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MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY OF PERIANESTHESIA NURSES

Spring 2015 Volume 26, Issue 2

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Inside this issue: MASPAN Board of Directors 2

Newsletter Deadlines 2

Letter from the Editor 3

President’s Page 4-5 Director’s Corner 6

Governmental Affairs 7

Passion in Action winners 8-9

MASPAN Scholarship winner 10

MASPAN Opportunities 11

MASPAN Certification Review 12

ASPAN National Conference Information 13

New Members 14

MASPAN Spring Conference 15

Strategic Thinking 16-17

Recruiter Standings 18

MASPAN Committee Reports 19

ABPANC Certification Update 20-21

Upcoming Conferences 22

Announcements 23

MASPAN Mission and Vision 24

Missing e-mails 24

Cindy Mullen, RN, CAPA Drum Hill Surgery Center Lowell General Hospital

Nursing Passion in Action Awards

Christine Hill, BSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA Drum Hill Surgery Center

Lowell General Hospital

See Stories on Pages 8 & 9

January 15th

May 15th

August 15th

November 15th Please submit all articles via e-mail to Kathy Menard at [email protected]

Please submit your original articles to the Mayflower and be eligible for the MASPAN Newsletter Awards. MASPAN presents two $100 awards annually to two articles pub-lished in the Mayflower. If there is more than one author for the winning article, the $100 award is shared by the authors. Please send the articles to Kathy Menard at [email protected]

Mayflower Deadlines

Newsletter Contest

MASPAN Board of Directors

President Kathleen DeLeskey, DNP, RN, CNE, JBI-f

[email protected]

Interim President-Elect Anne Halliday, BSN, RN, CPAN

[email protected]

Secretary Donna Constant-Haley, BSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA

[email protected]

Interim Treasurer Maureen McLaughlin, MS, RN, CPAN, CAPA

[email protected]

Membership

Ellen Sullivan, BSN, RN, CPAN [email protected]

ASPAN Region 4 Director

Amy Dooley, MS, RN, CPAN [email protected]

Newsletter Editor/Desktop Publisher/ Web Mistress

Kathleen Menard, MS, RN, CPAN, CAPA 3 North Steele Street

Worcester, MA 01607 [email protected]

phone: 508-754-5116 www.maspan.org

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Letters to the Editor

MASPAN loves to hear from you! Please send your letters to the editor at [email protected]. We will publish your letters as space allows.

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Has Hell frozen over? Is this ever going to end, how

much more?? This has been brutal! Oh, you thought I was talking about the snow? Despite the fact that I think Hell has frozen over, and we are living in it, I was refer-ring to my dissertation. Almost there, I hope to defend in the be-ginning of April. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, and it’s not a freight train about to run me over!

Thirty years!

MASPAN is celebrating our 30th anniversary at the Spring con-ference. In honor of the momen-

tous occasion, MASPAN will offer a special member rate of $30 to attend on March 21st. There is still time to register, brochure and reg-istration are offered on the MAS-PAN website at www.maspan.org. Registration ends on March 16th. Hope to see you there! Remember, you are invited to stay for the ab-breviated board meeting after the conference.

PANAW

Be sure to let us know how you celebrated PANAW at your institu-tion, send pictures if available. As I have other years, I raffled off free

attendance to the MASPAN Spring Conference. The winners at UMass Memorial Medical Center were Martha Kupstas from the Hahnemann campus, Kim Wil-liams from Memorial, and Kim Oakes and Carol Dowen from the University campus. Congratula-tions to the winners! Did you win anything on your PANAW lottery ticket? Be sure to let us know.

Passion in Action Winners

We are fortunate to have two more Passion in Action winners from MASPAN, see their stories on pages 8 & 9. Congratulations ladies! If you are headed to the AS-PAN National Conference, don’t miss ASPAN Director Amy Doo-

ley’s discussion on the Art of Con-ferencing on page 6. The content is especially helpful for first-time attendees.

Happy Spring, no really, it is coming, really!! Hope to see you at the conference!

Kathy

Letter From the Editor

Kathy Menard, MS, RN, CPAN, CAPA, Editor and Publisher of the Mayflower and Web Mistress for maspan.org Kathy is the Perianesthesia Nurse Education Specialist at UMass Memorial Medical Center –University, Memorial, and Hahnemann campuses

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President’s Message

Winners All!

Kathy DeLeskey, DNP, RN, CNE, JBI-f also serves as MASPAN Director for Research. She is a Joanna Briggs Scholar and a professor at the Regis College/Lawrence Memorial School of Nursing

Patriot Nation rejoices! I hope everyone is enjoying

the snow . . . snow . . . snow. But it is alright since WE ARE THE C H A M P I O N S O F T H E WORLD ~ GO PATS!!! I love football and though my manicure took a nasty beating during the Super Bowl, I enjoyed the thrill of the game and the amazing ma-neuvering on the field. They played their hearts out and the pay-off was the Vince Lombardi Trophy and the adulation of the fandom and the league (not to mention huge bonuses). They cried, laughed, hugged, joked and endorphins presided.

PACU nurses also winners When PACU nurses play their

hearts out, they dole out expert assessment, early recognition and treatment of life threatening glitches, analgesic relief, reassur-ing comfort, appropriate suste-nance and hydration, thoughtful advice and sometimes, a little bit of themselves. Their bonuses include the flu, exhaustion, dried up hand skin, sore feet, varicosi-ties and holiday assignments. Most of the time, their patients do not remember them. Addi-tionally, they can enjoy a gour-met meal with expensive wine all while discussing a stage III wound exuding purulent drainage and a foul odor.

What would an alien think? Imagine for a moment that

you are an alien. You arrive on earth and begin to observe the life around you. You see the Su-per Bowl with its millions of fol-lowers and you see nurses work-ing in the PACU. What would you think? Perhaps the nurses are crazy?

Personal and consuming

We can never really see what an alien might see because we know too much and we are part of the society that spawns the

activities. But there is some-thing about being a nurse. It is personal and consumes us while we do our work. We connect on a private and intimate level with each individual patient. We give more than our expertise. If you do not love being a nurse, you cannot do it. It is not what I would call fun, but you can cer-tainly have fun doing it. You will not become wealthy doing it, at least not with dollars. Yet we do it for a lifetime. It’s hard to explain, or even understand. But you do it every day, and love it.

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An honor to serve It is such an honor to have

served as your president these last two years. I love seeing everyone at our seminars, espe-cially those of you who have been MASPAN members for many, many years. It makes me so proud to see so many peri-anesthesia nurses who keep abreast of the ever expanding list of treatments, medications and

methods of practice that help our patients heal faster and with fewer negative effects. I believe that MASPAN is one of the best ASPAN components with the most qualified members and the luckiest patients in the country!

Thank you, Kathy DeLeskey

Join the MASPAN BOD at the next meeting Benefits of Board membership:

Free attendance at MASPAN Seminars

Annual retreat with breakfast and lunch Points towards Clinical Ladder Awesome collegial relationships

Involvement in the development of our specialty

Next meetings to held: March 21, 2015 after spring conference Contact President Kathy DeLeskey ([email protected]) for more in-formation or to join us!!

President’s Message continued

But there is something about being a nurse. It is personal and consumes us while we do our work.

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Amy Dooley, MS, RN, CPAN is a staff nurse at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center. She is also a clinical instructor at St Anselm College. Amy is our new ASPAN Region 4 Director [email protected]

The Art of Conferencing

Both an art and science The beauty of nursing is that it is

considered both an art and a science. The science part being the technical medical data associated with a diag-nosis, the art part being the humanis-tic and holistic care of the patient. The successful patient experience includes equal doses of art and sci-ence. The same can be said for con-ference participation. The obvious piece of conferencing involves a di-dactic portion of attending sessions, listening to the speakers, poster pres-entations, and reviewing Power-Points. There is another more subtle component of conferencing and that is the “art” portion. It is the humanis-tic element that you will not find in the conference program but may be the most satisfying part of your ex-perience.

Unique chance to interact The humanistic piece of confer-

encing is the “art” involving interac-tions with other attendees that pro-vides the expanded view of your spe-cialty. The arena of many partici-pants, who are dedicated to a spe-cialty, gathered in one venue offers the unique chance to interact. This interaction is the crux of the human-istic portion. It takes effort, trust, and self-confidence to take the plunge and begin interacting with a person you do not know. However you DO know something about this stranger, they are interested in the topic of the conference or they would not be present. When you put your-self out there you will find many sur-prising commonalities. The technique to enter into this relationship is easy and can be used at any time such as

standing in line for a meal or visiting the vendors. Another simple idea is to sit next to a person who is sitting by themselves. Strike up a conversa-tion by inquiring if this is the first time they have attended a conference. Introductory information about your-self can set them at ease and offer a topic of mutual interest.

Benefits are vast

The benefits of participating in the “art” of conferencing cannot be exaggerated. You will find a person

with perhaps a best practice idea for your unit or a common issue that validates that your struggle is not an isolated incident. A camaraderie may develop leading to a future profes-sional relationship. Learning from one another can be just as informa-tive as listening to content experts at the podium. The benefits are vast and the base knowledge gained from one another is the best part of confer-encing. Try it!

Director’s Corner

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Intrigued by NIWI Upon reflection, I realize it’s

been five years since I started as the Governmental Affairs Chair for MASPAN. I had been on the ASPAN Governmental Affairs Committee for a couple of years and was very intrigued by the Nurse in Washington Internship (NIWI). In the summer of 2009, I applied for and received the AS-PAN scholarship to attend the NIWI in March of 2010.

Learn about legislative process

At NIWI, there were nurses from all over the country and many different nursing specialties

and we were all there to learn more about the legislative process. Jennifer Kilgore and I, as the AS-PAN scholarship winners, were privileged to spend time with AS-PAN President Kim Kraft. It was an action-packed few days where we learned a lot, especially from the legislative aides.

Service on ASPAN GA SWT

I have remained on the AS-PAN Governmental Affairs Stra-tegic Work Team (SWT). I enjoy meeting with other nurses to net-work and learn what is going on in other regions of the country at the ASPAN National Conference.

ASPAN publication helpful The Governmental Affairs

Primer at www.aspan.org is a great resource to learn more about the legislative process. It outlines how you, as a nurse, can be more aware of how what happens on Beacon Hill and Capital Hill will affect you, your practice and your family. Some of the issues that are current hot topics are staffing ra-

tios, patient safety and funding for nursing education. Opportunity to serve

Consider joining me on MAS-PAN’s Governmental Affairs Committee and feel free to discuss your thoughts with me at MAS-PAN’s spring conference in March.

Governmental Affairs

Ann Halliday, BSN, RN, CPAN is the MASPAN Governmental Affairs Chair. She is employed at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Boston.

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gery, their siblings and families. The tour begins in pre-op hold-ing area where the children are able to dress Surgi-Sam for sur-gery, experience the operating room and PACU. There is also a short movie to reinforce the experience and answer ques-tions. She also reconnects with the children and their families of the day of surgery, providing complete connected care. Last year during PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week (PANAW), Cindy took this pro-gram to a nearby day care cen-ter. A great success, they would like this program to be presented on a yearly basis. This is an op-portunity to showcase a quality service and build a caring rela-tionship with the community.

Professional certification Over the past year Cindy has

taken professional accountabil-ity to advance her professional practice and became certified as a CAPA. She also maintains her certification in BLS, ACLS and PALS. Cindy has served on our Unit Based Council (UBC) as the chairperson and been a part of the Nursing Practice Council. Professional organizations

She is a member of the AS-PAN and MASPAN. Cindy is very active with MASPAN at-tending the fall and spring con-ferences and taking part in the fund-raising for the organiza-tion. She is also a member of the New England Ambulatory Nurses Network (NEANN).

Dedicated and experienced Cindy has thirty-five years of

nursing experience with twenty-two years of experience in the preoperative area and PACU. Many of Cindy’s co-workers feel privileged and honored to work with such a dedicated and experienced nurse, valuing her easy going demeanor and great sense of humor that promotes a positive working environment.

Kids in Surgery Program Cindy is part of a research-

based program, “Preparing Your Child for Surgery” that reduces fear and anxiety of the unknown. Cindy has taken ownership of the program and meets with families and their children to present the “Kids in Surgery Program” with Surgi-Sam the monkey. This is a hands-on ex-perience for children having sur-

Nursing Passion in Action

Cindy Mullen, RN, CAPA Drum Hill Surgery Center~ Lowell General Hospital

MASPAN is pleased to present two MASPAN winners of the ABPANC Nursing Passion in Action Award

Cindy Mullen, RN, CAPA

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She attends their quarterly pres-entations for continuing educa-tion credits.

Volunteerism

Cindy volunteers in her com-munity at the North Reading

Senior Center where she partici-pates in blood pressure clinics and annual flu shots.

Professionally involved Christine has been a BSN, RN

for thirty-three years and has spent the last twenty-seven of them working in her specialty as a preoperative, PACU and pread-mission testing nurse. Christine has been dual certified as a CAPA and CPAN nurse for over 12 years. She is an active mem-ber of ASPAN and MASPAN. She has also served on the VT/NH Board as the Education C h a i r p e r s o n . Quality Improvement

Christine is our Quality Im-provement representative and is active on this committee present-ing the results of audits and data collection. She is diligent, accu-rate and clearly disseminates all the information from the commit-tee meetings to staff meetings on a one to one basis so that every-one has a good understanding of

what data she is collecting and the purpose for its collection. Most recently she collaboratively developed a project looking at preoperative surgical wait times for patients receiving and not re-ceiving a block.

BLS instructor

Christine is also a BLS in-structor and usually facilitates most of the staff at the Surgery Center to maintain their certifica-tion. She also volunteers her time in the community teaching BLS. Christine also has her ACLS, and PALS certification that are re-q u i r e d f o r h e r j o b . Do Your Job!

Christine’s positive attitude and approach to looking at the glass always half full is an asset to our unit. Her motto is “DO YOUR JOB!!!” She is usually able to unwind the Gordian knot.

Christine Hill, BSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA Drum Hill Surgery Center~ Lowell General Hospital

Both Cindy and Christine were nominated by Donna Constant-Haley, BSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA from Drum Hill Surgery Center at Lowell General Hospital.

Christine Hill, BSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA

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Congratulations to Melanie Hughes, RN, CPAN, winner of a MASPAN scholarship towards completing her BSN. Melanie was deemed to be an excellent candidate for the award and demonstrated she is a leader in improving patient care and pro-moting staff professional development.

~CallforPosters~

Ifyouhavebeeninvolvedinapracticeimprovement,researchstudyorevidence‐basedpractice(EBP)change,MASPANisseekingpostersforourspring2015conferenceattheWalthamWoodsincelebrationofour30yearsasanASPANcomponent!Shareyoursuccessstories!Helpustoimproveourcarebasedonwhatyouhavedone.Sendyourabstractorshortdescriptionofthepostertokdeleskey@verizon.netforreview.

Thankyou

MASPAN Scholarship Winner

MASPAN Scholarships are available! Apply for:

Academic

ASPAN National Conference or MASPAN conferences

ASPAN or MASPAN Seminars

Information and applications are available on the

MASPAN website

www.maspan.org

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Strategic Thinking

Are you interested in planning for the fu-ture? Are you a visionary? Do you want to work with one of MASPAN’s most energetic, enthusiastic, and vital mem-bers? Consider joining with Meg Beturne as she works on MASPAN’s Strategic Plan, our blueprint for a successful future! Meg is also responsible for creation of the MASPAN “Clinical Ladder” where mem-bers can earn points towards rewards. Does this interest you? Contact Meg at [email protected] Meg Beturne Director Strategic Think-

Opportunities for MASPAN involvement

Financial Planning

Have a head for finances? Comfortable working with money? Like planning fund-raising events and opportunities? The Finance Committee just might be the place for you. We are looking for people interested in working with the financial director to explore methods to raise reve-nue: advertisements for the newsletter or website, innovative means to raise schol-arship funds, ways to give back to our membership. Would you like to run the MASPAN conference raffles? If this in-terests you, contact Maureen McLaughlin at [email protected] Maureen McLaughlin Interim Financial Director

Governmental Affairs

Does governmental affairs interest you? Would you be interested in attending the Nurse in Washington Internship (NIWI)? Not sure what NIWI is? NIWI is an op-portunity to meet nurses from all over the country, who work in many different nursing specialties and to learn more about the legislative process in out na-tion’s capitol. Are you interested in re-searching legislation important to nursing, especially perianesthesia nurses for publi-cation in the newsletter? Then the Gov-ernmental Affairs Committee is the place for you! Contact Anne Halliday at [email protected] Anne Halliday Governmental Affairs Director MASPAN President-elect

Nominating Committee

MASPAN is looking to establish a more robust election process with a slate of can-didates and formal elections. This will require a nominating committee to seek out appropriate candidates, creation of a ballot, and monitoring an election process. Sound interesting to you? By MASPAN by-laws, the immediate past president be-comes the Chair of the Nominating Com-mittee, that will be Kathy DeLeskey after the March 21st conference, contact Kathy at [email protected] Kathy DeLeskey Nominating Committee Chair

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MASPAN Hosts Certification Review with Maureen McLaughlin

On February 7, 2015, 48 nurses attended Maureen McLaughlin’s Certification Re-view at Lowell General Hospital in Lowell, MA. Part of the seminar included a celebra-tion of PANAW with cake for the attendees. Winners of door prizes were new member Stephanie Bardzilowski, an ASPAN satchel; the ASPAN 2015-2017 Perianesthesia Nursing Standards, Practice Recommendations and Interpretive Statements were won by Joanne Lavengood, who also won a ceramic ASPAN traveler coffee mug; and Nancy Wyrebek, who also won an ASPAN lunch bag. Christine Perry won an ASPAN Redi-Ref, and Nicole Surette won an ASPAN ceramic traveler coffee mug.

The overall consensus, the seminar was GREAT! New member Diane Forgit from UMass Memorial Medical Center and new to the PACU, attended the seminar to in-crease her knowledge, found it very helpful, “It was really great, I learned a lot, and Maureen was wonderful!” And from Nancy Wyrebek, “Maureen McLaughlin is in-credible!!!”

Just a reminder, Maureen presents her certification review on a regular basis, watch for upcoming opportunities to attend. Although designed as a certification prep guide, Maureen provides a good basic review of perianesthesia nursing that would benefit both the novice perianesthesia nurse and a refresher for the veteran nurse. Check it out!

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ASPAN is going to Texas! ASPAN National Conference in San Antonio, Texas

MASPAN is going to Texas! Image used with permission of ASPAN

See

You

in

Texas!

Are you headed to Texas for the

ASPAN National Conference?

Be sure to let MASPAN know

We are planning our usual MASPAN “Meet and Greet”

at the conference

Look for the MASPAN table at Component Night on Sunday for details about the location, date and time for the get-together

We are looking forward to a great time!!

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Patricia Ball, BSN, RN Stephanie Bardzilowski, BS, RN

Sarah Bonetti, BSN, RN Patricia Boucher, RN, CPAN, CAPA

Shelley Brooks, RN, CNOR Laurice Canning, RN, ACNP-BC

Giselle Chalk, BSN, RN Ann Daly, RN

Sara Davis-Edick, BN, RN, CPAN Cheryl DeCaprio, ADN, RN

Mary Doran, RN, ACNP Alicia Ingemi, BN, RN Justine King, BSN, RN

Karen Lane, MSN-Ed, RN Monique Laplante, RN

Ann Mariano, RN Andrea Miccinello, BSN, RN

Sandra Moore, RN-BC Amy O’Boyle, BSN, RN Ashlynn Perch, BN, RN

Marisa Sclafani, BSN, RN Lisa Shick, BSN, RN

Amy Smalarz, PhD, BS, MHA Kayla Vallee, BSN, RN

Essex West Roxbury Belchertown Assonet Charlton North Andover Mattapoisett Franklin Bellingham Millis Arlington Abington Braintree Sharon East Longmeadow Quincy Somerset Norton Billerica Sturbridge Peabody Lancaster Acton Dudley

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MASPAN Spring Conference

March 21, 2015

The Conference Center at Waltham Woods 860 Winter Street

Waltham, Massachusetts

MASPAN

Celebrating 30 Years as a

Component of ASPAN

Watch for details on the MASPAN website

www.maspan.org

http://www.conferencecenteratwalthamwoods.com/gallery

The economy As the news industry pre-

pared for the spectacular event of the 49th Super Bowl through its use of high tech media out-lets and expensive advertising campaigns, I found myself at-tracted to a very different type of article. Realizing that long after the whistle blows and the football is temporarily laid to rest; life outside the stadium goes on. The economy, with its daily fluctuations and uncer-tainty has longer lasting impli-cations.

Optimistic prediction The headline that caught my

attention was, “Carmakers may reach near-record sales in 2015.”1 That is quite an optimis-tic prediction with only one month of the New Year behind us. Reasons given for this po-tentially beneficial event are confidence in the economy with low interest rates and low gas prices, which are giving buyers high confidence. Warmer than usual temperatures and holiday discounts added to this healthy growth. Whether purchasing a first compact vehicle, upgrading

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The success of a well-written newspaper article

to a larger SUV or leaning to-ward a lower-priced, luxury model, the mentality is undenia-bly positive. Additionally, lar-ger discounts in competitive markets, such as midsize cars will likely push sales upward. Recent levels had not kept pace with double-digit increases in 2011 and 2012. Winning com-panies are those who appeal to a diverse customer base to include young families and baby boom-ers.

Brilliant idea

As I finished perusing this article, I was struck with a bril-liant idea. Although, I was

somewhat contemplating the benefit of trading in my 10-year old Honda Civic, a greater, far-reaching vision was pushing its way through my brain and onto the computer keys. I found my-self asking the question of “Why can’t perianesthesia leaders reach near-record members on the MASPAN Board of Direc-tors in 2015?” Reasons I can easily offer for this potential spike in interest to serve are low membership rates, low number of competing organizations and above par growth and develop-ment experiences.

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Meg Beturne, MSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA is MASPAN Chair of Strategic Thinking. Meg is employed at Baystate Orthopedic Surgery Center in Springfield, MA. Meg is a past President of ASPAN and MASPAN Meg is very involved in mentoring

Meg Beturne, MSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA is MASPAN Chair of Strategic Thinking. Meg is employed at Baystate Orthopedic Surgery Center in Springfield, MA. Meg is a past President of ASPAN and MASPAN Meg is very involved in mentoring

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Benefits can be realized If you wish to gauge the

“temperature” within our board-room, you can attend a future meeting. You will find it com-fortable, warm and inviting. Dis-counts don’t occur just at certain times of the year in MASPAN, but more on a routine basis. They come in the form of free help and support in composing an article, designing a poster or preparing a lecture. Bottom line benefits can be realized from active participa-tion, consistent presence and willingness to serve.

Satisfaction beyond measure

At the end of the day, as my mind races toward the time when our levels of participation are at an all time high and the interest in serving successfully competes

with busy schedules, I am eter-nally grateful to the members of the present board. They should all be included in a book similar to the Kelly Blue Book. It has projected that car/ truck sales could stay in the 17 million dol-lar range for the next 2 to 3 years. Any professional analyst would also agree that our mighty band of MASPAN leaders will continue to give of their time and talent with a record number of hours. They will offer members a down payment on advancing one’s career through quality edu-cational offerings. Be sure to pay attention to the advertise-ments by our committee chairs now and in the future as we so-licit your ideas and request your input. Who knows what may happen when you step forward to

Strategic Thinking continued

serve? I can promise you satis-faction beyond measure and priceless learning adventures! Save your spot by contacting any member of the board or by visit-ing our web site today. Feel free to approach us at a future semi-nar. You will be glad you did. Your payoff will be a lifetime of benefits including a more robust resume and a new circle of col-leagues that you can call friends!

Reference 1. Keisher T, Durbin D. Car-

makers may reach near-record sales in 2015. The Re-publican. 2015; E1.

Your payoff will be a lifetime of benefits including a more robust resume and a new circle of colleagues that you can call friends!

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2015 ASPAN Member-Get -A -Member

MASPAN Recruiter Standings

Recruit new MASPAN members

You will be in the running for awards for recruiting from ASPAN as well as from MASPAN

Be sure that the person you recruit provides your name when completing the application for membership

1 - Margaret A. Beturne, MSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA 1 - Janet A Beaudoin, RN, CPAN, CAPA

1 - Claire Frances Bresnahan, RN, CPAN, CAPA 1 - Kathleen J. Menard, MS, RN, CPAN, CAPA

2 - Lucy C. Milton, RN, CPAN 1– Christine Perry, RN

Check out ASPAN recruiter standings at www.aspan.org Under Members: ~MGM homepage

~2015 Recruiter Standings ~ MASPAN

Please welcome our newest members to MASPAN the next time you see one!

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MASPAN Committee Reports Finance Maureen McLaughlin, MS, RN, CPAN, CAPA Interim Director of Finance Thank you to Maureen for stepping up to become interim Director of Finance! We continue to run our special membership promotion, nonmember attendees who join ASPAN the day of conference have the MASPAN portion of their dues paid by the component. Remember, you must be a NEW member, not renewing a past membership! Governmental Affairs Anne Halliday, BSN, RN, CPAN Governmental Affairs Chair See report on page 7 Nominating Committee Kathi Saball, MS, RN, CPAN, CAPA Immediate Past President Nominating Chair Director of Finance and President-elect currently open to nomination By-Laws Anne Halliday, BSN, RN, CPAN Interim President-Elect Updated by-laws are published at www.maspan.org Policies and job descriptions are now on the MASPAN website Strategic Thinking Meg Beturne, MSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA Strategic Thinking Director See report on pages 16-17 Research Committee Kathleen DeLeskey, DNP, RN, CPAN Research Director No report this issue Publications Kathleen J. Menard, MS, RN, CPAN, CAPA Director Publications Visit the website for updated photos and information New website coming soon! Membership Memos Ellen E. Sullivan, BSN, RN, CPAN Director Membership and Scholarship Current membership stands at 473 Keep on recruiting and encourage friends whose membership has lapsed to rejoin MASPAN Scholarship forms are available online at www.maspan.org

Please consider joining us at the next MASPAN Board of Directors meeting!

The CPAN® and CAPA® Certification examinations are taken on computer at Prometric testing centers located throughout the country. There are more than 100 sites in Region 4. The online registration date for the spring examination begins on January 12, 2015. See the table below or www.cpancapa.org for more information.

There are 11,089 CPAN and CAPA certified nurses this year, an overall growth of 6 %

6,727 CPAN certified nurses 4,362 CAPA certified nurses

520 CPAN and CAPA dual certified nurses

CPAN® and CAPA® Certification Examinations

CPAN® / CAPA® Certification is Growing!

Pat Bouchard, RN, CPAN

ABPANC’S Liaison to Region 4

Registration Window – Online January 12—March 9

Early Bird Discount Deadline February 22, 11:59 p.m. ET

Examination Administration Window

April 6 – May 30* *Not all Prometric Centers are open Saturdays

Deadline for Rescheduling or Cancelling Appt. with Prometric

31 calendar days before scheduled test date - no charge.

3-30 calendar days before sched-uled test date - $62.50.

Less than 3 days - $66.24

Dates and Deadlines for the Spring 2015 examination period are:

Postmark deadline for requesting withdrawal, refund, rollover from ProExam

On or before the last day of ex-amination administration window

Examination Fees

ASPAN member* (Early Bird) $299; (Regular Fee) $314

Non-ASPAN Member (Early Bird) $404; (Regular Fee) $424

* In order to receive the ASPAN member discount, you must already be an ASPAN member at the time that you apply online and provide an active

ASPAN membership number

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All information provided from the ABPANC website: www.cpancapa.org

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ABPANC News

New “Nursing Passion in Action” Award ABPANC is introducing a new unit-level award to recognize CPAN and CAPA certified nurses who go beyond their normal job responsibilities to provide outstanding patient care. This award is designed for perianesthesia nurse managers to use in their unit and reward “Nursing Passion in Action” with a card to be posted in the unit, plus a chance to win a $25 gift certificate. ABPANC is providing a poster and 12 award cards to every hospital and surgical center in our records. We hope that each participating hospital will select one CPAN or CAPA nurse each month and fax a copy of the award to us so the recipient can be entered into the drawing for $25 gift certificates. Each month ABPANC will randomly select 10 winners to receive $25 to be used at the CPAN/CAPA online store. If you’d like to make sure your organization receives a packet of awards, please email the following information to Zelda Williams, [email protected]: Nurse Manager Name, Unit, Organization Name & Address

New Webinar – Test Taking Strategies A 20-minute recorded webinar is available on the website that covers several effective study tips and test taking strategies with insight into how the exam is constructed. A valuable resource to help you get started.

12-week Study Plan This comprehensive 12-week study plan organizes subject matter into topics that can be reviewed in approxi-mately four hours per week. It outlines key areas of study and groups them into three basic categories of Physiological, Behavioral-Cognitive, and Safety needs.

We have listened to you and responded with a new Practice Exam format that includes a reference to the cor-rect answer for all Practice Exam questions. Each practice exam contains 50 questions. Effective August 19, 2013, every Practice Exam question, whether answered correctly or incorrectly, will include at least one reference (including page number) for the correct answer. A summary page of the total score and all references will be provided, along with the Pass/Fail score for each section of the exam.

ABPANC Launches New Practice Exams with Answers and References

PANAW 2015 Don’t forget to let us know

how you celebrated PANAW 2015!!

Send along your story AND pictures to see them

published in future issues

PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week February 2-8, 2015

MASPAN March 21, 2015 MASPAN Spring Conference at Waltham Woods, Waltham, MA www.maspan.org

CSPAN March 21, 2015 CSPAN Spring Conference with Michael Kost, Courtyard Marriott, Cromwell, CT www.ctspan.org FLASPAN www.flaspan.org

MeSPAN March 28, 2015 MeSPAN 2015 Annual Spring Conference. Maine General Medical Center, Alfond Center for Health, Augusta, ME. www.mespan.org

NJBPANA May 16, 2015 NJBPANA Spring Conference Perianesthesia Hot Topics Sewell, NJ. www.njbpana.com

October 17, 2015 NJBPANA Fall Conference Northern NJ—TBA www.njbpana.com NYSPANA October 23-25, 2015 2015 NYSPANA State Conference Crowne Plaza, White Plains, NY (For this conference contact [email protected]) www.nyspana.net PAPAN September 19 & 20, 2015 PAPAN Pride XXIV, The Ambassa-dor Center, Erie, PA. www.papanonline.org

RIAPAN www.riapan.org

VT/NH APAN April 11, 2015 VT/NH APAN Spring Conference: New Happenings in Perianesthesia Nursing, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Do-ver, NH www.vtnhapan.org

Upcoming Conferences

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Don’t forget to renew your ASPAN/MASPAN membership!

It is also the perfect time to support ASPAN Development with a contribution through the Hail, Honor, and Salute! program.

ASPAN Development supports perianesthesia scholarship and research

Donate today!

Can’t attend a MASPAN conference, need contact hours? Look to our neighboring components!

Save the Date!

Board of Directors

Meetings

March 21, 2015

After Spring Conference

Waltham Woods

Waltham, MA

Summer Meeting

June, TBD

Contact

Kathy DeLeskey

if you have any interest in at-tending a BOD meeting

[email protected]

Coming Soon!!

A NEW

MASPAN website at

www.maspan.org

Save the date! April 26 - 30, 2015

ASPAN's 34th National Conference

San Antonio, Texas

Igniting Professionalism: EXCELLENCE

in Practice, Leadership and Collaboration

Complete information available at www.aspan.org

Please take the time to join us at a MASPAN Board meeting. Find out how you can become more involved in your MASPAN!

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Missing E-mail Addresses

If you know these individuals, please ask them to contact me with their preferred e-mail addresses at

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Mission Statement The Massachusetts Society of Perianesthesia Nurses,

as a component society of the

American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses,

advances nursing practice through

education, research, and promotion of ASPAN Standards

Vision Statement As the Massachusetts Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses,

our vision is to be the pre-eminent component organization

for quality in the perianesthesia specialty,

providing exceptional professional development.

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