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South Dakota NURSE THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA NURSES ASSOCIATION Vol. 7 • Number 4 Quarterly publication direct mailed to approximately 18,000 Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses in South Dakota December 2016 President’s Message South Dakota Nurses Association Elects New Leadership Margie Washnok The South Dakota Nurses Association elected RN leaders to be a mentor, an advocate, and actively involved in I would like to commend the shaping the future of the nursing profession. Nurses in Mitchell for hosting The SDNA is excited to announce that the following members were elected at the 2016 Annual Convention in Mitchell, S.D. an excellent 100th Anniversary Celebration for our SDNA Convention. It was very fitting that the 100th Anniversary was celebrated in Mitchell, since the 50th was also celebrated in Mitchell in 1966. The committee had a variety of excellent presenters with a variety of topics. Dr. Marla Weston, Chief Margie Washnok Executive Officer of American Nurses Association, the American Nurses Foundation, and American Nurses Credentialing Center, was an excellent choice for the Keynote Speaker on Sunday afternoon and Monday morning. Mark your calendar for the next SDNA Convention, October 1 & 2, 2017, in Yankton. The nurses in the Yankton and Vermillion District are already Secretary ANA Membership ANA Membership Continuing Nursing beginning planning the 2017 convention. Dawn R. Warren Assembly Delegate Assembly Delegate Education Committee I suggest that all of you access our ANA website (www. District 2 Thomas Stenvig Eileen Bruner-Halverson Heidi Pelzel nursingworld.org) for the “Welcome to the Profession District 8 District 9 District 8 Kit,” which will provide a variety of information about ANA and the profession of nursing. Also, in the ANA website you will have access to ANA and State member benefits, personal benefits, factsheets and resources, professional tools to assist you with your job, and ANA periodicals. The factsheets and resources can assist you to provide information to nurses and nursing students in your districts. Make sure to inform all senior nursing students that they can join ANA/SDNA for half-price for two years. This reduction in membership dues was only available for the first year, but has been extended to two years. I urge all SDNA members to mentor nursing students, new graduates, and other nurses who are not members of SDNA and ANA, to provide information on how important it is for them to join their professional nursing organization. Add to your calendar, Nurses Day at the Legislature, February 5 & 6, 2017, in Pierre. There are several bills Nominations Nominations Nominations Government Relations that will be in committee while we are in Pierre, as well as Committee Committee Committee Committee Chair during the legislative session. It is important for all nurses Darcy Sherman Justice Lois Tschetter Teri Egan Carrie Clausen Hansen District 10 District 9 District 11 District 4 President’s Message continued on page 2 Presort Standard US Postage PAID Index Permit #14 SDNA Board of Directors ..................2 SDNA PAC Makes 2016 Legislative Princeton, MN current resident or 55371 Never Bored in Nursing ...................3 Candidate Endorsements .................8 2016 SDNA Annual Convention ........... 4-6 Government Relations Committee Report .....9 2017 Nurses Day at the Legislature ..........7 District News ........................... 10 South Dakota Nurses Association Health Welcome New Members .................. 11 Policy Agenda .........................8 SDNF Donors .......................... 11 Staying Up to Date/Contacting Your Legislators 8 SDNA Calendar of Events ................ 11 Page 2 South Dakota Nurse December 2016, January, February 2017 SDNA Board of Directors The SOUTH DAKOTA NURSE is published quarterly every March, June, September and December by the South Dakota President Government Relations President, District 8 & 9 Nurses Association (a constituent member of the American Nurses Term: 2015 – 2017 Committee (GRC) Chair Term: 2015 – 2017 Association) and Arthur L. 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Pat Sudbeck Home: 928.3202 The South Dakota Nurse accepts and encourages manuscripts or [email protected] editorials. We will determine which letters and articles are printed by the availability of publication space and appropriateness of the material. We welcome signed letters of 300 words or less, typed President’s Message continued from page 1 and double spaced and articles of 1,500 words or less. All materials should be mailed to: South Dakota Nurses Association, P.O. Box to become politically active, and provide facts for our House 1015, Pierre, SD 57501 or e-mailed to: [email protected]. Omaha Tribe of Nebraska of Representatives and Senators at the state and national The views expressed in the articles and editorials are those of level concerning bills that affect our nursing practice. Carl T. Curtis Health Education Center the individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect the Information about the bills in our state can be found at viewpoint of SDNA. Nursing in the Omaha Indian Reservation our SDNA website (http://www.sdnurses.org/). Bills at the in a culture rich in history with national level can be located at our ANA website (www. South Dakota Nurse is the newsletter of the South Dakota Nurses connection to the land. nursingworld.org). Any questions you have concerning the Association. Direct inquiries about SDNA or this newsletter to: bills can be directed to Carrie Clausen Hansen. South Dakota Nurses Association Seeking Registered PO Box 1015, Pierre, SD 57501 Nurses & CNAs Phone: 605-945-4265 | Fax: 1-888-600-1232 Published by: Email: [email protected] Website: www.sdnurses.org To inquire about Arthur L. Davis open positions, Publishing Agency, ‘Like’ us on Facebook! Contact Paulette Tyndall www.facebook.com/sdnurses [email protected] Inc. 402-837-5381 x148 Fax: 402-837-5303 Career opportunities available in the following fields (and more!) CNAs • RNs • LPNs • Hospitality • Etc! 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Foundation (SDNF) scholarship continuing with the State Department of Health. “My recipient? “[Just] be fully foreseeable plans are to continue in my current position. • My family thinks I am: a hippie. authentic and genuine in what I really like what I do. I’m passionate about my work • I’m great at cooking: veggies and pasta.