National Student Nurses Association
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Meet NSNA's New President

Yvette S. Thomas was elected president of NSNA at the 54th Annual Convention in Baltimore, MD this past April. Yvette brings a wealth of leadership experience to her new position, and says that she realized that nursing was her calling when she found that “it was the doctors who diagnosed, but the nurses who healed.”

Read more about Yvette today on www.nsna.org.

Leader of Leaders Award Winner
Dr. Susan Gunby

Dr. Susan S. Gunby, PhD, RN, was recognized as NSNA’s Leader of Leaders at the Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ Association (FNSNA) Annual Awards Ceremony during NSNA’s 54th Annual Convention in Baltimore, MD.

Dr. Gunby is Dean and Professor at the Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University in Atlanta, GA, where she has taught for the last twenty-four years. She teaches her students to dispel stereotypes about themselves and their patients, and has inspired them to embrace organizational leadership in order to make a difference.

Read more about Dr. Gunby on www.nsna.org.

Share Your Study Tips with NSNA

How did you get through this past semester of school? Did you use flashcards to get through those final exams? Did you exercise or do yoga before attacking your textbooks? Do you study better by yourself, in groups, or do you combine methods?

What about any wellness tips that you may have picked up along the way? Nursing students have to take care of themselves as they prepare to take care of others.

Write to us at nsna@nsna.org and share the tips that have helped you through nursing school and/or have helped you prepare for the NCLEX-RN®! We’ll feature them in an upcoming issue of Imprint so that your fellow NSNA members can benefit from your experience!

Please submit your tips including your name, school, city and state before July 3rd, 2006!

Prepare Your Fall Recruitment Campaign!

The summer is in full swing but it’s not too early to prepare your fall recruitment strategy. NSNA recruitment kits go out in August and will include the new NSNA recruitment video, Getting the Pieces to Fit, and other information vital to starting a chapter, or recruiting even more members. Some important reminders to keep in mind this summer for your campaign:

• Online registration makes joining NSNA easier – make this a selling point in your   recruitment process
• New membership brochures for 2006-2007 are available in July
• Project InTouch members must have a new number for 2006-2007
• A special packet with recruitment and Foundation scholarship information to   deans/directors of NSNA chapters will also go out in August

Email nsna@nsna.org to request a Membership Kit and indicate when you’ll need the materials by. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

Contact Susan Wong, Membership Development Director, at NSNA headquarters via phone at (718) 210-0705, if you need assistance in planning and implementing your membership recruitment campaign!

Northeast Leadership Conference

NSNA invites those members and faculty in the northeastern states to attend the Annual Northeast Leadership Conference this summer. Attendees are able to participate in an all-day meeting which provides an overview of NSNA’s mission and programs, offers helpful tips for school and state chapters, and allows participants to share and discuss ideas on chapter programs.

Stay tuned to www.nsna.org for upcoming information!

APNA-Janssen Scholarship Winners Announced

Through the generous support of Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) was pleased to announce that sixteen winners were selected as recipients of the 2006 APNA-Janssen Student Scholarship Program. The winners receive an all-expense paid trip to the APNA Annual Conference, which takes place in Long Beach, CA from October 11th through 14th, 2006.

Read more about the APNA-Janssen Scholarship and this year’s winners here.

Moving? Let us know!

Will you be moving this summer or this fall?

Be sure to let NSNA know so that you continue to receive Imprint and other communication from us once the school year kicks off again!

Send your new address to:
NSNA
Box 789
Wilmington, OH 45177

Please be sure to include your new address and membership number or visit the Member Services section of www.nsna.org.

24th Annual MidYear Conference

Unlock a world of possibilities!

Join NSNA in Atlanta for its annual Career Planning Conference at the Atlanta Hilton Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia from November 2nd through November 5th, 2006.

The MidYear conference allows participants from around the country to explore nursing specialties, network, and meet representatives from nursing schools, hospitals, publishers, and more!

Visit www.nsna.org or attached document for updates and more information

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