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Vol. XXXVI No. 3 September 2015 The Magazine of the Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador IN THIS ISSUE ARNNL RECOGNIZES NURSING Council Bestows Honorary ARNNL Membership – 5 Upcoming Changes in Licensure Renewal Process – 7 EXCELLENCE ARNNL Continuing Education Teleconference Sessions – 11 PAGE 9 Technology Tips for Your Practice – 20 CONTENTS Message from the President ...........................................................................3 From the Executive Director’s Desk ................................................................4 ARNNL STAFF ARNNL Council Matters ..................................................................................5 Lynn Power, Executive Director 753-6173 I [email protected] Q & A: You Asked ............................................................................................6 Registration Update ........................................................................................7 Michelle Osmond, Director of Regulatory Services Canadian Nurses Protective Society ..............................................................8 753-6181 I [email protected] Nurses of Note ................................................................................................9 Lana Littlejohn, Director of Corporate Services Advanced Practice View ...............................................................................10 753-6197 I [email protected] ARNNL Continuing Education Teleconference Sessions ............................. 11 Trudy L. Button, Legal Counsel Federal Election Primer: Health Is Where the Home Is ................................12 752-1903 I [email protected] Survey Says ..................................................................................................13 Jennifer Barry, Communications Officer Goings On/Conferences and Workshops ......................................................14 753-6198 I [email protected] Volunteer Spotlight .......................................................................................16 Siobhainn Lewis, Nursing Consultant, Policy & Practice Workforce of 100 ...........................................................................................17 753-0124 I [email protected] Regulatory Notes ..........................................................................................18 Pamela King-Jesso, Nursing Consultant, Policy & Practice Discipline Decisions ......................................................................................19 753-6193 I [email protected] Clinical Corner ..............................................................................................20 Vacant, Nursing Consultant, Policy & Practice Trust News ...................................................................................................21 Painting a Philosophy of Nursing In Undergraduate Nursing Education ......22 Bradley Walsh, Regulatory Officer 757-3233 I [email protected] Congratulations, Nursing Graduates ............................................................23 CNPS InfoLAW – Legal Risks of Email (Part 2) ...........................................24 Rolanda Lavallee, Regulatory Officer 753-6019 I [email protected] Julie Wells, Research & Policy Officer and ARNNL Trust Coordinator ARNNL COUNCIL 753-6182 I [email protected] Regina Coady President 2014-16 Christine Fitzgerald, Administrative Assistant, Executive Director & Council Julie Nicholas President-Elect 2014-16 753-6183 I [email protected] Patricia Rodgers Eastern Region 2014-17 Tracy MacDonald Central Region 2015-18 Jeanette Gosse (on leave), Administrative Assistant, Director of Regulatory Services 753-6060 I [email protected] Lacey Sparkes Western Region 2014-17 Beverly Pittman Labrador/Grenfell Region 2015-18 Kirsty Wiik, Administrative Assistant, Director of Regulatory Services Dena King Advanced Practice 2013-16 753-6060 I [email protected] Lisa Jesso Practice 2013-16 Jennifer Lynch, Administrative Assistant, Policy & Practice Alexia Barnable Education/Research 2015-18 753-6075 I [email protected] Elaine Warren Administration 2015-18 Carmel Doyle Public Representative 2014-17 Carolyn Rose, Administrative Assistant, Registration Ray Frew Public Representative 2014-17 753-6025 I [email protected] Irene Baird Public Representative 2014-17 Jessica Howell, Administrative Assistant, Registration Walter Arnold Public Representative 2014-17 753-6041 I [email protected] Lynn Power Executive Director Representatives from nursing student societies (observers) On the cover: ARNNL Awards for Excellence in Nursing Luncheon (June 2015). Advertise in the next issue of ACCESS Left to right: Dena King, RN, NP, BN, Award for Excellence in Nursing – Practice; Contact Jennifer Barry at [email protected] or call 709-753-6198 Cyril Daley (accepting ARNNL Honorary Membership on behalf of Kay Daley); Editor Jennifer Barry Regina Coady, RN, BN, MN, ARNNL President; Dr. Carla Wells, RN, MN, PhD, GNC(C), Award for Excellence in Nursing – Education; Lily LeDrew, RN, BN, Creative Design Brenda Andrews, Image 4 Award for Excellence in Nursing – Administration (photo credit: Don Lane) Contributing Editor Danielle Devereaux Correction: In the May 2015 issue of ACCESS, the article “Evidence in ACCESS is the official publication of the Association of Registered Nurses of Practice” was incorrectly attributed to author Sheila Tucker, Liaison Officer Newfoundland and Labrador. ACCESS is published three times a year in January, May and September. Subscriptions are available to non-members for $25 per year. (NL), Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). The submission was written by Kasia Kaluzny, Knowledge Mobilization Officer, ©Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador (ARNNL). All rights reserved. For editorial matters, please contact the editor. The views and opinions expressed in the articles and advertisements are those of the authors CADTH. or advertisers and do not necessarily represent the policies of ARNNL. 2 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT It was truly a privilege to preside over our 61st Annual Business Meeting (ABM) with almost 200 participants, great participation, questions, motions and debate. The June meeting brought together registered nurses, nurse practitioners and students from all areas of the province. Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) President-elect Barb Shellian also joined us and shared details on the future directions and priorities of CNA. Provincial Nursing Forum 2015 preceded the ABM and featured Barb Langlois, a powerful and impactful speaker who focused on better understanding our own communication patterns. She encouraged us to look inward at our own assumptions and interpersonal styles, gave us guidance for working in teams and strategies to effectively and respectfully give constructive feedback. Lifelong skills beneficial to any registered nurse! Regina Coady, RN, BN, MN [email protected] AS WE MOVE INTO FALL, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE ACTIVE AND RAISE IMPORTANT ISSUES OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE AS THE FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS APPROACH The importance of advancing our leadership capability as registered As we move into fall, I encourage you to be active and raise important nurses and nurse practitioners is essential in today’s health care issues of health and health care as the federal and provincial elections system. Leadership is not a job, it’s a passion to make a difference, approach. CNA have a dedicated website focused on important issues a commitment to strong team work, advocacy for those in need and in the federal debate (http://www.election.cna-aiic.ca/en) and a unable to speak on their own behalf, ensuring a respectful workplace, federal election primer is available on p. 12. I encourage you to also “leading self” – self-awareness and self-growth – and so much more. visit ARNNL’s Document Library at https://www.arnnl.ca/document- library to review a wide range of background documents on health care In addition to the ABM and Leadership Conference, the “icing on the and healthy public policy. cake” was the Awards for Excellence in Nursing where we celebrated the contributions of three outstanding award winners – Dena King, Lily In closing I offer my congratulations to the BN Collaborative Program LeDrew and Carla Wells (see p. 9 for more details). As well, Honorary (Centre for Nursing Studies, Memorial University and Western Regional Membership was bestowed posthumously to Katherine (Kay) Daley, School of Nursing), which has achieved seven-year accreditation who dedicated most of her 34-year career to the advancement of status from the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing. This nursing education in Newfoundland and Labrador. demonstrates excellence in academic performance and assures us that the preparation of future registered nurses is in good hands. The Magazine of the Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador 3 FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S DESK We’re all familiar with check-ups when it comes to our health. It’s also important to take time to check-up on our profession and ask: How are we doing as a self-regulated profession? A very complex question, but it’s imperative we check the vitals. The privilege of nurses regulating nurses either through an organization (e.g. ARNNL), as an employer or as individuals, demonstrates that we all have roles to play to ensure that RNs are safe, competent and ethical practitioners. This challenge is more easily accomplished when we break it down into meaningful pieces. The results of the ARNNL Member Survey