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Index = 81, January—December 2006 KSNA Member Appointed to Kansas Health Policy Authority 2006 Convention Highlights, Nov/Dec: 4 Working Group, Aug:22 Annual Convention Information, Jun/Jul:14 KSNA Member Elected to Emergency Nurses Association ARNP CNE Tract, May:18, Sep:24 Board of Directors, Aug:22 nme Form/Tentative Schedule,i an 16,d one 21 KSNA Resolutions Policy and Procedures, Feb:16 KSNA Strategic Plan, Feb:13 30th Annual Day az tt the pre ro 21 Lifetime Affiliate or Honoray Member--Which is it, Jan:22 Annual Report, Sep:10 Metro reappointed to Advisory Committee, Aug:22 DATL Registration Form, Jan:12, Dec:20 Nursing on the Move, Nov/Dec:11 Mark your Calenders, Jan:22 Procedure for Selecting Nominees to Governor for Appointment to the Kansas Board of Nursing, Feb:19 lementia Proposed Standing Rules of Business Meeting 2006, I’m Not Crazy, I’m Just Depressed:Differential Diagnosis of Sep:25 Dementia vs. Depression: McBride, Maryellen, Oct:4 Welcome New Members, Mar:10, Jun/Jul:21, Sep:26, Losing the Brain: Jiwanlal, Shiloh, Oct:1 Nov/Dec:15 Montessori-Based Dementia Care: Cline, Janet, Oct:14 KSNA News Personal Experiences in Home Based Care of the Dementia Client: Carpenter, Jane, Oct:7 2006 ANA Delegates Representing Kansas, May:6 Self-Neglect:Diogenes Syndrome and Dementia: Dick, 2006 Deadline Reminders, Mar:17 Caren, Oct:12 2006 KSNA Ballots, Oct:20 To My Dearest Grandmother: Denton, Amanda, Oct:15 ANA American Nurse Today Launch Premeir Issue October 2006, Aug:21 Board of Nursing 2005 Annual Report Available on Web, Preparing our ‘Health pn cane for et -Scale May:6 Disasters: sansC arol and Wilcox, Joann, Jun/Jul:1 Call for 2006 Resolutions, Feb:17 —Ke C-oononlo m mmiGd WGVaenneeirdall WWeelafraree EUDL Conference Contract Renewed, Apr:15 Annual Report, Sep: 14 HealthcomMedia Launches New Journal for ANA American New Study Links Nurse Shortage to Nurse Pay/Unions Nurse Today, Apr:15 Raise Nurses’ Pay and Increase Nurse/Patient Staffing KNF Basket Auction, Nov/Dec:10 Ratios, Aug:14 Kansas Nurse Themes for 2007, Oct:20 Patient Care Survey of Kansas Nurses: Clark, Genitha; KSNA 2006 Ballot, Jun/Jul:12 Light, Cindy; Outlaw, Kathleen; Teel, Pearl and Zagorski, KSNA 2006 Meeting Dates, Feb:17 Mar:17 Astrid, Mar:13 KSNA Call for Nominations, Feb:17, Mar:17, Apr:15, Salary Lawsuit, Aug:13 Nov/Dec:10 Stafffing a, Aug:12 KSNA 2007 Meeting Dates, Nov/Dec: KSNA Consent to Serve for 2007 Committee and Council be 1myf)tp rii oy ment Issues Appointments, Jun/Jul:12, Aug:21 2005 Kansas eniion Wage Survey, Mar:8 KSNA Newly Elected Officers and Board Members, Oct:20 Salary Lawsuits, Aug:13 KSNA Submits Names to Governor for Board of Nursing, Staffing Lawsuits, Aug:12 Aug:21 KanNursse Faounsdati on KSNA Tellers Report, Oct:20 2005 Annual Report, Feb:10 KSNA Welcomes New Administrative Assistant, May:6 Annual Report, Sep:17 Leadership Nursing, Apr:15, May 6 KNF 2006 Scholarship Awards, Oct:10 Magnet Status:Speak Up, Nov/Dec:10 Support the KNF 2006 KSNA Convention Fundraiser, Notice to KSNA Members 2006 Dues Deductibility, Feb:17, Aug:17, Sep:23 Mar:17 KSNA Protcol for Replacement Ballots, Jun/Jul12, :.ug:21 2006 Handbook, Feb The Art of Nursing, Mar:17, Jun/Jul:12, Aug:21 2006 Proposed Resolutions, Sep:27 Topics for 2007 Kansas Nurse Set, Aug:21 2006 Resoulutions, Nov/Dec:8 Legal Issues 2006 KSNA Candidate Bios, Aug:4 2006 Reportable Diseases in Kansas, Jan:9 Business Meeting Agenda, Sep:25 Cheating an Ethical Concern for Nurse Educators: Schmidt, Duties and Responsibilities of Standing Committees, Sally, Jan:1 Councils and Conference Group Appointments, Feb:15 Guidelines for the Registered Nurse in Accepting or KSNA Awards and Recognition, Feb:18 Rejecting a Work Assignment, Apr:9 KSNA Meeting Dates, May:19 Continued on page 14 November/December 2006, Vol. 81, No. 10 The Kansas Nurse 13 Index Volume 81, January—December 2006 Kansas Guidelines for the Nurse in Determining Scope of KSNA Presented to the Legislative Education Planning Practice, May:7 Council on Nursing Shortage and Educational Funding, Kansas Nurse Practice Act: List of Laws/Guidence for Nov/Dec:18 Obtaining Copies, Jan:10 KSNA Submits Names to the Governor to Fill Vacancy on Legal Resources for Kansas Nurses, Jan:2 the Board of Nursing, Nov/Dec:18 Legislative News KSNA Testimony, Mar:4 KSNA Weekley Legislative Briefing, Feb:20 10th Circuit Hands Down Decision in Aid for Women v. Medicaid Fraud Kansas Health Policy Authority, Asset Foulston Case, Feb:20 Seizure and Forfeiture Expansion, Jun/Jul:9 2006 Interim Studies, Aug:10 Medicaid Personal Needs Allowance Increases, Jun/Jul:9 2006 KSNA Legislative Committee Meeting, Jan:5 New Entrance on East Side of Capitol, Jun/Jul 6 2006 Legislative Platform, Jan:4 New Kansas Booster Seat Law Goes into Effect July 1, 2007 Proposed Platform, Sep:26 Jun/Jul:6 2007 U.S. Congressional Elections, Nov/Dec:18 Nielsen New Health Policy Authority Chief, Jun/Jul:9 Adverse Health Care Decisions: Internal Review Rights, Nomination Sought for Nurse Educator to Serve on Board Jun/Jul:8 of Nursing, Mar:7 ARNP Scope of Practice Proposed Regulations, Nurse Practice Act Changes, Mar:5 Nov/Dec:18 Nurse Practice Act Changes Hearing/Elimination of GN ANA-PAC Race for a Million: Kansas Goal $5870, Jan:4 Status Bill Sees No Senate Action, Apr:5 Annual Report, Sep:11 Nursing Facility Reimbursement Rates, Jun/Jul:8 Background Checks for Professional and Practical Nurses, Pain Patients Quality of Care Act, Jun/Jul:7 Mar:4 Pronouncing Death by RNs or ARNPs/KSNA Supports and Board of Nursing and Board of Healing Arts Hold Joint offers Testimony, Feb:20 Meeting, Jun/Jul:6 Sebelius appoints Olathe Resident to Board of Nursing, Board of Nursing Introduces Three Bills, Feb:20 Oct:21 Board of Nursing Meeting Agenda Special Education SB 537 Concering Public Health Relating to Vaccinations, Committee Meeting, Apr:6 Mar:5 Board of Regents Awards 3.4 Million in Nursing Grants, Trauma Program and Registry Meningitis Vaccination, Aug:8 Jun/Jul:9 Booster Seat Legislation Passes HB 2611 Six Year Trauma Program and Registry, Meningitis Vaccine: HB Campaign Success, Apr:7 2752 Passes Both Houses, Apr:6 Friday Legislative Briefing and Subcommittee Meetings, Treatment Products for Individuals with Certain Genetic Jan:5 Diseases, Jun/Jul:7 FY 2007-2008 Kansas Board of Nursing Budget:Testimony, Mar:5 Mumps General Election Guide, Jun/Jul:21, Oct:21 What Nurses Need to Know About Mumps, May:15 Governor Sebelius’ SB 461 Work Comp Veto Message, National Nurses’ Week Apr:5 National Nurse’s Week Activities, Jun/Jul:10 HB 2256 ARNP Scope of Practice, Jan:7 National Nurse’s Week to be celebrated May 6-12, HB 2284 Right to Breastfeed, Feb:20 Mar:19, Apr:19 HB 2522 and HB 2739 Considered Dead, Apr:7 Nursing Shortage HB 2522 Flavored Cigarettes and HB 2739 Smoking Ban on Hospital Property Considered Dead, Mar:5 Kansas Board of Regents Addresses the Resources HB 2732 Unattended and Unsupervised Children in Motor Needed to increase the Capacity of Educating Nurses Vechicle Safety Act, Feb:20 Jan:13 HB 2752 Kansas Trauma System, Mar:7 Pharmacology HB 2852 and 2853 Background Checks and Fingerprinting Hormonal Therapy in Menopausal Women: Brunin, Kathy, Bill, Apr:5, Mar:4 Apr.1 HB 2342 Pronouncement fo Death: Did Not Pass this President’s Pen Session, Apr:7 Ellen Carson, Jan:21, Feb:21, Mar:21, Apr:4, May:21, Jun/ How to Monitor the Virtual Committee Meeting of the House Jul:20, Aug:18, Sep:1, Oct:19, Nov/Dec:21 Health and Human Services Committee, Feb:20 Kansas Senate Passes SB 461, Mar:5 KSNA Joins Coalition for a Prosperous Kansas, Jan:5 KSNA Legislative Committee Meeting, Nov/Dec:18 Continued on page 15. —— 14 The Kansas Nurse November/December 2006, Vol. 81; No: 10 Index To the Volume 81, January— Kansas State Nurses ASSOCIATION KSNA extends a warm welcome to the following December 2006 RNs who have recently joined the Association. Lucinda Bonjour-Moldem, Topeka Elizabeth Campbell, Topeka. Mar:18—State Trauma Program Update; “RNs Stacy James-Cooper, / Working Together;” NQF initiates a project for measuring Michelle Jone8»-Tepekal effective screening, prevention and treatment of DVT; Jennifer Kuhimann, Topeka Carla Lee named 2005 Nurse Practitioner of the Year; Roberta Mansfield, Topeka Nursing Population Grows; New Website on Kyle Stark, Silverdale, Washington Standardized Nursing Terminologies; Kansas Health Candace Taylor, Topeka Statistics Report Available Jaime Teske, Topeka Apr:18—Medicare beneficiaries signing up at a rate of Nicole Wade, Topeka 380,000 per week; Long-Term Facilitites Top 10 Deficient Practices for 2005; Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award; Catherine Bender, Shawnee Gretchen Curtis, Prairie Village Pandemic Flu Web Site; The Substance Abuse and Ludmilla Pingol, Olathe Mental Health Services Administration Announces Availiablity of a New Tool Brandi Cuba, Solomon Jun/Jul:3—Food Safety and Consumer Protection Web Site Kary Robinson, Beloit Launched; Exploring Accreditation for Local Health DStac.sS Departments; Web Sites of Interest; CDC Update: Leah Krueger, Wichita Multistate Outbreak of Mumps; Kansas Mumps Update; LeighArn Mullin, Wichita Medicare Low Vision Rehabilitation Demonstration Whitney Vaughn, Wichita Project for Kansas; Study: Health Insurers are Near- Kathy Winslow, Wichita Kathrine Wynn, Mulvane Monopolies; JCAHO Urges Flu Vaccine for Accreditation Distric’ Aug:19—ANA Purchases The Online Journal of Issues in Mary Belden, Hutchinson Nursing; Lap/Shoulder Belts Reduce Fatalities; Cultural Mindy Galloway, Albert Competence Resources; Kansas Hospital RN Vacancy Jolene Grothe, Hutchinson Rate Rises; The Gender Wage Ratio: Women’s and Vick Men's Earnings; Kansas Immunization Registry Update Kara. Martin, Andover Sep:19—Center for Disease Control Provides Education Monica, Guilliams, Douglass Material on the Influenza Shot; Items Added to ANA a js i _ James Cowan, Emporia Web Site; Nurses Working with disAbilities; New Phone Jill Thompson, Cottonwood Falls Number to Connect Services; Influenza Vaccination Pocket Information Guide; Governor’s Task Force Beverly Gray, Miltonvale Recommends Fourth Dose of DTaP be Given Earlier; HealthWave Names Two Providers; AHRQ Looks at Sherry Bahr, Harper Bariatric Surgery’s Pros, Cons Dec:19—New CE Mod on Early Adolescent Visit Kerri Schippers, Hoxie Assesment; More Americans Lack Health Insurance; ANA Comments on the WI Department of Justice Ruth Wolfram, Oberlin Decision to Pursue Criminal Charges Against an RN in Christine Harrison, Lawrence Wisconsin; Increased State Funding Enables Primary Nicholas Kurtz, Lawrence Care Safety Net Clinics to Ramp Up Services; Updated Susan Nyp, Lawrence ANA Website; Association of Nurses in AIDS Cre and J..Beth Porter-Sakumura, Lawrence ANA Co-publish New Scope and Standards of Practice on HIV/AIDS Nursing; Nurse Copetence in Aging Efforts ‘ tfa Tabor, Manhattan Push Geriatric Best Practice to the Forefront sine Flowers, Dodge City Bret Bullard, Girard Chery Carlson, Pittsburg Sandra Baldridge, Altamont Cheryle Bennett, Independence Rebecca Brake, Caney November/December 2006, Vol. 81, No. 10 The Kansas Nurse Breedlove, Ginger; Lamping, Brenda & Smith, Julie Montgomery, LaVeda & Steinke, Elaine The Kansas Health Education Training Center: The Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Acute Care Caring for the Underserved, Mar:1 Setting, May:1 Bruce, Kira & Steinke, Elaine Outlaw, Kathleen; Clark, Genitha; Light, Cindy; Teel, The Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in Hospital- Pearl; & Zagorski, Astrid Based Practice, May:3 Patient Care Survey of Kansas RNs, Mar:13 Brunin, Kathy Hormonal Therapy in Menopausal Women, Apr:1 Perry, Carol & Wilcox, Joann Preparing Our Health Care System for Large Scale Disasters, Jun/Jul:1 Carpenter, Jane Personal Experiences in Home Based Care of the Dementia Client, Oct:7 Schmidt, Sally Clark, Genitha; Light, Cindy; Outlaw, Kathleen; Teel, Cheating: An Ethical Concern for Nursing Pearl & Zagorski, Astrid Educators, Jan: 1 Patient Care Survey of Kansas RNs, Mar:13 Smith, Julie; Breedlove, Ginger & Lamping, Brenda Cline, Janet The Kansas HealthEducation Training Center: Montessori-Based Dementia “are, Oct:14 Caring for the Underserved, Mar:1 Steinke, Elaine & Bruce, Kira Denton, Amanda The Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in Hospital- To My Dearest Grandmother, Oct: 15 Based Practice, May:3 Dick, Caren Steinke, Elaine & Montgomery, LaVeda Self-Neglect: Diogenes Syndrome and Dementia, The Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Acute Care Oct: 12 Setting, May:1 Edwards, Lori Teel, Pearl; Clark, Genitha; Light, Cindy; Outlaw, Kath- The Art of Nursing in Clinical Learning, Nov/Dec: 1 leen & Zagorski, Astrid Patient Care Survey of Kansas RNs, Mar:13 Jiwanlal, Shiloh Losing the Brain, Oct:1 Wilcox, Joann & Perry, Carol Preparing Our Health Care System for Large Scale Disasters, Jun/Jul:1 Lamping, Brenda; Breedlove, Ginger & Smith, Julie The Kansas Health Education Training Center: Caring for the Underserved, Mar:1 Zagorski, Astrid; Clark, Genitha; Light, Cindy; Outlaw, Kathleen &Teel, Pearl Light, Cindy; Clark, Genitha; Outlaw, Kathleen; Teel, Patient Care Survey of Kansas RNs, Mar:13 Pearl & Zagorski, Astrid Patient Care Survey of Kansas RNs, Mar:13 McBride, Maryellen I'm Not Crazy, I’m Just Depressed: Differential Diagnosis of Dementia vs Depression, Oct:4 The Kansas Nurse November/December 2006, Vol. 81, No. 10 e e eee