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85787 SALPN NWSLTR:Layout 1 3/17/10 12:37 PM Page 1 Hand in Hand SALPN Newsletter - 2010 Edition 2 85787 SALPN NWSLTR:Layout 1 3/17/10 12:37 PM Page 2 INSIDE THIS ISSUE SALPN Council & Staff Saskatchewan Association of President Licensed Practical Nurses Kim Kehrig, LPN 100-2216 Lorne Street President Elect Regina, SK S4P 2M7 Rachel Kennedy, LPN 1.888.251.2576 Members at Large Phone 306.525.1436 Wrangler Hamm, LPN Zone 1, West Fax 306.347.7784 Pauline Mason, LPN Zone 2, North Kari Pruden, LPN Zone 3, Saskatoon City Erin Ward, LPN Zone 4, Regina City Carol Kosedy, LPN Zone 5, East CONTENTS Public Representatives 1 President’s Letter Tony Linner Marjorie Bell By Kim Kehrig Executive Director Registrar 2 Executive Directors Report Colin Hein, RN Cara Brewster, LPN By Colin Hein Assistant Registrar Practice Consultant 4 Registrar’s Report Bonnie Downes Lynsay Donald, LPN By Cara Brewster Office Manager Investigator 6 2009 Registrar’s Report Sherry Husband Della Bartzen, LPN 7 Practice Consultant’s Report Admin Assistant By Lynsay Donald June Horsman 9 2010 AGM & Education Conference SALPN 2010 Education 10 AGM & Conference Costs Conference 11 2010 Conference & AGM and AGM Keynote Speakers The Saskatchewan Association of 13 Rules and Procedures Licensed Practical Nurses is 15 Proposed Admin. Bylaw pleased to announce that the Amendment Keynote Speaker for their 2010 16 Elections to SALPN Council Education Conference and AGM will be Joan McCusker, Canadian 17 Election Candidates Olympic Gold Medalist, 20 Committee Reports Broadcaster and Motivational 24 SALPN Membership Survey Speaker. 25 Auditor’s Report April 26, 27 & 28, 2010 36 Bulletin Board TCU Place, Saskatoon BP Registration Form See inside for further details. www.salpn.com 2010 Edition 2 85787 SALPN NWSLTR:Layout 1 3/17/10 12:37 PM Page 1 PRESIDENT’S LETTER PROUD TO BE A NURSE, A LICENSED At the beginning of feel when you know a PRACTICAL NURSE February, I received job was well done. my thirty year service award. As I reflect Many changes have back on my career, I taken place in our wonder where the time profession that have has gone. It seems guided us to be like just yesterday that I proactive in increasing stepped foot on to the our education, ward, had my first Medications, IM, IV patient assignment and and Physical was part of the team. Assessment to name a So many things have few. All of these make made this the right us the best nurse that choice. The first time we can be. parents hold their It has been a great newborn child, the journey even with its sorrow you feel as you ups and downs. help families say goodbye to a loved PROUD TO BE A one, to the adrenalin NURSE, A LICENSED rush you feel as the PRACTICAL NURSE patient comes through the doors and we need to move fast. This is all Kim Kehrig, part of the pride you President KIM KEHRIG, PRESIDENT 2010 Edition 2 www.salpn.com 1 85787 SALPN NWSLTR:Layout 1 3/17/10 12:37 PM Page 2 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT As one of the new With the recent release additions to the SALPN of the Patient First staff, I have been given Review, the Laura Ross the opportunity to report and a encourage change, discussion paper for provide leadership and the provincial support core nursing government on Patient values and principles Centered Care it is in the LPN profession. clear that we as This is an exciting providers, regulators, opportunity for any employers, educators nurse who is and care givers need passionate about the to work toward a profession and the system that is even ideal of patient more responsive, centered care. These patient driven and that values and principles puts the patient and are developed and family in the center of fostered in nurses the decision making through a combination process. of education, experience and At our most recent personal journeys. Provincial Nursing Council meeting we No matter the priorities collectively defined being worked on at the patient centered care government, regional as: understanding the or unit level, we all patient experience, individually have a vital hearing the voice of the role in providing patient, working with exceptional care to our the patient, shared patients. This is decision making, sign- summed up in the term off on each patient’s COLIN HEIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Patient Centered Care. treatment plan, 2 www.salpn.com 2010 Edition 2 85787 SALPN NWSLTR:Layout 1 3/17/10 12:37 PM Page 3 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT CONTINUED “nothing about me without me”, and improving Centered Care and will incorporate this ideology communication-navigation for better patient into our individual and collective decision experience. making processes. We all need to incorporate Patient Centered At the front line we encourage LPNs to seek out Care into every level of care, from regulation and more information on the subject, become policy to every action by front line providers. We familiar with the terms and ideologies and should in fact strive always to keep in mind the individually work toward providing exceptional, fundamental question: “What is best for my patient centered care. If each of us individually patient”? works toward this goal, we can collectively build a system of health care that is truly patient Patient centered care is however a journey by us centered. as consumers and providers that will need a culture shift at every level to ensure we are For more information on Patient centered care adequately and efficiently doing what is best for and the Patient First Review please see the links our patients. below. As a professional regulator of LPNs we have www.health.gov.sk.ca also taken this stance on a personal level and www.health.gov.sk.ca/patient-first-review most recently at our February Council meetings. We confirmed our commitment to Patient Colin Hein, Executive Director “Nursing - You Can’t Live Without it!” 2010 Edition 2 www.salpn.com 3 85787 SALPN NWSLTR:Layout 1 3/17/10 12:37 PM Page 4 REGISTRAR’S REPORT These are LPNs and utilized. We working in continue to be an LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES Saskatchewan right important component HAVE… here right now… in the health care delivery system with Challenges are upon increased NEW CHALLENGES… us daily as we continue NEW ROLES…NEW VOICE… responsibilities and to provide the highest expectations. Positions level and quality of in nursing that were care possible to those unavailable to LPNs who need it. The even five or ten years challenges we face as ago are now a reality. LPNs, can only LPNs continue to be at strengthen us in the job the forefront as health that we do and the care in Saskatchewan duties we perform. evolves. We can all Challenges allow us to enjoy and be proud of be engaged in the these new roles. profession we have chosen and are LPNs in Saskatchewan interpreted differently have a respected for everyone. Like voice. We have the snowflakes, there are ability to guide the no two LPNs alike. future of our practice in Each experience you the province. For have has the ability to myself, I am a new become your “light voice as I embark on bulb” moment and can the latest endeavor in guide your professional my nursing career as practice in ways you Registrar with the did not realize SALPN. I have possible. Embrace the experienced my first challenges available to renewal season and us as nurses; we can am still in awe of the CARA BREWSTER, REGISTRAR only benefit from them! amount of work that is involved in this process LPN roles are being each year. With our constantly enhanced member numbers 4 www.salpn.com 2010 Edition 2 85787 SALPN NWSLTR:Layout 1 3/17/10 12:37 PM Page 5 REGISTRAR’S REPORT CONTINUED increasing at a rapid important change will pace, it is important for make it easier and all of us to maintain the quicker for LPNs to highest standard of complete the professionalism with a registration or renewal dedication to patient process, and will centered care and reduce the number of collaboration with all late renewals in future other health care years. providers. Adherence to this high standard Sandy Tokaruk, the will ensure that LPNs former registrar of the and their regulatory SALPN, served the body continue to earn members of our respect across the profession well with her health care field and detailed database within society generally. research as well as the initial implementation of We are hard at work at this project. Like the the SALPN with the Practical Nursing implementation of our profession, we too at new membership the SALPN are database. We hope to constantly in motion have this system up and ever changing for and running for the the betterment of those impending renewal we serve. season. Our goal with the introduction of this Please watch for future system is that LPNs in Hand in Hand Saskatchewan will have publications with more the ability to renew their information on the license online for 2011. status of our new We know many of you database. have been anxiously Cara Brewster, waiting for this Registrar milestone. We anticipate that this 2010 Edition 2 www.salpn.com 5 85787 SALPN NWSLTR:Layout 1 3/17/10 12:37 PM Page 6 2009 ANNUAL REGISTRAR’S REPORT January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 LPNs by Status Status Number Practicing 2818 Non-Practicing 130 Total 2948 Members New in 2009 Source Number By CPNRE – SK trained 112 BY CPNRE – foreign trained 2 Reciprocity 113 Re-entry Program – in province 5 Re-entry Program – out of province 1 External app (RN)(RPN) 0 NEPS program (Degree Incomplete) 0 Total 233 Reciprocity - Registrations from out of province Jurisdiction Number British Columbia 6 Alberta 80 Manitoba 12 Ontario 12 NB 1 NS 1 Quebec 1 Total 113 Verification Requests from other Jurisdictions Jurisdiction Number British Columbia 6 Alberta 31 Ontario 4 Manitoba 4 Newfoundland 1 US 1 New Brunswick 2 Nova Scotia 2 NT 1 Total 52 1 Includes non SK trained LPNs granted licensure through the Licensed Practical Nurses Mutual Recognition Agreement.