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Newsletter of the PeriAnesthesia Nurses Association of California
Spring 2013 Vol. 33 No. 1
Susan Carter Leads ASPAN to Chicago
To w e r i n g
Opportunities,
Endless Possibilities
captures the
spir it of A SPA N’s
32nd National
Conference, Apr il
14-18 in Chicago,
a town known for
skyscrapers, sports
enthusiasm, deepdish pizza, and so
much more. ASPAN
President Susan
Carter, Oceanside,
CA, welcomes
colleagues to Chicago
and a conference filled
with possibilities.
A Chicago River cruise offers a unique view of Chicago sites.
Pre-conferences winning combo
In two Pre-Conferences, perianesthesia legend Kim
Litwak and Certification Review expert, Lois Schick,
kick off an amazing conference that has PANAC
members juggling program choices!
On Sunday, Get Your Game On for Component Night
when everyone sports their favorite team’s jersey or cap.
Will Californians choose the champion 49ers, Giants,
Dodgers or the Angels; or will basketball’s Lakers,
Clippers, Golden State Warriors or Sacramento Kings
prove fan favorites? Join the fun, don those fan team
togs, and have a ball.
Inside this Pulseline
eRNie Edits Pulseline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
The Nurses’ Float: Flowers, Seeds & Coffee Grounds. . 2
ASPAN District 1 Director’s Report. . . . . . . . . 3
ASPAN Calls for Las Vegas Speakers . . . . . . . . 3
Scholarships Benefit Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Callahan Draws Crowd to Feb. Conference. . . 4
PANAC Caps PANAW With Bags. . . . . . . . . . . 5
Pearls from the PANAC Winter Conference. . . 5
Governmental Affairs Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Fresno Nurse New CPAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
California CPAN CAPA Total 789. . . . . . . . . . . 6
Director’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Photo: City of Chicago
PANAC invites Californians to a
get-together on Tuesday evening, 5:30
pm -7:00 pm at the Hilton’s 720 South
Bar & Grill before the President’s
Reception in honor of Susan Carter.
On Wednesday night, Sue and ASPAN
President-elect Twilla Shrout are
hosting a small reception for attendees
from their home components, PANAC
and Missouri-Kansas, the time and
location TBA.
The Chicago Hilton Hotel overlooks
Lake Michigan and is within 5-8 blocks
of many Chicago landmarks: the Sears
Tower, State Street shopping, the
Chicago Art Museum, the Navy Pier, and
the Magnificent Mile. Take a leisurely
walk, use public transportation, or even
a water taxi to see the towering sites.
To register or for Conference
information, go to www.aspan.org.
President’s Message:
Fertilizer: It’s Good for the Soil!
Shay Glevy, RN, BSN, CPAN, CAPA
Growing your own has many components--seeds, sun,
water and cultivators. But what enriches the soil and keeps
plants blooming? You guessed it, fertilizer! The dictionary
defines fertilizer as, “a substance used to make soil more fertile.”
Fertile, an adjective, means, “Producing or bearing fruit in great
quantities; characterized by great resourcefulness of thought or
imagination.” It makes me wonder, how fertile and fruitful am I? What can each of us do
to fertilize and improve the soil around us, so that we can bear fruit, be both resourceful
and a resource to colleagues?
To start with, we can be selective in our sources for contact hours. When I attend a
PANAC education program, at the State, District or Chapter level, I enrich my knowledge
in our specialty and gather nuggets of information to share with colleagues to enrich their
practice as well. By attending ASPAN conferences, achieving certification, or pursuing an
advanced degree, I grow within myself and expand my practice.
PANAC supports its members in their quest for enrichment through the Alice Wise
Memorial Fund Scholarship. Alice Wise was a founding member of PANAC who was
resourceful in thought and imagination. But could she have imagined 34 years ago, that
PANAC would grow to over 1,400 members and offer educational opportunities across
the state? Could she have envisioned a scholarship named for her, available to members
at their fingertips, a click away at www.panac.org? I think she would be truly amazed!
PANAC has grown and blossomed from 200 Recovery Room nurses to over 1400
perianesthesia nurses, who are grounded in evidence-based practice and share their expertise
with colleagues. In Chapters and Districts, new PANAC leaders are emerging, who are
also resourceful and filled with imagination. Is this your time to join them, to enrich your
practice? Don’t miss the opportunity; go fertilize!
References: http//merriam-webster.com/browse/firefox. Accessed Feb. 22, 2013.
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eRNie Edits Pulseline
Ernestine Nunes, RN, CPAN, CNOR
PANAC is once again seeking the elusive ASPAN Gold Leaf Award
for component excellence, presented at the April National Conference
in Chicago. As Terry Trautloff, PANAC’s Gold Leaf and Promotional
Chairperson, compiled the submission packet, it occurred to me, how
very proud we can be of our component. With over 1450 members, we
are the largest ASPAN component and growing not only in members but
in new leaders—a most viable asset.
Our Chapters offer an easy step-up to professional involvement—and
a means for members to connect with each other. It is the connection
that counts, that brings us together as colleagues, and keeps us coming
to meetings. PANAC and ASPAN are more than organizations; they are
you and I, and the nurses we work with. We are more than members of PANAC. We are PANAC,
and we are proud to go for ASPAN’s Gold Leaf Award. Great job, Terry.
Pulseline wants to celebrate PANAC members’ accomplishments. Please send bragging notes and
pictures to me at enunsca@aol.com.
The Nurses’ Float: Flowers, Seeds
and Coffee Grounds
A Publication of the
PeriAnesthesia Nurses
Association of California
Winner 2011, 2008 ASPAN
Component Newsletter 1-8 Pages
ASPAN National Conference
People’s Choice Award
2012, 2011, 2010, 2007, 2002, 2000, & 1999
2012-2013
Executive Officers
President
Shay Glevy, BSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA
President-elect
Tess Mazloomian, MS, RN, CCRN, CPAN, CAPA
Secretary
Anatita Invina, BSN, RN, CPAN
Treasurer
Rubymae Bishop, BSN, RN, CPAN
Education Chair
Lori Silva, RN, CCRN, CPAN
By Anna Jackson, BSN, RN, CAPA
OR nurses began the non-profit, Bare Root Inc. in 2007 to raise money
for the 2013 Rose Parade’s, The Nurses’ Float. They raised $400,000. In
December, 2012, Phoenix Float Designs and the nurse organizers called
for volunteers to work on the 55-foot float at the Rose Palace in Pasadena.
Eighteen nurses and staff from Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center’s
Short Stay, PACU, and OR showed up on December 1 for 8-hour “float
building” shifts.
Our first day was an 8 am-4:30 pm shift doing the dry decorating: gluing
coffee grounds to resemble tree bark (my job), gluing crushed flowers and
seeds, and trimming or “plucking” flowers. Everything was so organized. Each volunteer received
a commemorative t-shirt and lots of photo coverage by newspapers and TV.
Some of us went back a second time on December 30. Kevin MacVane was on the 8 am-4:30
pm shift while I did a 3 pm-11:30 pm shift. This was much more exciting with lots of flower prep and
placement of flowers in individual vases! The float truly came together by nightfall and was finished
by the 6:00 am deadline on December 31. It was great meeting nurses from all over California and
from out of state! I was proud to see The Nurses’ Float in the Rose Parade, and to see riding on the
float, Sister Terrence Landini, LCM, retired nurse, representing Providence’s Little Company of
Mary of Torrance, CA.
Nurses, the
Phoenix Builders
learned, are great
le ader s a nd get
work done! They
were a m a zed at
our w i l l i ng ne s s
to do any job they
a sked. Wh at a n
opp or t u n it y for
nurses to unite and
show t he world
how we can create
A Healing Place.
Note: Hoag nurses
a l s o worked on
the Nurses’ Float:
Marlene Jamieson,
Teresa Castle and
Terry Trautloff and Jane MacKenzie visit the Rose Parade Nurses’ Float.
Teri Derimanoczy
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Education Chair-Elect
Vacant
District Directors
District 1 – Angelique Weathersby
District 2 – Kevin MacVane
District 3 – Gloria Luu
District 4 – Helen Fong
District 5 – Denise DeFendis
Pulseline Editorial Staff
Publication Chairperson/Editor
Ernestine Nunes, RN, CPAN, CNOR
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Debbie Bickford
Susan Carter Susan Fossum
Mary Frazier
Tess Mazloomian
Agnes McGurr
Sue O’Day
Kathy Sim
Helen Buss
Denise DeFendis
Helen Fong
Wendy Lee
Karen Machado
Sheryl Michelson
Judy Ontiveros
Terry Trautloff
Send letters/comments to:
Ernestine Nunes
216 Westwood Drive, Visalia, CA 93277
Email: enunesca@aol.com
The PANAC Web site is www.panac.org
Webmaster: Kathy Sim, BSN, RN, CPAN
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ASPAN Region 1 Director’s Spring Update
By Debbie Bickford, BSN, RN, CPAN, ASPAN Region 1 Director
Just as the national November election news
is ebbing, ASPAN begins the election process for
the 2013 Board of Directors. Each year, members
are asked to review the candidate profiles on
the ASPAN website and vote before the end of
February. I hope you all realize that your vote
does indeed effect how this organization functions
in the years to come. While we share a common
passion for perianesthesia nursing, each state or component has individual
needs. Your component leaders received your votes and consider your
wishes when they vote at the Representative Assembly (RA).
If you are in Chicago on Saturday night before the National Conference,
PLEASE stop by and meet with the candidates. This is your chance to
talk with them and voice your concerns. It is open to all members—the
more the merrier!
It’s hard to believe that National Conference is less than a month
away. Before you know it, we’ll be at the closing breakfast, hearing about
next year’s Conference in Las Vegas. Big news for Region 1, next year’s
National Conference team is headed by Nevada’s Susan O’Day and
includes PANAC’s Lori Silva. Sue is seeking speaker suggestions and
lots of volunteers!
If you are heading to Chicago, here are some suggestions to get the
most out of the National Conference, besides attending the excellent
educational sessions:
Sunday: In the morning, come to the Representative Assembly and sit
in the gallery to hear the candidates’ speeches and the agenda discussions
in preparation for afternoon voting. You can come and go at your pleasure
while watching ASPAN in action.
In the evening, sport your favorite team’s gear for Component Night.
It’s your chance to meet fellow Californian’s in Chicago. Eat, drink, and
have fun. Buy a few raffle tickets to support each other’s component. You
just might win a prize!
Monday: At the Opening Ceremonies, President Sue Carter
will address the attendees, introduce the Component Presidents
and the ASPAN Board before we hear the dynamic keynote speaker.
The afternoon sessions are followed by Best Practice Posters and
presentations. The Exhibit Hall opens that evening with the latest
technology and new practice information. Check the Bulletin Board
and the conference newsletter, PArtiCUlars, for news and component
get-togethers. For additional contact hours, attend the ASPAN Speaker
Development Presentations and cheer on members who are honing
their speaker skills.
Tuesday: There are lots of educational tracks, poster boards, and
exhibits to explore. Later that night celebrate with Sue Carter at the
President’s Reception. This fun night is a dressy affair with food, drink,
and lots of dancing and partying.
Wednesday: Sign up to attend the Development Luncheon with
your registration, as tickets are limited at the conference. Besides lunch
with colleagues, you’ll enjoy a great speaker and the proceeds from the
luncheon support ASPAN scholarships!
Thursday: Rise and shine early! Come to the Closing Breakfast
Ceremony with new and old friends, secure contact information for future
networking, and end the week hearing incoming ASPAN President Twilla
Strout’s vision for the coming year.
Pocket Program Guides keep you on track throughout the conference
and make your experience richer. If you see abbreviations you don’t
understand, ask someone. There is never a foolish question. For instance, if
you see a session with SPG, that is a Specialty Practice Group for members
only. ASPAN SPG annual membership is an additional $15 to join but
entitles you to newsletters and a chance to network and share best practices
with other SPG members. You can join at the Chicago Conference and
attend their members’ only meeting.
If you filled out Willingness to Participate form last November, ASPAN
Committees meet this year at 7:00 am on Monday morning.
If this is your first or second conference, come to the First Timer’s
Meeting for a heads up on how to get the most out of the week. The
meetings are Sunday evening and Monday morning. Refer to your
pocket guide for time and place. If you can’t attend, we will have this
presentation on ASPAN’s website for your viewing along with each day’s
PArtiCUlars.
There is so much to see and do; you may need a vacation after the
conference!
I hope to meet many of you, so if you recognize me, please come up
and say hi. This is your conference: Approach the experience in a way
you can feel uplifted and fulfilled.
See you soon, Deb.
Scholarships Benefit
PANAC Members
ASPAN and PANAC announced their Scholarship Recipients for
2013. Lori Silva from Modesto, CA, is one of six 2012 ASPAN National
Conference Attendance Scholarship recipients for 2013 in Chicago. The
ASPAN Scholarships application deadline for next year is on or before
July 1, 2013. Funds from ASPAN Development’s Hail, Honor, Salute
campaign support ASPAN Scholarships for education, certification, and
humanitarian service.
The PANAC Alice Wise Scholarship Fund’s $500 Award for National
Conference went to 3 applicants, Kevin MacVane, Los Angeles, and
Rubymae Bishop, Newport Beach. Terry Trautloff, Fullerton, and
Tess Mazoomian from Mission Viejo, received $250 scholarships for
Recertification. The annual application period for the AWSF is October 1 to
December 15. Information on the Alice Wise Scholarship Fund, application,
and points criteria are on the PANAC website, www.panac.org.
The International Conference of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ICPAN),
Converging Practice—Celtic Style, is September 19-22, in Dublin, Ireland.
The ASPAN Scholarship deadline for the ICPAN Conference is May 1,
2013. Go to www.aspan.org for application and information.
ASPAN Seeks 2014 Speakers
By Susan O’Day, 2014 National Conference Strategic Work Team
Coordinator
Do you know a dynamic speaker who presents on an interesting, current
topic? This is the kind of speaker we want for the next ASPAN National
Conference in Las Vegas, April 27-May 1, 2014.
ASPAN is accepting Speaker Proposals until May 15, 2013. If you
know a speaker, encourage them to submit the Speaker Proposal Form
available at www.aspan.org/Events/Speaker Proposal Form. Instructions
for submission are on the form. For more information or to offer speaker
suggestions, contact me, Sue O’Day, email oday1da@jps.net.
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Callahan Draws Crowd to February Conference
Left: Lilly Tudor, Carlo Gundran, Mellisa
Mendoza, Deura Avila, Isabel Lopez,
Michelle Cacy, , Christen Rosa, and
Marcelita Ligsay came from Porterville
Sierra-View Hospital.
Below: Reluctant to even take the CPAN
exam, Zorana Steric, Santa Clarita,
proudly shows she took CPAN and CAPA!
Left: PACU co-workers
years ago, Maria
Rossikhina and Maja
Paranada-Reyes catch-up
in Burbank.
Right: Gloria Luu (L)
and Helen Fong (far
right) congratulate new
CAPA, Rhonda Smith,
and CPAN, Elvira
Camelon, on achieving
certification.
Left: 2014 ASPAN
National Conference
SWT members, Lori
Silva and Susan O’Day,
SWT Coordinator,
discuss Las Vegas site
with ASPAN President,
Susan Carter.
Right: Governmental
Affairs Chair, Beverly
Edwardsen passes out
bright green PANAW
bags from PANAC to
each attendee.
Left: At the break, Irena
Deadrick, Rita Corbin,
Rusela DeSilva, and
Kayle Tramel enjoy
networking.
Right: Monica Harshman
Laurent (center)
watches Patty Stowers
(R) sell the 2012-2014
ASPAN Standards.
PANAC raised $530 for
Hurricane Sandy ASPAN
members by adding
to the $280 member
donations.
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PANAC Caps Week
With PANAW Bags
Pearls from the PANAC Winter
Conference in Burbank
By Peggy Holbrook, BSN, RN, CPAN
PANAC presented bright green PANAW bags to all attendees at the
Burbank Winter Seminar—capping off a week of PANAW celebrations,
February 4-9.
• Santa Clara Kaiser posted CPAN and CAPA questions to win movie
tickets and prizes, reported John Kuykendall.
• Memorial Medical Center, Modesto, celebrated with lunch on Tuesday
and Thursday. Along with pita sandwiches, chips, and drinks, Managers
Jo Ann Adkins and
K a t h l e e n Tu c k
sent a letter of
appreciation.
• Kaiser Permanente,
Anaheim saw Tita
Invina promoting
ASPAN
and
Certification during
their staff potluck.
• Redlands Memorial
Hospital posted the
PANAW poster in
J a n u a r y. S t e v e n
Potjer said the staff
had a Breakfast
Burrito Bar on
Friday that included
a farewell for their
colleague, Deborah
Cole.
• R a d y C h i l d r e n’s
Hospital, San Diego,
began their week with Ventura nurses, Bessie Duarte and Merci
a breakfast sponsored Buhain, with their PANAW Bags.
by friends in Surgery.
The PACU Leadership team treated the PACU to In-N-Out burgers—so
much fun, reported Linda Sparks. Human Resources also signed a
poster of appreciation for fulfilling the hospital’s mission.
• Valley Care Medical Center ASC received PANAW tote bags, badge
holders, and a PANAW cake, too, added Patty Stowers.
• UC San Diego management team provided lunch for PANAW, noted
Edna Culp.
• Children’s Hospital Central California put up PANAW banners,
celebrated with nachos one afternoon, and treated to lunch by an
anesthesiologist. Denise DeFendis said they ended the week with
sweets on Friday.
• Santa Monica-UCLA gave gas cards to certified nurses and provided
pastries for their perianesthesia department nurses.
How did you celebrate Perianesthesia Nurse Awareness Week?
Share your PANAW experience and plans for next year with Pulseline at
enunesca@aol.com.
Over 200 nurses attended the February Burbank Conference to hear
Linda Callahan, PhD, CRNA, PMHNP share practice information on
pain management, herbals, and the effect of genomes on our patient care.
Here are some of the pearls I came away with:
• Did you ever wonder why so many of the pain patients have issues
with depression and anxiety? The receptors are the same for all
three.
• In the next 10-20 years genetic testing will be more affordable. Genetic
test results will aid the physician in determining which drugs and doses
work best for an individual. What does this mean?
1. Some people are genetically unable to utilize some drugs like
Morphine or Codeine for pain relief and physicians would know
which drugs to prescribe.
2. Heparin dosage will be determined without trial and error.
3. In pre-op, we will know for certain who is at genetic risk
for Malignant Hyperthermia or has a pseudocholinesterase
deficiency.
• Approximately 40% of elderly patients suffer some postoperative
delirium in the year following surgery. Keeping their SpO2 >90%
(which is a PaO2 of 60%) may help prevent delirium. Avoid
giving Benadryl to this population due to its strong anticholinergic
effects and high risk for delirium. A low HCT is also a risk factor
for delirium.
• Xanax 0.5 mg is equigesic to 5 mg of Valium. Someone taking 3
Xanax a day may need more than 2 mg of Versed in OR to avoid
risk of withdrawal.
• Remember dose equivalents:
Demerol 150 mg is equal to Morphine 15 mg.
Dilaudid is 6 or 7 times stronger than Morphine
Fentanyl (measured in mcg, not mg) is 100 times stronger than
Morphine and lasts up to 2 times longer in cold patients.
• Postoperatively, patients with untreated proximal DVT have a 50%
chance of symptomatic Pulmonary Embolus within 3 months (with
10% death rate).
• Humans are genetically 99.8 % identical. Sorry.
Education specific to our specialty is not only exciting, it helps us
give the best care to our patients and empowers you to advocate for them
with the physicians. Come join me in Sacramento for PANAC’s next
conference, October 25-26!
Governmental Affairs Report:
Proposed Bill Cuts Costs, Time for Degree
By Beverly Edwardsen, BHS, RN, CPN, PANAC GA Chair
California Assemblyman Dan Logue introduced AB 51 that creates
a program that allows high school students to obtain a Baccalaureate
degree within 18 months at a cost of $10,000 including text books. The
program would be a joint effort that starts in high school and continues
through to California State University. Students enrolled in the program
would earn an unlimited number of advance placement courses in high
school, be required to maintain their grade point average, and meet time
requirements at a community college and the University.
Participating California State Universities would be required to give
priority placement and expedite the progress of participating students
by accepting a minimum of 60 units earned in High School and at
Community College. The emphasis on the proposed program is to promote
science and technology degrees, including nursing.
September 19 – 22, 2013
International Conference for
Periaenesthesia Nurses
Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
www.icpanconference.com
References: http://www.legislature.ca.gov/the state legislature/bill information/bill information.html. Accessed Feb.17, 2013.
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Director’s Corner
District 1
Angelique Weathersby, MBA, RN
angiewpanac@gmail.com
The Counties of: Imperial, Orange, Riverside,
San Bernardino, and San Diego
District 1 is on the move and growing!
San Diego Chapter held an interactive
dialogue on Obstructive Sleep Apnea—A Focus
on Best Practice led by Shay Glevy in January,
and March 3, Edna Culp enlisted Dr. Brian
Keefer and Vicki Sanchez, RN to speak on Local Anesthetic Toxicity!
Thank you to Rady Hospital and Ronald McDonald House for their
continuing support. The San Diego Chapter will meet there once
again, May 4.
In January, the Orange County Chapter met for an exciting
presentation by Dr. Christopher Romig on Regional Nerve Blocks.
Plan to join me May 18, for their next stimulating meeting. If you’re
planning to take the CPAN CAPA exam this fall, you will want to attend
the CPAN CAPA Certification Study seminar planned for August by
Chapter Coordinator Kathy Dureault, Secretary Myra Tejada, and
Tess Mazloomian.
Interest in the Inland Empire Chapter continues and I appreciate
the support of my manager Carmelita Laoyan, my instructors,
Teresa Dodd-Butera and Susan McGee-Stehsel, and all who
attended my January presentation, Competency-based Orientation of
the New Perianesthesia Nurse. Thank you, too, Carmelita, for providing
a yummy dinner. In Rancho Mirage March 20, Nami Park, Pharm
D presented The Use of IV Acetaminophen. Besides a fine dinner at
Flemings, attendees enjoyed an outstanding presentation. Thanks to
Debbie Hiestand for coordinating the wonderful event. Plan to attend
our next meeting, May 15.
Save the date, June 15, for our Annual District 1 Mid-year Seminar
featuring Legalities Related to PACU Nursing. Look for more information
and brochures coming to the PANAC website. Hope to see you there
or at our next Chapter meeting.
Lisa Dellone congratulates Kevin Reilly on certification
Fresno Nurse New CPAN
By Lisa Dellone, BSN, RN, CPAN
Kevin Reilly, BSN, RN, CPAN is one of three new CPANs at
Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, CA. Kevin, Sho Singh and
Rowena Polache passed their CPAN exams in Fall 2012, giving CRMC
a total of 11 CPANs. Our other CPANs are Chris McKinney, Maggie
Herrera, Ann Ginsberg, Richard Wigginton, Redena Cheung-Mah,
Lorinda Flores, Summer Durham, and me, Lisa Dellone.
In 2007, Kevin was an RN student at Fresno State University when
he started at CRMC as an OR extern and learned to scrub, circulate
and transport. But in his 5th semester, decided he wanted more patient
contact and considered PACU. He was told it was impossible for a new
grad because “they only hire experienced critical care RNs.” One day, in
the hall, I asked him if he’d ever thought about working in the PACU.
That was all he needed to hear. With the OR supervisor’s approval, Kevin
transferred to PACU and in his last semester, worked alongside PACU
RNs. After graduating in May 2009, he attended the Central California
Critical Care Consortium before spending a month in the Trauma ICU
orienting with an ICU RN.
CRMC is a Level 1 Trauma Center for Central California that has 2
PACUs. One PACU recovers patients of private physicians and the other,
Trauma Center PACU, recovers patients of academic surgeons who operate
on ICU and trauma cases while teaching interns and residents from UC
San Francisco.
As a Staff III nurse, Kevin functions well in both PACUs with all types
of patients. He also acts as charge nurse, precepts new RNs, and teaches
modules (like the massive transfusion protocol and the Level I) at the
annual competency fair and inservices.
An avid surfer in his mid-40s, Kevin is a single father with a young
son. Having previously worked as a printer, “before computers took over
the printing world,” he brings a lot of life experiences to nursing. Last
year he traveled with a CRNA to speak at an anesthesia conference on
The Post Anesthesia Care of Awake Craniotomy Patients. He always has a
smile, is energetic, and enthusiastic about learning. He describes himself
as being very OCD, now he can add CPAN.
District 2
Kevin MacVane, BSN, RN, CAPA
macvak33@aol.com
The counties of: Los Angeles, San Luis
Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura
Congratulations on the great turnout
for PANAC’s February Seminar in Burbank.
District 2 was well represented! Snow hit the
Grapevine that weekend, along with most of
the country, canceling my flight to Maine to be
with my mom before surgery. I forget what it’s like on the East Coast
with snow. I finally made it, and my mom is doing well.
March 9, the LA Chapter hosted their 2nd Mini-Seminar featuring
Thoracic Surgery, Sleep Apnea and ASPAN Guidelines, PONV and ABG’s
and Ventilators presented by Thoracic Surgeon, Raymond Schaerf,
MD, Pulmonologists, Shilesh Patel, MD and Wayneinder Anand,
MD, and Anesthesiologist, Laurence Lang, MD. It was great.
Thanks to Providence St. Joseph’s Education Department for their
support of perianesthesia nursing education and to Anna Jackson and
Chapter Co-Coordinators Sara (Linda) Dominquez-MacDonald,
and Amber Trudgeon for making the seminar a success.
California CPAN CAPA Total 789
DUAL Certified 39
CAPA
217
CPAN
533
Certification Coaches 7: Deborah Bickford, CPAN, Christina Bowens,
CAPA, Regina Cuaresma, CPAN, Anatita Invina, CPAN, Gloria Luu,
CPAN, Susan Morris, CPAN, CAPA, and Serta Sandhu, CPAN.
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Anesthesiologist, Stacie Gooch, MD to speak on The Postoperative
Care of the Pediatric Patient for their Chapter’s 7:00 PM meeting in
February. Their bimonthly meetings provide free contact hours.
Thank you to Memorial Medical Center, Modesto for their continued
support.
Watch for news of local meetings coming to Crescent City and stay
tuned for news about Sacramento and Santa Rosa Chapter meetings.
Information on upcoming meetings, when scheduled, will be emailed
to members and posted at www.panac.org.
And lastly, the Rose Parade experience was wonderful for all of
us who worked on the Nurses’ float. It was a thrill to meet our Rose
Parade winner, Nebraska’s Component President, Bernie Larson,
sitting just 3 rows above me in the grandstands, New Year’s Day.
Our next quarterly mini-seminar is in June and I would love to see
it in another area, say Ventura, West LA, Santa Barbara, or San Luis
Obispo? Anywhere it lands, I’ll see you there!
District 3
Gloria Luu, MSN, RN, CPAN
GloriaLPanac@yahoo.com
The Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa,
Marin, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara,
Santa Cruz, San Francisco, and San Mateo
District 5
Denise DeFendis
denisedefendis@yahoo.com
The Counties of Fresno, Inyo, Kern,
Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono,
andTulare
It was great seeing so many of you at the
Burbank Seminar in February; learning and
sharing our pride in perianesthesia nursing. Our PANAC Education
Chair, Lori Silva and her dedicated committee members did a superb
job!
Spring is upon us and brings with it educational opportunities
for District 3. The Santa Clara and San Francisco Chapters plan a
half-day seminar on anesthesia topics at Stanford Education Center,
May 4. ASPAN’s March 9 seminar, Perianesthesia Pathophysiology
and Assessment: A Systems Approach will be repeated June 15 at the
Santa Clara Marriott with Myrna Mamaril. Sharlyn Navarro, San
Francisco Chapter Coordinator and I look forward to seeing you there.
Remember to register before May 18 at www.aspan.org for the early
bird discount. Also, check www.panac.org for all District meeting
and seminar news.
Finally, my term as District 3 Director ends in October. I’m calling
on District 3 members who are interested in running, to please submit
a brief bio/resume to PANAC President, Shay Glevy by August 1 at
president@panac.org. If you have any questions, please call me at
415-515-3116 or GloriaLpanac@yahoo.com.
In April, let’s set our sites on Towering Opportunities, Endless
Possibilities, and I’ll see you in Chicago!
Greetings Everyone! Hope you are all
doing well. The Winter Seminar in Burbank
was a success and a great way to get the year
going. The seminar was made even more special by talking with
District 5 members, Sharon Boyles from Bakersfield, and Oscar
Plata and Mary Wingert from the Madera area.
District 5 and the Fresno Chapter held their 3rd Annual Spring
Seminar March 9, Perianesthesia Practice: Legal Issues Pre-op to Postop, with Lois Schick. Hope you were able to hear this fantastic
speaker.
Are you interested in achieving your CAPA or CPAN certification?
If you live in the Fresno area, and want to join a study group this
fall, please contact me. I studied with a group for my CAPA exam
and found it to be very beneficial.
Visalia members plan to meet March 23 to explore plans for a local
Chapter. You can contact me or Ernie Nunes for more information
and details. If you are interested in meeting in Bakersfield, please
contact me with your ideas. Remember, it all begins with one or two
members. Lunch anyone?
District 4
Helen Fong, MSN, RN
helen.f.panac@gmail.com
The Counties of Alpine, Amador, Butte,
Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado,
Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino,
Modoc, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas,
Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra,
Siskyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter,
Tehema, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba
At the February Burbank Seminar, I was amazed to hear Linda
Callahan speak on the remarkable advances in the Genome project,
“a computer chip Identification (ID) that will inform the Pharmacist
of my DNA sequence.” This and other relevant information were the
highlights of the seminar. It was also great to meet former colleagues
and make new friends.
In Sacramento, May 18, District 4 will host the ASPAN seminar,
Refreshing your Perianesthesia Practice at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
The Modesto Chapter Coordinator, Star Yager, invited
District 2 Director, Kevin MacVane (center) greets Rose Parade grandstand
seat winners, Nebraska Component President Bernie Larson (R) and her
husband, (L) who were sitting only a few rows behind him. Bernie was
surprised New Year’s Day was so cold in Pasadena, CA.
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C a l e n d a r of E v e n t s
January 1 – April 30, 2013
CPAN/CAPA Spring Recertification Window
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June 15, 2013
ASPAN Perianesthesia Pathophysiology and Assessment:
A Systems Approach
Santa Clara, CA www.aspan.org
January 14 – March 18, 2013
CPAN/CAPA Spring Exam Registration Window
**Extended to March 18
www.cpancapa.org
July 15 – September 9, 2013
CPAN/CAPA Fall Exam Registration Window
www.cpancapa.org
April 8 – May 18, 2013
CPAN/CAPA Spring Exam Administration Window
www.cpancapa.org
October 7 – November 16, 2013
CPAN/CAPA Fall Exam Administration Window
www.cpancapa.org
April 14 – 18, 2013
ASPAN’s 32nd National Conference
Towering Opportunities, Endless Possibilities
Hilton Chicago, Chicago, IL
www.aspan.org
For local
Chapter events,
please go to
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October 25 – 26, 2013
PANAC’s 34th Annual Meeting/Conference
Holiday Inn Sacramento-Capitol Plaza
Sacramento, CA
May 18, 2013
New ASPAN Refreshing your Perianesthesia Practice
Sacramento, CA
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September 19 – 22, 2013
International Conference for Periaenesthesia Nurses
Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
www.icpanconference.com
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