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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">See attached memo and application.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">General Topic:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This is a membership recruitment letter to participate in a task force to review and propose alternatives to the current nursing assistant (NA) level one curriculum to remove unnecessary content
that do not enhance the care of our clients. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The taskforce is advisory and the OSBN retains the final decision on the proposed curriculum to be presented to the Board for approval.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Submit the attached OSBN NA Curriculum Task Force Membership Application no later than
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">December 27, 2022</span>, to Colin Butterly:
</span><a href="mailto:colin.butterly@osbn.oregon.gov"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">colin.butterly@osbn.oregon.gov</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Taskforce Meeting Dates and Information:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Meeting dates to be determined pending membership selection. Once the task force is selected meeting date(s) will be announced via public notice. The taskforce meetings are open to the public;
however, it is not subject to public meeting law requirements. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Questions:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Direct questions to Barbara Ju, MPH, RN, NE-BC, Policy Analyst-NA Education & Assessment, Oregon State Board of Nursing, 17938 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd., Portland,
OR 97224, </span><a href="mailto:barbara.ju@osbn.oregon.gov"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">barbara.ju@osbn.oregon.gov</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#44546A">Barbara Ju, MPH, RN, NE-BC</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Policy Analyst-Nursing Assistant Education & Assessment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">17938 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road, Portland OR 97224-7012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Phone:</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"> 971-413-0267 l
<b>Email</b>: </span><u><span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="mailto:Barbara.ju@state.or.us"><span style="color:#0070C0">Barbara.ju@</span></a>osbn.oregon.gov</span></u><span style="color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">OSBN Website:</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D">
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osbn"><span style="color:blue">www.oregon.gov/osbn</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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recipient’s directions. The named recipient is responsible for the confidentiality of the message. Please notify the sender should any part of the following document(s) fail to transmit correctly. Please destroy incorrectly transmitted documents immediately.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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