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Board Members 2

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OSPAN Winter

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OSPAN Spring

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ASPAN National

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CPAN/CAPA 9

Region 2 Director 10

Inside this issue:

President’s Message By Tracy Galyon

Vital Signs—Oklahoma

January 2019 Volume 4, Issue 1

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Willingness to

Participate

Tulsa

What is your passion? Have you found it? Do you know what passion means?

Merriam-Webster defines passion as a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some

activity, object, or concept. So, what does that mean for us as nurses?

I became an RN because I always wanted to be a nurse. From a very young age,

when people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer was always a nurse. I

didn’t know why – I just wanted to be a nurse! It took a lot of years to know my why. I had a

desire to care for others, I love the ever-changing modalities of my profession and I eventually

discovered my passion within the nursing profession and that was in the Perianesthesia

environment.

How do I define passion? It is the desire to get up and go to work to support my

passion, provide the best possible care that feeds my passion, to hear a heart-felt thank you

from my patients that validates my passion, and to genuinely thank my patients for allowing

me to care for them, and to go home at the end of the day knowing I lived my passion.

How to you find your passion? There are hundreds of resources that will help you

find your passion but, the best resource is you. Search within yourself and be honest – the

most important question to ask yourself is “are you happy?” If not, find your “happy” and

your passion will follow – then continue to develop your passion by learning and growing.

Do not get comfortable in your passion but grow your passion by seeking new avenues and

opportunities, help others to learn and grow but, mostly be happy!

With that being said – I love PACU nursing and I have discovered the opportunities

for growth within my professional organization and within myself. I have my passion and it

continues to grow and develop daily. I look forward to going to work each day knowing I can

make a difference.

Tracy Galyon, BSN, RN, CPAN

President’s Message 1

Nurse Humor 11

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Meet your OSPAN Board Members (OSPAN website has full bios)

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Toni Strickland, BSN, RN, CPAN

OSPAN Director at Large

Tracy Gaylon, BSN, RN, CPAN

OSPAN President

We have several board member positions open with the elections at the Spring Conference

in March. Please consider joining this wonderful organization!

Visit: OSPAN website: www. OSPAN.org and fill out the Willingness to Serve Form.

Janice Hamouz-Fultz, BSN, RN

OSPAN President Elect/Editor

Cathy Tellone, MSN, RN, CAPA

OSPAN Treasurer

Lindsay Spencer,

MHA,BSN,RN, TNCC

OSPAN Secretary – New Member

Alison Johnston, BSN, RN, CPAN

OSPAN Past President Marty Phelps, BSN, RN, CPAN

OSPAN Director at Large

Beth Kriegh, BSN, RN

OSPAN Director at Large

Matthew Charles Rosenquist, ADN

OSPAN Webmaster

Matt is a Registered Nurse in the PACU at Children’s Hospital at

OU Medical Center. He used to work in Lawton at SWMC in the

Emergency Department for about 11 years (Four years as a tech,

and seven as a Registered Nurse). He enjoys training in Judo,

Jiu-Jitsu, lifting and hiking. Matt has three beautiful daughters.

OSPAN Update

OSPAN MISSION

OSPAN exists to promote quality and cost effective care for patients, their families, and the community, through public and professional education, research,

and standards of practice for all perianesthesia nurses. Areas included are those in Phase 1,

Phase 2 (PACU), Post Op, Same Day Surgery units, Endoscopy Labs, Cath Labs, and all other areas

Oklahoma Society of

Perianesthesia Nurses

P.O. Box 11392

701 N. Kelly Avenue

Oklahoma City, OK 73118 Website: www.OSPAN.org

Email:

OSPANwebmaster@gmail.com

OSPAN’s 2018 Fall Conference in

Oklahoma City was a great success!

Beth Kreigh checking in nurses

at the registration table.

There was a raffle for Vera

Bradley!

Shane Cohea talked

about weather

preparedness and shared

stories about a tornado

that destroyed an OK

hospital.

Jaye Robertson shared the

“Art of Nursing using Presence

as a Therapeutic Technique.”

Pop tabs and soaps collected for

Ronald McDonald House at OU

Children’s Hospital.

SAVE THE DATE

June 22, 2019

Select Seminars OKC/Tulsa

*ASPAN Standards

*PACU Assessment & Discharge Criteria

*Potential Complications & Emergencies

After Anesthesia

Location: OKC - OK Spine Hospital

Tulsa—St. Francis Hospital

More details to follow….

OSPAN

Oklahoma Society of Perianesthesia Nurses’

Winter Conference 2019

Questions you have always wanted answered…and PAINTING!

Program Objectives:

Speaker: Dr. Robert Waddell, MD

Describe the GOOD/BAD/UGLY of wine on the body

Speaker: Gina Stafford, BSN, RN:

Identify the scope of practice for an RN working in PACU from the OK Board of Nursing

Explain what a Compact State means to RN’s in OK, requiring CEU’s and more

Explain reasons for OBN disciplinary action, updates, rules, and guidelines

Location: Waddell Vineyards 11533 County Road 3570 Ada, OK 74820

Date: March 2, 2019, Saturday

Time: 9:00a.m.—1:00 p.m.

Prices: $50.00 ($60.00 at the door or postmarked after February 16, 2019)

Register and pay on line at: www.OSPAN.org

Mail Check & Registration to: OSPAN P.O. Box 11392 701 N. Kelly Avenue OKC, OK 73118

Make checks payable to: OSPAN

Agenda: 8:30 a.m.—9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m.—9:05 a.m. Welcome

9:05a.m.—10:05a.m. Dr. Robert Waddell, MD, General Surgeon

10:10 a.m.—11:10 a.m. Gina Stafford, BSN, RN—OK State Board of Nursing

11:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m. Break

11:25 a.m.—1:00p.m. Painting!

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Winter Conference

OSPAN

Oklahoma Society of Perianesthesia Nurses’

Winter Conference 2019

Registration:

Register and pay on line at: www.OSPAN.org

Or complete this form (make check payable to OSPAN) and submit to:

Oklahoma Society of Perianesthesia Nurses

P.O. Box 11392 701 N. Kelly Avenue

OKC, OK 73118

Fee: $50 (included lecture, painting, and refreshments)

$60 at the door or postmarked after February 16, 2019

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Name

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Address

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City/State/Zip

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Email

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Phone Number

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ASPAN Membership #

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Spring Conference

Spring Conference 2019

Saint Francis Hospital

6161 S. Yale Avenue

Tulsa, Oklahoma

74136

Saturday

March 30, 2019

OSPAN Spring Agenda

07:45-8:15 Registration

08:15-09:15 Obesity: Why Size Matters

Susan Norris, BScN, RN, CAPA

09:15-10:15 The Surgical Management of BPH

Tillman Hudson, MD

10:15-10:30 Break

10:30-11:30 One in a Million—The Rare Trauma Injury

Nathan James Powell, DO

11:30-12:30 Lunch Break/Annual Meeting

12:30-13:00 ASPAN 101

Susan Norris, BScN, RN, CAPA

13:00-14:00 Tools to Get Your Patient to the OR!

Current Trends in Preop Preparation

Susan Norris, BScN, RN, CAPA

14:00-14:15 Break

14:15-15:15 Electroconvulsive Therapy

Jimmie D. McAdams, DO, DFAPA

15:15-15:30 Evaluations

Registration for OSPAN Spring Conference

To register, complete this form and submit to address listed, or go to the

www.OSPAN.org and register and pay online by PayPal.

Name: _________________________________________________________

Credentials: ____________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________

City/State/Zip: __________________________________________________

E-mail: _________________________________________________________

ASPAN Membership # ___________________________________________

Check one of the following choices:

Registration must be postmarked by March 15, 2019 to be eligible for early bird price.

(Conference Special)

Early Bird Price After March 15, 2019

___ Member $55 ___ Member $90

___ Non-member $70 ___ Non-member $105

___ Non-licensed RN Student $10

CPAN/CAPA certified nurses get a $5 discount!

Certification number must be included at time of registration.

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Certification Number

*Checks must be postmarked for the Early Bird Special by

Deadline: March 15, 2019. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Fee for returned checks.

Please make checks payable to:

Oklahoma Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses PO Box 11392

701 N Kelly Ave

OKC OK 73118

Cancellation policy: 20-40 days before conference registrant will receive full refund minus $30

processing fee (cancellation must be postmarked 20-40 days before conference). No refunds within

19 days of conference. In the event OSPAN must cancel, full refunds will be given.

OSPAN reserves the right to substitute speakers if necessary.

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ASPAN National

Conference 2019

SAVE THE DATE:

May 5-9, 2019 Nashville, TN

Register Now!

Permission to use this brochure granted from ASPAN

Take Your Career to the Next Level with

CPAN/CAPA Certification!

CPAN - Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse

CAPA - Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse

Why get CPAN or CAPA Certified?

Nurses who get this nationally recognized certification can validate their perianesthesia

practice and become leaders who strive to improve their practice in the surgical setting. The

ASPAN website (www.ASPAN.org) offers information, weekly study questions, and tutorials to

help you study for the exam. In the two years prior to applying for initial certification, you

need 1,200 hours of direct clinical experience—this is a new change, a reduction in hours.. You

must also have an unrestricted nursing license. The cost for the exam is $314 for ASPAN

members and $424 if you are not an ASPAN member.

New Certified Oklahoma Nurses:

Lindsay Spencer

Debbie Campbell

Amanda Robertson

OK Nurse who is Dual Certified:

Gerri Baxter

Number of Nurses Certified in OK:

Dual—1

CAPA—44

CPAN-74

TOTAL 119 CONGRATULATIONS!

Get Certified

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ASPAN Region 2

Director

Greetings from our Region 2 Director, Susan Norris

National Conference is just around the corner. ASPAN will meet May 5-9, 2019 in Nashville, TN. The program is

packed with opportunities to earn CE and sessions will fill up fast. Be sure to register early to ensure you are able

to attend your first choice of presentations.

One of the most important events taking place at National Conference is the election of Officers for the ASPAN

Board of Directors. This year we will be electing Vice President/President Elect, Treasurer, Director for Research,

Director for Education, and Regional Directors for Regions One, Three and Five. We will also elect members of the

Nominating Committee. Candidate profiles are now available for review on the ASPAN website. It’s very

important for you as a member to review the profiles and case your ballot and let you component leaders know

who you feel would be the best candidate to lead ASPAN into the future.

It’s never too early to start planning for PANAW 2019. This is our chance to celebrate the unique practice of

Perianesthesia Nursing and let our nursing colleagues in other fields as well as the public know what we do.

Be sure to share photos of celebrations in your workplace with your component editor/webmaster and with ASPAN

Breathline Editor Barb Godden (bgodden@aspan.org)

ASPAN continues to develop and present a wide variety of educational offerings. Be sure to check out the

Winter/Spring Seminars & Webinars brochure at aspan.org

As 2018 draws to a close, we have the chance to reflect on our accomplishments over the past year. It’s also a

chance to look ahead to the new year and set our sights on the goals we want to strive for. Those goals might

include becoming CPAN or CAPA certified, or maybe joining a committee in your component or on the national

level. Maybe it’s returning to school to obtain that degree you’ve been talking about. Whatever your goals, go for

it! You are a perianesthesia nurse – you can do anything you set your mind to.

I wish you a Happy New Year!

Respectfully,

Susan Norris BSN, RN, CAPA

ASPAN Regional Director – Region Two

snorris@aspan.org

Nurse Humor

A nursing assistant, floor nurse, and charge nurse from a small nursing home were

taking a lunch break. In walks a lady dressed in silk scarves and wearing a large

polished stone jewelry.

I am ‘Gina the Great’, stated the lady. “I’m so pleased with the way you have taken

care of my aunt, that I will now grant you three wishes!” With a wave of her hand

and a puff of smoke, the room filled with flowers, fruit, and bottles of water, proving

that she did have the power to grant wishes.

The nurses quickly argued among themselves as to which one would ask for the first

wish. Speaking up, the nursing assistant wished first.

“I wish I were on a tropical island beach, with single, well-built men feeding me fruit

and tending to my every need”. With a puff of smoke, she was gone.

The floor nurse went next, “I wish I were rich and retired and spending my days in

my own warm cabin at a ski resort with well groomed men feeding me cocoa and

doughnuts.” With a puff of smoke, she, too, was gone.

“Now, what is the last wish?” asked the lady. The charge nurse said, “I want those

two back on the floor at the end of lunch break!”

Pictures are from OSPAN members or Clip Art from MS Office Publisher 2007

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Progress in

Process...Nurse Notes

This is your OSPAN Vital Signs, a newsletter that comes out in January and July letting you know what

is happening with OSPAN! You can get more information about OSPAN from the website:

www.OSPAN.org, or you can follow us on FACEBOOK.

In subsequent newsletters, we’d like to have members submit hospital experiences, observations about

bedside nursing, or just want to say something about the surgical setting. You can email observations

or stories to:

OSPANwebmaster@gmail.com.

PROGRESS IN PROCESS……..Nurse Notes

Thoughts from a Junior Nursing Student….

My very first clinical in a hospital setting ended with a dementia patient yelling at me, diarrhea on my scrubs, and

sore feet. The one thing I remember most from it though was the excitement that came with each new discovery

made and from watching the interactions between nurses and patients.

As a current nursing student with several semesters under my belt the newness has worn off, but I am still

finding out so much each time I go back. Something that surprises me most often are the differences between what

has been taught in classrooms now and decades, even years ago to other aspiring nurses. Things I think are

common knowledge, like DNA and its structures or the interactions between antibiotics and bacteria, are things

that some nurses have never heard of and might not even know to learn. I’ve been given the chance to look at the

textbooks that were used by a current nurse from back when she was in nursing school and it amazes me to see

what all has been learned since now and then. New discoveries are being made constantly and it’s easy to see how

the constant influx of information can seem like an insurmountable hurdle.

One thing I think about constantly as a nursing student, or as any kind of student honestly, is how much

time there is left until school is over with. The counting down of semesters, of classes, of hours until I don’t have to

go back in to get crammed full of knowledge and tested again on the different colors of stool. A sobering realization

though is the fact that, as medical personnel, we will never stop learning. Once school ends and the TEAS is

passed, nurses have to strive to do what’s best for our patients, and if that means constantly looking for new

studies that detail the exact effects of asthma on the respiratory system or understanding the newest fad diet to

better communicate with my patients, then I don’t mind learning.

Nurses have been voted the most trusted profession in the United States by popular vote for almost two

decades now. One of the reasons is the dedication that we have to our patients, not only in the hospital but in the

bettering of ourselves outside of work and in our free time. To make sure we do right by our patients in the best

way that we can. That’s the most amazing thing about nurses, and one of the reasons I keep going back to school

each day.

Caylee Fultz, UCO Nursing Student

Notes from a Traveling Nurse who has worked in all 50 states

Travel Nursing Thoughts….

When my friend asked me to write a page about my traveling experiences as a

nurse, I thought, “how do I write ONE page about 30+ years of traveling?” I’m still

not sure, but here it goes…

I started traveling in the late 1980’s. Yes, I was one of the few at that time. I

remember joining a company and I was maybe one of two travelers. WOW, it was

during the golden years of traveling as a nurse. I would tell my recruiter where I

wanted to go and she would call around for an assignment. The hospitals and

nurses would be so EXCITED that I was going to help them out for a while. You were treated like GOLD and

really were part of the staff. One took turns floating and just being appreciated so much.

Sadly, those days are gone. In a lot of hospitals I travel to now, you seem to be just a number in the system.

Healthcare has changed so much in those 30 years. Nurses are busier and getting sicker patients. Being

able to go to different states where I can ski in the winter, live in NYC, and spend time hiking, has made it

all worth it! The many things I have done and experienced in the 50 states I have worked, are endless and

priceless…

Hiking in Nevada (getting lost on the mountain), California (Yosemite), Alaska (Klondike trail), Maine

(Mount Katahdin), Colorado (Longs Peak), Arizona (Grand Canyon), Hawaii (NaPali Coast), and many steps

forward in Montana, Wyoming, Virginia, West Virginia, etc…

Skiing in Colorado, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Arizona, New

Mexico, New York, etc…

Watching baseball with the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins,

Baltimore Orioles, Boston Rex Sox, New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs,

New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, etc.…

Experiencing the Albuquerque Balloon Festival, Milwaukee Summerfest, New Year’s Eve in Times Square

(2000), New Year’s Eve Las Vegas Strip, Peach Drop in Atlanta, Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, Rose Bowl

Parade, New Orleans Mardi Gras, etc…

Disasters like Mississippi during Katrina, Oklahoma City during tornados, Tennessee with a southern

blizzard, New Mexico with a stuck-in-the ditch blizzard, Chicago with its wind, California traffic, New York

City Bridges and Tunnels, rush hour in Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City,

Phoenix, Miami, Honolulu, Atlanta, New Orleans, Omaha (GO BIG RED), etc…

Beaches galore – Waikiki Beach, Hanauma Bay, Santa Monica Beach, LaJolla Shores, Virginia Beach,

Myrtle Beach, Nantucket, Cape May, Martha’s Vineyard, East Hampton, Cape Hatteras, Key West, Palm

Beach, Sunset Beach, Hilton Head, Padre Island, Ocean City, Venice Beach, Coney Island, Kennebunk

Beach, etc..

Watching the Nebraska Huskers (season ticket holder) win the National Championships, watching the Indy

500, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes (Justify win Triple Crown), etc…

AMERICA is a great place to live and explore and thanks for travel

nursing, I’ve done that!

Fran Bruns, BSN, RN

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OSPAN Position Responsibilities

Board of Directors: The Board of Directors is made up of the elected officers, officers appointed by the President as

described in the Bylaws and Policy and Procedures..

President: Term of Office (1) Year

1. Develops the agenda and presides over all meetings beginning with the yearly planning meeting with the Committee

Chairpersons and Officers held after the Annual Conference.

2. Establishes an OSPAN timeline which is distributed to the Board of Directors at the post conference meeting.

3. Represents OSPAN at meetings essential to the functioning of the organization.

4. Submits a President’s Message to each issue of Vital Signs.

5. Serves as liaison between ASPAN and OSPAN.

6. Serves as contact person for submitting news of OSPAN for ASPAN publication.

7. Submits copies of ASPAN Bylaws to OSPAN Board of Directors

8. Develops, with cooperation of the Board, and submits to ASPAN the application for the ASPAN Gold Leaf Award.

9. Develops and updates strategic plan in collaboration of the board.

10. Serves as liaison with the Oklahoma representative of the Oklahoma Society of Anesthesiologists.

11.Other duties outlined in policy and procedures

Vice President/President Elect: Term of Office (1) Year

1. Assumes all duties assigned by the President.

3. In the absence of the President, assumes the duties of that office.

4. Automatically assumes the office of President upon completion of term, or in the event the President is unable to complete the

term of office.

5. Serves as Chairperson of the Conference Committee.

6. Represents OSPAN and assists the membership in an advisory capacity concerning organizational affairs.

7. Works closely with President and Board of Directors to prepare for upcoming year as President.

Secretary: Term of Office (2) Years

1. Assists the President in preparing the agenda for meetings.

2. Records minutes for Board of Directors meetings for the organization

3. Preserves the official files and records of the Association in a neat and orderly manner.

5. Serves as official correspondent to ASPAN.

6. Maintains a current roster of OSPAN members.

7. Assumes other responsibilities as directed by the President of Board of Directors.

8. Submits meeting minutes for board approval at each Board of Directors meeting.

Treasurer: Term of Office (2) Years

1. Receives, disburses, manages, and accounts for funds, assets and securities of the Association as directed by the Board of

Directors.

2. Compiles financial statistics (income/expenses) and submits to Board of Directors. This analysis will be used in planning of

annual budget proposal for Board of Directors.

3. Maintains records of moneys received from the seminar, membership, exhibitors, and fund raising activities.

4. Institutes and follows through on all financial policies and procedures outlined in the Bylaws, approved by the Board of

Directors, or as listed in the guidelines of the Policy and Procedure manual.

5. Reviews current balance sheet and income statement at all Board of Directors meetings.

6. Prepares annual budget report for Board of Directors.

Newsletter Editor: appointed position

1. Responsible for editing and distribution of the OSPAN newsletter, Vital Signs to all members and appropriate organizational

liaisons.

2. Recommended items for publication in each Vital Signs issue as deemed appropriate by the board.

3. Include items in Vital Signs as appropriate by the board.

Director-at-Large: Term of Office (1) Year

1. Attends Board of Directors meetings.

2. Represents the general membership at Board of Directors meetings.

3. Communicates OSPAN activities to general membership.

4. Performs other duties as prescribed by the Board of Directors.

5. Serves on Conference Committee.

6. Serves as committee chairperson as appointed by the President.

Webmaster/Public Relations: appointed position

Governmental Affairs: appointed position

OSPAN Willingness to Participate Form Please Print

Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________________

First Name, Last Name, List your Credentials Here

Home Address: Street____________________________________________________________________________

City_______________________________ St__________________ Zip_______________

Primary Phone: (________) - ________ - ___________ Work Phone:(______) - ___________-_________________

Employer’s Name: ____________________________________Position: ____________________________________

Work Address: Street___________________________________________________________________________

City_______________________________ St___________________ Zip______________

Preferred E-mail:_____________________________________Number of years as ASPAN member: ______________

Number of years in nursing: __________________Number of years in perianesthesia nursing: _________________

Areas of Perianesthesia experience: □ Ambulatory □ Surgery □ PACU □ Endo/Specials

□ Clinical □ Education □Administration □Research □ Other_________________________________

Education □ADN □ BSN □ MSN/DNP □Other__________________________________________

Certifications: □ CPAN □CAPA □CNOR □ Other__________________________________________________

Professional Involvement:

Indicate involvement with professional associations/organizations (including ASPAN)

I am willing/interested in serving on: □ Board of Directors □Director at Large

□Governmental Affairs □Newsletter □Webmaster/Public Relations oCommunity Service

*Job responsibilities are listed in the Policies and Procedures on the OSPAN website

** If interested, complete this form and return via mail, email, or to any board member.

www.ospan.org

ospanwebmaster@gmail.com

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