Put Your Chapter in AACN�s Circle of
Excellence
Awards that
recognize contributions by AACN chapters are
among the Circle of Excellence awards
presented each year. Applications for all
except the President�s Award for chapters
and the CCRN Certification Drive Award for
2002 are due July 15, 2002.
Following is
information about each of these awards and
the recipients of the 2002 awards:
Pioneering Spirit Award
This award
recognizes chapters whose contributions have
influenced acute and critical care nursing
in any setting. One chapter from each
membership category will be awarded $1,000
toward participation in the 2003 NTI in San
Antonio, Texas, or toward any AACN product.
Receiving
this award for 2002 is:
Atlanta Area
Chapter
Atlanta, Ga.
AACN
Sharon Connor Excellence in Chapter
Leadership Development Award
This award,
named in honor of the longtime AACN national
office team member who died in June 1997, is
intended to promote the development of AACN
chapter leaders by recognizing premier
chapter leadership development plans,
outcomes and effective leadership
transitions. The criteria include an
assessment of the chapter�s support of the
four Cs: communication, connection,
consistency and contribution. One chapter
from each membership category is selected to
receive $1,000.
Receiving
this award for 2002 is:
Smoky
Mountain Chapter
Knoxville,
Tenn.
Outstanding Chapter Communications System
Award
This award
recognizes chapters that exemplify effective
communication and promote AACN�s messages in
the chapter and/or the community. One
chapter from each category is awarded
$1,000.
Chapters
receiving the award for 2002 are:
Smoky
Mountain Chapter
Knoxville,
Tenn.
New York
City Chapter
New York,
N.Y.
White River
Chapter
Muncie, Ind.
Outstanding Chapter Educational Program
Award
This award
recognizes chapters that exemplify
team-teaching, program quality and learning
connection opportunities. Efforts by
individual chapters, chapters working with
other chapters and chapters working with
outside collaborators are recognized
separately. One chapter from each category
is selected to receive $1,000.
Chapters
receiving the award for 2002 are:
Dallas
County Chapter
Dallas,
Texas
Coast to
Coast Chapter
Orlando,
Fla.
West
Michigan Chapter
Grand
Rapids, Mich.
Greater New
Orleans Chapter
New Orleans,
La.
President�s Award
This award
goes to the chapter or chapters that best
exemplify the annual theme of the president
of AACN. The theme of 2001-02 President
Michael L. Williams, RN, MSN, CCRN, is �A
Journey of Rediscovery: Looking In and
Reaching Out.�
Receiving
the award for 2002 are:
Northern New
Jersey Chapter
Highland
Lakes, N.J.
An Honorable
Mention went to:
Greater
Akron Area Chapter
Akron, Ohio
Applications
for the 2003 award are due March 1, 2003.
The theme of
incoming 2002-03 President Connie Barden,
RN, MSN, CCNS, CCRN, will be announced at
the NTI.
CCRN
Certification Drive Award
This award
recognizes chapters that demonstrate the
value of CCRN certification by increasing
the number of CCRNs in their chapters during
the year. Chapters with the greatest
percentage increase receive five
complimentary tickets to and are recognized
at the Certification Luncheon during NTI.
Awards are presented to one chapter from
each membership category. Receiving the
award for 2002 are:
To apply for
this award for 2002, submit the chapter
roster that highlights the CCRNs, as of Jan.
1, 2002, and a chapter roster that
highlights nurses who have achieved CCRN
status during the year, as of Dec. 31, 2002.
For more
information about the Chapter Circle of
Excellence Awards program or to obtain an
awards guide, call (800) 899-2226 and
request Item #1011 or visit the AACN Web
site at
http://www.aacn.org
> Membership > Awards.
Central Minnesota Chapter Cardiac Class
Popular With Area Sixth-Grade Students
Sheila
Campbell, a member of the Central
Minnesota Chapter of AACN, works with
sixth-graders in her area as part of a
chapter-sponsored cardiac class.
For the past
four years, members of the Central Minnesota
Chapter of AACN have been teaching a cardiac
class to sixth-graders in their area. More
than 100 students have participated each
year.
The chapter
members develop the curriculum, which
consists of four distinct modules:
� Cardiac
structure and function, using a heart model
� Nutrition,
using various food containers, vials of fat
from popular foods and plastic bags of sugar
�
Conductivity, using a cardiac monitoring
device that allows all students to do an
actual tracing of themselves
� Vital
signs, using dual stethoscopes so that
students can listen to their own heart
sounds
The students
rotate in groups of six to eight among the
modules and also work on word puzzles and
worksheets.
During the
class, the chapter members talk about their
roles in an effort to enhance the image of
nursing. Because the curriculum has been
set, different nurses can participate in the
program each year.
What's
on Tap
Georgia
The Atlanta
Area Chapter will present �Pulmonary Update�
on April 23, 2002. For more information,
contact: Nancy King at (404) 501-5896;
e-mail,
leontdog@aol.com.
Illinois
The Greater
Chicago Area Chapter will present �Diabetes
Update: Insulin Management� on May 14, 2002,
at Our Lady of the Resurrection Hospital,
Chicago, Ill. For more information, contact:
Lori Marcantonio at (847) 854-8358; e-mail,
gcac_aacn@yahoo.com.
The
Northwest Chicago Area Chapter will present
�Endovascular Management of Cerebrovascular
Disease� on May 15, 2002, at Lutheran
General Hospital, Park Ridge, Ill. For
additional information, contact Marilyn
Arnold at (630) 833-4824; fax, (630)
993-4232; e-mail,
marnold@emhc.org.
Ohio
The Central
Ohio Chapter will sponsor a Nurses� Day
Celebration featuring a dinner program on
�Sepsis: New Insight, New Outlooks� on May
14, 2002, in Columbus, Ohio. For more
information, contact Shirlien Metersky at
(614) 470-2518; e-mail,
smetersk@ohiohealth.com.
Wisconsin
The
Northcentral Wisconsin Chapter will present
�Improving Your Expertise: Neuro, Renal and
GI� on April 19, 2002, in Wausau, Wisc. For
more information, contact: Rachel Monday at
(715) 571-6397; e-mail,
rachelo@waushosp.org.
Does your
chapter have a program or special event
coming up? Send the information to AACN
News, 101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656;
fax, (949) 362-2049; e-mail,
aacnnews@aacn.org.
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