Wisconsin Nurses Association Incorporated

“Wisconsin nurses association has one class of membership, regular.”

“The association's membership has the right to elect the members of the governing body.”

“These bylaws may be amended only during an annual meeting and may be amended in either of the following ways: by a 2/3 vote of those present (in-person or joining electronically) provided previous written notice has been sent to all members at least 60 days prior to the annual meeting; by a 99% vote of those present (in-person or electronically) voting if no previous notice has been given; members wishing to submit proposed amendments to the bylaws should send notice in writing to the chair of the bylaws committee 90 days prior to the annual meeting.”

“The prepared form 990 is reviewed by members of management before the return is filed with the irs.”

“All directors and officers are covered under the association's conflict of interest policy. The members of the governing body make determinations of whether a conflict exists and reviews actual conflicts. Any person with a conflict is prohibited from participating in the governing body's deliberations and decisions in the transaction.”

“The personnel committee performs an annual performance review of the chief executive officer. A survey is distributed to the members of the governing body, council chairs, and other employees. The chair of the personnel committee compiles the results and reviews and discusses with the personnel committee and the governing body. Feedback from the survey is used to determine the compensation.”

“The association makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“The wisconsin nurses association advocates for policies that positively impact the nursing workforce. The association also supports workplace standards that promoted safe patient and nursing care.the association advocated for full practice authority for advanced practice nurses, inclusion in medicaid manual as an authorized provider in wisconsin. The association provides and supports many educational informational opportunities and preceptor to 7 nursing students to assist professional growth of registered nurses. This in turn supports the improvement of health standards and the availability of health care services for all people residing in wisconsin.the association also supported the role of nurses in the area of chronic disease managment for improving diabetes, hypertension and cholesterol outcomes.”

“Policy: wisconsin nurses association worked with and implemented the directives of the wisconsin nurses association board of directors related to gaining legislative support for advanced practice registered nurses to acquire full practice authority, support policies that address workplace violence and working with the wisconsin board of nursing on proposed changes to the nursing administrative code. Education: the association continued to support the professional development of registered nurses by providing 34 different educational offerings that resulted in over 175 contact hours provided to 900 learners. The association's role as an approver of educational content that is provided by other organizations via the continuing education approver program resulted in the awarding of 10,500 contact hours and 62,100 learners. Member engagement: the membership of the association were offered opportunities to participate in the work of the councils, task forces and committees, and town halls.. Activiies focused on the opioid abuse epidemic, mentoring, patient-centered team based care, workplace violence, healthy nurse, healthcare workforce issues, environmental health, primary care, and anti-human trafficking, . This level of active engagement represented 12 percent of the membership. Members were offered one-on-one technical assistance related to employment, practice, contracts and legal issues. Wna provided 7 learning experiences for undergraduate and graduate level nursing students.”

“Education consultant 26,453 0 0 outside it services 2,148 0 0 grant consultants 27 0 0 ceap consultant 19,494 0 0 apothecary 21,000 0 0 other consultants 11,333 0 0 graphic web design 4,440 0 0 total 84,895 0 0”

“Book / tax depreciation difference 1 other decrease -488 total -487”