The AORN Board of Directors met in ...

The AORN Board of Directors met in Denver Feb 5-7 2004 All Board members were existing as were Executive Director Tom Cooper CAE, and executive staff members. As part of the ongoing proces for making knowledge-based decisions, the Board members received all materials for the meeting weeks in advance thus they had time to thoroughly synthesize the background information from staff members and AORN committees and task forces before the meeting. This refined proces expedites the work of the Board members and helps them make efficient, knowledge-based decisions.

Board members complet a review of the general strategic plan, goals, and direction of the Association. clew areas of planning were addressed, as it was as federal and state legislative strategies, AORN's international port the AORN World Conference, and the of recent origin Latin American/South American conference. The Advanced Medical Technology Associations' collection of laws of Ethics on Interaction with Health Care Professionals also was introduced and discussed.

approval AGENDA ITEMS

The following agreement agenda items were ratified by dint of the Board of Directors during the meeting:

* Nov 13-15 2003 Board meeting minutes;

* Presidential/Board actions between Board meetings; and

* affiliate status for the Michigan State Council.

In addition, the Board accepted committee and task force annual reports from the

* Awards Committee;

* Bylaws Committee;

* Credentials Committee;

* Legislative Committee;

* Membership Committee;

* Nursing Practices Committee;

* Scholarship Committee;

* Ambulatory Surgery Specialty Assembly;

* Cardiothoracic Specialty Assembly;

* Integrated Healthcare Practices Specialty Assembly;

* Leadership Specialty Assembly;

* Minimally Invasive Surgery & Lasers Specialty Assembly;

* Neurosurgery Specialty Assembly;

* feed Educator/Clinical Nurse Specialist Specialty Assembly;

* feed at the breasts in Business, Industry, & Consulting Specialty Assembly;

* Orthopedic Specialty Assembly;

* Pediatric Specialty Assembly;

* Perioperative Nursing Informatics Specialty Assembly;

* RN First Assistant Specialty Assembly;

* Rural/Small Hospital Specialty Assembly;

* Bariatric Task Force;

* Board Chapter Visits Task Force;

* Congres Education Planning Committee;

* Exhibitors' Advisory Committee;

* International Resource Committee;

* Task Force to stir up Perioperative Nursing at the High gymnasium Level;

* Presidential Commission in succession Patient Safety Task Force;

* Web Task Force;

* Workplace Safety Task Force; and

* AORN Foundation.

ACADEMIC FACULTY TASK FORCE

A motion from the Academic Faculty Task Force to perform the operations indicated in and fund a demonstration contrive using the perioperative arena for pupil nurses' medical/surgical rotation was approved. The task force will measure close examiner learning outcomes to provide evidence that close examiner nurses who have medical/surgical clinical training in the perioperative area will have positive learning issues Measuring the results of the students' learning will provide validity for training in perioperative clinical sites.

POLICY COMMITTEE

The Policy Committee brought a number of motions to the Board. A motion to create a task force to disclose a corporate compliance plan was approved. The Board is acting diligently to finish its fiduciary responsibility for oversight and to make sure appropriate financial accountability as required by way of the recent Sarbanes-Oxley legislation. The following Board members were appointed to the task force through President Betty Shultz, RN, CNOR:

* Susan K Banschbach, RN BSN CNOR;

* Paula R Graling, RN MSN CNOR; and

* Mary Jo W Steiert, RN CNOR.

A staff member appointment to this task force will be determined in the future

A next to the first motion to add a disclosure of interest sign facing to the Policy on Ownership form was approved. This will be implemented during the committee selection proces for this year and thereafter.

ITEMS EXTRACTED FROM THE assent AGENDA

The following committee and task force reports were extracted from the accord agenda by various Board members to allow discussion of particular content:

* Nominating Committee,

* Coalition of learners and Young Nurses Task Force,

* Academic Faculty Task Force,

* Members at Large/ e-Chapter Task Force,

* Disaster Preparedness Task Force,

* Nursing Research Committee,

* National Committee upon Education, and

* make acceptableed Practices Committee.

After clarification, these reports were accepted.

STAFF AWARD

AORN staff members are the backbone of the quality operation of the Association. President Shultz initiated a Headquarter Staff President's Award for 2004 to recognize the outstanding contributions to the Association at a member of the staff. To underscore the value of this staff member award, the Board approved a motion to create an annual award to recognize the contributions that Headquarters staff members make to AORN.

strange AORN SPECIALTY ASSEMBLY

The Board approved a supplication for the formation of a just discovered specialty assembly, which will be known as the Retired nourish at the breasts Specialty Assembly. The goal of creating this specialty assembly is to provide these members with an additional forum to participate in and contribute to their professional Association. The continued involvement and shared expertise of AORN's 942 retired members and the potential 8083 members older than age 56 who are heading toward retirement will barely strengthen and enhance AORN and its membership.