NWONE Quarterly Newsletter

February 2, 2012

We hope you had a wonderful holiday season! This is our second edition of the NWONE Quarterly Newsletter. We are excited to share updates with you about upcoming NWONE events, the 2012-2014 NWONE Strategic Plan, and updates on the Washington and Oregon IOM regional action committees. Past newsletters can be found on the NWONE website under the "newsletter" tab.

Sincerely,

Your NWONE Team

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Board of Director's News

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2012 NWONE Board

We are excited to welcome the following new members to the NWONE Board of Directors: Marcia Johnson, Lin Murphy, and Julie Zarn. Marcia Johnson is the Vice President of Patient Care Services at MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital and will be serving as the NWONE Representative to the Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA). Lin Murphy is the Chair of the Nursing Department at Gonzaga University and will be serving as an At-Large Board Member. Julie Zarn is the Director of Emergency and Trauma Services at Providence Regional Medical Center, Everett and will be serving as the Washington Chair for the Commission on Health Care Policy. We are delighted to have these individuals joining the board! For a complete listing of NWONE Board Members and Council Chairs please see the board roster.

We would like to thank Patty Cochrell and Charleen Tachibana for their service and dedication to NWONE. Patty Cochrell, the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Washington diligently served as your association President for the past two years. Patty will be staying on the NWONE Board as the Immediate Past President and Chair of the Nominating Committee. She is turning over the President role to the highly capable hands of Cheryl Nester Wolfe, the Chief Operating Officer of Salem Hospital in Salem, Oregon. Charleen Tachibana, the Senior Vice President, Hospital Administrator and Chief Nursing Executive at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, served as the NWONE Representative to the Washington State Hospital Association and her term ended this past December.

 

Thank you Patty and Charleen for your service to the NWONE Board!

2012-2014 Strategic Plan

In 2011 the NWONE Board of Directors held two retreats and invited nurse leaders from across our membership to join them in dialogue. The idea of hosting invitational retreats grew out of member requests for an opportunity to be more involved without becoming an organizational board member. On November 10, 2011, the NWONE Board of Directors and guests gathered together in retreat at Seattle's Hotel 1000. The day began with a presentation from Carolyn Corvi, recently retired Vice President and General Manager of Airplane Programs at Boeing and the current chair of the Virginia Mason Board of Trustees. Carolyn spoke about what it means to be a transformational leader and illustrated this through her experience at Boeing. Following Carolyn's talk was a presentation from Barbara Trehearne, Executive Director, Nursing and Quality for Group Health Cooperative, and Barbara Hyland-Hill, Director of Nursing Operations at Group Health Cooperative. They addressed nursing leadership in a reformed health care environment emphasizing the movement from hospital centricity to ambulatory care, home care, and self care settings. After these presentations, the attendees broke into small groups to discuss how NWONE can build transformational leaders within its membership and how NWONE can strategically position itself for the changing health care environment in order to better serve our members. After small groups engaged in discussion they shared their ideas with the full group. Demonstrating the true power of the collective, the groups came up with a host of insightful recommendations for the NWONE Board of Directors. These recommendations have been used to shape the NWONE 2012-2014 strategic plan.

Thank you to all who attended the retreats! We appreciate your generosity of time and commitment to NWONE. If you are interested in attending a NWONE invitational retreat in the future, please contact Erika Wilczek at erikaw@wsha.org.

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Volunteer Opportunities

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If you are interested in volunteering for any of the following commissions, committees, taskforces or as the ONLC Representative, we invite you to contact Erika Wilczek at erikaw@wsha.org for more information.

• Education and Practice Commission: This commission is co-chaired by Tracey Kasnic and Jennifer Graves. They hold monthly conference calls from 8:00am-9:00am on the first Friday of every month. They discuss practice concerns and plan NWONE educational events.
• Membership Support Commission: This commission is chaired by Jan Iverson and holds monthly conference calls from 12:00N-1:00pm on the third Tuesday of every month. They discuss ways to further engage members through council meetings and NWONE events.
• Health Care Policy Commission: This commission is co-chaired by Pam Steinke, from Oregon, and Julie Zarn, from Washington. They hold monthly conference call from 11:00am-12:00N on the third Thursday of each month. This commission discusses current legislative action in Oregon and Washington and plans the NWONE annual Legislative Bootcamp that takes place at our Fall Program in September.
• Nomination Commission: NWONE Past President, Patty Cochrell, chairs this commission. They are responsible for nominating individuals to serve on the NWONE Board of Directors.
• Finance Committee: This commission is chaired by Thom Hightower the NWONE Secretary/Treasurer. They hold monthly conference calls from 11:00am-12:00N on the second Thursday of each month. This committee reviews the NWONE monthly finance reports and other organizational financial decisions. If you are interested in this committee, we ask that you serve a minimum of one year to ensure continuity.
• Philanthropy Taskforce: This group is chaired by Karen McHenry and they meet throughout the year to discuss ways to engage the NWONE membership and others in philanthropic giving.
• ONLC Represenative: We are looking for an individual who is interested in becoming the NWONE representative for The Oregon Nursing Leadership Collaborative.

Emerging Nurse Leader Series

Recently, we received several requests from NWONE members to develop education specifically for emerging nurse leaders. From these suggestions, we have created an Emerging Nurse Leader Clinical Summit Series. This eight-part series is modeled after the American Organization of Nurse Executives Essentials for Nursing Leadership. The topics are targeted to enhance the knowledge and growth of emerging nurse leaders. The topics that will be covered in sequence include:

Individuals may enroll for the selected workshops of their choice, or may enroll in the full educational series at a reduced rate. We believe the greatest benefit is for individuals to attend the full series and to couple this education with local level mentorship for maximal benefit. The additional value of attendance in the full series is realized from the relationships and professional networking that will naturally develop within a cohort of consistent attendees. If you are an experienced nurse leader, we ask that you encourage your emerging nurse leaders to attend. For registration information and additional details please visit the NWONE website www.nwone.org.

2012 Spring Program and Awards Ceremony & Fundraiser Dinner

The 2012 Spring Program: Bending the Arc of Our Thinking - Challenging Our Mental Models will take place on March 15-16, 2012 at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront in Portland, OR. We have a great line up of speakers including:

Registration is open! Please visit the NWONE website for the full program brochure and registration. On March 15^th we will be holding our annual Awards Program and Fundraiser Dinner. We hope to see you in March.

Interest in nursing salons has increased among NWONE members. Not familiar with nursing salons? Marie Manthey is the woman behind the idea. The goal for the evening is to engage in thoughtful conversation about the profession of nursing. Salons start by having each participant "check-in" by responding to the following question: "What is on your mind about nursing tonight?" Once everyone has responded, the group enters into in-depth conversation on any topics of interest. At the end of the evening, each participant "checks-out" by responding to the following question: "What is on your mind about nursing now?" These simple questions provide thought provoking and energizing conversation about nursing. Marie encourages salon hosts to invite a diverse group of people to participate. She says "It is the diversity of experience, education and interest that makes these salons among the richest conversation any of us have ever experienced." If you are interested in hosting a nursing salon in your area, please contact Erika Wilczek at erikaw@wsha.org or (206) 577-1825 and she can send out an invite to NWONE members in your area. If you are interested in hosting a salon, but not sure how to start please contact Erika Wilczek and she will put you in contact with someone who can help! For more information about nursing salons please visit Marie Manthey's blog.

Upcoming Seattle Salons Dates

• February 13, 2012 from 5:30-7:30pm at Gladys Campbell's Queen Anne Townhouse
• April 9, 2012 from 5:30-7:30pm at Gladys Campbell's Queen Anne Townhouse
• June 11, 2012 from 5:30-7:30pm at Gladys Campbell's Queen Anne Townhouse
• October 8, 2012 from 5:30-7:30pm at Gladys Campbell's Queen Anne Townhouse
• December 10, 2012 from 5:30-7:30pm at Gladys Campbell's Queen Anne Townhouse

Please RSVP to Erika Wilczek at erikaw@wsha.org

Please refer to the NWONE Event Calendar for a complete listing of events.

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Philanthropy Update

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The NWONE Philanthropy Taskforce held the second annual NWONE Thanks Give-A-Thon this year and raised a total of $2,350.00. This money will go towards bringing up the next generation of nurse leaders. We would like to thank the following individuals for their generosity:

Barbara Hostetler	Brenda West	Cheryl Nester Wolfe	Cheryl Wyman	Colette Brust
Darcy Jaffe	Diane Fetzner	Erika Wilczek	Frankie Manning	Gladys Campbell
Helen Morrison	Hester Rall	Jan Iverson	Jane Hutcheson	Jeannie Eylar
Jeff Mero	Jody Ulrich	Joyce Cardinal	Karen McHenry	Larelle Catherman
Laurie Brown	Linda Tieman	Lorraine Wall	Patty Cochrell	Renae Battie
Ruth Hansten	Shelly Pricco	Suzanne Diers	Suzanne Waddil-Goad	Thomas Hightower
Tracey Kasnic	Van Hardison	Virginia Folan	Wendy Ray	Winnie Warren

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Regional Council News

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NWONE Membership Commission is working to reignite Oregon and Washington Councils. NWONE relies on the council representative and chair to represent the specific needs of each region at the NWONE board meetings. The information that is shared by the council representatives is used to shape the strategic direction of NWONE. Each council representative and chair is responsible for hosting regular council meetings. Below please find a list of all upcoming council meetings and the council representative's and chair's contact information:

Northwest Council (WA) - March 2, June 1, Spetember 7, and December 7, 2012 from 10:00am-2:00pm. Meeting Location is TBD. Please check the NWONE website for updated location information.

• Representative: Jan Iverson jiverson@skagitvalleyhospital.org
• Chair: Michelle Sand michellesa@cascadevalley.org

Pierce/Kitsap Council (WA) - January 27, February 24, April 27, May 18, June 22, and October 26, 2012 from 12:00N-2:00pm. Meeting location varies please check the NWONE website for location information.

• Representative & Chair: Diane Fetzner dfetzner@favoritestaffing.com

Seattle Council (WA) - March 2, June 15 and November 2, 2012 from 1:00pm-3:00pm. Meetings will be located at the Swedish Cherry Hill Campus.

• Representative & Co-Chair: Linda Latta linda.latta@seattlechildrens.org
• Co-Chair: Cathe Clapp cclapp@stevenshospital.org

South Central Council (WA) - Please contact your representative or chair for dates.

• Representative & Co-Chair: Winnie Warren Winnie.warren@cwhs.com
• Co-Chair: Lori Murray lori.murray@yvmh.org

Southeast Council (WA) - Please contact your representative or chair for dates.

• Representative & Chair: Jeannie Eylar Jeannie.eylar@pullmanregional.org

Southwest Council (WA) - The representative and chair position for this council is currently vacant. If you are interested, please contact Erika Wilczek at erikaw@wsha.org.

• Representative & Chair: Vacant

Central Council (OR) - Please contact your representative or chair for dates.

• Representative: Pam Steinke psteinke@stcharleshealthcare.org
• Chair: Karen McGuire kmcguire@stcharleshealthcare.org

Eastern Council (OR) - The representative position for this council is currently vacant. If you are interested, please contact Erika Wilczek at erikaw@wsha.org.

• Representative: Vacant
• Chair: Molly Rhea rheam@mocohd.org

Portland Council (OR) - Third Friday of each month from 7:00am-8:00am at Besaw Restaurant.

• Representative: Martie Moore martie.moore@providence.org
• Co-Chair: Virginia Lundquist virginia.lundquist@providence.org
• Co-Chair: Gladys Campbell gladysc@wsha.org

Southern Council (OR) - Please contact your representative or chair for dates.

• Representative & Chair: Anne Shevlin ashevlin@asante.org

Willamette Council (OR) - Third Tuesday of each month at 6:00pm at Salem Hospital.

• Representative & Chair: Joe DaFoe joe.dafoe@salemhospital.org

In 2011 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released the "Future of Nursing" Report. Work groups to address the report's recommendation have formed in Oregon and Washington. The Oregon Nursing Leadership Collaborative (ONLC) and the Washington Center for Nursing (WCN) are leading this work in their respective states.

Oregon IOM Update

After a year of planning, the ONLC in November launched two work groups that will focus on preparing nurse leaders to lead change and increasing the number of baccalaureate-educated nurses. Each work group is currently working to form action plans. The ONLC is made up of representatives from the Oregon Council of Deas, Oregon Council of Associate Degree Programs, Oregon Nurses Association, Oregon State Board of Nursing, the Oregon Center for Nursing and NWONE.

Washington IOM Update

The Washington Nursing Action Coalition is co-lead by Linda Tieman, Executive Director of the Washington Center for Nursing and Greg Vigdor, CEO of the Washington Health Foundation. In October the coalition hosted a statewide conference, which brought together about 100 stakeholders to discuss the IOM recommendations. During this conference four work groups were formed to focus on leadership, education, practice and collaboration. The coalition is stressing the importance of partnering with organizations and individuals outside of nursing. Each workgroup is in the process of forming a charter and standing meetings.

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Membership

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We excited to have 36 new members to NWONE. We would like to welcome the following:

Keith Bradkowski	Stacia Brown	Judith Canfield	Tanya Carroccio	Christina Cowgill
Kim Dotson	Sheila Domine	Micky Faulk	Jan Flom	Paula Gallagher
Dawn Hampton	Kathy Hare	Lucas Hopkins	Lisa Hudson	Maribeth Ingemansen
Todd Jackson	Deborah Jones	Denise Jones	Sue Kvamme	Juli Lamb
Kristen Lindgren	Mary Jo Moore	Jennifer Moyes	Brenda Neuman	Rachel O'Brien
Catherine O'Keefe	Patricia Patch	Dianne Potter	Jeanette Quaeck	Neal Rosenburg
Janine Sanderson	Beverly Selga	Marji Tate	Dawn Van Horn	Sharon Weston
Barbara Zuelzke

Welcome! We are so glad you have joined NWONE and we look forward to meeting you. For those of you who have not yet renewed your membership for 2012, a second round of membership renewal notices will be going out shortly. If you would like to renew your membership or if you have membership questions, please contact Wendy Ray wendyr@wsha.org.

Please visit the NWONE Career Center located on our website. We frequently get new postings so be sure to take a look. If you are interested in posting an open position, please contact Wendy Ray wendyr@wsha.org.

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 Northwest Organization of Nurse Executives
300 Elliott Avenue West, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98119

Phone: (206) 285-0102
Fax: (206) 283-6122
Website: www.nwone.org

Please send questions and comments to: Erika Wilczek at erikaw@wsha.org