Maryland State ENA References:

2012 State Council and Chapter Officers Orientation Webinar

The State and Chapter Leaders Online Orientation webinar sessions are now available. Intended for all 2012 officers (President, President-elect, Secretary and Treasurer), the orientations are offered at no charge to you through ENA’s Learning Management System (LMS).

By following the instructions listed below you’ll be able to sign-up and access the sessions at your convenience (24/7). Through ENA’s LMS, your training will become a documented part of your membership record and certificates of completion are awarded / printable upon completion.

Please take a moment now to sign up for your session(s). All sessions are brief and contain pertinent information regarding your roles whether you are a new or a repeat leader. Should you have any questions or need assistance, just contact Component Relations at componentrelations@ena.org.

Instructions to access state and chapter leader orientation sessions:

1. Log in to the ENA Web site at www.ena.org.
   1. State council and chapter presidents, presidents-elect, secretaries, secretaries-elect, treasurers, and treasurers-elect have access to all four webinars. Access to the orientation webinars is based on your 2012 position listed in the online management area.
2. Select Center for E-Learning found under the Courses and Education tab or click here for direct access: http://www.ena.org/coursesandeducation/onlinelearning/Pages/OnLine%20Learning.aspx
3. Select E-Learning Catalog and select State Leaders Orientation found under categories.
4. Select the session, add to cart and proceed to checkout (even though sessions are at no cost).  Feel free to add additional State Leaders Orientation sessions to your cart by selecting continue to shop.
5. After you completed the checkout process, at the bottom of the screen select Go to Personal Learning Page.
   1. If you have never been to your Personal Learning Page, you will be prompted to complete a few security questions. This will only happen one time.
6. On your Personal Learning Page, your sessions will be listed. To access the webinar, simply select the session and the recording will open.

Access Certificate of Completion:

1. To access a certificate of completion, you must complete the assessment and survey. Click the Assessment tab at the top of the screen, complete and submit.
2. Proceed by selecting Course Survey, which is now listed under the session title. Complete all questions (type N/A in comments section if you have no comments) and submit.
3. If you would like a hard copy, you may select Print Certificate. Once you’ve completed the Course Survey, you have successfully completed the session. 

Tools and Resources:

1. Materials and resources for the orientation sessions are also available for each session.
2. Select the Tools tab at the top of your Personal Learning Page for access.

Nomination for Emergency Nurse of the Year

Each year, we take the time to consider our professional emergency nursing colleagues and honor them with a nomination as the Maryland Emergency Nurse of the Year. We ask for your assistance and  participation in the selection process for one nurse who deserves to be recognized.

Nominations will be collected by the Md. ENA State President, until December 31^st, of each year. The nomination form should be emailed to the Md. State ENA President at president@mdena.org.

The first Md. State Meeting for the new year, information on the nominees will be presented to the attendees with the identifying names blocked.  A vote will be taken to determine the winner. Once determined, the Md. ENA State President will notify the Maryland American College of Emergency Physicians in writing and the presentation of the award will be made at their conference in the Spring.

Maryland ENA Point Sheets

Maryland ENA Point Sheets are used by members to document points earned throughout the year for various activities. Each year, these point sheets are completed and mailed to the Point Sheet Chairperson who reviews them and determines the representative delegates who will be chosen for the National ENA General Assembly. This decision is based on the those with the highest number of points from each chapter.

Maryland ENA Point Sheets are used by members to document points earned throughout the year for various activities. Each year, these point sheets are completed and mailed to the Point Sheet Chairperson who reviews them and determines the representative delegates who will be chosen to represent Maryland ENA at the National ENA General Assembly. This decision is based on those with the highest number of points from each chapter.

The point sheet format was reviewed, changed and voted on at the Oct 4, 2011 MD State Council Meeting. This point sheet should be used for activities beginning June 1, 2011.

Click here for Point Sheet information and format.

Delegate Selection Process and State Elections Process are currently under revision

Maryland State Financial Reimbursement Form - Word Format

Maryland State ENA Budget 2011

Job Descriptions and Officer Transitions-

Click here for current Maryland State Council Job Descriptions

Click here for all of the Officer Transition guidelines (when officers transfer roles and responsibilities to the next officers) including the State Activity Plan.