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<br /> ©Thinkstock<br /> <br /> 1 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2010<br /> NSNA IMPRINT® y www.nsna.org 1<br /> 2 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2010<br /> Imprint<br /> TheProfessionalMagazineforStudentNurses ®<br /> FEBRUARY/MARCH 2010 · VOL. 57, NO. 2<br /> ©Thinkstock<br /> NationalStudentNurses'Association®<br /> Departments & Columns<br /> pg.23 Advice from your<br /> Finance Committee<br /> Refl<br /> Editorial……………………………………………………………<br /> WriteOn……………………………………………………………<br /> Membership Benefits & Highlights…………………………………<br /> News: NSNA………………………………………………………<br /> People………………………………………………………<br /> National……………………………………………………<br /> Happenings…………………………………………………………<br /> Up Close……………………………………………………………<br /> Finance Committee…………………………………………………<br /> Foundation of the NSNA® …………………<a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=1"> ©Thinkstock</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=2"> </a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=3"> 1 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2010 NSNA IMPRINT® y www.nsna.</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=4"> 2 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2010</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=5"> Imprint </a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=6"> Earn Academic Credit for Participating </a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=7"> NSNA IMPRINT® y www.nsna.org 5</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=8"> E D I T O R I A L ©Thinkstock A Stressful Iss</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=9"> NSNA IMPRINT® y www.nsna.org 7</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=10"> L E T T E R S to the editor The “Write On” col</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=11"> NSNAIMPRINT® y www.nsna.org 9</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=12"> Spread the Word By Hershaw Davis, Jr., Director a</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=13"> © Health and Accident Insurance NSNA® members an</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=14"> ©Thinkstock </a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=15"> N E W S : NSNA® 2010 Slate of Candidates Rele</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=16"> @NSNAinc NSNA i Twitter www.f www. </a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=17"> ©Thinkstock N E W S : People St. Luke's Schoo</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=18"> N E W S : National ©Thinkstock Sarah Selz Nomi</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=19"> your campaign manager to attend as many as you ca</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=20"> H A P P E N I N G S ©Thinkstock The “Happenings”</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=21"> Cicotti. 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Haney </a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=29"> leaders are expected to have the base skills iden</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=30"> (Continued from page 27) So I have to be creative</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=31"> tion exams require too many clinical practice hou</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=32"> 30 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2010</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=33"> STRESS: The Heart of the Matter by Kathleen Barth</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=34"> De-Stress TIPS: Give yourself the gift of time to</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=35"> Blindsided – Again How is it possible that i</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=36"> Self- Care: Your Tool for Empowerment by Lucia Th</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=37"> An Overwhelming Reality As a student nurse you fa</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=38"> (Continued from Eat Whole and pressed for tim a c</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=39"> Remember, you must take care of yourself before y</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=40"> Teach ng Healthcare Students to Conduct a Smok ng</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=41"> Careful assessment of life style factors such as </a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=42"> (Continued from page 39) The participants were a</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=43"> Health professions schools such as nursing and ph</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=44"> R E F L E C T I O N S Just Being There by Miche</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=45"> When I approached the patient's room, I could hea</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=46"> A D V E R T I S I N G Index CHILD FAMILY HEALT</a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=47"> </a> <a title="Imprint - Vol 57, No. 2 - Feb/March 2010 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9800a1b9?page=48"> </a>