Letter from the President
2008-2009 STT Board of Directors
The Nu Rho News
Wow! It is difficult to believe that it is fall already and we are into the thick of this
academic year’s chapter goals and projects! The Nu Rho Chapter-At-Large board of
directors have met and set the goals for our chapter for the next year:
1) Website actively maintained and updated 3-4 times per year with newsletter, officers
and contact information.
2) Maintain fiscal responsibility through investment and membership involvement
3) Co-sponsor educational opportunities with other community nursing organizations
4) Increase membership involvement by actively involving lapsed members and
seeking out community members
5) Continue to emphasize evidence based practice in the newsletter and evidence
based practice co-sponsorship
6) Participate/volunteer in a community event.
We are planning a clothing drive for the fall 2008 community service project. Our
new web site is developed and ready for you to visit at http://
sttnurho.blogspot.com/
Sincerely,
Nancyruth Leibold
Nu Rho Chapter-At-Large President
• President – Nancyruth Leibold
• President Elect – Jenna Dubas
• Vice President – Jeri Brandt (NWU)
• Vice President – Jeff Joiner (Union)
• Secretary – Kay Maize
• Treasurer – Sharon Fusco
• First Counselor – Linda Hardy
• Second Counselor – Debbie Heinrich
• BryanLGH College of Health Sciences
Liaison – Shirley Retzlaff
• Heritage / Archivist – Marilyn
Inside this issue:
Letter from the President 1
Board of Directors 1
Clothing Drive 2
NNA 2
Educational Program 2
Free Contact Hours 3
Calendar of Events 4
2008-2009 Goals:
1) Website actively maintained and
updated 3-4 times per year with
newsletter, officers and contact
information.
2) Maintain fiscal responsibility
through investment and membership
involvement
3) Co-sponsor educational opportunities
with other community nursing
organizations
4) Increase membership involvement
by actively involving lapsed members
and seeking out community members
5) Continue to emphasize evidence
based practice in the newsletter and
evidence based practice cosponsorship
(re. Research Day).
6) Participate/volunteer in a community
event.
A Publication of Sigma Theta Tau Nu Rho
Fall Edition 2008
• Awards – Carol Kukuk
• Fundraising / Finance – All
• Program Committee – Jeri Brandt &
Jeff Joiner
• Member Involvement – Lina Bostwick
• By Laws – Jenna Dubas
• Research – Lisa Church
• Publicity / Newsletter – Jami Fulwider
• Nominating – Janet Krenk
• Webmaster -Nancyruth Leibold
What: Assisting the Grieving Child
When: Monday, November 10th, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Where: BryanLGH College of Health Sciences
Presented by: Dr. Linde Mullen, Carly Runestad, & Jeri Brandt
Cost: $10
Objectives: After this presentation participants will be able to: 1) Describe the difference
between grief and mourning, 2) State and six needs of mourning and methods to
assist children in meeting those needs, 3) Differentiate child and adult grief, 4) List appropriate
agencies for referral of children who are grieving.
Application for 1 Continuing Education Credit has been made.
District III of Nebraska Nurses Association
November 5th, 2008
5:45-6pm Registration
6pm Buffet & Scholarship Presentation
7pm Program: A Look at Yesteryears–
To See Tomorrow
8pm Board Meeting with announcement
of ballot results
Community Charity Event
Upcoming Educational Program
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Sigma Theta Tau, Nu Rho Chapter-At-Large is having a clothing
drive for new underwear, new socks and new or gently used
sweatpants in the teenage sizes. This ranges from small to extra
large!!
Bring your donations to the November 10, 2008 5-6:00pm educational
program at BryanLGH College of Health Sciences. The donations
will go to teenagers at the high schools in Lincoln.
To register please mail your name, address, phone number, and
check ($25 NNA member, $30 non-member, $25 non-member
brought by member) to NNA District III, P.O. Box 82086, Lincoln, NE
68501-2086. Due by October 29th.
Contact if questions:
Shirley Retzalff sretzlaff@bryanlgh.org 402-481-8851
Missy Ofe Fleck mofleck@unmc 402-472-7360
By Jami Fulwider
In the past 2 weeks I’ve had 3 different people bring up the topic of license renewal for RNs coming up this
Fall. So that got me thinking about contact hours and how many I have saved in the past 2 years. It felt like
spring cleaning while I looked around for my CEU file folder at home, searched my office drawers, and looked
under the passenger seat in my car (I know you’ve been there too) looking for lost contact hour certificates.
For the moment, I’m coming up a few hours short. So the hunt is on. I need to find a few more convenient and
low cost options for some more hours. What I did was a “google” search for “free nursing CEUs” and I actually
found quite a few sites offering free contact hours.
So I wanted to share my results just in case you found yourself in the same situation. Think of this as a “product
review” from a magazine. The one where they try out the latest anti-wrinkle creams or sunless tanners and tell
you which one their intern (the poor soul who had to test them all) thought was the best.
I started out from the website http://medi-smart.com/freeceu.htm which is from a company called Medi-Smart.
Here I found a list of 17 different links all claiming to have free CEUs. So I tried out 2 different ones for my
“product review.”
The first one is I tried was titled “MMRW– Free continuing education from the CDC” found at http://
www2a.cdc.gov/ce/availableactivities.asp This is indeed part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
so it appears to be a reputable site to use. From this page there is a list of 18 free online “courses” you
can take for contact hour credit. I did need to register and create a login ID (which required giving them my
name, address, phone number, and email address). Most of the “courses” were about public health concerns
such as prevention of vericella, new recommendations on the HPV vaccine, HIV testing, and surveillance
guidelines for Smallpox vaccine adverse reactions. All of the courses had a link to written educational materials
(all be it quite lengthy) and a link to the post-test questions (on average of 8-15 questions per course). The
number of hours awarded ranged from 1-4 contact hours. I would personally rate the questions as moderate to
difficult, but considering the hours are free I thought it was worth the time. I completed 3 of the classes in
about 2 1/2 hours for a total of 5.8 contact hours. Rating 4 of 5 stars.
The second link I tried from the Medi-Smart site was found at http://www.teleflexmedical.com/elearning/
ucdlindex.php which is created by a company called Teleflex. I believe
this company sells/markets products by the brand name Atrium which
sells equipment like the Pleur-evac. The 1.5 contact hour “course” titled
Understanding Chest Drainage seemed more like a tutorial on how to use
their equipment, but it was interactive and kept my attention. It said the
$15 fee has been waived by Teleflex– so there is no cost to you. There
were 15 questions on the post-test and I would rate them as moderate difficulty.
It was fairly easy to find the answers in the written materials. After I
hit the submit button it gave me my score and the test ID number, but
there wasn’t a formal looking certificate to print. I also did need to give
them personal information such as my name, address, phone number, and
email address. Rating: 3 1/2 of 5 stars.
The “fine print”: The websites mentioned are not associated with Sigma
Theta Tau. Please use at your own risk and good luck!
Free CEUs
Fall Edition 2008 Page 3
Sigma Theta Tau Nu Rho
The Nu Rho News
Fall 2008
Calendar of Events
Date Event Time Location
Nov 4 District 3 NNA 6-8pm BryanLGH West
Conference Center
Nov 10 Educational Program & Clothing
Drive
General Membership Meeting - All
members welcome
5-6pm
6-6:30pm
BryanLGH East
College of Health
Sciences
Jan 12 General Board Meeting - All members
welcome
5-6pm BryanLGH East
College of Health
Sciences
March 30
(tentative)
Induction Ceremony 7pm Union College
April 29 NNA/STT Research Day
Celebrate Nursing
TBA TBA
Union College
School of Nursing
3800 South 48th St
Lincoln NE 68506
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Monday, September 15, 2008
Sigma Theta Tau, Nu Rho Chapter Goals 2008-09
Sigma Theta Tau, Nu Rho Chapter Goals 2008-09
1) Website actively maintained and updated 3-4 times per year with newsletter, officers and contact information.
2) Maintain fiscal responsibility through investment and membership involvement
3) Co-sponsor educational opportunities with other community nursing organizations
4) Increase membership involvement by actively involving lapsed members and seeking out community members
5) Continue to emphasize evidence based practice in the newsletter and evidence based practice co-sponsorship
6) Participate/volunteer in a community event.
1) Website actively maintained and updated 3-4 times per year with newsletter, officers and contact information.
2) Maintain fiscal responsibility through investment and membership involvement
3) Co-sponsor educational opportunities with other community nursing organizations
4) Increase membership involvement by actively involving lapsed members and seeking out community members
5) Continue to emphasize evidence based practice in the newsletter and evidence based practice co-sponsorship
6) Participate/volunteer in a community event.
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