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The Professional Magazine for Student Nurses
National Student Nurses’Association®
Departments & Columns
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Join us in Nashville
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Special Features
Editorial…………………………………………………………… 3
Advertising Index…………………………………………………… 6
Membership Benefits & Highlights………………………………… 7
News: NSNA……………………………………………………… 10
Foundation of the NSNA® ………………………………………… 14
66th NSNA Annual Convention…………………………………… 16
Nominating and Elections Committee……………………………… 22
Happenings………………………………………………………… 24
Up Close…………………………………………………………… 26
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MEMBERSHIP Joey Ryan Vice President vicepresident
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NSNA: NEWS National Nurses Week This year’s Nat
Proposed NSNA Bylaws Amendments Proposed bylaws a
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The Foundation was created in honor of Frances T
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Faculty Program—Earn Contact Hours PRE-CONVENTION
Exhibit Hall Network and get help planning your f
Chapter Fundraising Tables Official school and st
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NOMINATING AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE By Heather
2018 NSNA Slate of Candidates
HAPPENINGS ©Thinkstock Maryland M
cause participating in the Out of the Darkness Wa
UP CLOSE Amaya Erin Gonzalez Hicks Amaya has ye
a lion. “Somebody had to hold him from behind whi
Caregiver Burden: The Silent Sickness of Dementia
Caregiver burden is a “negative reaction to the i
Rebecca Toothaker, PhD, RN, and Pamela Cook, PhD(
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As a nursing student, much of your time is consum
HERE IS THE HNHN 2018 CALENDAR OF CHALLENGES: MON
Blogs and Resources Tip-filled blogs are added to
Why All Nursing Students Need Mental
In the course of attending nursing school, each n
Knowing how to use therapeutic conversation with
Turn Up the Music in NURSING! By Breanna Gilge
For nursing students, every semester is stressful
approach because individuals are affected by the
No matter what kind of music you prefer, listenin
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We all know that nursing school can be stressful
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Harris Andrew Harris earned a Bachelor of Scienc
Peer Support for Nursing Students: Essentia
“Hee Haw, Hee Haw” A donkey? That can’t be someon
well-being is often sidelined while we struggle t
Develop Your Own Nursing Peer Support Workshops O
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You Have the Power! Better Communication
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