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<br /> <br /> <br /> JANUARY 2012 • VOL. 59, NO. 1<br /> Imprint<br /> The Professional Magazine for Student Nurses<br /> National Student Nurses’Association®<br /> ®<br /> ©Thinkstock<br /> Departments<br /> & Columns<br /> Editorial………………………………………………………… 4<br /> Membership Benefits & Highlights………………………………… 6<br /> News……………………………………………………………10<br /> Announcements………………………………………………… 11<br /> News:National………………………………………………… 13<br /> Nominating and Elections Committee…………………………… 18<br /> Global Initiatives in Nursing…………………………………… 20<br /> Happenings…………………………………………………… 24<br /> NSNA:Alumni………………………………………………… 29<br /> Community Health and Disaster Preparedness…………………… 33<br /> Meeting<br /> Highlights<br /> & Previews<br /> 29th MidYear Conference Highlights ………………………………<br /> 60th Annual Convention Preview …………………………………<br /> 14<br /> 35<br /> Career<br /> Planning<br /> Guide &<br /> Features<br /> Nurs<a title="Imprint 2012 January page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=1"> </a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=2"> </a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=3"> JANUARY 2012 • VOL. 59, NO. 1 Imprint </a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=4"> 2011-2012 Board o</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=5"> VISIT OUR ADVERTISER WEBSITES. 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ACTIVE LINKS FLASH</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=12"> NEWS: NSNA MidYear Conference Recap MidYear in M</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=13"> Memphis, Tennessee skyline The MidYear Career Co</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=14"> VISIT OUR ADVERTISER WEBSITES. 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Fight Like a Bulldog! </a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=31"> NSNA ALUMNI Tell us how and when you decided to</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=32"> My previous work of building a much better state </a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=33"> What are your thoughts, reflecting back on this? H</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=34"> My area of research became staff nurse job satisf</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=35"> COMMUNITY HEALTH & DISASTER PREPAREDN</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=36"> If I were to ask you about the process to donate </a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=37"> © Thinkstock Skip to next section 35</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=38"> YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE National </a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=39"> PLENARY SESSIONS Sage Advice: Extraordinary Nursi</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=40"> FACULTY/CONSULTANT/ ADVISORS PROGRAM More Innova</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=41"> Poster Session and Project Showcase NSNA Chapters</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=42"> The Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ As</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=43"> ©Thinkstock Skip to next section 41</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=44"> Career Center List Nursing Positions Available Hi</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=45"> Nursing Organizations Imprint presents a sampling</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=46"> Nursing Organizations Academy of Medical-Surgic</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=47"> American Psychiatric Nurses Association www.apna.</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=48"> National Association of Hispanic Nurses www.thehi</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=49"> Your First Job or Your Career? By Jan L. Keller</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=50"> And, although you may be tempted, don’t just look</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=51"> particular practice setting. Learning and inquiri</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=52"> </a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=53"> actions, not by a title; and will be needed in al</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=54"> 52 JANUARY 2012 y NSNA IMPRINT®</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=55"> TOUCHINGLIVES AS A NURSE HOME VISITOR By E</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=56"> Nurse-Family Partnership® (NFP) helps transform t</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=57"> NFP Nurse Home Visitor Christina </a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=58"> Future Opportunities As a result of a new $1.5 bi</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=59"> Qualifications Nurse home visitors at NFP have a b</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=60"> Public Health Nursing: Promoting Health of Popula</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=61"> The reflection on the previous page by Marianne Pa</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=62"> This advanced graduate nursing education hones a</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=63"> Public Health Nursing Resources Organizatio</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=64"> Résumé or Curriculum Vitae? What’s Best </a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=65"> Professional Organizations: voluntary association</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 66" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=66"> Sample Formatting Mary J. Smith, RN-BC 112 Holm </a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 67" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=67"> Online Resources Online Resources Decision Crit</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 68" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=68"> Your Future in School Nursing By Laura T. Jannone</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 69" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=69"> School nursing started in 1902 with the nation’s </a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 70" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=70"> ©Thinkstock She was the first link in</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 71" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=71"> Additional Resources Video Nursing: A Day in the</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 72" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=72"> 70 JANUARY 2012 y NSNA IMPRINT®</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 73" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=73"> Healthcare has been a bright spot in a dismal job</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 74" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=74"> NSNA 4th Annual Survey of New Graduates For the f</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 75" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=75"> Long-term Forecast: Nursing Shortage is Real Desp</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 76" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=76"> ©Thinkstock 74 JANUARY 2012 y NS</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 77" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=77"> Kelly Marinelli, JD, is an attorney and manager w</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 78" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=78"> A CLOSER LOOK AT: Mission Nursing Perspectives of</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 79" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=79"> The goal of our trip was to provide short- term m</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 80" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=80"> The days went by quickly, systematically moving p</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 81" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=81"> ages and encouraging words. No one was complainin</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 82" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=82"> A Closer Look At: Nurse Educators Perspectives </a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 83" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=83"> This was a common comment I received on evaluatio</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 84" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=84"> Resources to Become a Nurse Educator National Lea</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 85" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=85"> Being an educator means quickly managing a sudden</a> <a title="Imprint 2012 January page 86" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68b55ba3?page=86"> ADVERTISING Index COHEN, MCNEILE & PAPPAS, PC………</a>