CALIFORNIA NURSING WORK FORCE INITIATIVE
CSPCN/CIC STAGE II PHASE III
Minutes, Implementation Oversight Committee Meeting
October 6, 1999, Sacramento CA
Present: Sarah Keating, Carol Comeau, Donna Duell, Sherry Fox, Jean Harlow, Dorel Harms, Patricia McFarland, Ellen Lewis, Marian Lowe, Arlene Sargent, Karen Sechrist, Ann Shuman, Linda Stevens, Ruth Ann Terry, Polly Walker, Diane Welch, Ellen Brzytwa (RWJF/CIC), Mary Rapson (RWJF/CIC).
Regrets: Judy Martin-Holland, Judith Papenhausen, Stephanie Ruh
I. Introduction of IOC members and CIC visitors.
II. Approval of minutes of September 1.
III. Financial report (E. Lewis): Phase II funds ($4761) from RWJF funds and those remaining from BRN Phase II ($4336) have been retained and will be used to offset printing costs for the final report, framework documents; Stage II Phase III RWJF funds remaining (9/30/99): $59,000; receipt of $10,000 from OSHPD will help support salary for K. Sechrist and for printing the data document (final report Phase II).
Discussion of prices for documents (final report, differentiated practice framework): set at $60 for both instate ($35 each); suggestions for out of state price: $50 each or 2 for $95; CIC sites will need rate reduction; because of goal for both dissemination and for money, no variation between individual vs. organizational prices.
IV. Summit Report (J. Harlow): 838 people registered; 18 sponsors; IOC group asked to disperse among attendees; also to check among attendees for questions; all were encouraged to enjoy the event.
NurseWeek will not be participating; Ellen Lewis to submit article.
V. CIC Report (E. Lewis): Sarah, Ellen, and project staff plan to meet following Summit with CIC visitors for general debriefing and next steps.
VI. Update on latest data analysis (Karen Sechrist) - members are referred to the Final Report document.
VII. Phase III Teams
Career Mobility (S. Fox) - held follow-up workshop from regional forums; resulting document being revised and finalized; volunteers showing interest in members have been tracked; will select members in near future; some members will continue from Phase II EII work group.
Competency-base Role Differentiation (A. Sargent, P. Walker) - chairs want to know of hospitals/schools of nursing who have already begun work using role differentiation; by November 2 IOC meeting, will have identified potential members.
Recruitment (S. Keating) - meeting scheduled next week; working closely with EMCC (image campaign).
VIII. RWJF/CIC comments (E. Brzytwa, M. Rapson) - pleased to be attending Summit; want to credit CSPCN/CIC for showing leadership with the Summit and two impressive documents; amazed and pleased at the consensus across the state.
IX. Next steps - grant opportunities; Fuld call - for projects who are not in current funding cycles; $100,000 implementation phase might be possible; student benefits need to be stressed; opportunity to write grant; group consensus to consult with Karen Sechrist/Dana Rutledge to write; funds would help to support demonstration projects and to build joint faculty workshops.
X. Notes on Nursing - anecdote; Florence Nightengale did the first workforce study; average age of nurses in England 50-55; some worked into their 80's!!
Respectfully submitted, Dana Rutledge
Next meeting: November 2, 10 - 3 p.m.
University of California, Irvine, Arnold & Mabel Beckman Center, 2D Conference Room, 100 Academy, Irvine CA 92697