Welcome
to the New York State PeriAnesthesia Nurses Association website.
We are proud to celebrate our 25th year as a component of the American
Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN)
Message
from the 2007-2008 President
If you are reading this message you can share in my joy at finally
getting NYSPANA back on the web. I must admit that it was a
great deal of work and I must thank our board of directors for fielding
all the requests and Steven Palmer for putting it all together. If
you have suggestions please let me know.
Our education calendar is complete till June 2008. I hope you
are able to attend at least one event. If you have other educational
events that you would like added please send them along.
In May ASPAN will host the 27th National Conference in Grapevine,
Texas. We’ll be working on component night and a NYS
dinner get together at our board retreat in March. Stay tuned;
now that we have the website we can post information so you can plan
your leisure activities.
It is an honor to serve as your president. We have
a very dedicated board of directors that will do their best to meet
your expectations. Please do not hesitate to communicate your
needs.
Susan Russell, RN, BSN, CAPA
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Highlights of NYSPANA Activities during Presidential
Term April 2005 to August 2007
By
Wanda Rodriguez, RN, MA, CCRN, CPAN
- We provided 60 educational programs throughout the state of
which 18 were ASPAN Seminars.
- We provided 30 scholarships to members throughout the state
to assist in attending our National Conference, State Conference,
ASPAN Seminars, and CPAN or CAPA certifications.
- We changed our election process and terms in order to better
service our members. The Vice-President office became the Vice-President/President
Elect for 1 year only. This provided the commitment to serve
as President for 1 year and Past- President for 1 year for a
total of 3 years with full voting rights.
- We officially got our named changed from New York State Post
Anesthesia Nurses Association to New York State Perianesthesia
Nurses Association.
- We changed our policy and procedure manual from paper format
to electronic format.
- We reconfigured our 8 active districts in order to capture
all non- active areas where peri anesthesia nursing is practiced.
We also, kept all the same district numbers so as to avoid confusion
among our present members.
District 1: Nassau/Suffolk
District 6: New York City (all Boroughs)
District 8: Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Duchess,
Ulster, Sullivan, Orange
District 9: Stuben, Schuyler, Chemung, Tompkins,
Tioga, Cortland, Broome, Otsego, Delaware,
Chenango
District 10: Albany, Schenectady, Rennsalaer,
Greene, Columbia, Warren, Saratoga, Washington, Fulton,
Montgomery, Schoharie, Essex, Hamilton, Franklin, Clinton
District 13: Cayuga, Onondaga, Madison, Oswego,
Oneida, Jefferson, Herkimer, St. Lawrence, Lewis
District 14:
Monroe, Wayne, Seneca, Yates, Ontario, Livingston
District 15: Niagara, Orleans, Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, Chautaugua,
Cattaraugus, Alleganey
We look forward
to a challenging and productive year as we continue the journey of striving
toward excellence in perianesthesia nursing throughout the New York State. |
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Don’t forget to register for National Conference in Grapevine,
Texas.
You can register on-line at www.aspan.org .
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