Avian & Pandemic Influenza
ANA-MAINE member, Sharon Martin, MSN, APRN,BC, Associate Professor of Nursing at St. Joseph’s College of Maine in Standish, has prepared information regarding Avian Influenza. In the event of a pandemic, Sharon wants to help Maine’s nurses to remain healthy and be better prepared to provide the needed care. The following are posted in PDF format.
Sharon is also conducting a survey of Maine nurses regarding their current information re: Avian Influenza. Results of this survey are anonymous and will be used to develop future articles on Avian Influenza for this Web site and the ANA-MAINE Journal.
Please complete the survey and mail to:
Sharon Martin, MSN, APRN, BC
346 Lower Street
Turner, ME 04282
Information About Emergency Preparedness
ANA-MAINE’s President, Susan Henderson, summarizes the current local and regional information regarding Emergency Preparedness and outlines some available resources and opportunities within Maine and New England.
Shining a Spotlight on Patient Safety and Quality: Monitoring Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicators
Beginning in October of 2005, the Maine Quality Forum has asked all hospitals in Maine to report quarterly Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators in order to monitor key components of patient safety and quality.
For more information, click on www.mainequalityforum.gov/whatsnew.html.
The American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators (AANAC) is a non-profit professional organization dedicated to providing accurate and timely information, opportunities for education, and representation of Nurse Assessment Coordinators in long term care. AANAC offers web-based support and resources for MDS Coordinators including: quarterly newsletters, an on-line discussion group, weekly on-line NAC News, an archive of frequently asked questions, immediate and daily postings of the latest regulatory information, management and in-service aids, continuing education and national conference featuring top expert CMS and LTC speakers. We hope to have a Meet-Up for RNs who wish to explore forming a Maine chapter, in Portland Oct 5th. For more information, click on the AANAC on the web site, www.aanac.org.
Informa Health Announces New Education Health Letter for Healthcare Professionals Caring for Older Adults
Informa Health offers geriatric continuing education for healthcare professionals in any setting who care for older adults. Nurses and other healthcare professionals now have a convenient way to keep up-to-date and informed on the latest research and best practice in the complex care of older adults.
The Informa CE is a peer-reviewed online journal that contains expert geriatric education and the latest news and cutting-edge research pertaining to geriatric healthcare. Each issue comes with its own competency post-test, which grants 1.5 contact hours (total of 9 CEs per year) upon successful completion. Articles cover a wide range of topics including physiological and psychosocial changes of normal aging, chronic health problems, resources, assessment tools, news and research and complementary approaches to caregiving. Nancy Mattis, RN, an ANA-Maine member is the editor.
AWHONN-Maine
AWHONN (Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrical and Neonatal Nurses)- Maine offers northern and southern chapter educational opportunities, and hosts a statewide conference each year. AWHONN partners with the March of Dimes to address the issue of premature birth. If you would like more information, contact Laurie Caton-Lemos, RN, MS, AWHONN-Maine Section Chair at (207) 780-4807. lclemos@aol.com
Scope and Standards Update
The ANA publishes the Scope and Standards series, booklets which are used to guide the profession in many ways. We are pleased to report that Ellen Bridge, BSN, RN, BS, MTS, ANA-Maine’s CE Commissioner who is a Consultant for State Public Health Nursing, was chosen for the team to revise the booklet on the ANAPublic Health and Community Nursing standards . The changes have been made and the draft has just completed a peer review. It should be available on the www.nursebooks.org site in 2006.
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