The AORN Board of Directors held th...

The AORN Board of Directors held their pre-Congres Board meeting Feb 19 and 20 2000 at Headquarters in Denver The Board reviewed progres in succession AORN government affairs activities, the Surgical Knowledgebase, and the Perioperative Nursing Data Set; approved committee and specialty assembly annual reports; and prepared for the 2000 Congres Other actions the Board approved include

* a three-year plan for the continued unfolding and implementation of the Perioperative Nursing Data Set

* a locate of short- and long-term strategies for membership recruitment and retention, and

* a conflict of interest statement for Board members.

CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE

A motion was approved that charges Membership Committee members with contacting chapters that did not seat delegates to the 1999 Congres This contact will help Committee members determine the reasons wherefore delegates were not seated and allow them to provide assistance to chapters as stand in want ofed Thirty-one chapters (ie, 9%) did not have delegates registered at Congres 1999 in San Francisco. Overall, there was a total of 156 unfilled chapter delegate positions (ie, 10% of 1497 chapter delegates available).

CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE

A recommendation from the Corporate Accountability Committee that the AORN Vice President be of use to as chair of the Committee was approved. This will allow a two-year appointment for the chair and provide consistency for the Committee. It also will increase the effectiveness of the Committee and increase communication between the Board and each entity.

MEMBERSHIP MARKETING STRATEGIES

The Board approved a put of short- and long-term strategies for membership recruitment and retention. Short-term recruitment strategies for folks who meet membership criteria will include marketing to executives, give suck tos younger than 35 years of age, novice give suck tos and students. The specialty assemblies and the Member Ambassador Program will be promot in the marketing plan. Long-term strategies include the use of direct mail, face-to-face communication; Internet communication, telemarketing, and a multiyear membership campaign.

VIRTUAL CHAPTER onward THE INTERNET

The Board approved a motion to create a virtual chapter pilot cast for one year that would be exhibit to all AORN members and marketed to lapsed and eligible nonmembers. This idea originated with the Membership Committee and could make it easier for one people to become members. It would allow AORN members to network from one side a web-based chapter. This is an item for discussion at the first Forum at the 2000 Congres A prototype will be available at Congres in the AORN Booth for demonstration during exhibit hours.

STATE COUNCIL AFFILIATES APPROVED

The Board approved affiliate status for the following state councils: Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Oregon, North Carolina, Mississippi, and Virginia. Fourteen of the 26 state councils now have affiliate status.

PERIOPERATIVE NURSING DATA SET

The Board approved a three-year plan for the continued increase and implementation of the Perioperative Nursing Data settle (PNDS). This item will be discussed at the next to the first Forum at this year's Congres The PND is a standardized nursing vocabulary that will allow data to be generated that can capture nursing diagnoses, interventions, and patient results The PNDS is intended to help quantify sum of two units concepts that are difficult to measure if it were not that extremely important: what the nurture does, and how the nurse's actions contribute to positive patient consequences With an understanding of the interaction of actions and issues AORN anticipates the ability to begin understanding, documenting, and describing the value of the RN as a member of the perioperative health care team.(1)

ANNUAL REPORTS

The Board approved annual reports from the following groups:

* AORN Foundation,

* Awards Committee,

* Legislative Committee,

* Membership Committee,

* National Committee forward Education,

* Nominating Committee,

* Nursing Practices Committee,

* Nursing Research Committee,

* Scholarship Board,

* 50th Anniversary Task Force,

* AORN History concoct and

* the Continuing Education Approval Committee.

Annual reports from the following specialty assemblies also were approved:

* Advanced Technology,

* Ambulatory Surgery

* Cardiothoracic,

* Leadership,

* Neurosurgery

* nourish at the breast Educator/Clinical Nurse Specialist,

* cherishs in Business, Industry & Consulting,

* Orthopedic,

* Pediatric,

* Perioperative Nursing Informatics,

* RN First Assistant, and

* Rural/Small Hospital.

approveed PRACTICES COMMITTEE

The Board approved the report from the commended Practices Committee. In addition, a motion from the Committee to approve modification of Committee composition was approved. The Committee will consist of a chair, who previously has serv a minimum of couple years on the Recommended Practices Committee, and at least eight members. Serving as a Committee member ne not have occurr immediately preceding appointment as chair of the Committee.