2015 SD NURSES ASSOCIATION CONVENTION
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President: Pat Shaver<br />
Vice President: Lani White<br />
Secretary: Dawn Warren<br />
Government Relations: Linda Wolden<br />
Nominations: Kay Foland<br />
Membership: Leslie Wilkerson<br />
<strong>2015</strong> South Dakota Nurses Association<br />
District Reports<br />
Districts 1, 2, & 3<br />
Districts 1, 2 and 3 were pleased to host the <strong>SD</strong>NA Convention in Rapid City in October of 2014 and appreciated the great<br />
turnout of members who attended. Linda DeLong was honored as the District 1 - 3 Nurse of the Year.<br />
District meetings were in September, October, and November of 2014, and January, March, April, July, and September of<br />
<strong>2015</strong>; we welcomed new members and visitors to each of the meetings. Most meetings were held on Tuesdays at 5:30 PM.<br />
Meeting locations were Rapid City Regional Hospital, the Grille at Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn, or Minerva’s Restaurant at<br />
the Ramkota Hotel. The following programs were presented: Kevin Queen of Rapid City Regional Hospital on “What is Magnet<br />
Status?” and three DNP students who presented their Practice Improvement Projects: Ericka Privitt on “Effects of Meal Breaks<br />
on ICU Nurses”; Kim Mitzel-Oberloh on “Decreasing Illness-Related Absences in School Age Children through Hand Hygiene<br />
Education”; and Laura Schirber on “Reducing Urinary Catheter Days and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections by Daily<br />
Nurse Rounding.”<br />
The annual Dessert with the Legislators was held November 20, 2014. This continues to be an important event; member<br />
and legislator attendance was excellent and a good discussion of issues was held. District members raised funds for <strong>SD</strong>NA by<br />
working at the Central States Fair in Rapid City during August <strong>2015</strong>.<br />
Fall district meetings for <strong>2015</strong> are scheduled for October 20 (Minerva’s Restaurant at the Ramkota 5:30 pm) and the November<br />
Dessert with the Legislators (date and place to be determined). Future district meetings will be January, March, and April or<br />
May (with Nurses Day at the Legislature in February). Members are encouraged to mark their calendars and attend. E-mail<br />
announcements with agenda will be sent out before each meeting.<br />
Respectfully submitted,<br />
Pat Shaver<br />
Districts 1,2 & 3 President<br />
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