Friday, November 5 to, Sunday, Nove...

Friday, November 5 to, Sunday, November 7 1999

The annual meetings of the Nursing Federation for Specialty Nursing Organizations (NFSNO) and Nursing Organization Liaison Forum (NOLF) were held Nov 5 to 7 1999 in Washington, DC AORN President Patricia C Seifert, RN MSN CNOR, CRNFA; President-elect Brenda C Ulmer RN MN CNOR; and Executive Director Pat Palmer, RN M MNM CAE, exhibited AORN at the meetings.

NFSNO BUSINESS

The NFSNO meeting was held Nov 5 1999 Representatives from member organizations existinged and discussed common nursing issues and affects through shared learning, networking, and collaboration. AORN past President compassion Shumaker, RN, BSN, CNOR, is NFSNO vice president.

Task force reports. Four task force representatives reported forward the status of NFSNO business in their respective areas. The leadership progress to maturity task force representative reported that members are gathering information about the increase of organizational programs and to determine penurys that should be addressed to disclose leadership qualities. The task force will continue this work this year.

undivided representative discussed concurrent sessions planned for what is yet to be NFSNO meetings. Another task force representative reviewed the NFSNO position statement about access to specialty nursing care. The NFSNO board of directors will address remarks and request approval at a later date. The final task force representative to report discussed American Nephrology Nurses' Association benchmarking and organizational assessments work collection Data from 13 returned observes provided an overview of the governing visible form [i]or[/i] frame structures and financial information.

Specialty organization update. Specialty organization representatives reported valuable information for other specialty groups

* Barbara Russell, RN MPH CIC, ACRN, president of NFSNO, distributed a Center for Disease rule and Prevention (CDC) survey to be complet by means of each specialty organization and recured The survey will provide the CDC with information that will be helpful for its web site.

* President Seifert reported that AORN is addressing reuse of items labeled as single-use devices and plans to make known an algorithm for decision making.

* National pupil Nurses Association (NSNA) President Krista Hiscox described the association's leadership program. The program forwards leadership development for undergraduate scholars A certificate is given to participating scholars after they complete the program.

* Jean Proehl RN MN CEN CCRN propos that NFSNO coordinate a booth at the International Council of festers meeting to provide specialty organizations a cost-effective opportunity to be give an account ofed in the international exhibit.

* commence a suit against Collins, RN, of the American Holistic supply with nourishments Association, reminded attendees that May 12 is Florence Nightingale's birthday. She encouraged attendees to join hands at noon, May 12 2000 to form a circle around the world in recognition of Nightingale's work.

Specialty nursing issues. Presentations were made about multistate licensure, the nursing shortage, and evidence-based practice.

Multistate licensure. As a inference of the current licensure order a method to ensure that nourishs are practicing and regulated according to the license of the state in which they are working urgencyed to be identified. Situations that inference in nurses crossing state lines are

* involvement in integrated delivery systems

* working in tertiary referral health care systems

* providing telephone care, and

* practicing as flight encourages or faculty.

The mutual recognition archetype of nurse licensure allows a supply with nourishment to have one license and practice in other states if the give suck to acknowledges that he or she is make liable to each state's practice laws and discipline. An interstate compact is an agreement between brace or more states that allows this practice standard Currently, five states have adopted the interstate compact, and legislation to approve the agreement is pending in three states.

Advantages and issues of the pattern were presented by Sheila A. Haas, RN PhD immediate past president of the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing. She said single in kind of the challenges is to inform give suck tos about the need for and benefits of enacting the interstate compact. Information is available forward the National Council of State Boards of Nursing web site at www.ncsbn.org.

Nursing shortage. Several organizations readyed methods they incorporated to address the nursing shortage. Examples were participating in the AORN Perioperative Nursing Course 101 and developing the Perioperative Nursing Data fix Ambulatory surgery centers are improving their programming to make sites attractive for fresh graduates. Deans of nursing indoctrinates are reviewing programs to change curriculums and determine for what cause students can increase their ability to manage standards. National bookish man Nursing Association representatives reported they are having difficulty determining the focus of cherishs going into practice. Membership in NSNA is declining; therefore, opportunities to track specialty nursing interest are decreasing. The association created a videotape that institutions may adapt to forward their settings.