2006 forum and House of Delegates agenda

AORN Journal,  Jan, 2006  

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H. Proposed Position Statement on Nurse-to-Patient Ratios

I. Proposed Position Statement on the Perioperative Advanced Practice Nurse

J. Proposed Position Statement on Allied Health Care Providers and Support Personnel in the Perioperative Practice Setting

K. Proposed Position Statement on Ergonomically Healthy Workplace Practices

L. Proposed Position Statement on Responsibility for Mentoring

M. Specialty Assembly Futures Task Force survey

N. AORN Foundation update

XIII. Teller's report

XIV. Introduction of new officers, Board members, and Nominating Committee members

XV. Announcements

XVI. Adjournment

Editor's note: The Town Hall/Third Forum originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 22, from 5 to 6 PM has been changed to a general session. Watch the AORN web site for details.

TABLE 1

Proposed Bylaws Amendment
Related To Member-At-Large Status

Motion made that the AORN House of Delegates
amend the Bylaws, Article III, Section 3, B, as
follows:

MEMBER AT LARGE: A registered professional
nurse who supports the mission of AORN and
does not have access to eChapter or consistent
access to a local a chapter.

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TABLE 2

Proposed Bylaws Amendment
Related to Specialty Assembly Representation

MEMBER AT LARGE: A registered professional nurse who supports the
mission of AORN and does not have access to [begin strikethrough]
eChapter or consistent access to a local [end strikethrough] a chapter.

2. The voting body of the annual Congress is the House of Delegates
constituted as follows:

   a) The maximum size of the House of Delegates is 1,500 voting
      members, excluding the delegates described in paragraphs b),
      [begin strikethrough] and [end strikethrough] c) and d).

   b) All officers and members of the Board of Directors are delegates
      and entitled to all the privileges of a delegate at the time they
      assume office. (May not serve as a chapter delegate.)

   c) The three (3) most recent and eligible past Presidents attending
      the annual Congress are delegates.
      (May not serve as a chapter delegate.)

   d) Specialty Assemblies shall be allocated two delegates per
      Specialty Assembly. (May not serve as a chapter delegate)."

   [begin strikethrough] d [end strikethrough]) e) The delegate count
      shall be allocated annually to chapters and MAL category members
      based upon the ratio of total chapter membership to total
      Association membership as of June 30, with each chapter and the
      MAL category having a minimum of one (1) delegate and one (1)
      alternate delegate.

   [begin strikethrough] e [end strikethrough]) f) Each selected
      delegate shall serve for a term commencing at the beginning of
      the first annual Congress that follows the election of the
      delegate and ending immediately prior to the beginning of the
      next annual Congress.

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