The chapter was recognized for membership outreach initiatives as noted in the 2019 Chapter Annual Report “Outreach to potential Nurse Leader applicants at our Practice Site: Two events were presented during night shift council outreach by our Chapter President. She presented to nurses who work the night shift eligible for nurse leader application, as well as advancement

on the clinical ladder as a representative of the Clinical Nurse Advancement Program nursing council at our practice site, Maine Medical Center. We also presented benefits of joining Sigma, or make the most of their membership if already inducted, during All Council for day shift nurses at Maine Medical Center.” (https://www .sigmanursing .org/why-sigma/about-sigma/sigma-organizational-fact-sheet)

Debra Kramlich, PhD, RN, CNE, CCRN-K, Kappa Zeta at-Large Chapter Leadership Succession Chair, was a candidate on the Sigma international ballot for a two year term on the Governance Committee . Sigma’s Leadership Succession Committee received over 800 nominations for 19 leadership positions; the candidates were selected after participating in a rigorous interview process . While Deb was not elected to the position, it was a great honor to be nominated and selected as a candidate . Since returning from the Biennial Convention, Deb has been appointed to the Charter Review Task Force (CRTF) for the 2019-2021 biennium . The CRTF is a sub-group of Sigma’s Governance Committee, charged with reviewing chapter charter applications for groups wanting to establish a new chapter at their institution as well as chapter charter amendment applications for groups wanting to amend their existing chapter charters .

Kappa Zeta at-Large Chapter hosted the 2019 Sigma Region 15 Collaborative Nursing Research Symposium, A Call for Research that Begs to be Translated into Practice ~ A Full-Day Symposium on Collaboration in Leadership, Research, and Scholarship. The symposium was held on Friday, October 11, 2019, at the University of New England’s Innovation Hall on the Portland campus . Lt . General Dorothy A . Hogg, Surgeon General, U .S . Air Force, served as our distinguished keynote speaker . Lt . Gen . Hogg, who hails from Limestone, Maine, and is a USM alumnus (BSN 1981), was recognized in the August 2019 issue of the publication Nurse Leader as a Leader to Watch . Her speech, titled “Disruptive Innovation: Thinking without the Box,” inspired the nearly 100 attendees from all over New England, including nurses in clinical practice, leadership, academia, and research, as well as nursing students, to create and sustain a culture of inquiry . The symposium offered more than 30 oral and poster presentations reflecting the latest in research and evidence-based practice . Lisa Harvey-McPherson, RN, MBA, MPPM, VP Government Relations for Northern Light Health, ended the symposium with an enlightening presentation on data, advocacy, and policy . An evening reception was held at the Clarion Hotel following the symposium to recognize poster award winners and raffle themed gift baskets to benefit the Milestones Recovery Center . To extend the opportunities for collaboration and networking, a ferry excursion to Peaks Island was offered, including golf cart tours of the island and lobster roll lunch . Symposium evaluation scores were high, and feedback/comments on the event were overwhelmingly positive . We look forward to assisting our colleagues in New Hampshire with planning for the 2020 symposium .

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Come join the Portland Sea Dogs and fellow members of ANA-Maine for Nurse Appreciation Night on Monday, May 11th (game begins at 6 pm)! Prior to the game, all nurses and their family members will be invited on to the field for a pre-game recognition parade around the warning track!

If you're interested in joining the parade, please be in the Left Field Grandstand by 4:45 pm . This area is located at the far end of the third base side of the stadium .

If you have any questions, please email Abarker@seadogs .com or call 207-879-9500 to speak with Alan in the Sea Dogs ticket office . Mention that you’re a nurse to receive discounted tickets .

Join ANA-MAINE to Celebrate Nurses at Hadlock Field

Registered Nurse (Med/Surg)Full Time Days

Mayo Regional Hospital is currently seeking a Registered Nurse in our Medical Surgical Unit for 36 hours per week. This position will be for 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Performs the functions of an RN in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the care of all assigned patients during the shift. Responsible for meeting all licensure and accreditation standards, and unit established standards of practice; for managing all assigned personnel, supplies and equipment; and for promoting teamwork with physicians and other personnel. We offer a competitive wage and benefits package, which includes: Group health/dental/life, 403(b) Retirement plan with employer match, tuition assistance and a generous paid time off program.

Please apply online at www.mayohospital.com, and/or E-mail resume to nkusnierz@mayohospital.com.

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As Kappa Zeta at-Large Chapter President, Crystal M . Wiley Kramlich says she is proud about all the chapter has accomplished and enthusiastically believes Kappa Zeta-at Large will continue to excel in the coming years . Since adding the Maine Medical Center practice site, the chapter has blossomed, adding more talented current and future nurse leaders to the organization . As a 2015 Nurse Leader inductee, Kramlich encourages all nurses to apply for membership and make the most of the opportunities . "We have so much to offer our members, and our success is truly the sum of each full contributor to the organization ." Please visit the website and contact Kappa Zeta-at-Large if you have any questions . https://kappazeta .sigmanursing .org/home

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