Maryland Nurse - August 2018

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ANA News
Synopsis of 2018 ANA Membership Assembly
Linda J. Stierle, MSN, RN/MNA, Member-At-Large
ANA Representative
Hill Day, which is sponsored by the American
Nurses Association (ANA), and officially kicks off
the ANA Membership Assembly (MA), was held
on Thursday, June 21, 2018. The Maryland Nurses
Association (MNA) was represented by President, Dr.
Mary Kay DeMarco, Vice President, Ms. Jo Hochuli,
DNA 3 President, Ms. Donna Downing-Corddry,
Past President and current MNA Member-at-Large
Representative to the ANA MA, Ms. Rosemary
Mortimer, Past President and current Secretary for
the ANA Board of Directors, Dr. Patricia Travis,
Legislative Committee Chair, Ms. Donna Zankowski,
and the incoming Chief Staff Officer/Executive
Director, Ms. Jennifer Arigo. They visited Maryland’s
Congressmen and spoke on behalf of H.R. 6, Patients
and Communities Act. This bill was being debated
in the House on Thursday, and it passed out of the
House on Friday, June 22nd. H.R. 6 permanently
extends the medication assisted treatment (MAT)
program for nurse practitioners and physician
assistants. It also expands prescribing authority to
clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse
anesthetists, and certified nurse midwives.
On June 22 & 23, 2018, those in attendance were
joined by MNA’s elected voting representatives
to the ANA MA. The two MNA Officer
Representatives in attendance were Immediate
Past President, Dr. Kathy Ogle and Treasurer, Dr.
Barbara Biedrzycki. The two Members-at-Large
were Ms. Rosemary Mortimer and Ms. Linda
Stierle. Also, in attendance as official observers
for MNA were: President, Dr. DeMarco, Vice
President, Ms. Hochuli, former Chief Staff Officer/
Executive Director, Mr. Ed Suddath, and the
Incoming Chief Staff Officer/Executive Director,
Ms. Jennifer Arigo.
There were three one-hour dialogue forums on
Friday followed by recommendations on Saturday
from the ANA Professional Policy Committee based
on the dialogue that occurred on Friday during each
of the three forums. These recommendations were
voted on by the four MNA voting representatives.
The three dialogue forums addressed the following
nursing and ANA issues: Dialogue Forum #1:
Secondary Exposure Opioid Exposure Considerations
in Caring for Patients with Overdose; Dialogue
Forum #2: ANA Presidential Endorsement Process;
and Dialogue Forum #3: An Ethics Debate: The
Right To Die. MNA will be posting the formal
recommendations/policy statements on each of the
ANA positions on the MNA Members Only website
so all MNA members can be more informed about
the issues impacting the nursing profession and the
populations we serve.
There was also a Policy Café where input was
sought from the ANA Membership Assembly
participants on six ANA positions statements. All
Membership Assembly attendees had an opportunity
to spend ten minutes at each of three of the six policy
stations. MNA had a presence at each of the six
policy stations which were as follows: RN Utilization
of Nursing Assistive Personnel in All Settings;
Evolution of Licensure; the Opioid Epidemic: The
Evolving Role of Nursing; Sexual Harassment;
Promotion and Disease Prevention; and Equipment/
Safety Procedures of Blood borne Pathogens.
The four MNA Voting Representatives also had an
opportunity to cast the MNA eight weighted votes for
candidates for the MNA Board of Directors and the
ANA Nominations and Election Committee. There
were forty-eight candidates for eight elected positions.
It was a historical moment for ANA as the first man
was elected as ANA President in its one hundred
twenty-two (122) year history, Dr. Ernest Grant, from
the North Carolina Nurses Association. Dr. Grant is
the current ANA Vice-President; he will assume the
role of President on January 01, 2019 and serve until
December 31, 2020. MNA Past President, Dr. Patricia
Travis was recognized as the outgoing Secretary for
the ANA Board of Directors. She was thanked for her
long-time service.
Finally, the ANA Membership Assembly passed
through acclamation an ANA Board of Directors
resolution addressing the current situation on
the USA southern border with undocumented
immigrants and the separation of children from their
parents. It was three very intense and long days,
but also very rewarding days, as together we were
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