“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” Jack Kornfield

PCNA Board 2016|2017President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Krashin

Vice-President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (open)

Secretary . . . . . . . . . . .Amanda Mackey

Treasurer . . . . . Agnes Balangue Herron

Treasurer Elect . . . . . . . . . . Michael Long

Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josie Hansen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue Jacobson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angele Boucher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shannon Lynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evelyn Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (open) Student Rep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (open)

Executive Director . . . . . . . . . Julie Long

Posing at the Bowling Tournament: Evelyn Street, Amanda Mackey and Sue Jacobson are three of the dedicated officers and directors serving on the PCNA Board. This year’s election results will be shared at the May 12th Nurses Week Banquet.

P I E R C E C O U N T Y N U R S E S A S S O C I A T I O N

It’s coming!!

Our annual Spring Celebration where we announce the PCNA Nurse of the Year 2017, celebrate

our scholarship award winners, and share the election results . We have a lot to celebrate with our recent Bowling Tournament, our education events, the retirement of several board members and much more! While this is the most hectic time of the year for us, it is also the most satisfying as our accomplishments, hard work, and successes are shared with our members . Please join us on May 12, 2017 at the Landmark Convention Center/Temple Theater to celebrate and honor our past . Last year we added a silent auction and photo booth which were both hugely successful so they are returning . We are hoping to have you, our members, join us to share, celebrate, honor our past and be part of our future!!

Mike Krashin, PCNA President

Wear your nursing pin! We would love all nurses to

wear their nursing pin, cap or cape to the banquet this year . While it may not be performed at every school, the pinning ceremony is a symbolic welcoming into the nursing profession . We’re excited to see pins, caps and capes from far and wide!

Honoring Our PastHonoring Our Past

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President’s Message

This year for Nurses Week in May, we’re planning a celebration of the history of nursing . We hope you will join us at the Landmark Convention Center as our keynote speaker

presents “Honoring our Past: Milestones in Nursing History.”

Julie A. Benson, MHA, MN, CNE, ARNP is the Associate Dean of Nursing at Tacoma Community College . Julie will be speaking

about the development of nursing as a profession as well as information on the evolving role of the nurse and nursing education .

For many years, retired PCNA nurses have been invited to attend as our guests . With this year’s theme, we hope many retired nurses will join us . Do you know a retired nurse? Encourage them to join you for dinner. They can call the PCNA office or

use the online form to register for the dinner as a retired nurse .

$25 per person until April 25; $30 at the door. Seating is limited, so reserve your table today!

Self Care...How do you honor yourself? How do you relax? If you have a free 10 minutes, how do you use that time to

recharge? Our days are full of demands— work, family, volunteer commitments . It can be difficult to get a real break.

We invite you to view the infographic 50 Ways to Take a Break (left) on the PCNA website. List the ways that work for you, focusing on things that don’t require any advanced planning .

Nurses Week Banquet & Annual Meeting

Friday May 12th | 5pm - 9pm

Stay up to date on all PCNA events and activities.

Like us on Facebook and share us with your nursing friends!

We’re also seeking photos! Would you be willing to email us

a photo of your pinning ceremony or graduation to be used in a slideshow at the Banquet and on our website?

Honoring YourselfHonoring Yourself

Michael Long, Kimberly Russel and Sue Jacobson (L-R) pose with Washington State Rep . Steve Kirby (second from left) at the WSNA Legislative Day in Olympia .

email: office@piercecountynurses.com phone: 253.572.7337 website: www.piercecountynurses.com4 SPRING 2017 WWW.PIERCECOUNTYNURSES.COM

See See Rigney, At age 92, See See still works as a nurse at Tacoma General Hospital! She will be joining us as our special guest at this year’s banquet!

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P I E R C E C O U N T Y N U R S E S A S S O C I A T I O N

People become nurses because they care about people—for their patients, their families and their communities . Pierce County Medical Reserve

Corps (PCMRC) and PCNA are joining forces to help serve our community . This is an opportunity to volunteer on several different levels, with time commitments to fit your individual schedule .

By joining PCMRC, you can volunteer in community centers, immunization clinics or disaster preparedness . This is an especially great opportunity for retired nurses to fulfill their continuing interest in caring for others.

Come join us! The Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a national network of local groups of volunteers committed to improving the public health, emergency response, and resiliency of their communities . For more information and a volunteer application, visit the Pierce County Health Deptartment website:

http://tpchd.org/providers-partners/pierce-county-medical-reserve-corps

2017 Bowling Tournament

Save the Date for the PCNA 2018 Bowling Tournament: Saturday, February 24th at Pacific Lanes Bowling Alley in Tacoma!2

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Whether you hope to retire in one, five or 20 years, we’d like to hear from you! PCNA is conducting a survey to learn what information nurses need

to plan for and transition into retirement .

To take the short survey, just visit the PCNA website and

click on the SurveyMonkey logo:

The results will help PCNA better serve our members

with educational and reference content . Thank you!

Invitation to Join the

Pierce County Medical

Reserve Corps

Retirement SurveyRetirement Survey

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Thanks to Agnes Belangue-Herron for taking all the amazing photos! Visit our website for more pictures.