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The Professional Magazine for Student Nurses ®
JANUARY 2013 • VOL. 60, NO. 1
National Student Nurses’Association® ©Thinkstock
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Editorial………………………………………………………… 4
Membership Benefits & Highlights………………………………… 6
News:National………………………………………………… 10
News:NSNA………………………………………………… 11
News: MidYear Conference Recap……………………………… 13
Images of Nursing……………………………………………… 21
Legislation Education………………………………………… 23
Up Close……………………………………………………… 25
Global Initiatives in Nursing…………………………………… 27
Nominating and Elections Committee…………………………… 30
Reflections…………………………………………………… 32
Meeting
Highlights
& Previews
30th MidYear Conference Highlights ………………………………
61st Annual Convention Preview …………
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2012-2013 Board of directors President
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E D I T O R I A L By Christy M. Apple-Johnson
Remember to think outside the (acute care) box! W
M EMBERSHIP Project InTouch Competition Heats Up!
B ENEFITS & HIGHLIGHTS Professional Liability Ins
Critical Portfolio™ This first of its kind, web-ba
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N E W S : National Undergraduate Research Tra
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N E W S : NSNA MidYear Board of Directors Meeti
N E W S : MidYear Conference Recap Career Plann
During the Foundation of the NSNA (FNSNA) MidYear
2012 MidYear Conference Keynoter Donna Car
2012 MidYear Conference The Nomi
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2012 MidYear Conference MidYear photos © 2013, NS
2012 MidYear Conference MidYear photos © 2013, NS
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IMAGE OF NURSING The Image of Nursing column e
Have you ever been in a long line at a store and
LEGISLATION EDUCATION ©Thinkstock The Legislati
As a graduate nurse and NSNA member, you have bee
UP CLOSE By Alice Abreu Up Close Reporter ©T
Tiffany and her siblings grew up in a very rural
Breakout groups investigated the barriers to inte
Some of these programs have implemented classes t
NOMINATING AND ELECTIONS CO ©Thinkstock
The first step to running for national office is to
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Listen to a patient. In a world full of chaos and
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COME JOIN US!
PLENARY SESSI
FACULTY/CONSULTANT/ ADVISORS PROGRAM Topics to in
Focus Sessions On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
Foundation of the NSNA Events At NSNA’s 61st Annu
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Career Center List Nursing Positions Available Hi
Nursing Organizations Imprint presents a sampling
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American Psychiatric Nurses Association www.apna.
National Association of Hispanic Nurses www.thehi
Infusion Nursing: Experience, Expertise, and Exce
Twenty-two years later, when my father was diagno
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• Developed the Infusion Nursing Standards of Pra
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Transcultural Nursing: A Presentable and Unpresen
26 May 2007 - The morning began with a motorcycle
NSNA 2012 MidYear Conference Vy Truong (left) wit
My years of nursing in third-world nations gave m
I presented the above story during NSNA’s 2012 Mi
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the school, the organization, the faculty advisor
Generally, not all good nurses make good precepto
The Preceptor’s Role in the Success of New Nursin
By Katie A. Andrews and Julie A. Moss ©Thinkstoc
In July 2010, a team of 17 nursing students from
The people arriving at Pan de Vida were thrilled
day, we continued grow as futures nurses, from di
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It is imperative for us, as nurses, to realize ho
While fixed ratios seem to offer a concrete soluti
REFERENCES American Nurses Association (ANA). (n.
NAVY NURSING: An Interview with Navy Commander To
What is the “Navy way?” Cdr. BaldwinVoeks: “The N
In the late 1980’s, I looked at the job market an
Since nursing procedures are intricate and comple
What do you envision as the culmination of your c
More Career Planning Resources! Reviewing pa
CHIEF NURSING OFFICERS “Is Being a Chief Nursing
PARISH NURSING “What is Parish Nursing?” By Carol
Practicing Out of the (Acute Care) Box The sky’s
Public Health Nursing Public health nurses integr
Just a School Nurse – Reflections of the First Yea
(Continued from page 10) The program will operat
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