Message from the President: Teresa Coyne, RN, BSN, CEN Happy Emergency Nurses Week! What a wonderful awards banquet with 38 nominations – 25 different

nominees - from 7 different hospitals: Liberty, Research, St. Luke’s – Plaza & Northland, Truman – LW

& HH, & Centerpoint. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners!

Linda Dunalewicz – Terry Duffey – Kathleen Hitchcock – Kim Torres – Denise Mogg – Beth King – Paul Murdock

ED Support Person of the Year Award: Beth King Unit Secretary - Research Medical Center

Rookie of the Year Award: Paul Murdock, RN BSN - Centerpoint Medical Center

Forensic Nurse of the Year Award: Kathleen Hitchcock-Brackney RN SANE-A -Forensic Program Coordinator

- Saint Luke’s Northland Nurse Educator/Mentor Award:

• Linda Dunalewicz, RN – Research Medical Center

• Kim Torres, RN, shift coordinator - St. Luke’s Plaza

Nursing Leadership Award: Denise Mogg, RN, MSN - St. Luke’s Plaza

Emergency Nurse of the Year Award: Terry Duffey, RN charge nurse – Research Medical Center

Great food and networking! Liberty group St. Luke’s group Faye Anne Hughes

2009 State ENA Winners:

• Cheryl Phillips – Liberty - Nurse of the Year

• Kathleen Hitchcock - St. Luke’s North – Forensic Nurse of the Year

• Jennifer Aiken - Centerpoint - State ENA Clinical Practice Award Winner

Cheryl Phillips, Lori Davis, and Teresa Coyne went to Baltimore National ENA conference as

representatives from the KC chapter and MO State ENA.

Lori, Cheryl, Teresa Missouri Delegates National Board Meeting in Baltimore We would love to have more representation from the KC Chapter at our state ENA meetings. I know it is a challenge to fit extra meetings into your busy schedules. If you are interested in being a delegate at the 2010 ENA National Convention in San Antonio next year (Sept 22-25, 2010) you must attend 2 state ENA meetings before June 2010. There are only 4 state meetings all year (2 left before June). Just to name a few reasons to be a delegate: It is great fun to go to the conventions, increased involvement in ENA, abundant networking and educational opportunities, San Antonio is a beautiful place for a convention, state helps pay part of your way as a

delegate to the convention-- If you don’t go as a delegate you may want to plan to go to the convention – it is great fun too!!

Kevin Myers, RN – 2010 President Elect with Denise Mogg,

RN, MSN 2009 Leadership Award winner & Kim Torres, RN,

ER Nurse of the Year all from St. Luke’s Plaza. Kim also won

a year free ENA membership drawing from all those

nominated this year. Her current membership will be

extended one year – paid by the KC chapter.

Jennifer Aiken, RN, BSN, CEN from Centerpoint won the

State ENA Clinical Practice Award.

Check out the blog, twitter, and photo’s from the ENA

National convention in Baltimore at www.ena.org –

Go to conventions and click on Baltimore – follow the

directions to the blogs, twitter, flicker information….

“I believe when ED Nurses go to Heaven,

They get in the fast lane

Flash their hospital ID

And get thumbs up at the gate.”

Dr David Baehren

Where has the year gone? Our next meeting will be our

Christmas Party at Chappell’s in NKC!

2009 ENA Chapter Meetings

Date Location Time

DEC 9, 2009 –

Wednesday

Christmas

Party

at Chappell's

NKC

4 PM

to 6

PM

2009 State Meetings – Osage Beach Date Location Time

Nov 6 - Strategic

Planning*

Lake Regional 10:30am

Nov 7 Lake Regional 10:30am

* Strategic planning develops goals for the Missouri State

ENA for the year 2010. Everyone’s input is welcome to help

sent our objectives & priorities!

CEN review taught by Pat Clutter was held Sept. 9/29-9/30 with 12

in attendance. Mike Eaton won the drawing to take the CEN at

ENA membership cost.

ENPC Instructor course Jan.9, 2010 at Liberty

Hospital from 7:30 am – 5:00 pm.

Brochure with newsletter…..