The Chesapeake Bay Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses promotes quality and cost effective care for patients, their families, and the community through public and professional education, research and standards of care.

 

 President’s Message:

 

 

 

 

Spring/Summer 2012

The ASPAN 31st national conference has come to a close.  CBSPAN members were quite visible as ASPAN board members, speakers, moderators, hostesses, and ASPAN Shoppe volunteers. 

As usual the conference recharged my enthusiasm for perianesthesia nursing practice and for leading this vital Component.  I interacted with other Component leaders to share ideas on retaining and growing our membership.  I listened to a Component President from Region 3 espouse the plan used for the Gold Leaf application to determine the elements of our strategic plan and the structure of the Component committees and SWT’s. She offered to share her process with me. This is symbolic of why I love this organization: it is inclusive and it supports members to achieve professional goals.   

 

In the coming months CBSPAN leadership will escalate efforts to gather information for our Gold Leaf submission for next year.  CBSPAN last won the Gold Leaf in 2000, and I believe that with the support of our membership, 2013 will be our year! One of the key elements of a successful Gold Leaf submission is an active research program. Many of the sessions at Conference cited evidenced based practice. In my own practice as a Phase 1 PACU nurse, I look to the ASPAN Standards and Practice Recommendations to guide my bedside nursing practice. I am ready to assist you in your quest for evidenced based perianesthesia knowledge. With the participation of our members, we will be able to establish a Research Committee.

I invite each of you to join me in this exciting journey towards being the Gold Leaf Component of the year! 

 

Diane Swintek, BSN, RN, CPAN

CBSPAN President 2011-2012

 

Updated 5.15.2012