Friday

BREAKFAST
Sponsored by:

• Bette Case Di Leonardi, PhD, RN-BC
  Vice President, ABSNC

Objectives:

1. Review and update of ABSNC accreditation activities.
2. Review standards updates and changes.

• Candle Lighting & Comments by John Preston, NBCRNA
  
• Reflection by Keisha Davidson, HPCC
  

• C. Lynne Grief, PhD, RN, CEN, TCRN
  President, ABNS
• Presentation Handout (other files are linked under "Agenda" below)
  

Objectives:

1. To describe key initiatives that ABNS is exploring.
2. To discuss open elected positions in the organization.

Agenda:

1. Call to Order
2. Review/Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Consent Agenda:
   • Prior assembly meeting minutes
   • ABNS organizational report & statement of financial position
4. Nominations and Open Board Positions:
   • Matters of Urgency - Board and Committee Resignations - Call for Volunteers to fill the following positions:
     
     • President Elect (to replace Shannon Stone; see position description below)
     • Secretary/Treasurer (to replace Karen Nason; see position description below)
   • Nominations and Elections:
     • President-Elect: Janie Schumaker
     • Member at Large: Sheryl Traficano
     • (Public Member: Board of Director vote)
5. Member Certification Survey Results and Discussion, download survey results in the following formats:
   • Summary/charts - pptx
   • Summary/charts with open ended responses - pdf
   • Summary/charts with open ended responses - xlsx
   • Individual responses (raw data) - xlsx
6. Celebrating Milestones and Anniversaries of ABNS Member Organizations
7. Unfinished Business
8. New Business

BREAK

Sponsored by:

• C. Lynne Grief, PhD, RN, CEN, TCRN
  President, ABNS
  
• Laurie Ellefson, BSN, RN, CWOCN
  Member at Large, ABNS
• Presentation Handout (other files are linked under "Assignment" below)

Objectives:

1. To describe innovative models of certification.
2. To discuss different models of organizational collaboration.
3. To discuss how nursing workforce demands may affect certification.

Assignment:

1. Refer to the Value of Certification Convening Executive Summary.
2. In advance of the conference, each organization should rank the 4 objectives fby order of importance as determined by your organization.
3. be prepared to share examples of how you determined the order of objectives.
4. ABNS will facilitate a discussion of the objective ranking and creation of objective achievement tasks forces with a charge of creating goals and action plans to achieve the objective.

LUNCH
Sponsored by:

Session 4. Delivering Exceptional Service in a Competitive Healthcare Market

• Nancy Simon, NEA-BC, FACHE
  Chief Nurse Executive, HCA Helthcare, Tampa Florida
• Presentation Handout; Video Slides
  

Objectives:

1. Explain the current competitive landscape for nursing.
2. Describe characteristics of a high performing team that is needed to deliver exceptional service.
3. List the three most important moments a patient remembers.

WELCOME RECEPTION
Sponsored by:

BREAKFAST
Sponsored by:

• Omobola Oyeleye, EdD, JD, MSN, M.Ed, BSN., B.Ed, RN-BC, CNE
  Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, Cizik School of Nursing, University of Texas at Houston
• Presentation Handout
  

Objectives:

1. The participant will recognize an overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act as they relate to reasonable accommodation for certification testing.
2. The participant will discuss exemptions to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
3. The participant will discuss recent legal principles and decisions that relate to certification testing to accommodate test takers with disabilities.

BREAK

• Bob Dent, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, FACHE, FAAN
  Senior Vice President, Chief Operating and Chief Nursing Officer, Midland Health
• Presentation Handout

Objectives:

1. Describe “the healthcare crisis within” of incivility, bullying, and toxic emotional negativity in the workplace and the way it contributes to stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue.
2. Describe the three essential elements needed to move from a culture of accountability to a culture of ownership.
3. Discuss the value of specialty nursing certification in a culture of professional ownership.
   

ADJOURN