"The Siren" The Official Newsletter of the Dallas County Emergency Nurses Association Third Quarter Edition 2016 DCENA Officers for 2015 MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Emergency Nurses Association is to advocate for patient safety and excellence in emergency nursing practice. President- Jim Sullivan Baylor Carrollton President Elect- Bre Bunnell Parkland Health and Hospital System Immediate Past President - Jody Bauer THR Presbyterian Plano Treasurer - Kim Grant Parkland Health and Hospital System Secretary - Cindy Allison Parkland Health and Hospital System Press Secretary- Taylor McLemore Parkland Health and Hospital System WEBSITE www.dcena.org FACEBOOK GROUP We have a Facebook group page, please check it out for the latest updates 1
UPCOMING MEETINGS Dallas Chapter Meetings September 27, 2016 (note date change) Texas Health Resources-Presbyterian Plano (Elections will be held at this meeting) November 8, 2016 Texas Health Resourses- Presbyterian Plano January 10, 2017- TBA WELCOME TO DCENA Photos Corpus Christi Hooks game at Texas ENA state meeting July 2016 Dinner in Corpus Christi at the Texas State ENA meeting July 2016 Dallas Police Department Memorial July 2016 Dallas Police Department EOW 7/7/2016 2
Run for the Blue 5K Flowers sent from National ENA 3
Upcoming Texas State Meetings October 14-15, 2016- Arlington- Hilton January 12-14, 2017- San Antonio April 20-22, 2017 South Padre Island July 14-15, 2016 Austin October 13-14, 2017- Arlington Please see www.txena.org for hotel reservation information UPCOMING EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS Course in Advanced Trauma Nursing (CATN) online course www.ena.org Geriatric Emergency Nursing Education (GENE) online course www. ena.org Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) August 18-19, 2016 Denton, Texas August 22-23, 2016 Rockwall, Texas August 25-26, 2016 Arlington, Texas September 8-9, 2016 Greenville, Texas September 19-20, 2016 Arlington, Texas September 23-24, 2016 Paris, Texas September 28-29, 2016 McKinney, Texas October 6-7, 2016 Tyler, Texas October 13-14, 2016 Paris, Texas October 21, 2016 INSTRUCTOR COURSE Plano, Texas October 27-28, 2016 Dallas, Texas Additional Classes and information can be found at www.ena.org Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course August 29-30, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas August 30-31, 2016 McKinney, Texas September 1-2, 2016 Lewisville, Texas September 1-2, 2016 Tyler, Texas September 8-9, 2016 Longview, Texas October 27-28, 2016 Tyler, Texas Additional Courses and information can be found at www.ena.org Advanced Trauma Care for Nursing (ATCN) August 18-19, 2016 Harris Methodist Fort Worth, TX Angelaharris2@texashealth.org September 8-9, 2016 El Paso, Texas gsalazar@umcelpaso.org November 4-5, 2016 El Paso, Texas gsalazar@umcelpaso.org November 7-8, 2016 Lubbock, Texas Wendi.mcnabb@umchealthsystem.com December 1-2, 2016 Tyler, Texas jpeters@etmc.org CEN Reviews October 18-20,2016 San Antonio, TX October 22-23, 2016 Dallas, TXkrisp@baylorhealth.edu October 28-29, 2016 Webster, Texas CPEN Reviews October 6-7, 2016 San Angelo, Texas 4
TCRN Reviews Educational Cruises October 27- November 3, 2016 European Cruise- Critical Care & Emergency Nursing Update http://www.paragonrn.com/ November 5-12, 2016 Caribbean Cruise - CPEN review http://www.solheimenterprises.com Do you know of a DCENA member that has recently been certified? Please let us know so we can recognize them. Celebrate Congrats!!! CEN Kelly St. Clair UPCOMING NATIONAL CONFERENCES Los Angeles, California September 14-17, 2016 St. Louis, Missouri September 13-16, 2017 TCRN SANE Meredith Holder Bre Ward Fundraising Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 26-29, 2018 Austin, Texas 2019 Las Vegas, Nevada 2020 Baltimore, Maryland 2021 Atlanta, Georgia 2022 San Antonio, Texas 2023 Get Certified Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN) Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse (CPEN) Certified Transport Registered Nurse (CTRN) Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN) For further information see http://www.bcencertifications.org https://teespring.com/stores/dallascounty-emergency-nurses Multiple Colors available 5
Be on guard for the start of Flu Season Fall Home Safety Tips Keep posted for a survey regarding upcoming changes in Chapter Meetings. (We want to know what our members opinions. ) Please send articles, educational offerings or comments to cynthiamaybailey@yahoo.com to have information posted in our next newsletter. Halloween Safety 6