- Email: [email protected]
Interesting findings on TNC association web sites
The statement is a result of 1996 Congressional legislation that directed the NIH to conduct a national consensus conference on managing TBI and related rehabilitation concerns. The full "NIH Consensus on Rehabilitation of Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury" is available by calling 1-888-NIH-CONSENSUS (1-888-644-2667); or via the Consensus Development Program web site at http://consensus.nih.gov
C O N S U M E R P R O D U C T SAFETY C O M M I S S I O N
TRAUMA NURSING C O A L I T I O N (TNC) NEWS
ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS FOR 1999 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CRITICALCARE NURSES (AACN) Mary G. McKinley, RN, MSN, CCRN (term ends 11/99)
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS (AANA)
PREVENTING POOL DROWNINGS
Linda R. Williams, CRNA, JD
More than 350 children under the age of 5 years drown in pools each year in the United States. Most of the drownings occur in residential pools. To help prevent or reduce this tragedy, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has developed 3 free publications to help prevent child drowning: Safety Barrier
(term ends 5/99)
Guidelines for Pools; How to Plan for the Unexpected; and Guidelines for Entrapment Hazards: Making Pools and Spas Safer. The CPSC stresses the need for physical barriers to limit access, for adequate supervision, and what actions to take if a child is missing. Copies of the publications can be obtained by writing to Pool Safety, CPSC, Washington, DC 20207; by calling the CPSC hotline at (800) 638-2772; or via the CPSC's web site at
www.cpsc.gov
Patricia C. Seifert, RN, MSN, CNOR, CNAA (term ends 3/00)
ASSOCIATION OF REHABILITATION NURSES (ARN) Marilyn Ter Maat, MSN, RNC, CRRN-A, CNAA (tel-in ends 11/99)
EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION (ENA) Jean A. Proehl, RN, MN, CEN, CCRN (term ends 12/99)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC NURSES (NAON)
REWARD OFFERED FOR RECALLED PORTABLE CRIBS Despite a nationwide effort since 1993 to alert the public to the recall of collapsible cribs, the cribs continue to be used, and 2 more children died in 1998. The crib design allows the top rails to collapse, entrap the child, and cause suffocation. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has cooperated with Hasbro and its subsidiaries, Kolcraft Enterprises Inc and Playskool, to offer a $120 Child Saver Reward for the return of each Playskool Travel-Lite portable crib. To get the products back, the manufacturers are mailing notices to day care centers, including notices in new products, and have posted details on Hasbro's web site: www.hasbro.com Consumers are advised to immediately stop using the cribs, to advise anyone who has the crib (eg, day care centers, baby-sitters, garage sales, or secondhand store owners) about the recall and the reward. Instructions for returning the crib and receiving the reward can be obtained by calling Kolcraft at (800) 453-7673. Additional information about the recall and similar hazards can also be obtained by calling the CPSC at (880) 638-2772, or by accessing the CPSC's web site at www.epsc.gov APRIL-JUNE 1999
ASSOCIATION OF OPERATING ROOM NURSES (AORN)
Karen Faler, RN, C, ONC (term ends 5/99)
NATIONAL FLIGHT NURSES ASSOCIATION (NFNA) Sandy Kinkade, RN, MSN, CFRN (term ends 11/99)
INTERESTING FINDINGS ON TNC ASSOCIATION WEB SITES To find more information about the Flight Nurse Advanced Trauma Course, check the National Flight Nurses Association at
http://www.astna.org/FNATC.html The Association of Rehabilitation Nurses' position paper re The Role of Unlicensed Assistive Personnel in the Rehabilitation Setting is at
http ://rehabnurse.org/resources/positions/prole.htm Efforts to make United States' national standard for the legal blood alcohol to be 0.08% can be found at the Emergency Nurses Association web site at
http:l/www.ena.orglhelpinfoljan99.htm
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To take advantage of on-line continuing education offerings, contact the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses at http://www.knowledgeline. eom/naon/naoncal.html or the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses at www.aaen.org/aaen.aaensite.nsf The TNC member associations have addressed legislative issues that affect multiple aspects of professional nursing. Readers can monitor the progress by following updates on the associations' web sites. Of particular interest are the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists statement to the National Patient Safety Foundation on the proposed Medicare rule removing physician supervision of nurse anesthetists (found at http://www.aana.eonffnotiees/notice4.htm); the Associa-
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tion of Operating Room Nurses legislative alerts to the changes in nursing disciplinary regulations in the state of Massachusetts, and a proposed strategy for legislatively supporting the role of the registered nurse first assistant (found at http://www.aorn.org/GOVT/Index.htm); the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses promotion to become more involved with legislation to decrease domestic violence (found at http://naon.inurse.eoln/legnews/); or the Emergency Nurses Association description of pertinent legislation and administrative announcements, such as the Food and Drug Administration's Office of Health Affairs (OHA) new OHA Home page at www.fda.gov/oc/oha (this site and others can be found at http ://www.ena.org/helpinfo/j an99.htrn).
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TRAUMA NURSING/Trauma News Today
VOLUME 5, NUMBER 2
C O N S U M E R P R O D U C T SAFETY C O M M I S S I O N
TRAUMA NURSING C O A L I T I O N (TNC) NEWS
ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS FOR 1999 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CRITICALCARE NURSES (AACN) Mary G. McKinley, RN, MSN, CCRN (term ends 11/99)
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS (AANA)
PREVENTING POOL DROWNINGS
Linda R. Williams, CRNA, JD
More than 350 children under the age of 5 years drown in pools each year in the United States. Most of the drownings occur in residential pools. To help prevent or reduce this tragedy, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has developed 3 free publications to help prevent child drowning: Safety Barrier
(term ends 5/99)
Guidelines for Pools; How to Plan for the Unexpected; and Guidelines for Entrapment Hazards: Making Pools and Spas Safer. The CPSC stresses the need for physical barriers to limit access, for adequate supervision, and what actions to take if a child is missing. Copies of the publications can be obtained by writing to Pool Safety, CPSC, Washington, DC 20207; by calling the CPSC hotline at (800) 638-2772; or via the CPSC's web site at
www.cpsc.gov
Patricia C. Seifert, RN, MSN, CNOR, CNAA (term ends 3/00)
ASSOCIATION OF REHABILITATION NURSES (ARN) Marilyn Ter Maat, MSN, RNC, CRRN-A, CNAA (tel-in ends 11/99)
EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION (ENA) Jean A. Proehl, RN, MN, CEN, CCRN (term ends 12/99)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC NURSES (NAON)
REWARD OFFERED FOR RECALLED PORTABLE CRIBS Despite a nationwide effort since 1993 to alert the public to the recall of collapsible cribs, the cribs continue to be used, and 2 more children died in 1998. The crib design allows the top rails to collapse, entrap the child, and cause suffocation. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has cooperated with Hasbro and its subsidiaries, Kolcraft Enterprises Inc and Playskool, to offer a $120 Child Saver Reward for the return of each Playskool Travel-Lite portable crib. To get the products back, the manufacturers are mailing notices to day care centers, including notices in new products, and have posted details on Hasbro's web site: www.hasbro.com Consumers are advised to immediately stop using the cribs, to advise anyone who has the crib (eg, day care centers, baby-sitters, garage sales, or secondhand store owners) about the recall and the reward. Instructions for returning the crib and receiving the reward can be obtained by calling Kolcraft at (800) 453-7673. Additional information about the recall and similar hazards can also be obtained by calling the CPSC at (880) 638-2772, or by accessing the CPSC's web site at www.epsc.gov APRIL-JUNE 1999
ASSOCIATION OF OPERATING ROOM NURSES (AORN)
Karen Faler, RN, C, ONC (term ends 5/99)
NATIONAL FLIGHT NURSES ASSOCIATION (NFNA) Sandy Kinkade, RN, MSN, CFRN (term ends 11/99)
INTERESTING FINDINGS ON TNC ASSOCIATION WEB SITES To find more information about the Flight Nurse Advanced Trauma Course, check the National Flight Nurses Association at
http://www.astna.org/FNATC.html The Association of Rehabilitation Nurses' position paper re The Role of Unlicensed Assistive Personnel in the Rehabilitation Setting is at
http ://rehabnurse.org/resources/positions/prole.htm Efforts to make United States' national standard for the legal blood alcohol to be 0.08% can be found at the Emergency Nurses Association web site at
http:l/www.ena.orglhelpinfoljan99.htm
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TRAUMA NURSING/Trauma News Today 81
To take advantage of on-line continuing education offerings, contact the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses at http://www.knowledgeline. eom/naon/naoncal.html or the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses at www.aaen.org/aaen.aaensite.nsf The TNC member associations have addressed legislative issues that affect multiple aspects of professional nursing. Readers can monitor the progress by following updates on the associations' web sites. Of particular interest are the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists statement to the National Patient Safety Foundation on the proposed Medicare rule removing physician supervision of nurse anesthetists (found at http://www.aana.eonffnotiees/notice4.htm); the Associa-
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tion of Operating Room Nurses legislative alerts to the changes in nursing disciplinary regulations in the state of Massachusetts, and a proposed strategy for legislatively supporting the role of the registered nurse first assistant (found at http://www.aorn.org/GOVT/Index.htm); the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses promotion to become more involved with legislation to decrease domestic violence (found at http://naon.inurse.eoln/legnews/); or the Emergency Nurses Association description of pertinent legislation and administrative announcements, such as the Food and Drug Administration's Office of Health Affairs (OHA) new OHA Home page at www.fda.gov/oc/oha (this site and others can be found at http ://www.ena.org/helpinfo/j an99.htrn).
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TRAUMA NURSING/Trauma News Today
VOLUME 5, NUMBER 2