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NURSEThe New Mexico

The Offi cial publication of

A constituent Member Association of the American Nurses Association

Volume 53, Number 1 January, February, March 2008

2007 Nursing Excellence Award Winners

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IndexJust Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4President’s Thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Nightingale Scholarship Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52008 Legislative Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6An Issue with the NM Board of Nursing . . . . . . . . . 7What the Code of Ethics Says About Integrity . . . . . 7ANA Launches New Safe Staffi ng Website . . . . . . . 8National Nurse Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Surviving Shift Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92007 Nursing Excellence Award Winners . . . . . . . 112007 NMCNA NEA Nominees . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 13Letters to the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Carrie’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Continuing Nursing Education Listings . . . . . . 16, 17Membership Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

In late October the American Nurses Credentialing Center chose the name Pathway to Excellence for the Nurse Friendly Facilities program (purchased in July, 2007 from the Texas Nurses Association). The plan is moving forward on implementation of the Pathway to Excellence program here in New Mexico.

Many nurses, mid-managers, and CNOs (Chief Nursing Officers) have read about this program in the NM Nurse, or have heard about it here or from colleagues in Texas, and are looking forward to using the Pathway to Excellence as a means of improving nursing work environments, job satisfaction and retention; and meeting or exceeding national benchmarks for patient outcomes.

Taking a long view, this is just what we in New Mexico Nurses Association have been trying to accomplish for the last 5 or 6 years without quite knowing how to do so. When we’ve talked with nurses around the state, and with administrators and regulators about nursing everyone’s concerns have been: work environment, burnout, the nursing shortage, work hours, the loss of the talents of mature nurses because they cannot or will not continue to work 12 hour shifts, overtime, six days or more in a row. This program pulls it all together and makes sensible requirements to improve the work environment, improve patient outcomes, improve retention by flexible scheduling and so forth.

In order to be achieve Pathway to Excellence certification, the hospital, nursing home, or

home health agency must meet at least 9 of the 12 criteria, and the first 4 criteria must be met completely. There are policies, organizational charts, lists of committees, examples of how nurses have changed policies by being involved in various committees and more that must be submitted with the application. We are told that most facilities/ agencies can be ready in 9-18 months to submit their application.

To review, the twelve criteria are: Control of Nursing Practice Safety of the Work Environment Systems Exist to Address Patient Care

Concerns Nurse Orientation Chief Nursing Officer Professional Development Competitive Wages Nurse Recognition Balanced Lifestyle Zero Tolerance Policy for Abuse of Nurses Middle Management Accountability Quality Initiatives

At present 53 hospitals in Texas have been designated as Nurse Friendly Facilities. Some were so designated in the past, but have moved on to become Magnet Facilities. There are definite linkages between the 14 Forces of Magnetism required for Magnet Status, and the 12 criteria

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ANA/NMNA Dues are partially deductible as a professional

expense on your income taxes

The lobbying part of your dues for ANA and NMNA are NOT deductible,

however the rest is.

ANA/ NMNA lobbying expenses: 28.71% of dues.

Deductible amount is 71.29% of the dues you paid.

Full member ANA, NMNA, District: $142.58 deductible

Reduced: $71.29 is deductibleSpecial (retired/ disabled):

$35.65 is deductible

Nurse Friendly Facilities Update: pathway to Excellence

Continued to page 4

ANA/NMNA Dues are partially deductible as a professional

expense on your income taxes

The lobbying part of your dues for ANA and NMNA are NOT deductible,

however the rest is.

ANA/ NMNA lobbying expenses: 28.71% of dues.

Deductible amount is 71.29% of the dues you paid.

Full member ANA, NMNA, District: $142.58 deductible

Reduced: $71.29 is deductibleSpecial (retired/ disabled):

$35.65 is deductible

Nurse Friendly Facilities Update:

2007 NMCNA NEA Winners

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2 January, February, March 2008 The New Mexico Nurse

NMNA Board and Staff President: Mary Colleen Campbell, BSN, RN(first elected in 2005)1740 Belvoir Circle Clovis, NM 88101Hm: 575/763-7741 [email protected]: 505/799-3101 Term Exp: 2009

1st Vice-President: Mary J. Sletten, DM(c), MSN, RN 1007 Cedardale Las Cruces, NM 88005-1247Hm: 575/525-2955 [email protected] orWk: 575/527-7760 [email protected] Term Exp: 2008 2nd Vice-President: Fran A’Hern Smith, DNSc, RN (appt. June 2003, elected 2003, appt. 2005, appt. 2nd VP 8/2006)1332 Wellesley Dr. NE Albuquerque, NM 87101Hm: 505/321-6892 [email protected]: 505/841-4124 Term Exp: 2008

Secretary: Anna K. Florez, BSN, RN(first elected 10/2007)1207 Irvin Carlsbad, NM 88220Hm: 575/885-2422 [email protected] Term Exp: 2009

Treasurer: Mary A.W. Ogle, MSN, RN, FNP, CNM(first elected 2006)343 B, County Rd 84-C Santa Fe, NM 87506Hm: 505/455-0251 [email protected] Term Exp: 2008

Directors:

1 Marleen L. Apodaca, MSN, RN (first elected in 2006) 3427 Painted Rock Dr., NW Albuquerque, NM 87120 Hm: 505/836-7723 [email protected] Wk: 505/476-7925 Term Exp. 2008

2 C. Tiffany T. Baggs, BSN, RN (first elected in 2007) 1313 Doepp Drive Carlsbad, NM 88220 Hm: 575/887-6725

3 Barbara Hickok, MPH, BSN, RN (first elected in 2004) 2729 Texas St. NE Albuquerque, NM 87110 Hm: 505/275-3910 [email protected] Wk: 505/827-2423 Term Exp: 2008

4 Leigh DeRoos, BSN, RN (first elected in 2007) 4644 Sandalwood Drive Las Cruces, NM 88011 Hm: 575/521-4362 [email protected] Term Exp. 2009

5 Lorena (Lorie) A. Kroeger, BSN, RN (first elected in 2007) 1925 Fairway Terrace Clovis, NM 88101 Hm: 575/742-2905 [email protected] Term Exp. 2009

6 Melanie E. Cogan, MSN, RN (first elected 10/2007)99 Osito Los Alamos, NM 87544Hm: 505/661-4094 [email protected] Term Exp. 2008

NMNA Website: www.nmna.orgNMNA general Email: [email protected]

CNE application Email: [email protected] Phone: 505/471-3324

Office Fax: 877/350-7499 toll free

E.D.: Carolyn Roberts3692 St. Rd. 14 Santa Fe, NM 87508-8063Hm: 505/471-2169 [email protected]: 505/577-0752

Lobbyist: Linda SiegleP.O. Box 720 Cerrillos, NM 87010Hm: 505/471-7643 [email protected]: 505/471-3563Cell: 505/690-5850

The New Mexico Nurse is published quarterly by the Arthur L. Davis Agency for the New Mexico Nurses Association with offices at 3018 Cielo Court, Ste B, Santa Fe, NM 87507, Phone: (505) 471-3324.

Acceptance of advertising by the Arthur L. Davis Agency does not imply endorsement or approval by the New Mexico Nurses’ Association of products advertised, the advertisers, or the claims made. Advertising Rates Contact—Arthur L. Davis Agency, 517 Washington St., PO Box 216, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613, (319) 277-2414. NMNA and the Arthur L. Davis Agency reserve the right to reject any advertisement. Responsibility for errors in advertising is limited to corrections in the next issue or refund of price of advertisement.

Articles appearing in this publication express the opinions of the authors; they do not necessarily reflect views of the staff, board or membership of NMNA or those of the national or local associations.

NEED INFORMATION?Here’s how to get in touch

Academy of Med-Surg Nurses (AMSN)Rio Grande Chapter, Contact: Steve Ross 505-291-5474 or [email protected]

American Assn. of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)Albuquerque Chapter, P.O. Box 36546Albuquerque, NM 87156-6546Heidi Radke, Chapter PresidentEmail: [email protected]

American Assn. of Nurse Assessment Coordinatorswww.aanac.org a website for members of assn. of Long Term Care MDS Coordinators, offering CNE, on-line discussion, latest news updates.1873 S. Bellaire Street, Suite 800Denver, CO 802221-800-768-1880, Contact: Debbie Hoellen

American Nurses Association600 Maryland Avenue, SW Ste. 100 WestWashington, DC 20024-2571(202) 651-7059

American Society for Pain Management NursingContact: Linda Sorensen4401 Royene Ave. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110(505) 724-6134 [email protected]

Assn. of PeriOperative RNs, Central NM ChapterContact Claudia Hoff, [email protected]

Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWOHNN)Contact: Kathleen Matta 505-690-6218

Case Managers Society of American, Rio Grande ChapterContact Carolyn Simon at 505-816-2059, [email protected] OR: Elizabeth Ramos at 505-228-2238, [email protected]

Desert Mountain ChapterAmerican Society for Pain Management NursingContact: Irene Zamora, RN, MSN, CNS505-272-8727 or [email protected]

Legal Nurse Consultants, Greater Albuquerque ChapterContact Maria Scarpelli at 505-352-6562 or [email protected]

New Mexico Association for Home Care3200 Carlisle Blvd. NEAlbuquerque, NM 87110(505) 889-4556

New Mexico Association of Neonatal NursesContact: Raychelle Creech, (505) 839-2625

New Mexico Board of Nursing6301 Indian School, NE, Suite 710Albuquerque, NM 87110(505) 841-8340

New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Nurses AssociationContact Person: Judi Murphy(505) 332-6820 or [email protected]

Nightingale Scholarship League, Inc.Albuquerque, NM 87196-4416Contact Person: Ruth Franklin, (505) 294-8591

New Mexico Nurses AssociationPO Box 29658Santa Fe, NM 87592-9658(505) 471-3324

New Mexico Organization of Nurse ExecutivesPO Box 4491Albuquerque, NM 87196 or their web site:www.nmone.org

New Mexico Nurse Practitioner CouncilContact any Board of Directors Member at [email protected]

NM Emergency Nurses AssociationContact Jean Gomez [email protected]

NM Wound, Ostomy, and Continence NursesContact Pat Collins at 505-473-1544or [email protected]

PeriAnesthesia Nurses Assn. of NMContact Corinne Flores, President [email protected] Boatright, Immediate Past [email protected]

NM School Nurses Association (NMSNA)Contact Judith Bauer-Creegan, RN, BSN, MSN, [email protected](505) 882-0036

If you would like your organization’s name and phone # listed in the New Mexico Nurse, forward your information to: NMNA, PO Box 29658 Santa Fe, NM 87592-9658

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DIsTRIcT pREsIDENTs AND cONTAcTs

DNA 1, Albuquerque—Margaret Onuska, 3907 Hanett NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110, Hm: 505/268-0723.

DNA 2, Santa Fe—Carrie Roberts, MSN, RN, 3692 St. Hwy 14, Santa Fe, NM 87508-8063, [email protected], Hm: 505/471-2169.

DNA 4, Clovis—Jennifer Gorley, 2504 Echols Ave., Clovis, NM 88101, [email protected], Hm: 575/799-6659.

DNA 7, Carlsbad—Inactive but contact—Tiffany Baggs, 1313 Doepp Drive, Carlsbad, NM 88220, [email protected], Hm: 505/887-6725.

DNA 10, Raton—Tina Bird, 649 Mora Ave., Raton, NM 87740, [email protected], Hm: 505/445-2821.

DNA 14, Las Cruces—Leigh B. DeRoos, 4644 Sandalwood Dr., Las Cruces, NM 88011, [email protected], Hm: 505/521-4362.

DNA 19, Farmington—Dianne M. Bonebrake, P.O. Box 887, Kirtland, NM 87417, [email protected], Hm: 505/598-0232.

Inactive:DNA 3, Tucumcari; DNA 5, Roswell; DNA 6,

Hobbs; DNA 8, Española; DNA 9, Los Alamos; DNA 11, Taos; DNA 12, Silver City; DNA 13, Las Vegas; DNA 15, Alamogordo; DNA 16, Gallup; DNA 17, Deming

MIssION sTATEMENTNew Mexico Nurses Association is committed

to advocating for all licensed nurses, improving health care, and promoting life-long learning.

Core Values• Promote the professional and educational

advancement of nurses.• Develop alliances with other professional

health care organizations on issues affecting nurses and health care.

• Enhance recognition of the contribution ofthe nurse in health care.

• Promotehighstandardsofnursingpracticeby upholding the integrity of the New Mexico Nursing Practice Act.

• Improve access to health care services byexpanding opportunities for nurses.

• Foster personal and professional self-advocacy.

• Advocate for nurses through legislative,regulatory, and policy making endeavors.

revised 11/22/03

Nursing Information Web sites

NM Nurses Association: www.nmna.orgInformation on the organization, calendar of

events, legislative update, on line registration for workshops, job listings for all kinds of health care jobs, and Continuing Education applications for workshops for nurses.

NM Board of Nursing: www.state.nm.us/nursing/

Lists board meeting dates, download the Nursing Practice Act, Rules and Regulations, download renewal forms, complaint forms, get information on recent rules and regulation changes, get names of board members.

NM Center for Nursing Excellence: www.nmnursingexcellence.org

Information on NMCNE activities to lessen the nursing shortage, recognize nurses for their accomplishments, Links to nursing organizations, workforce reports and much, much more.

NM Nurse Practitioner Council: www.nmnpc.org

Information on the organization, activities, legislative initiatives, and formulary for sale to NPs.

American Nurses Association: www.nursingworld.org

Membership, bookstore to buy standards of various nursing practices, the Code of Ethics for Nurses, Online Journal of Nursing, press releases on various legislative initiatives, connections to state (constituent) nurses associations, American Nurses Credentialling Center, and the American Academy of Nursing.

Exceptional Nurse: www.ExceptionalNurse.com

A nonprofit resource for nurses and students with disabilities. The email address is [email protected].


for Pathway to Excellence. Working to achieve this certification could be a real step on the Pathway to Excellence toward Magnet, because while getting many of the policies, committees, and other criteria in place for Pathway to Excellence, the entire culture of the facility will be changing for the better, so that in 2-4 years the facility might be ready for Magnet. The Pathway to Excellence Award certainly may be an end-point award for those facilities for which that is appropriate.

The East Texas Area Health Education Center has included 5 hospitals from New Mexico into their 5 year long grant application to the U.S. Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration which will cover 4 states, if funded. The five hospitals are:

Plains Regional Medical Center—ClovisEastern New Mexico Medical Center— RoswellLea Regional Medical Center—HobbsCarlsbad Medical Center—CarlsbadLovelace Westside Hospital—Albuquerque

We’ll find out sometime between April and July whether the grant has been funded. If it is not, we at NMNA still plan to work closely with various hospitals to assist them in working toward the Pathway to Excellence award.

For now, ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center) is keeping the same deadlines that TNA (Texas Nurses Association) had for the Nurse Friendly Facility program. These are Feb. 1 and May 1. These dates may be adjusted in the future. If it takes 9 to 18 months to be ready to apply, then work can begin even now to make changes in policies, composition of committees, and development of recognition programs, procedures for providing continuing education, assistance with tuition for those working toward further degrees or certification.

We hope to be able to present this information to the Hospital Association in Februrary, and to have an introductory workshop in June at the NM Organization of Nurse Executives conference. If this is whetting your appetite for change and improvement in your working conditions, write me! Talk with your colleagues, discuss the possibilities with your manager, or during a meeting with your CNO and request that he or she look into working on this.

We’ll begin posting the criteria on our website in the future, but have to wait for ANCC to re-write them (they now refer to standards of the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners, which obviously must change to be usable in New Mexico and all other states). We are very pleased to be able to bring the Pathway to Excellence program to New Mexico, because we have high hopes that it will improve working conditions for every nurse in the state.

“Just culture”The Hospital Association and the New Mexico Board of Nursing have both embarked on a process of

reviewing policies for the handling of errors. The board of nursing’s is perhaps more involved, since they will be evaluating the Nursing Practice Act and NPA Rules. The title of this effort is “Just Culture,” which refers to justice, not “mere.”

The basic premise of a Just Culture is that anyone in an organization who recognizes a potential problem that might affect safety or result in errors needs to report the problem so that it can be evaluated and fixed before something happens. If a error is made, such as a medication error, the facility would look at how it happened. (Was the name almost the same as another drug? was the label unreadable? was the procedure for scanning the wrist band followed? did the pharmacy mix the correct medication in the IV solution in the correct dilution? were there IV sets stored on the unit so that it could be restarted in a timely manner? had the nurse worked 18 hours yesterday and was on the 11th of 12 hours today? etc., etc., etc.). Then the facility figures out how to change the procedure so that this cannot happen again, using Root Cause Analysis, among others.

Three behaviors:

Human Error At-Risk Behavior Reckless Behavior or Intentional Harm

Product of our current Unintentional risk-taking Intentional risk taking or harmsystem design

Manage through changes in: Manage through: Manage through:•processes, •removingincentivesfor remedialaction,disciplinary•procedures, at-riskbehaviors, action•training, •creatingincentivesfor•design, healthybehaviors,•environment. •increasingsituational awareness Questions to ask regarding Intent: Did the person intend the actions? Did the person come to work impaired? Is the person competent in his/her role? How do you know? Did the person break reasonable rules or policies? Would 3 other similarly skilled people in the same situation act in the same manner?

Test the theory:

Behavior Did they choose Did they see the Risk? How to resolve the behavior?

Human Error No No Console

At risk behavior Yes No Coach

Reckless behavior Yes Yes Punish

The New Mexico Board of Nursing will probably have an article about Just Culture in their next issue, out around the 15th of January. Their newsletter, which is sent to every RNs and LPN with NM licensure, is called “News and Views.” The Board of Nursing will be evaluating the regulations and the practice act itself, to see what needs to be changed in order to implement this. The Hospital Association has had two different conferences in the last 17 months that addressed Patient Safety, Errors and Just Culture, and the board of the NMHA has endorsed “Just Culture” as a philosophy to be implemented in every member hospital.

New Mexico Nurses Association is delighted with these efforts. When hospitals and other facilities use these questions in pursuit of increased patient safety, nurses will be less likely to be summarily fired from their positions for an action which might be, upon full root cause analysis, the result of systems problems of the facility, not intentional risk-taking on the part of the nurse.

pATHWAY TO EXcELLENcEContinued from page 1


New Mexico #1 in the Nation

Imagine, wouldn’t it be GREAT to see this headline in national newspapers about our nurses and hospitals? Each new beginning brings with it new challenges. This fall New Mexico was selected to be the pilot state for the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Pathway to Excellence project. This is the Nurse Friendly Hospital program initiated in Texas to help small hospitals attain Magnet like status that would otherwise be beyond their reach. This is a wonderful opportunity for New Mexico’s nurses and hospitals to lead in the pursuit of excellence in patient care and professional practice. There is a Chinese proverb that says, “Every journey begins with the first step.”

The first weekend in November, Carrie Roberts NMNA’s Executive Director and I, attended ANA’s Constituent Members Assembly in Silver Spring, MD. This was an awesome opportunity to learn about ANA, meet presidents and executive directors from the other states and territories to exchange ideas, network, and be involved at a level I would not have imagined. As our world becomes smaller and smaller and communication almost instantaneous, the ability to put a face with a name, know who has expertise in what subject and how to reach them, is a great asset in facing new challenges and successes. Each state organization is assigned a liaison from the ANA Board to answer questions and report statewide issues of concern The liaisons were very interested in what we had to say about what

President’s ThoughtsMary Colleen Campbell, President of NMNA

Nightingale scholarship committee of the Nightingale scholarship League

and The New Mexico center forNursing Excellence

Nightingale Nursing Scholarship Applications

The Nightingale Scholarship Committee is announcing a call for applications for the 2008 Nightingale Scholarships. The committee is also pleased to announce the addition of a new scholarship, the Home and Hospice Nightingale Scholarship, given in partnership with the NM Association of Home and Hospice Care. This new scholarship is for those nurses and aides working in home or hospice care who are advancing their education.

The Nightingale Scholarship Committee is asking for your help in identifying candidates for both the general and home and hospice Nightingale Scholarships. Enclosed you will find the criteria, guidelines, and application forms for both the general Nightingale Scholarships and the Home and Hospice Nightingale Scholarship. Please make copies of these available to any of your students who you feel qualify for a scholarship, or refer students to www.nmnursingexcellence.org to download forms.

Completed applications should be sent to:

Nightingale Scholarship Committee4108 Kathryn SEAlbuquerque, NM 87108.

The deadline for applications is February 1, 2008.

For any questions, please contact the New Mexico Center for Nursing Excellence at 505-889-4518. Thank you for your help and participation in this important program. We look forward to hearing from your students.

New Mexico’s nurses have been in the lead before in breaking new ground in health care for our patients.

was happening within our states. The concept of being there to serve was quite evident in the attitudes displayed by the entire Board. Reports were given on the committees and projects that ANA is involved in. It was at this time that the announcement was made about New Mexico being selected as the pilot state for the Pathway to Excellence.

The other very interesting report was about the upcoming National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators NDNQI Conference that will be held in Orlando, FL. 1/30/08-2/1/08. This conference, according to the planners, “provides various opportunities to identify ways to engage the nursing workforce to improve outcomes using data.” Reading the goals of the conference illuminated just what this statement means. The goals are to show how NDNQI reports are used by hospitals to help nurses do what we do better for healthier patients (improved patient outcomes), to hire and keep nurses because they are satisfied (involved with decision making, listened to, and see results from their input), present tools, models and techniques to achieve management and staff engagement in the process to improve the ultimate goal of patient satisfaction.

New Mexico’s nurses have been in the lead before in breaking new ground in health care for our patients. We were one of the first few states to have prescriptive authority for nurse practitioners. As a rural state with smaller communities we have challenges that are similar to other states and even states with denser populations that have smaller institutions. What

do we need to make this challenge a success and be #1? We need to work together, for when many hands do the work none is overwhelmed. We need the tools for they make the job smoother and the outcome better. Most of all we need the vision to believe that we can do this. This coming year is full of promise and challenges both personal and professional. Together we can support each other and achieve much more than we ever imagined possible. I invite all of New Mexico’s nurses to join the Pathway to Excellence with us.

Mary Colleen Campbell


Linda Siegle , Lobbyist NMNA

The Governor and legislators have been working on various versions of health insurance reform all summer and fall. The Health & Human Service Interim Committee in November endorsed a single payer plan after days of discussing, debating and amending the Governor’s Health Insurance Authority plan. No doubt numerous bills attempting to address the 400,000 plus uninsured people in our state will be introduced during the 30 day legislative session. The Governor has said that during this budget session beginning January 15th, he wants to see a significant health insurance reform bill passed. Governor Richardson has recently softened to the idea of a single payer, but is unlikely to sign any bill that does not create a mechanism to further reform the delivery of health insurance.

Here are some of the tenants of the Governor’s insurance plan:

Insurance Reform:* Require 85% of premiums to be sent on direct

services.* Guarantee issue of coverage without exclusion

effective 1/1/09.* Require all practitioners to accept Medicaid

and other public sources of payment.* Allow HIS and tribal 638 providers be part of

a carrier’s provider network.* Allow partners of retirees to be covered in the

state retiree system.* Require unduplicated, common data

reporting from all insurance companies and practitioners.

* Impose a moratorium on any insurance benefit mandates until after 12/31/10.

Coverage Mechanisms:* Require individuals to show proof of

insurance coverage beginning 1/1/10.* Require employers to contribute to a Health

NM Workforce Fund by January 2009.* Require employers to offer a pre-tax health

coverage option to employees whether the employer contributes to that option or

not.* Require employers to collect information

about coverage from employee. * Expand buy-in to existing public pools like

Medicaid or state employee pool.

Health Coverage Authority:* Set standards for benefits (including

preventive services) and plan choices that will count as coverage.

* Control costs by: 1. addressing cost drivers;2. paying for performance programs and

quality standards;3. developing prevention programs, disease

management and wellness programs;4. mandating cost effective pharmaceuticals;5. practitioner recruitment and retention

activities and incentives;6. quality data posted on a public website;7. reasonable and appropriate ranges for

provider rates; and8. opportunities for collaborative purchasing

of health care delivery supplies, pharmaceuticals and administrative services.

* Manage and consolidate all public sector pools and programs like Retiree Health Care, state employees, APS and public school systems, Health Policy Commission and Medicaid.

* Conduct studies and analyses of health care. * Make recommendations to Governor,

Legislature, etc.* Educate the public.* Create five standing policy advisory councils:

1. Native American Health Care; 2. Delivery System (probably practitioners); 3. Cost Containment and Finance; 4. Benefits and Services; and 5. Federal Issues.

Electronic Health Transaction* Require electronic claims submission and

remittance.* Require use and exchange of electronic

medical records.* Protect patient privacy.

It will be a lively debate which will end on February 14, 2008 unless a special session called by the Governor becomes necessary to address the issues. Look for multiple changes to this plan and a strong push for single payer to make the headlines in this up and coming legislative session.

Linda Siegle , Lobbyist NMNA Insurance Reform:* Require 85% of premiums to be sent on direct

Health Coverage Authority:* Set standards for benefits (including

2008 Legislative session will Feature Health Insurance Reform Attempts

Linda Siegle


What the Code of EthicsSays About Integrity:

ANA’s Code of Ethics with Interpretive Statements . . .#5 The nurse owes the same duties to self as to others, including the responsibility to preserve integrity and safety, to maintain competence, and to continue personal and professional growth.

5.1. Moral self-respectMoral respect accords moral worth and dignity to all human beings irrespective of their personal attributes or life situation. Such respect extends to oneself as well; the same duties that we owe to others we owe to ourselves. Self-regarding duties refer to a realm of duties that primarily concern oneself and include professional growth and maintenance of competence, preservation of wholeness of character, and personal integrity.

5.2. Professional growth and maintenance of competenceThough it has consequences for others, maintenance of competence and ongoing professional growth involves the control of one’s own conduct in a way that is primarily self-regarding. Competence affects one’s self-respect, self-esteem, professional status, and the meaningfulness of work. In all nursing roles, evaluation of one’s own performance, coupled with peer review, is a means by which nursing practice can be held to the highest standards. Each nurse is responsible for participating in the development of criteria for evaluation of practice and for using those criteria in peer and self-assessment.

Continual professional growth, particularly in knowledge and skill, requires a commitment to lifelong learning. Such learning includes, but is not limited to, continuing education, networking with professional colleagues, self-study, professional reading, certification, and seeking advanced degrees. Nurses are required to have knowledge relevant to the current scope and standards of nursing practice, changing issues, concerns, controversies, and ethics....

From left: Anna Florez, Carlsbad (Secretary), Tiffany Baggs, Carlsbad, director; Leigh DeRoos, director from Las Cruces; Stephanie Martin, District 4 Representative from Clovis, Lorie Kroeger, director from Clovis; Melanie Colgan, director from Los Alamos; Colleen Campbell, President. Out of picture: Barbara Hickok director from Albuquerque, Mary J. Sletten, first vice president, from Las Cruces. Absent: Mary Ogle, Treasurer from Santa Fe; Marleen Apodaca, director from Albuquerque; Fran A’Hern-Smith, 2nd vice present, from Albuquerque.

An Issue With The New Mexico Board of Nursing

The Albuquerque Journal had an article titled, “MBA from ‘Life Experience’ in the Metro section (page 2) on Saturday, November 24, 2007. This article was about Allison Kozeliski, Executive Director of the NM Board of Nursing, and that she had been elected to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing board of directors, but had since resigned. The Journal article reported that she had a “master’s degree from an unaccredited university that provides credit for life experience.”

According to the article, Gail Davalos, chairperson of the NM Board of Nursing stated that Ms. Kozeliski informed the nursing board “two months ago” that the MBA was awarded by Almeda University, which is not accredited by the U.S. Department of Education. At the time of her hiring as the Executive Director of the Board of Nursing, Ms. Kozeliski told the board that she wanted to work on a master’s in nursing.

The purpose of the Nursing Practice Act [Chapter 61, Article 3 NMSA 1978] is to promote, preserve and protect the public health, safety and welfare by regulating the practice of nursing, schools of nursing, hemodialysis technicians and medication aides in the state.

The NM Nursing Practice Act Rules state that the Executive Director, or designee, shall represent the board to the public. On December 12, 2007 the NM Board of Nursing voted on the following: that Ms. Kozeliski will complete an MSN by December, 2009. If this is not accomplished, then a search will occur to find an Executive Director with an MSN or PhD.

As a professional organization, New Mexico Nurses Association expects the best from our regulatory board. Those appointed to this board, or appointed to administer the work of this board, should have verified and validated credentials regarding their education, training and certification. These individuals need to be held to an ethical standard of excellence that assures the public the laws the board enforces are upheld. Political appointments should not be an exception.

The New Mexico Nurses Association applauds the NM Board of Nursing’s decision to require an MSN as a credential for Executive Directors of the board.


National Nurse UpdateTwo years ago the New York Times published

an op-ed written by Teri Mills, a nurse educator and nurse practitioner from Oregon. Mills called for the establishment of a high-ranking federal official titled, “National Nurse.” From the www.NationalNurse.org: A National Nurse is needed:

• To establish symbolic national leadershipfor a new philosophy and cultural shift to prevention in US Healthcare.

• To raise visibility, enhance prestige andsupport recruitment to nursing and other healthcare professions.

• To provide guidance for state and localleadership that can mobilize nurse volunteers and other healthcare providers at the local level to enhance prevention and improve health outcomes.

The idea made sense to nurses around the country. One in particular is Congresswoman Lois Capps, U.S. Representative for California. Capps transformed Mill’s idea into a bill proposal and introduced it into the 109th Congress where it amassed the bipartisan support of 42 House co-sponsors.

A team of nurses advocating for an Office of the National Nurse formed the National Nursing Network Organization (NNNO). In the past year, the NNNO has fulfilled many interview requests and presented at several nursing conferences. The inspiring presentations have led to more and more nurse involvement.

Another bill is being drafted and it is anticipated to be re-introduced into the 110th Congress. Perhaps this time, with enough support from nurses around the country, it will pass.

To learn more about the National Nurse, go to www.NationalNurse.org or email Teri Mills at [email protected].

The author is Lillian Gonzalez, BSN, RN, Nevada State Nursing Association member. [email protected].

ANA LAUNcHEs NEW sAFE sTAFFING WEBsITEEducation, Resources for Nurses

SILVER SPRING, MD—The American Nurses Association (ANA) has launched a new web site dedicated to the issue of safe staffing. The new site educates nurses about ANA’s history of advocacy on the issue, provides updates on the newest information and developments, and gives nurses tools to get involved.

The site allows nurses to share their own stories and concerns and invites them to help strengthen the case for safe staffing legislation by completing a survey. Through the site, nurses can also stay informed about the latest developments on Capitol Hill and contact their members of Congress to urge their support.

“ANA has been a persistent driving force in the efforts to make safe staffing legislation a reality,” said Linda J. Stierle, MSN, RN, CNAA,BC, CEO of the American Nurses Association. “This site gives nurses a stronger voice, and empowers them to take an active role in impacting their workplace environment.”

“Safe staffing saves lives,” added Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR, President, American Nurses Association. “There is a growing body of evidence that demonstrates adequate nurse staffing improves the health outcomes of patients, resulting in fewer inpatient days, complications and deaths. Implementing safe staffing levels should be seen as a critical investment in quality, cost effective care, and ANA’s goal with this web site is to establish staffing levels that promote a safe and healthy working environment for nurses, and ensure the highest possible patient care.”

Visit www.safestaffingsaveslives.org to get involved in ANA’s safe staffing campaign.


by Diane E. Scott, RN, MSNReprinted with permission from the

Center for American Nurses

“We were working night-shift together as usual: just three nurses on a busy rehab department. One morning, my co-worker was driving the short distance to her home and fell asleep behind the wheel of her car. She suffered multiple fractures and her life was never the same again.”

Susan, RN, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Regrettably, countless nurses who have worked shifts can relate to this true story. Shift work, generally described as working outside of daylight hours, is difficult physically and mentally, but inherent to many healthcare positions. Approximately 30% of the nursing population is employed in shift work (Hughes & Stone, 2004). Despite its difficulty, shift work is preferred by numerous nurses; some for the flexibility of their home lives, while others prefer it for the monetary benefits that often accompany working in the evening and during the night.

Regardless of the reason why a nurse chooses a position that requires shift work, working non-daylight hours can be detrimental to a nurse’s health. The National Sleep Foundation (NSF, 2007) states that shift workers experience more untoward health effects such as high blood pressure, menstrual irregularities, colds and weight gain more than day shift workers.

Patient SafetyThe correlation between medical errors and

shift work is beginning to demand national attention. In a recent study by Dr. T. Akerstedt, over 50% of shift workers report severe decreased alertness when on the job (2005). Nurses who work successive night shifts are particularly at risk for

medical errors. Findings compiled from several research studies state that the risk of medical errors compounds with each successive off-shift a healthcare provider works. On average, the error rate increases 6% after the second night shift, 17% higher the third successive night shift and an astounding 35% higher on the fourth night shift. (Folkard et al., 2005).

The Circadian ClockNurses need to learn as much as they can

about the physiology of sleep. Learning to survive shift work starts by understanding sleep and the methods to counteract the negative affects of working while the rest of the world is asleep. Understanding the circadian clock is the first step.

The circadian clock is the human body’s natural tendency to follow a 24 hour cycle; this internal pattern is strongly regulated by light and dark with most people yearning for sleep between the hours of midnight and 6 AM (NSF, 2007). The circadian clock controls the body temperature, hormones, heart rate and other body functions;as a result, 10-20% of shift workers report falling asleep on the job (NSF, 2007). The problems often extend into the daylight as many shift workers find it difficult to sleep soundly for adequate periods when returning home.

Taking Control of SleepThe first step to taking control of sleep is to

learn to make sleep a priority. Shift working nurses need to teach their bodies how to fall asleep and remain sleeping for long periods uninterrupted. Following the clues from the circadian clock, nurses can learn to counteract the effects of daylight whenever returning home after working a night shift. The NSF recommends that nurses wear wrap around sunglasses when driving home so the body is less aware that it is daylight.

Rotation Patterns.Nurses who work in permanent off-shifts can

utilize the principle of reentrainment, or training the body to be the most alert during the evening hours and into the night (Berger & Hobbs, 2006). Reentrainment may take weeks to develop and social activities may be difficult as the majority of society is awake during the daylight, not at night (Berger & Hobbs, 2006).

When scheduling shifts that rotate, nurses should consider working forward, rotating shifts whenever possible. Working in a pattern of daylight, evening then nights or, in the case of 12 hour shifts, working daylight shifts prior to nighttime shifts, helps to maintain the body’s circadian rhythm. (Berger & Hobbs, 2006)

The following are tips that help set the stage for sound sleep even during daytime hours.

Bedroom Design. Design the bedroom to accommodate daylight sleeping.

♣ Install room darkening shades to cover all windows.

♣Decrease the room temperature.♣Consider earplugs to block outside noises and

eyeshades to decrease light sources.♣Place a “do not disturb sign” on the outside of

the bedroom door and front door.♣Create guidelines for families to eliminate

noise and interruptions during sleep such as television watching and noisy outside playing.

♣Unplug the telephone.

Food and Exercise♣Avoid caffeine for at least five hours prior

to sleeping. Consider all sources of caffeine, including chocolate, energy drinks, gum and sodas.

• Choosenutritiousfoodtoeatduringtheshiftto avoid large fluctuations in blood sugar.

• Donoteataheavymealpriortobedtime.• Avoidalcoholpriortosleep.• Do not plan exercise prior to sleeping as it

raises the body temperature, heart rate and tends to energize the body.

surviving shift Work

Continued to page 10


Staying Alert during WorkThe National Sleep Foundation (2007) states

that people who work night shift tend to be most fatigued at 4 AM, so try not to plan the most monotonous tasks during that time.

The following tips can be done to encourage alertness during night shift:

♣Schedule short breaks as often as possible throughout the shift.

♣Exercise when feeling fatigue, such as climbing a set of stairs or taking a walk to the cafeteria.

♣Avoid unhealthy foods during the shift.♣Develop a system to monitor the fatigue

levels among the members of the team.♣Never rely on dangerous medications to

enhance alertness.♣Develop a partner system that serves as a

check and balance when completing tasks during periods of fatigue.

sURVIVING sHIFT WORKContinued from page 9

The Drive HomeThe dangers of driving under the influence

of alcohol is well known throughout the world, however, driving after shift work can be extremely dangerous as well. A 2006 Institute of Medicine report on Sleep Disorders and Deprivation stated that almost 20 percent of all serious car crash injuries in the general population are associated with driver sleepiness, independent of alcohol effects. Many nurses will open the car windows and turn the volume of the radio up to combat fatigue, but, according to the NSF, studies have proven that these methods do not work. In fact, these actions should signal that one is dangerously fatigued and needs to pull over immediately.

The NSF has offered the following recommendations for driving after shift work:

♣Carpool when possible and keep a dialogue with the person who is driving.

♣Take public transportation when possible.♣Drive defensively♣Don’t stop for a night cap.

Ignoring fatigue signs can be dangerous. Taking deliberate steps to understand and control the bodies natural rhythms is essential to the health and wellbeing of nurses and the patients in their care.

ReferencesAkerstedt, T. (2005) Shift work and sleep disorders.

Sleep, 28, 9-11.Berger, A. M. & Hobbs, B. (2006). Impact of shift work

on the health and safety of nurses and patients. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 10 (4), 465-471.

Folkard, S., Lombardi, D. A., & Tucker, P.T. (2005). Shiftwork: Safety, sleepiness and sleep. Industrial Health, 43, 20-23.

Hughes, R., & Stone, P. (2004). The perils of shift work: Evening shift, night shift, and rotating shifts: Are they for you? American Journal of Nursing, 104(9), 60-63.

Institute of Medicine. (2006) Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation: An Unmet Public Health Problem. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.

The National Sleep Foundation (2007). Shift work. Retrieved September 11, 2007 from www.sleepfoundation.org.


Nursing Legends:Rosalie Clifford, Los Lunas

Agnes Marshall Walker, AlbuquerquePamela Kuthe, Silver City

Dianna J. Shomaker, AlbuquerquePatricia Smith, Albuquerque

Awards of Distinction

Distinguished Nurse of the YearJanie Lee Hall, NM Dept of Health, Gallup

Touch A LifeBridgette Nichols, Healthsouth Home Health, Albuquerque

NightingaleAmy Ross, Lovelace Westside Hospital, Albuquerque

Friend of NursingJeff Dye, NM Hospital Association, Albuquerque

Nursing Excellence Awards

Advanced PracticeJoAnne Wright, UNM Hospitals, Albuquerque

Ambulatory CareMichelle Radden Vogler, NM Dept of Health, Albuquerque

Behavioral HealthDonna Robertson, UNM Hospitals, Albuquerque

Quality/Case ManagementRanda Burch, Presbyterian Home Healthcare, Albuquerque

Community/Public HealthAudrey Rodriguez, NM Dept of Health, Torrance County

Critical CareAlicia Bruno, UNM Hospitals, Albuquerque

Charge NurseTheresa Newton, UNM Hospitals, Albuquerque

Education/ResearchMona P. Ternus, UNM College of Nursing, Albuquerque

Emergency CareMichael A. Wallace, U.S. Army Reserve, PIMA Institute,

Albuquerque

Medical/SurgicalDebbie Cates, Memorial Medical Center, Las Cruces

Home Health/HospiceJon E. LaVertu, Mesilla Valley Hospice, Las Cruces

Long Term CareChester Paliwoda, NM VA Healthcare System, Albuquerque

Nursing ManagementChristopher O’Donnell, UNM Hospitals, Albuquerque

Nurse ExecutiveJudy L. Spinella, UNM Hospitals, Albuquerque

PediatricsPamela Lantz, UNM Hospitals, Albuquerque

Perioperative CareKathleen Cramer, UNM Hospitals, Albuquerque

School NursingNancy Benton, Cochiti Elementary School, Albuquerque

Public Schools

Women’s HealthJulie Taylor, UNM Hospitals, Albuquerque

Outstanding StudentRuth Ann Romero, NMSU, Las Cruces

2007 Nursing Excellence Award Winners


Kim Adams, Plains Regional Medical CenterDonna Agnew, Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesEunice Albright, Presbyterian Medical GroupKelly Aldridge, Lovelace Westside HospitalGretchen Allison, UNM HospitalsMilena Archuleta, UNM HospitalsRebecca Arrington, Union County General HospitalLaurie Babcock, Lovelace Women's Hospital Arlene Baca, Heart Hospital of New MexicoMarcella Baca, UNM HospitalErin Bachman, Memorial Home HealthDiane Bakke, UNM HospitalsMegan Ballas, NM Dept of Health Pam Barich, St. Vincent Regional Medical CenterTanya Barney, UNM HospitalsMiriam Bell, Presbyterian Home Healthcare ServicesVera Bennett, UNM HospitalsNancy Benton, Cochiti Elementary/Albuquerque Public Schools Tracey Berlin, UNM HospitalsJill Bierly, ARCAMary Blessing, UNM HospitalsMaria Bloomfield, Lovelace Women's HospitalMary Bohlken, Kaseman Presbyterian Healthcare Services Kerry Bolin, Gerald Champion Regional Medical CenterTheresa Boone, Lovelace Women's HospitalBeverly Bradley, Lovelace Rehabilitation HospitalChris Briggs, Lovelace Medical CenterJennifer Britton, Memorial Home HealthMarianne Broyles, Presbyterian Kaseman HospitalAlicia Bruno, UNM HospitalsRanda Burch, Presbyterian Home HealthcareSam Bustillos, Mountain View Regional Medical CenterJean Calhoun, Presbyterian Heath PlanLorraine Candelaria, Lovelace Medical Center Mike Caron, UNM HospitalsKendra Carter, DZILTH-NA-O-DITH-NLE Health CenterBrian Carter, UNM Hospitals Jennifer Castaneda-Lovato, St. Vincent Regional Medical CenterDebbie Cates, Memorial Medical CenterKaren Chalverus, Lovelace Medical GroupPatricia Chavana, NMSU Student Health CenterMelinda Chernev, NM Dept of Health Mike Chicarelli, UNM HospitalsBarbara Clarke, Lovelace Westside HospitalNancye Cole, Heart Hospital of New MexicoJessi Coleman, UNM HospitalsJennifer Consla-Sanchez, Lovelace Women's Hospital Gloria Couch, Lovelace Medical CenterMarian Courtice, Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesKathleen Cramer, UNM HospitalsLaura Crawford, Lovelace Women’s HospitalCynthia Cross, Lovelace Medical GroupCathy Dahlstedt, UNM HospitalsDebra Daniels, St Vincent Regional Medical CenterRoxie Daniels, Lovelace Women's HospitalRhonda Davis, UNM HospitalsPam Demarest, UNM HospitalsJennifer Denig, Lovelace Medical GroupMarlene Dietz, Lovelace Women's Hospital Valerie Divett, Lovelace Rehabilitation HospitalLillian Dixon, Lovelace Women's Hospital Maribeth Doren, UNM HospitalsCheryl Duran, Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesMiquela Duran-McConnell, UNM HospitalsJenise Dykes, Lovelace Medical Center Laura Earl, UNM Hospitals

Brittany Eastlund, UNM HospitalsRobyn Elliott, NM Dept of HealthJoyce Ellis, UNM HospitalsYvette Eustace, UNM HospitalsKaren-Lynn Fiato, UNM Hospitals Christina Fierro, Mountain View Regional Medical CenterAlan Fleischauer, Lovelace Women's HospitalRuth Flores, New Mexico Behavioral Health CenterCrystal Frantz, UNM HospitalsElaina Freese, Lovelace Medical CenterAileen Gage, Lovelace Medical GroupGigi Gallardo, Lovelace Women's HospitalAaron Gallegos, Lovelace Westside HospitalPaula Gallegos, Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesKathy Garcia, UNM HospitalsAlicia Garcia, Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesChristina Gardner, Lovelace Medical Center Deborah Garey, Lovelace Westside HospitalDarlene Garmus, Grand Court AlbuquerqueLaurie Garretson, McCollum Elementary SchoolCarla Glidewell, St Vincent Regional Medical CenterLizabeth Gober, UNM HospitalsEloyda Gomez, Presbyterian Health ServicesSandra Gonzales, CNMSULisa Gonzales, St Vincent Regional Medical CenterGilberto Gonzalez, Memorial Medical CenterKim Gordon, UNM HospitalsBettie Green, Memorial Home HealthDareena Gurule, Lovelace Westside HospitalMy Ha, Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesLauretta Haddad, Lovelace Medical GroupJanie Lee Hall, NM Dept of HealthKaren Hand, Mountain View Regional Medical CenterJennifer Harvey, Lincoln County Medical CenterEve Hayes, New Mexico State Veteran's HomeSherman Henderson, UNM HospitalsBeverly Hine, Las Cruces Public SchoolsDavid Hodgins, Northern Navajo Medical CenterKim Holtry, Lovelace Medical Group Julie Howard, Memorial Medical CenterJoan Humble, New Mexico VA Health Care SystemPamela Iwamoto, UNM HospitalsKathy Jackson, UNM HospitalsMarilyn Johnson, Mimbres Memorial Nursing HomeSusan Johnson, Arroyo Chamiso/ St. Vincent Regional Medical CenterCharlene Johnson, Espanola HospitalMary Johnson, UNM HospitalsAnne Karlovitz, Lovelace Medical CenterTeresa Keller, NMSU College of NursingWendy Keller, Presbyterian Home HealthcareSharon Kelly, Lovelace Women's Hospital Liberty King, Mountain View Regional Medical CenterSidney Kistin, St Joseph Community HealthOlene Konkel, Lovelace Women's Hospital Lissa Kowalski, HRN ServicesHelen La Rose, OB/GYN ConsultantsJackie Laing, St. Vincent Regional Medical CenterCassandra Langevin, Lovelace Women's HospitalPamela Lantz, UNM HospitalsJon LaVertu, Mesilla Valley HospiceJulie Laybourne, Lovelace Medical CenterAngeline Lessard, Lovelace Medical CenterMark Lessman, Memorial Medical CenterPam Lewis, Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesBhuti Lhupchug, Lovelace Medical CenterLori Liebe, Lovelace Medical Center

2007 NMCNA NEA Nominees



Betsy Lindsay, Rio Rancho Nursing & Rehab CenterLuis Lopez, Lovelace Medical GroupSandra Lopez, UNM HospitalsKathleen Lopez Bushnell, UNM HospitalsKathy Lowry, Mountain View Regional Medical CenterCharlie Lucero, Lovelace Medical CenterNancy Ludtke, Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesSandra Lyon, UNM HospitalsMarsha Madrid, St Vincent Regional Medical CenterLaura Manire, UNM HospitalsLinda McDonald-Hummingbird, Santa Fe Indian SchoolRobin McIntyre, Lovelace Medical GroupAimee McKinley, Easter NM Medical Center Kim McKinley, UNM HospitalsPamela Medina, UNM HospitalsLourdes Mendez Rodriguez, New Hope Cancer CenterSusan Michalske, NM VA Health Care SystemAngela Mindheim, New Mexico Heart InstituteJoyce Misiag, UNM HospitalsLaura Mitchel, Sierra Vista Hospital Shawna Montano, Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesYolanda Moore, Memorial Home HealthPatti Moore, Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesVanessa Moreton, Lovelace Medical Center Betty Muccie, Eastern NM Medical CenterMonta Muse, Roosevelt General Hospital Julia Neal, Memorial Medical CenterAngela Neuville, Presbyterian Home Healthcare ServicesLaura Newsom, Lovelace Health SystemTheresa Newton, UNM HospitalsBrigette Nichols, Healthsouth Home HealthMaria Nieto, UNM HospitalsBetsy Noel, UNM HospitalsBonnie Norton, Rio Rancho Nursing & Rehab CenterTerry Odom, Heart Hospital of New MexicoChristopher O'Donnell, UNM HospitalsMelinda O'Neil, Family Medicine P.C. Annette Ortega, Lovelace Medical GroupJoanie Orth, Lovelace Women's HospitalBeckie Otero, San Juan Regional Medical CenterSamantha Padilla, Mountain View Regional Medical CenterTeresa Paez, Lovelace Women's HospitalChester Paliwoda, New Mexico VA Healthcare SystemNaomi Parra, Mountain View Regional Medical CenterChristopher Perez, Lovelace Medical GroupConnie Peters, Lovelace Women's HospitalPolly Petersen, Mountain View Regional Medical CenterDarlene Piro, AdelanteLori Ponge, UNM HospitalsJudy Powers, Las Palomas Nursing & RehabSharon Prudhomme, Lovelace Women’s HospitalCori Quesnel, Mountain View Regional Medical CenterTheresa Quintana, Lovelace Women's HospitalMichelle Radden-Vogler, NM Dept of HealthKathleen Ramirez, Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesRay Ramirez, Mountain View Regional Medical CenterChristopher Rankin, Lovelace Medical CenterDiana Rasmussen, UNM HospitalsDawn Rathburn, United Blood ServicesRose Reese, Lovelace Medical CenterKaren Reif, Las Palomas Nursing & RehabKatrina Rettinger, Heart Hospital of New MexicoBrandi Rice, UNM HospitalsDonna Robertson, UNM HospitalsRaina Rochon, Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesAudrey Rodriguez, NM Dept of Health Ruth Romero, New Mexico State University Amy Ross, Lovelace Westside HospitalSylvia Roy, Lovelace Women's HospitalMartha Rubio, Mountain View Regional Medical CenterPaul Rudolph, Presbyterian—KasemanNeasa Ruiz, Lovelace Medical CenterJane Runkles, Priceton Place Candace Rushing, New Mexico VA Healthcare SystemNancy San Martin, Lovelace Medical GroupLisa Sanchez, San Juan Regional Medical CenterChristina Sanchez, UNM HospitalsAntia Sanchez, UNM HospitalsKent Savary, Lovelace Medical CenterBrenda Scott, Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesLinda Shadid, Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesKathleen Silber, Lovelace Westside HospitalJonathan Skiles, UNM HospitalsLinda Smith, Apollo CollegeMarvin Smith, New Mexico VA Heatlhcare SystemJudy Spinella, UNM HospitalsPatricia Stady-Due, San Juan Regional Medical Center

Barbara Stafford, Lakeview Christian HomeHolly Stenerson, UNM HospitalsLauren Stephens, UNM HospitalsJohanna Stiesmeyer, Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesWindra Stringham, Lovelace Medical Center Cheryl Sundheimer, Lovelace Westside HospitalEmory Taylor, UNM HospitalsJulie Taylor, UNM HospitalsAnna Telgarsky, Heart Hospital of New MexicoEsperanza Tenbrook, Lovelace Women's HospitalMona Ternus, UNM College of NursingGrant Thomas, UNM HospitalsValarie Thomas, Presbyterian Health Center, CarrizozoPennye Thompson, UNM-HSC Continuum of Care ProjectPatricia Torres, Manzano del Sol Good Samaritan VillageGeraldine Travnicek, Lovelace Medical CenterMichelle Trujillo, UNM HospitalsDawn Tschabrun, Mountain View Regional Medical CenterSharla Tucker, Eastern New Mexico Medical CenterMimi Urbane, UNM HospitalsRosalie Vigil, Lovelace Medical CenterMarcella Vink, NM Dept of HealthDebra Vistine, Plains Regional Medical CenterKimberly Wageley, UNM HospitalsMichael Wallace, U.S. Army Reserves, PIMA InstituteJulie Warren, Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesRose Warzinski, New Mexico VA Healthcare SystemChristie Webb, Nor Lea General Hospital Joyce Wesselink, Presbyterian HospiceMeaghan White, UNM HospitalsRichard Whitehead, New Mexico VA Healthcare SystemShannon Williams, Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesBeverly Windom, Presbyterian HospiceMartha Winston, Manzano del Sol Good Samaritan VillageMary Wolff Gallegos, UNM HospitalsJoanne Wright, UNM Hospitals Janie Wright, Lovelace Medical GroupTerri Young, University of New Mexico Health Science Center

2007 NMCNA NEA NomineesContinued from page 12


Waning facultyHi there,

I am not a nurse nor related to one, nor employed by J&J.

If Y'all still have a newletter, thought you might consider, if you have not seen it, including a reference to this 9/19 announcement Johnson & Johnson Campaign For Nursing's Future Joins With AACN To Offer New Minority Nurse Faculty Scholars Program, i.e. Scholarship winners will receive $16,500..." http://tinyurl.com/24nbmw considering our State's potential for applicants. Thought this would be another resource to manage the problem of the upcoming decline in faculty due to the average age being in the mid 50s, i.e. approach retirement.

As an aside per visiting NMNA website, I am a bit disappointed that Y'all don't have a readily visible spot/box link on your opening website page for folks, e.g. high school students, seeking information on careers in nursing, e.g. J & J's www.discovernursing.com website nor some public awareness info/stats on the shortage as may pertain to New Mexico, given that nurses have taken on the onerous task of (and stuck their necks out) advocating regarding the nursing shortage.

Regards,Bob McCarthyVillage of Los Ranchos, NM

Dear carrie,I loved your article in the most recent The New

Mexico Nurse. I recently turned the big 5-0 myself. Those 12 hour shifts are getting longer, but the

alternative 6 or 8 hour shifts are tough to face also. I work nights and the thought of working 4 or 5 or 6 nights in a row with 1 day off isn't acceptable any more. I really need and enjoy the 3 to 4 days off at a time that working 12 hour shifts gives me. One night "off" when you work nights isn't worth the aggravation!

I loved the idea of shorter walking distances. Who thought of those long, creepy hallways anyway? I work in a small community hospital. We have tried to staff by acuity for years. The big problem is no one to call in when OB or ICU or ER goes crazy.

Fortunately, I have a very skilled and supportive DON who has come in more than once to salvage the night.

Thank you for your tremendous effort to get our nursing schools the support they need to ease our nursing shortage.

Katherine L. Peck RN

Letters to the Editor


Carrie Roberts

We’ve had an incredibly busy 3 months, with our annual meeting, election of new officers and board members, a great, productive retreat for the board, participation in the NM Center for Nursing Excellence’s Nurse Excellence Awards gala, plus the holidays.

It makes one reflect on the past:

• Some of our mostenthusiastic board members have for one reason or another left the board: Jan Jordan, Maria Scarpelli, B.J. Brunt-Palmer, and Susan Morgan have each given their time, their creativity, and their loyalty to the state nurses organization. Heartfelt thanks from all of the board members and from me for all of your efforts and dedication to NMNA.

• Five years agowe didn’t have aNMCenterfor Nursing Excellence (NMCNE)(the Center). Since it’s inception, it has held the Nursing Excellence Awards—and this year there were 259 nominees and 829 persons attended the banquet. See the list of nominees and those receiving awards on pages 11-13.

• NMCNE has also developed a preceptorcourse, which can help both rural and urban

hospitals to educate their nurses on how to assist newly hired nurses, students, and those in transition from one area of work to another so that they have a great start to a new career; AND

• theCenterhavedevelopedleadershipcoursesfor managers, mid-managers, and nurses wanting to be better leaders. The leadership course helps us to realize that all nurses, no matter what their position are leaders, and improving those skills may help improve patient care outcomes and help in career advancement.

The board of NMNA took a bold step last summer, deciding to close the NMNA office in Santa Fe, in order to be more fiscally responsible. The office is now installed in my home and a storage room built to accommodate files and furniture rarely needed. This saves us about $700 a month. My house is still a maze of boxes, but soon will be an efficient, workable space.

We’ve been delighted with ANA’s efforts to assist with passage of SCHIP, the Nurse Re-Investment Act, and other bills for environmental and work environment standards to protect us at work and at home. If the President stopped vetoing bills, we could improve the health care of the public....

And in the future:• Capitol Challenge 2008 is January 24th at

La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe. The workshop gives an overview of the legislative process, how to add your two cents to the thinking of the legislators, and what issues NMNA is

carrie’s cornerworking to advance during the legislative session. The reason NMNA continues to offer this workshop is that EVERYTHING in our lives is impacted by legislative and regulatory action:

• taxes on clothes, income, tobacco, alcohol,vehicles, property;

• the nursing practice act (how we legally dowhat we do);

• whetherthereismoneytoexpandthenursingprograms, pay for faculty to advance their degrees;

• how much a nursing license costs, whetheryou can apply or re-new your license online, and many, many others.

Having a say in what happens in your city, your state, your nation is important and has significant impact on your quality of life. If you are interested in attending the legislative workshop, Email me at [email protected], or register online at www.nmna.org, click on EVENTS, click on Capitol Challenge, then on Register—you’ll be able to register and pay with a credit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express).

• Career Expo: Mark on your calendars: Career Expo is April 12, 2008 at the New Mexico State Fairgrounds in Albuquerque. Admission is FREE! We will have LOTS of door prizes, free continuing nursing education, over 40 agencies, hospitals, and universities there to share their information and help you to find the absolutely best job you’ve ever had. Make a day of it! Bring some friends, attend the expo in the morning, check out what is available, sign up for the door prizes, get some free CE, then have lunch and shop with your friends! A great way to spend an early spring weekend!

Carrie Roberts


continuing Nursing Education ListingsNMNA is now an ANCC-accredited approver- all CNE is ANCC approved!

A: = Alternative Therapies

Date Location Title CE Sponsor Contact 1/9/2008 and Cibola General Helping the Breastfeeding Family: 4 Cibola General Hospital— Carol L’Esperance1/10/2008 Hospital Evidenced-Based Practice Funded by a grant from CDC [email protected]

01/18/08 Albuquerque Ventilator Management 7.5 Presbyterian Healthcare Diane M. 505-724-8954 or; Services [email protected]

01/25/08 Albuquerque Reiki Level 1 Certification Course 8.4 Kurama Institute Pat Comer 505-268-6097A [email protected]

01/31/08- Albuquerque Current Concepts in Critical Care 10.9 Presbyterian Healthcare Diane M. 505-724-8954 or; 02/01/08 Nursing 2008 Services [email protected]

02/01-2/08 Albuquerque 38th Annual UNM Carrie Tingley Hospital 7.0 UNM Carie Tingley Hospital and UNM Ofc. of CME: 505-272-3942 Winter Conference: Pediatric Fracture Care UNM Office of CME http://hsc.unm.edu/cme


03/1-3/08 Haiku, Maui, HI Chi Nei Tsang 101 21.0 White Cloud Institute Caryn—505-471-9330A [email protected]

03/8-9/08 Albuquerque 4th Annual National Procedural 13.0 UNM School of Medicine UNM Ofc of CME: 505-272-3942 Sedation Course Dept. Emergency Medicine and Office of CME http://hsc.unm.edu/cme

03/19-23/08 Santa Fe Energy Medicine 1 35.8 White Cloud Institute Caryn- 505-471-9330 A [email protected]


03/28-29, Santa Fe Chi Nei Tsang 101 21.0 White Cloud Institute Caryn- 505-471-93304/1/08 A

6/18-22/08 Haiku, Maui, HI Energy Medicine 1 35.8 White Cloud Institute Caryn- 505-471-9330A [email protected]

9/26-28/08 Santa Fe Chi Nei Tsang 101 21.0 White Cloud Institute Caryn- 505-471-9330A [email protected]

9/24-28/08 Santa Fe Energy Medicine 1 35.8 White Cloud Institute Caryn- 505-471-9330A [email protected]

01/14-15/08 Las Vegas, NV Advanced Fetal Monitoring 13.0 Learning Resources Debbie Stuyvesant International, Inc. [email protected] 505-294-2600

1/21-22/08 Honolulu, HI Advanced Fetal Monitoring 13.0 Learning Resources Debbie Stuyvesant International, Inc. [email protected] 505-294-2600

2/11-12/08 Austin, TX Advanced Fetal Monitoring 13.0 Learning Resources Debbie Stuyvesant International, Inc. [email protected] 505-294-2600

3/31- Minneapolis, MN Advanced Fetal Monitoring 13.0 Learning Resources Debbie Stuyvesant04/01/08 International, Inc. [email protected] 505-294-2600

TBA Santa Fe Trauma First Aide 19.5 Trauma First Aide Associates Email: [email protected]

TBA San Diego, CA Trauma First Aide 19.5 Trauma First Aide Associates Email: [email protected]

TBA NYC, NY Trauma First Aide 19.5 Trauma First Aide Associates Email: [email protected]

TBA Northern NM Homeopathy—Medicine for the Whole Family 7.5 Mirus Foundation [email protected] TBA Albuquerque Introduction to IV Procedures for 8.3 Central New Mexico Alicia West at 505-224-5204 Nurses and Non-nurse Professionals Community College

Any time on home School Nurse Emergency 1.0 UNM Dept. of Emergency Rob Elgie [email protected] computer Preparedness Medicine

Any time on home School Nurse & EMS Continuum 1.0 UNM Dept. of Emergency Rob Elgie [email protected] computer of Care Medicine

Any time on home School Emergency Preparation & 1.0 UNM Dept. of Emergency Rob Elgie [email protected] computer Medical Response Plans Medicine

Any time on home School Nurse Assessment & Triage 1.0 UNM Dept. of Emergency Rob Elgie [email protected] computer Medicine



Date Location Title CE Sponsor Contact

Any time on home Special Emergencies & Gadgets 1.0 UNM Dept. of Emergency Rob Elgie [email protected] computer Medicine

Any time on home Emergency Care of the Airway 1.0 UNM Dept. of Emergency Rob Elgie [email protected] computer Medicine

Any time on home Emergency Care of Musculoskeletal 1.0 UNM Dept. of Emergency Rob Elgie [email protected] computer Injuries Part 1 Medicine

Any time on home Emergency Care of Musculoskeletal 1.0 UNM Dept. of Emergency Rob Elgie [email protected] computer Injuries Part 2 Medicine

Any time on home Emergency Care of Spine Injuries 1.0 UNM Dept. of Emergency Rob Elgie [email protected] computer Part 1 Medicine

Any time on home Emergency Care of Spine Injuries 1.0 UNM Dept. of Emergency Rob Elgie [email protected] computer Part 2 Medicine

Anytime on home Scenarios #1 for School Health 1.5 UNM Dept. of Emergency Rob Elgie [email protected] computer Nurses Medicine




Various at your home Various titles, subjects Gerontology; various Clovis Community College/ www.ed2go.com/cloviscc/times computer Complementary & Alternative Medicine; ALLEGRA Learning then click on Health Care Spirituality, Health and Healing; Solutions Continuing Education End of Life; and many more.

Anytime at your home School Nurse Emergency 1.0 UNM Emergency Medicine [email protected] computer Preparedness 505-272-1209

Anytime at your home multiple titles various National Council of State www.learningext.com computer Boards of Nursing

Anytime at your home multiple titles various Nursing Education of www.nursingeducation.com computer or by America 1-800-234-8706 book & mail

Anytime at your home multiple titles various Western Schools www.westernschools.com computer or by 1-800-438-8888 book & mail

Anytime at your home multiple titles various National Center of www.nursece.com computer or by Continuing Education 1-800-824-1254 book & mail

cONTINUING NURsING EDUcATION LIsTINGsContinued from page 16


❏ Trilevel: ANA/ NMNA/ District membership Active District “District 50”

❏ Full (employed fulltime or part time) $208.00 $17.83 $196.00 $16.83 a year a month a year a month

❏ Reduced 50% reduction in dues $104.00 $9.17 $98.00 $8.67❏ Not employed ❏ FT student ❏ New grad within 6 mo. of graduation a year a month a year a month ❏ 62 y/o and not earning more than Social Security allows

❏ Special—75% reduction in dues $52.00 $4.83 $49.00 $4.58❏ > 62 y./o and not employed or 0 Totally disabled a year a month a year a month

Choice of payment:❏ Full Annual Payment ( submit application with a check payable to ANA for the yearly amount)

❏ Online (www.nursingworld.org—credit card only)

❏ E-Pay (This is to authorize monthly electronic payments to American Nurses Association, Inc. (ANA)). By signing on the line, I authorize my Constituent Member Association (CMA)/ ANA to withdraw of 1/12 of my annual dues plus bank fees from my account.

❏ Checking—Please enclose a check for the first month’s payment; the account designated by the enclosed check will be drafted on or after the 15th of each month.

_________________________________________________Monthly Electronic Deduction Authorization Signature

❏ Automated Annual Credit Card Payment This is to authorize annual credit card payments to American Nurses Association, Inc., (ANA). By signing on the line, I authorize my Constituent Member Association (CMA)/ ANA to charge the credit card listed in the credit card information below for the annual dues on the 1st day of the month when the annual renewal is due.

❏ Monthly Electronic Payment through Credit Card Please complete the credit card information below and this credit card will be debited on or after the 1st day of each month.

CREDIT CARD INFORMATION ❏ VISA ❏ Mastercard

Bank Card Number and Expiration Date ________________________________________________________________

Authorization Signature _______________________________________________________________________________

Printed Name on Card __________________________________________________ Amount __________________

Please mail your completed application to: New Mexico Nurses Association, P. O. Box 29658, Santa Fe, NM 87592 or American Nurses Association Customer and Member Billing, P. O. Box 17026, Baltimore, MD 21297-0405

By signing the Monthly Electronic Deduction Authorization or the Automatic Credit Card Payment Authorization, you are authorizing ANA to change the amount by giving the above-signed thirty (30) days advance written notice. Above signed may cancel this authorization upon receipt by ANA of written notification of termination twenty (20) days prior to deduction date designated above. Membership will continue unless this notification is received. ANA will charge a $5 fee for any returned drafts or chargebacks.

❏ NMNA-only or NMNA/ District- ONLY membership (Not ANA)

Membership Category (check 1)

❏ NMNA only ❏ NMNA & active district only

$128.00/ yr. $140.00/ year Active districts: 1—Albuquerque, 2—Santa Fe, 9—Los Alamos, 10—Raton, 14—Las Cruces, 19—Farmington All other “districts” are subsumed into “District 50”—At Large members—no dues. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

❏ LPN Affiliate membership (Not ANA)

Membership Category (check 1)

❏NMNA only ❏ NMNA & active district only $50.00/ year $62.00/ year Active districts: 1—Albuquerque, 2—Santa Fe, 9—Los Alamos, 10—Raton,14—Las Cruces, 19—Farmington All other “districts” are subsumed into “District 50”—At Large members- no dues.

Make check payable to:New Mexico Nurses AssociationP.O. Box 29658Santa Fe, NM 87592-9658

Make check payable to:New Mexico Nurses AssociationP.O. Box 29658Santa Fe, NM 87592-9658

District Dues—All 3 Types of Members

Check Active Dues/ yeardistrict Districts if any

01—Albuquerque $12.00

02—Santa Fe $12.00

04—Clovis/Portales $12.00

07—Carlsbad $12.00

09—Los Alamos $12.00

10—Raton $12.00

14—Las Cruces $12.00

19—Farmington $12.00

50—“At Large” $12.00

A constituent member association of the American Nurses Association P. O. Box 29658, Santa Fe, NM 87592-9658 www.nmna.org 505-471-3324 Fax: 505-471-3314

Combined Membership Application

___________________________________________________ for ANA/NMNA/ District membership, NMNA or NMNA/ District ONLY, and LPN Affiliate membership

Last name ___________________________________ First name ____________________________________MI_______ DOB: _________________________________

Check preferred contact❏ Home Address _________________________________________________________________ City _________________________________________________________

County ____________________ State _______Zipcode________________________________ Hm. Phone (________) _________- _____________________________ Fax (_________)-___________-______________ Email: ________________________________________________________________________________________________

OR ❏ Employer name _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Street/POB___________________________________________________________________ City __________________________________________________________

County ___________________ State _______ Zipcode ______________________________ Wk Phone (________) -_________- ______________________________ Fax (_________)-___________-______________ Email: _________________________________________________________________________________________________

Basic nursing program/ City/ State ______________________________________ License #_____________________________ License State _____________________

Graduation month/ year ______________________________________________ Highest degree held ________________________________________________________

Member of a collective bargaining unit? ❏ YES - specify what unit_____________________________________________________❏ NO

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

New MembersDistrict 1—AlbuquerqueKathryn A. CaudellKaren S. DittaRebecca A. GldcumbLisa A. HefflefingerCatherine M. NicholsonChristina L. ObergPamela J. RileyRebecka M. ValdezMike Wallace

District 2—Santa FeRobyn ElliottAngelena M. Frost

District 4—Clovis/PortalesSheri V. LoughDavid F. Sanchez

District 5—RoswellJane Swanson

District 14—Las CrucesLynn P. ClarkCharles L. ColwellRandee GreenwaldAnnie J. HoffmanPolly A. PetersonRachel SaavedraMary A. SanfordLaRee A. SavlanJohn E. Scarbrough

District 15—AlamogordoLoretta Velazquez

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