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2019 ANNUAL BOOK OF REPORTS Montana Nurses Association 107th Annual Convention October 2nd 2019 – October 4th 2019 Great Northern Best Western Premier Hotel Helena, MT
2019ANNUAL BOOK OF REPORTS
Montana Nurses Association 107th Annual ConventionOctober 2nd 2019 – October 4th 2019
Great Northern Best Western Premier HotelHelena, MT
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Table of Contents
MNA Mission Statement 3MNA Staff & Contacts 52019 Board of Directors 62019 Councils 72019 Committees 82019 Leadership 9Chief Executive Officer Report 10Professional Development Report 12Labor Department Report 14Membership Report 15District 1 Report 16District 2 Report 17District 3 Report 18District 4 Report 18District 5 Report 19District 6 Report 20District 7 Report 21District 8 Report 22Notes 24
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Montana Nurses AssociationMission Statement
The Montana Nurses Association promotes professional nursing practice, standards and education; represents professional nurses; and provides
nursing leadership in promoting high quality health care.
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www.mtnurses.orgVisit our website for updates,
news & events!
Montana Nurses Association Staff & Contacts
Phone: 406-442-6710Fax: 406-442-1841www.mtnurses.org
“LIKE” us on Facebook! “FOLLOW” us on Twitter!
Chief Executive Officer Vicky Byrd BA, RN, OCN 406-442-6710 [email protected]
Director, Professional Development
Pam Dickerson PhD, RN-BC, FAAN
406-465-9126 [email protected]
Director, Labor Program Robin Haux BS 406-431-5934 [email protected]
Professional Development Associate
Caroline Baughman BS 406-442-6710 [email protected]
RN Professional Development Associate
Mary Thomas BA, RN 406-442-6710 [email protected]
Nursing Professional Development Generalist
Kelly Amtmann MSN, RN, EdD(c)
406-442-6710 [email protected]
Labor Representative Amy Hauschild BSN, RN 406-431-0508 [email protected]
Labor Representative Sandi Luckey 406-465-1827 [email protected]
Labor Representative Leslie Shepherd BSN, RN 406-431-2943 [email protected]
Chief Financial Officer Jill Hindoien BS 406-442-6710 [email protected]
Administrative Assistant Jennifer Hamilton 406-442-6710 [email protected]
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2019 Board of Directors
President Vice-President Lorri Bennett RN Terry Dutro MSN, APRN, AGPCNP-BC Deer Lodge Bozeman
Secretary Treasurer Chelsee Baker BSN, RN Audrey Dee, RN Anaconda Anaconda
Member at Large Anna Svendsen-Ammons, BSN, RN, PCCN Columbus
Council on Council on Professional Development Practice & Government Affairs Representative to the Board Representative to the Board Cheryl Richards, MS, BSN, RN-BC Bobbie Cross, RN Whitefish Ennis
Council on Council on Economic & General Welfare Advanced Practice (CAP) Representative to the Board Representative to the Board Brandi Breth, BSN, RN-BC John Honsky APRN Missoula Missoula
To contact the Board of Directors you may email them at ~ [email protected]
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2019 Councils
Council on Professional Development Email ~ [email protected]
Cheryl Richards, MS, BSN, RN-BC Representative to Board ~ Whitefish
Megan Hamilton MSN, RN, CFRN NR-P ... MissoulaKim Reynen, BSN, RN ...............................KalispellJanet Smith, MN, MSHS, RN .................... BozemanGwyn Palchak, BSN, RN-BC, ACM ............KalispellDebby Lee, BSN, RN-BC, CCRP ................. Denton
Sandy Sacry, MSN, RN ................................HelenaEmily Michalski, MSN, RN-BC ..................... ClancyBrenda Donaldson, BA, RN, CAPA .......... BozemanAbbie Colussi, RN .......................................Helena
Council on Practice & Government AffairsEmail ~ [email protected]
Bobbie Cross, RN Representative to Board ~ EnnisAbbie Colussi, RN……Helena
Loni Conley, BSN, RN……HamiltonAnna Ammons, BSN, RN, PCCN……Columbus
Lisa Ash, RN, CNOR……LewistownJennifer Miller, RN……Glendive
Council on Economic & General Welfare Email ~ [email protected]
Brandi Breth, BSN, RN-BC Representative to Board ~ MissoulaAdrianne Harrison, RN.........ButteLisa Ross, RN, CCRN.........Helena
Krystal Frydenlund, RN, CCRN.........ClancyDelayne Stahl, RN, OCN.........Billings
Council on Advanced Practice Email ~ [email protected]
John Honsky APRN ~ Representative to Board ~ MissoulaCouncil on Advanced Practice Chair-Elect ~ Deborah Kern MSN, FNP.........Bozeman
Secretary ~ Nanci Taylor APRN………....................AnacondaMember at Large ~ Emily Michalski, MSN, RN-BC ……….................... Clancy
Member at Large ~ Barbara Schaff, FNP,-BC………....................Bozeman
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2019 Committees
By-Laws CommitteeBrenda Donaldson BA, RN, CAPA………Bozeman
Editorial BoardVacant
Elections CommitteeLorie Van Donsel BSN, RN………Forsyth
Penny Haughian RN………Terry Paula Roman RN………Fort Harrison
Finance CommitteeVacant
History CommitteeVacant
Nominations CommitteeLela Tillotson RN……Huson
Deborah Lee BSN, RN-BC, CCRP ……DentonMelissa Anderson BSN, RN……Billings
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2019 Leadership
District Leadership• District 1 ~ Geri Unbehend/John Honsky .......................................................................Missoula• District 2 ~ Lorri Bennett ............................................................................................Deer Lodge• District 3 ~ Keven Comer .............................................................................................. Bozeman• District 4 ~ Jennifer Taylor ................................................................................................ Helena• District 5 ~ Lorie Van Donsel ........................................................................................... Forsyth• District 6 ~ Arlys Williams ................................................................................................Denton• District 7 ~ Gwyn Palchak ..............................................................................................Kalispell• District 8 ~ Jennifer Miller ..............................................................................................Glendive
Local Unit LeadershipDistrict 1-Local Unit 15 ~ Community Medical Center ...................................................Geri UnbehendDistrict 1-Local Unit 17 ~ St. Patrick Hospital .................................................................... Mary CarrollDistrict 1-Local Unit 18 ~ Anticoagulation Clinic, St. Patrick Hospital ...................................... VACANTDistrict 1-Local Unit 32 ~ Partners In Home Care ................................... Chris Beechwood/Julie LippertDistrict 1-Local Unit 33 ~ Fresenius Medical Center .............................................................Sarah BlackDistrict 1-Local Unit 35 ~ Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital ...............................................Hillary WebbDistrict 2-Local Unit 01 ~ Community Hospital of Anaconda .............................................Lorri BennettDistrict 2-Local Unit 03 ~ Rocky Mountain Clinic ............................................................. Kayla HarveyDistrict 2-Local Unit 05 ~ St. James Healthcare .............................................................Stacey SheehanDistrict 2-Local Unit 07 ~ Montana State Hospital .................................................................. VACANTDistrict 2-Local Unit 36 ~ Montana Chemical Dependency Center ..............................Nancy MaddockDistrict 2-Local Unit 37 ~ Butte/Silver Bow City-County ...........................................Karen MaloughneyDistrict 3-Local Unit 04 ~ Bozeman Health ........................................................................ Matt LarsonDistrict 3-Local Unit 06 ~ Fresenius Medical Center ..................................................... Ruth GrindingerDistrict 4-Local Unit 08 ~ Department of Public Health & Human Services ...................... Susan ReeserDistrict 4-Local Unit 13 ~ St. Peter’s Community Hospital .................................................. Rick DePasoDistrict 5-Local Unit 02 ~ Billings Clinic .......................................................................... Delayne StahlDistrict 5-Local Unit 38 ~ Rosebud Healthcare ................................................................. Marla MalleyDistrict 5-Local Unit 44 ~ Holy Rosary Hospital ............................... Penny Haughian/Lorie Van DonselDistrict 6-Local Unit 11 ~ Cascade City-County ........................................................... Davida HryszkoDistrict 6-Local Unit 12 ~ Northern Montana Hospital ............................................. Shelbee FritchmanDistrict 6-Local Unit 14 ~ MT Mental Health Nursing Care Center .....................................Bethany EideDistrict 6-Local Unit 25 ~ Northern Rockies Medical ..........................................................Brianne BellDistrict 7-Local Unit 22 ~ Cabinet Peaks Medical Center .................................................Dave EdwardsDistrict 7-Local Unit 27 ~ Veteran’s Home ...........................................................................Ruth OskeyDistrict 7-Local Unit 34 ~ Clark Fork Valley Hospital ........................................................... Julia UlvickDistrict 8-Local Unit 21 ~ Glendive Medical Center .......................................................... Andee JolliffeDistrict 8-Local Unit 39 ~ Sidney Health Center ....................................... Linda Reis/Karen Schledewitz
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2019 Highlights from the Chief Executive Officer
Vicky Byrd, MSN, RN, Chief Executive Officer
The Montana Nurses Association is the recognized leader and advocate for the professional nurse in Montana. This includes being a voice for all registered nurses, whether they are members of their professional association or not. I wanted to take this opportunity and let you know that the Montana Nurses Association has the most phenomenal staff and volunteers. We are continuing to grow the association both through professional membership and professional development. The MNA staff fiercely advocates for quality education and nurses’ right to collectively bargain, moreover, they are dedicated, loyal, and genuinely
passionate regarding your profession and the professional nurses association. MNA remains the sought-after voice of the professional nurse in Montana!
Embracing relevance for MNA, I completed my Master of Science Degree in Nursing with program study in Nursing Leadership and Management in April of 2019. Although it was a personal goal, it was also a step in bringing more credibility to my role as your CEO.
MNA has planned for growth and a step toward that goal was realized this past fall in hiring a lead labor organizer. This organizer position is crucial for MNA as we are gearing up for significant growth to support an infrastructure that will assist in taking care of our professional nurses’ labor needs.
Succession planning is also playing a role at MNA as our part-time RN Professional Development staff, Mary Thomas, RN is looking to retire in December of his year. Due to the needs of the professional development department, we have hired a full-time replacement for that role and welcome Kelly Amtmann, RN, who is a lifelong MNA member and advocate for belonging to one’s professional association. She will begin August 19, 2019.
Your MNA board of directors, with progressive vision, has also approved an additional full-time position to address our labor representative needs with a communications/media component. This will allow the labor department an additional labor representative to take on our new and some existing local units for representation and assist MNA to focus on a clear and consistent messaging and media reaction program. Liam Morrison has accepted this position and he will start his MNA day on September 3rd, 2019.
Look for both, Kelly and Liam, at our 2019 MNA annual convention and introduce yourselves to them and give them a warm welcome!!!
A major and significant milestone for our 2019 Legislative year was that MNA brought forward and passed SB 94: Signature Authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses. Thank you to Senator Gauthier from Helena for his support and sponsorship of this bill that Governor Bullock signed into law in March 2019. Currently in Montana, while many Advanced Practice Registered Nurses are licensed to provide a full array of primary care and specialty services, they are still unable to sign certain documents that impact day to day patient care. Often these barriers to practice raise healthcare costs and delay timely patient care delivery. For over 35 years, Montana’s Advanced Practice Registered Nurses have had full practice authority to provide primary health care and specialty services within their scope of practice. Unfortunately,
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some barriers in health care still exist stating that only a physician provider can sign for these healthcare services because of traditional legislative language. Most of these requirements on the forms are outdated and are a misperception of who is providing these services. Passing signature authority legislation will now streamline consumer access, increase patient satisfaction, decrease healthcare costs, and clarify issues for those who must deal with and process these forms and remove unnecessary red tape. This legislation clarifies that whenever any law or regulation requires a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit or endorsement by a physician, these statements shall be applied and deemed appropriate to be signed by an advanced practice registered nurse within their scope of practice. This law in no way expands the scope of practice for APRNs.
MNA continues to be involved at the state and national levels regarding violence against nurses and healthcare workers. H.R. 1309/S. 851 is an imperative preventative measure charging healthcare facilities to establish safety plans in order to prevent workplace assaults in healthcare and social service settings. The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 1309/S. 851), introduced by Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), would make nurses and healthcare workers safer in their workplaces. The bill requires the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to develop protection measures and enforceable safety standards for people who work in front-line healthcare jobs, who are five times more likely to be assaulted at work than the rest of the labor force. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, 80 percent of emergency medical workers experience violence during their careers, some reporting verbal assault and some reporting physical abuse. And the rates are rising. Between 2007 and 2017, rates of violence in hospitals grew by 123 percent.
MNA will continue to educate our legislators on the importance of workplace violence prevention for nurses and healthcare workers and continue to press for protective legislation.
Montana Nurses Association Foundation-(MNAF)• Donations to the MNAF foundation are 100% tax deductible.
• MNAF mission statement: “The Montana Nurses Association Foundation (MNAF) is the charitable and philanthropic branch of the Montana Nurses Association (MNA), with a mission to preserve the history of nursing in Montana and contribute, support and empower the professional nurse in Montana.”
• The purposes for which the Corporation is organized are as follows:“(a) charitable; (b) educational; (c) to accept healthcare/nursing research and educational grants; (d) to provide continuing educational grants to licensed registered nurses; and (e) to award scholarships to qualifying persons.”
• We look forward to our annual MNAF silent auction at our MNA 2019 annual convention!
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Council on Professional Development 2019
Annual Report
Pamela S. Dickerson, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN Director of Professional Development &
Megan Hamilton, MSN, RN, CFRN, NR-PChair, Council on Professional
Development
The overarching goals of the Council on Professional Development are congruent with the mission of MNA – to promote professional nursing practice, standards, and education and to provide nursing leadership in promoting high-quality health care. Specifically, these goals are:
1. Provide quality continuing nursing education that supports the mission of MNA, following guidelines as an accredited provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
2. Approve educational activities and provider units that support nursing professional development and improvement in patient care, following guidelines as an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
As required by accreditation criteria, there are outcome measures associated with both provider and approver unit operations. Increasingly, there is emphasis on validating the importance of continuing nursing education in improving the professional practice of nursing. Evidence of the excellence of our work in this area includes receipt of the 2015 ANCC Premier Award for our accredited approver unit and designation of Accreditation with Distinction of our accredited provider and approver units.
Council on Professional Development:The Council meets twice a year for face-to-face meetings in addition to conference calls for new member orientation and other issues as required. Some members of the council focus on provider unit operations and activities; other members serve as peer reviewers for the approver unit. Peer reviewers undergo initial education and testing, as well as periodic validation of competence to ensure their ability to assess applications congruently with peer reviewers across the United States and appraisers in the ANCC Primary Accreditation Program. Some of our peer reviewers are not members of the Council but have extensive experience as nurse planners in their own organizations.
Approver Unit: The MNA Accredited Approver Unit accepts applications from both individual activity applicants and organizations wishing to be approved, or to continue their approval, as providers. Individual activities are approved for up to two years once all accreditation program criteria have been met. Provider units are approved for up to three years, with authority to design, implement, and evaluate their own activities under the leadership, direction, and accountability of a Primary Nurse Planner during that period of time. The Approver Unit monitors quality and outcomes from both individual activity and approved provider data in accordance with accreditation program criteria. Our approver unit is recognized as a leader by
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ANCC’s Primary Accreditation Program, resulting in receipt of referrals for applicants from around the country and around the world. The approver unit operates under the leadership of the Nurse Peer Review Leader, who also serves as the MNA Director of Professional Development.
Provider Unit:The MNA Accredited Provider Unit is accountable for planning, implementing, and evaluating all continuing nursing education offered by MNA. This includes annual events such as the Transition from New Graduate to Professional Nurse workshop, the APRN Pharmacology Conference, Labor Retreat, CE Provider Update workshops, Convention, and the interprofessional Seamless Health Care for Our Veterans conference. Additionally, the provider unit offers a number of in-person and web-based educational activities. While the main target audience of provider unit activities is MNA members, educational activities are open to all nurses interested in our events. The www.cnebymna.com web site is populated with independent study opportunities in the areas of professional development, clinical practice development, and continuing education provider education. The provider unit operates under the leadership of the Lead Nurse Planner, who also serves as the MNA Director of Professional Development.
Continuing education continues to be a major benefit to membership and provides numerous opportunities for nurses to enhance their professional development as learners, faculty, authors, peer reviewers, and activity planners. Additionally, as part of MNA’s commitment to improve the professional development of our members and volunteers, we support the participation of members of our Council on Professional Development in national professional development events. In 2019, two members were provided the opportunity to participate in the Association for Nursing Professional Development’s annual conference and one member attended the ANCC CNE Symposium.
New in 2019 is a focus on supporting the professional development of nurses through certification. MNA has contracted with ANCC to use the Success Pays® program, offering an incentive to MNA members to take the certification examination at no cost – the fee is paid only if/when the nurse passes the examination. Our agreement with ANCC requires that a minimum of 20 RNs successfully apply for certification within the 12-month contract – we surpassed that requirement in the first six months of the program!
Evidence clearly supports the value and importance of nursing professional development to sustain lifelong learning and contribute to the nurse’s ability to be successful and effective as a clinician, educator, researcher, or administrator. We are proud to support professional development through our nationally recognized accredited provider and approver units.
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2019 Labor Department Annual ReportRobin Haux, BS, Labor Program Director
As we near 2020, I am excited to share all the work your MNA Labor Department has been doing. With both organizing and member engagement continuing to be priorities for our department, we want to improve the nurse collective voice across Montana as it is the most powerful voice!
We are excited to welcome Liam Morrison as our newest Labor Department team member! Liam started with MNA in September and was hired
as an MNA Labor Representative, with a communication component. We are excited to utilize his communications background to assist with all member engagement, improved communications, and representation.
Your MNA Labor Representatives, Amy Hauschild, RN-BSN, Sandi Luckey, and Leslie Shepherd, RN-BSN continue to travel the state assisting all our local bargaining units. The current labor climate is increasingly challenging, and our nurses are continuing to have to fight harder to maintain their voices in advocating for their patients. As a bargaining unit member, your engagement is of utmost importance to success at the bargaining table. Participate in meetings and surveys, support your bargaining teams, and stay engaged! This action can be as little as providing food for your bargaining team to helping distribute support stickers or badges. Every little bit helps build your voice! Advocacy through bargaining and collective action can, and does, make impacts at the bargaining table. As we continue to strengthen our contracts, we continue to improve the workplace for our nurses.
Our Lead Labor Organizer, Myles Aion, has worked over the past year on his goal for increasing membership and engagement. He encourages your locals to have fun and plan events to benefit your community and bring awareness to the nurses in your area! He encourages your locals to add positions to your executive boards. Examples are adding a co-president or co-secretaries to assist in sharing the commitment. Add a media officer to manage email lists and create a local unit Facebook page. Focus on obtaining one or two nurses to be representatives to your local executive board and this will help increase effective communication. Your labor department can provide each of you with the tools to improve engagement and look forward to meeting with all of you to create plans to do so! Don’t forget how much MNA loves to provide nursing education!
Ask your representatives about holding virtual meetings to assist with improving member participation. Our members have busy lives and sometimes it is easier to participate from your homes and MNA can assist you to offer this option.
We encourage each of our members to reach out to just ONE new nurse and share with them why they value their own professional nurses’ union. Engaging our younger nurses will be key to maintaining the nursing collective voice and improving results at the bargaining table.
Remember to follow us on Twitter at @MTnurses and like us Facebook and thank you for all the work each of you do every day advocating for patients across Montana!
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2019 Membership ReportJill Hindoien, BS Chief Financial Officer
The Montana Nurses Association (MNA) has taken a leadership role in shaping the future of nursing in Montana and all RN’s are taking notice. The Montana Nurses Association membership numbers remain strong with 2300 collective bargaining members, 180 non-collective bargaining members, and 35 retired members. MNA also has a shared membership category with MFPE. RN’s who are members of the Montana Federation of Public Employees also receive a membership to MNA. Currently MNA has 150 shared members. Through MNA all RN’s have a collective voice impacting
the future of their profession and patients.
MNA is listening and making changes as requested by our members. MNA now has a collaborative membership category called Council on Advanced Practice collaborator. CAP–C members are a collaborative member of the Council on Advanced Practice only and NOT a full member of MNA. CAP-C membership dues are utilized for legislative and advance practice issues, CAP council designations, and MNA operations.
With the Supreme Court’s Janus decision, the MNA public sector RNs have remained loyal and supportive of their professional association and have shown great respect and support for the collective bargaining process. MNA represents seven public sector facilities with over 95 collective bargaining members. These public sector nurse members value their collective voice and are sticking with their professional association through their union.
MNA is continually working to improve our membership database to provide accurate and up-to-date information. If you have any changes to name, mailing address, personal e-mail address, phone number, or employment status, please contact MNA at 1-406-422-1052 or e-mail [email protected].
Thank you for your membership in your professional nurses association.
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District 1 ReportJohn Honsky, APRN Treasurer
District 1: Mineral County, Missoula County and Ravalli CountyDistrict 1 Local Units:
Local #15-Community Medical CenterLocal #17-Providence St Patrick HospitalLocal #18-Providence St. Patrick Coagulation ClinicLocal #32-Partners in Home CareLocal #33-Fresenius Kidney Care-MissoulaLocal #35-Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital
In 2018 President Genie Weber retired from Community Medical Center and handed over the office to Geri Unbehend. Angela Lovato was elected District Secretary. 2018 also saw the largest number of delegates from District 1 to MNA’s annual convention in a long time. Thank you to the 2018 delegates Sarah Black, Brandi Breth, Jessie Broncheau, Loni Conley, Crystal Coyne, Jill Friede, Maureen Hoffman, Susan Honsky, Jackie Johsnon, Caylee Kittelson, Angela Lovato, Heather Saloise, Jessica Sneddon, Lauren Swanson, Lela Tillotson.
Nursing Scholarships: In 2018 the Missoula District provided $2000 in scholarships to Missoula nursing students from both Montana State University – Bozeman College of Nursing and University of Montana’s Missoula College.
The Missoula District also partnered with Montana State University’s Alumni Association to establish a permanent scholarship – this allows us to award $1000 a year in perpetuity.
Scholarship funds are awarded from the Shirley Christianson Endowment which is managed by the Missoula District and distributed through the Montana State University Alumni Foundation and The Universtiy of Montana Foundation.
District 1 Officers include: President: Geri UnbehendTreasurer: John Honsky APRN
If you have any questions regarding your district you can contact Jennifer at (406) 442-6710 or [email protected]
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District 2 ReportLorri Bennett, RN President
District 2: Beaverhead County, Deer Lodge County, Granite County, Powell County and Silver Bow County
District 2 Local Units: Local #1-Community Hospital of AnacondaLocal #5-St. James HealthcareLocal #7-Montana State HospitalLocal #36-Montana Chemical Dependency CenterLocal #37-Butte Silver Bow Health Department
As always, everyone is very busy. Not much to report. Local Units are negotiating new Contracts. Our Labor Staff has been active helping us take care of business. The District needs to have Officer Elections this year. We will have a District meeting at the State Convention. Don’t be shy and nominate yourself to be a District Officer!!
District 2 Officers include: President: Lorri Bennett RNVice President: Corinne Pederson RNSecretary/Treasurer: Chelsee Baker RN
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District 3 ReportKeven Comer, APRN President
District 3: Gallatin County, Madison County, Park County and Sweet Grass County
District 3 Local Units: Local #4-Bozeman HealthLocal #6-Fresenius Kidney Care-BozemanLocal #26-MSU Student Health
We held our Nurses’ Day Banquet in May at the Holiday Inn, with over 50 attendees. Nurses, along with their family and friends all came out to enjoy this annual event which raised over $500 for the MNA Foundation.
Officers include: President: Keven Comer APRNVice President: Ann Galloway RNSecretary: Pat O’Brien RNTreasurer: Janet Smith RNBoard of Directors: Janice Hausauer APRN, Kelsey Comer RN, Terry Dutro APRN, Deb Kern APRN and Pat Armstrong RN
District 4 ReportJennifer Taylor BSN, RN, CCRN President
District 4: Broadwater County, Jefferson County, Lewis & Clark County and Meagher CountyDistrict 4 Local Units Local #8-Montana DPHHSLocal #13-St Peters Health
District 4 has elected and will be sending 12 Delegates to the MNA Annual Convention to participate in the House of Delegates. Our District 4 funds will
be used to cover the registration costs of our Delegates, Board Members, and any attendees from District 4 to the Annual Convention.
District 4 Officers include: President: Jen Taylor BSN, RN, CCRNSecretary/Treasurer: Pending
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District 5 ReportLorie Van Donsel, BSN, RN President
District 5: Big Horn County, Carbon County, Carter County, Custer County, Fallon County, Golden Valley County, Musselshell County, Powder River County, Rosebud County, Stillwater County, Treasure County, Wheatland County and Yellowstone County
District 5 Local Units Local #2-Billings ClinicLocal #38-Rosebud Health Care CenterLocal #44-Holy Rosary Healthcare
Hello from District 5 and the Southeastern part of the state. We have elected and will be sending 14 delegates to the MNA Annual Convention to participate in the House of Delegates. District 5 will use our funds to cover registration, gas, and hotel rooms as funds are available.
Within District 5 are three local units that are active and engaged. With Amy Hauschild as our Labor Representative we continue to work to grow our membership with all nurses and through our collective bargaining units.
District 5 is hosting this years’ Convention and we look forward to seeing everyone and networking with nurses from across the state.
District 5 Officers include: President: Lorie Van DonselTreasurer: Kim Flotkoetter
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District 6 ReportArlys Williams MS, RN, APRN, PPCNP-BC President
District 6: Blaine County, Cascade County, Chouteau County, Fergus County, Glacier County, Hill County, Judith Basin County, Liberty County, Pondera County, Teton County and Toole County District 6 Local Units
Local #11-Cascade City-County Health DepartmentLocal #12 Northern Montana Health CareLocal #14 Montana Mental Health Nursing Care CenterLocal #20 Marias Medical CenterLocal #24 Sweet Medical CenterLocal #25 Northern Rockies Medical Center
This past year meetings were held Oct 5, 2018, March 23, 2019 and June 15, 2019. • 13 members attended the October meeting which was held at the MNA Convention in Helena.• District 6 offered to reimburse travel expenses for members to attend Legislative Day but most of
District 6 members had personal needs and commitments which precluded their ability to attend. It was encouraging that 25 of the District 6 members participated in the Survey Monkey vote for travel expense reimbursement.
• At the March 23 meeting in Lewistown officers who started their two-year terms were President Arlys Williams and Secretary Ellen Osborne. An update on SB 94, SB 280 and HB 555 was given by President Williams. Sue Swan, who was instrumental in its formation, gave a presentation on the Hi-Line Nurse Honor Guard. There will be more on the Nurse Honor Guard at Convention.
• Seven members attended the June 15 meeting in Great Falls. President Williams reported on the Note of Congratulations for the 2019 nursing graduates emailed to the Director of Nursing for MSU Northern and MSU Great Falls. This was also mailed to the Director of Aaniiih Nakoda. It was with sadness that Sue Swan shared information about Lynn Hebert, former MNA and MNA District 6 member, who died May 23. Anita Doherty shared her experiences in Boston canvassing in favor of the Safe Staffing Initiative. Arlys Williams reported on her two-week medical missionary trip to Tanzania.
MNA District 6 will see you at convention with all seven allotted Delegate positions filled!!!!
District 6 Officers include: President: Arlys Williams MS, RN, APRN, PPCNP-BCVice President: Jerry Carpenter RNSecretary: Ellen Osborne BSN, RN, CENTreasurer: Sue Swan BS, RN
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District 7 ReportGwyn S Palchak, BSN, RN-BC, ACM President
District 7: Flathead County, Lake County, Lincoln County and Sanders CountyDistrict 7 Local Units
Local #22-Cabinet Peaks Medical CenterLocal #27-Montana Veterans HomeLocal #34-Clark Fork Valley Hospital
Unfortunately, like the past several years, District #7 has been very quiet. Our District President was selected by MNA to attend the ANA Quality and
Innovative Conference held in conjunction with the Pathways to Excellence Conference in Orlando. Those that attended the conference responded to an email from MNA with all the required information needed. Everyone that applied was able to attend this year!
Regarding our labor units, two of them will begin new contract negotiations this Fall, and one will begin sometime next year. All is uneventful in those units.
Of note, Kalispell hospital nurses voted to have SEIU as their union. Negotiations to begin soon.
District 7 Officers include: President/Treasurer: Gwyn Palchak BSN, RN-BC, ACM
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District 8 ReportJennifer Miller, RN President
District 8: Daniels County, Dawson County, Garfield County, McCone County, Petroleum County, Phillips County, Prairie County, Richland County, Roosevelt County, Sheridan County, Valley County, and Wibaux CountyDistrict 8 Local Units
Local #21-Glendive Medical CenterLocal #39-Sidney Health Center
District 8 consists of two bargaining units and non-collective bargaining members. Both bargaining units are critical access hospitals. District 8 supports and finances delegates going to the state MNA convention in Helena. We are hoping for all four elected delegates to attend the convention this year.
District 8 continues to strive for growth and ways to engage our members.
Webster describes thankful as; “glad something has happened or not happened, that something or someone exists, etc.” District 8 is thankful for the MNA. We are thankful for the representation that we receive through our Union Representatives that answer questions quickly, thoroughly and drive long distances to the eastern side of our great state to attend our meetings.
District 8 Officers include: President: Jennifer Miller RN
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