SJDC Student Nurses' Association (SNA)

New Meeting Minutes

2011-02-25T11:16:00.000-08:00

February 14th, 2011 SNA Meeting Minutes

0740- Ana G. welcomes attendees, calls meeting to order

I. Old Business
A. ICC Status- Jody reports on goings-on at ICC meeting, reports our compliant status
B. Ms. Hernandez asks for volunteers for future Hands Across America event in April
C. 3rd semester student Kim C. reports on Club Rush Week
D. Treasurer report- Paula T. reports a total of $6961.23 after payment to Mudville 9 and receipt of monies from ICC
II. New Business
A. Ana G. encourages new member to join a committee, especially the Membership Committee in order to guide and recruit new students
B. Vote on Use of Club Funds
-purchase 10 copies of You’re Hired!
-purchase ACLS class for one student
-pay registration fees for 3 SNA members to attend RN Lobby Days
-pay for 5 active members to attend the Future Nursing Conference

-Tanya D. moves for funds to be used for these causes
-Kim C. seconds
-No objections, motion passed

C. Community Health recap- Susan G. discusses what she’s working on
D. Guest Speaker- Hurst Review representative
-Congratulations to Lila and Rachel for winning Hurst’s 30 day review!
-Congratulations to Susan G. for winning an SNA sweatshirt!

Meeting adjouned!

SNA Meeting February 14th @ 7:30am in Locke 314

2011-02-10T14:21:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone,

This coming Monday, February 14th at 7:30 in Locke – 314 is a SNA Meeting. Our guest speaker is going to be Jill Michaelson BSN, RN who is the Hurst representative. She will be providing a Hurst NCLEX Information Session. This is a great time and opportunity to see what Hurst NCLEX Review will be like. The SNA meeting is open to all those who want to attend. As always breakfast will be provided.

Spring 2011 Graduating class Hurst Live NCLEX Review Session has been set up for June 1st – June 4th. You can sign up at: http://www.hurstreview.com/attend_a_lecture.php?id=3141

**** This is open for anybody who wants to attend. ****

We all look forward into seeing you there!

Upcoming Guest Speakers for SNA Meetings

2011-02-10T14:13:00.000-08:00

Student Nurses Association Meetings for
Spring 2011 Semester

February 14 - Committee members, current events. Guest Speaker: Jillian Michaelson, RN, BSN.She will provide the Hurst NCLEX Information Session. Spring 2011 Graduating class Hurst Live NCLEX Review Session has been set up for June 1st – June 4th. You can sign up at: http://www.hurstreview.com/attend_a_lecture.php?id=3141

March 21 – Committee members update, current events. Guest Speaker: Daisha Hicks, will provide a Kaplan NCLEX Information Strategy Seminar. **Kaplan will give away one “free full course scholarship” to one lucky student. That is a $500 value! Must be present to win give away.

April 11 – Nominations for Fall 2011 Board Member Officer position, Fourth semester Leadership Award Nominations, committee members update, current events. Guest Speaker: Cheri Wells, RNC, MSN, Nursing Faculty at SJDC. Ms. Wells will be speaking about narrative charting and documentation.
**Give away one “FREE” gently used HP-IPAQ 211 Enterprise Handheld PDA to one lucky New SNA member or Renewing SNA member.

** Sign up for membership at https://nsnamembership.org/ and bring a copy of your membership ID. Must be present to win give away. **

May 9– Final SNA Meeting: Election Ballot for nomination candidates. Announce the New Fall 2011 Board Member Officers. Guest Speaker: Katy from Life First Training Center, ACLS/ PALS. Dr. Peggy Hodge, Chair Department of Nursing of CSU, Stanislaus on the RN to BSN degree program.

All SNA Meetings are held at 7:30 – 8:30am
in Locke-314
** FREE BREAKFAST SERVED**

Latest Meeting Minutes

2011-01-30T20:51:00.001-08:00

SNA Meeting Minutes for January 24th, 2011

0740—Meeting called to order, new board members introduced to attendees

I. Guest Speaker Ginger Manss—St. Joseph’s employee and laison for CNSA speaks about the importance of the SNA, the values of the CNSA, what are the benefits of membership
II. Guest Speaker—Nathan Watkins speaks about how to succeed in clinical and in nursing school overall, building a portfolio, preparing for the job search, and NCLEX reviews

III. Old Business
A. Vote on previous minutes
i. Tanya D. moves to approve
ii. Clair G. seconds
No objections, motion carries
B. ICC—Jody S. discusses ICC representation
C. Treasurer Report- latest profit is $1656, total balance is now $7,367.91
i. Paula discusses the need to move efforts from fundraising to community outreach, using our monies to contribute to nursing students and the community

IV. New Business
A. Class Bogs—Ana G. offers guidance, urges classes to start and upkeep blogs
B. Revision of Constitution—emailed to anyone interested
i. Clair G. moves to approve new constitution
ii. Tanya D. seconds
No objections, motion carries

Announcement of RN Lobby Days

Adjournment

2011-01-22T14:51:00.002-08:00

"Nathan Watkins" previous ADN graduate student ~ Recipient of the Mary Randall Award, Fall 2010 is coming to talk this Monday, Jan 24th at 7:30am in Locke - 314 at the SNA meeting. He will be sharing studying tips, surviving nursing school, his recent accomplishment during nursing school and after graduation and why it is important to join the SNA, taking the NCLEX and what NCLEX Review he used.

SNA Meeting Jan 24th

2011-01-22T14:51:00.001-08:00

The Student Nurses Association (SNA) will be having their first SNA meeting this coming January 24th at 7:30am – 9am in Locke – 314. Come earlier and get a great parking spot before class beings and enjoy a nice cup of coffee and refreshments we will be serving. Our first guest speaker will be Ginger Manss R.N., MSN, AOCN from St. Joseph’s Hospital; Ginger Manss is our Regional Director for the National Students Nurses Association (NSNA). She will be sharing to what the benefits to joining the NSNA along with the upcoming National Convention taking place this year in October.

*** All SNA members or new SNA members in attendance will receive “Free Sweatshirts” (limited on sizes). We hope to see you all there!

Future SNA meetings will be held one Monday per month at 7:30 AM in Locke- 314

-January 24th

-February 14th

-March 21st

-April 11th

-May 9th

SNA Meeting: 12/6 RN-BSN Online Degrees

2010-12-04T12:35:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone. We're down to the final days of the semester. We are also having our last SNA meeting of the semester at 1PM in Locke 313. For this meeting, we have Nancy Ryan from Grand Canyon University. Are you interested in possibly going from RN to BSN while taking classes at home? GCU offers a online baccalaureate nursing program. If taking online classes even peaks your interest at all, then you should attend this meeting. For more information on Grand Canyon University check http://www.gcu.edu/.

Last meeting, we had nominations for officers and each ran unopposed. Congratulations to the new officers for Spring 2011:

Anna Gonzales: President

Jody Sytten: Vice President

Paula Thomson: Treasurer

Clair Giedt: Secretary

Tanya Daniel: President-Elect

Being the last meeting and it getting close to the holidays, we'll also have a bunch of treats and food for everyone to snack on. Please join us as we try to end 2010 with a bang. It was great working with all of you this year. Thank you and good luck to everyone as you progress in your nursing careers.

-AJ Arriola

SNA President, Fall 2010

Email: ajarriola7@gmail.com

Christmas Toy Drive

2010-12-04T10:17:00.000-08:00

The SJDC Student Nurses Association’s
Community Health Committee Presents:

Toy and Book Drive
November 29th – December 10th

In Support of: Family Ties

Please bring your new toys and books for infants and children up to the age of 6 years.

Please bring donations to:
The Nursing and Health Sciences Division Office, Locke 203
Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM

If you have any questions please contact
Susan Galyon at sgalyon284@students.deltacollege.edu or
Jody Sytten at jsytten317@students.deltacollege.edu

November 22 Meeting Minutes

2010-11-28T09:28:00.000-08:00

SNA Meeting Minutes for November 22nd, 2010

A.J. Arriola calls meeting to order at 1315

I. Old Business

A. Tanya D. moves to approve minutes from October 18th meeting
Marla F. seconds
No objections, motion carried
B. Tanya D. reports a profit of $23.75 from Whirlow’s fundraiser
C. Jody S. reports Family Ties Halloween craft was successful

II. New Business

A. Future Fundraising- Indecision about what to do with SF Giants memorabilia, auction on hold for now
B. Treasury- Paula T. reports a profit of $252.00 from sales of patches, current balance comes to $6211.91
C. Family Ties- Christmas collection of toys will start tomorrow (Nov. 23rd) and continue until the last day of the semester
D. Clair G. moves to approve funds for food for next SNA meeting not to exceed $100, Tanya D. seconds
No objections, motion carries
E. Hearst representative will be rescheduled for November 29th in Locke 313
F. Leadership Award- Clair G. moves that only one person be nominated for $500 scholarship, rather than $250 scholarships for two individuals
Ana G. seconds
No objections, motion carried
Vote for leadership award, recipient will be revealed at next SNA meeting

G. Nominations
Vice President- Jody S.
President-Elect- Tanya D.
Secretary- Clair G.
Treasurer- Paula T.
All officers run unopposed, elected at meeting

Ana G. moves to adjourn meeting, Tanya D. seconds
Meeting adjourned, see you next time!

Hurst Review Information Session RESCHEDULED to 11/29

2010-11-23T10:18:00.001-08:00

Hey everyone. I've rescheduled the Hurst Review information session to next Monday on 11/29 at 1:00 PM. If you've been interested in taking the review or have any questions, please find time to make it to the session on Monday. This will not be a normal meeting and will purely be an information session. As always, SNA membership is not required to attend.

Jilllian Michaelson BSN, RN is the Hurst representative that will be coming to our campus. She will be bringing food for lunch, so in addition to feeding your minds she'll be feeding your stomachs as well!

I look forward to seeing you there!

-AJ Arriola

SNA President, Fall 2010

Email: ajarriola7@gmail.com

Hurst Information Session CANCELLED

2010-11-21T22:09:00.001-08:00

Just wanted to let you know that due to unforeseen circumstances, the representative from Hurst Review services had to cancel tomorrow's information session. If there is enough interest, I may be able to reschedule for her to another session. Please let me know (ajarriola7@gmail.com) if this applies to you. Sorry if this causes any inconvenience.

Test Bank Makeover

2010-11-18T13:05:00.000-08:00

Hey SNA members present, future and past! Just in case you do not already have enough on your plate, are there any members that are interested in contributing to and updating the old original test bank. Many of the links are no longer active and there are so many practice question gems out there in all of the class blogs that will be lost if their links are not posted into the test bank. This has been a great resource for so many and can be so much better if we had an ongoing crew of dedicated practice NCLEX question finders, posters and updaters into the old bank. Is there any interest in adding a panel that involves the banking business into the association?

Special Documentation Lecture

2010-10-19T22:11:00.001-07:00

Hello everyone. Unfortunately at Monday's meeting (10/18), we ran out of time and Cheri Wells, MSN, RN was unable to give her presentation on documentation. Fortunately, she is able to do it another day.

Currently, we have the special lecture scheduled for November 1st (11/01) in Locke 313 @ 1300. It will NOT be next Monday so as not to conflict with the Family Ties volunteering event. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. You will be updated if there are any changes.

Thank you,
-AJ Arriola
SNA President Fall 2010

SNA Metting Minutes

2010-10-18T17:36:00.000-07:00

SNA Meeting Minutes for Monday, October 18, 2010

Call to order by A.J. Arriola
Introduction of the officers to attendees

I. Old Business

A. Tanya Daniel moves to approve old minutes
Anna Gonzales
All approved, motion carried

B. Tanya Daniel reports that we are still waiting for the results to last month fundraiser we did at Whirlow’s.

• We also need to give ASBG a month advance notice to any fundraiser we are going to be doing in the near future.

• As for the Stockton Thunder Hockey Fundraiser we are still trying to find a way to sell tickets to the game on November 21st, Coats for Kids Night. Tickets will be sold for $10.00.
C. Susan Galyon reported that today is the last day to make donations for the County Mental Health Inpatient Center. They are going to make the drop- off sometime next week.
• The next Community Health project will be a Halloween Party at Family Ties next Monday on October 25th.

D. A.J. Arriola talked about CNSA State Convention and that SNA will no longer pay for any of the convention expenses.

II. New Business

A. Welcome our new ICC representative Anahita Rivera. Clair Giedt attended Club Night and report that we are no longer on probation with ASBG.

B. Treasurer Paula Thomson reports our current balance is $5,984.59.

C. Speaker- Daisha Hicks Kaplan representative discussed the benefits of Kalpan NCLEX Review Session. Congrats to Marla for winning the Free NCLEX review session.

D. Speaker – Professor Cheri Wells MSN, has been reschedule to next Monday. A.J. Arriola will send out an e-mail with the time and location.

Tammy Sandoval moves to adjourn meeting, Anna Gonzales seconds

All approved, meeting adjourned

SNA Meeting 10/18

2010-10-14T09:45:00.000-07:00

Join us this Monday, October 18th at 1:00 PM in Locke 313 for our monthly Student Nurses' Association meeting. This month we have a speaker most of you may be familiar with- Cheri Wells, RN MSN. Many of us struggle with narrative and documentation in today's nursing world, and Ms. Wells has put together a presentation that may help. Documentation is a huge part of nursing nowadays, and the information that Ms. Wells has might prove invaluable to you in the long run.

Also presenting at this meeting will be Kaplan NCLEX Review representative, Daisha Hicks. For those that are graduating or getting close, come and check out what Kaplan reviews are like and see if they're the review for you. We'll also have food and raffle off a few prizes. We hope to see you there!

Agenda:

SNA Business

Kaplan Review

Cheri Wells, RN MSN

-AJ Arriola, 4th Semester S.N.

SJDC SNA President, Fall 2010

E-Mail: ajarriola7@gmail.com

SNA Meeting Minutes

2010-09-25T08:52:00.000-07:00

SNA Meeting Minutes for Monday, September 20, 2010

Call to order by A.J. Arriola
Introduction of the officers to attendees

I. Old Business

A. David J. moves to approve old minutes
Jody S. seconds
All approved, motion carried

B. Treasurer Paula Thomson reports a profit of $24 from selling patches since last month’s meeting. Our current balance is $5,896.59.

II. New Business

A. Convention Expenses
· Member Lisl Caro moves to allocate funds for CSNA Convention attendance by President A.J. Arriola, Treasurer Paula Thomson, President-Elect Ana Gonzales, and ICC Representative Anahita Rivera. These funds will include and be limited to: a $60 conference registration fee for each attendee and two nights in one hotel room at the Marriot near the convention
· Ashley Pierce seconds
· All approved, motion carried

B. Report on community outreach from Jody S. and Susan G.
· Reminder of clothing drive for S.J. County Mental Health Inpatient facility
· October craft project at Family Ties being planned, will email details

C. Report from fundraising chair Tanya D.
· Whirlows funraiser has been set up for September 21st- September 28th, fliers have been emailed to students
· Stockton Thunder Funraiser not finalized. We will be having a fundraiser, but logistics not finalized.

D. Speaker- Dr. Peggy Hodge, Dean of Nursing at CSU Stanislaus speaks about BSN and MSN programs (discusses cost, courses, and benefits).

E. First semester students need to set up a blog- A.J. Arriola can assist

Raffle for merchandise
Tammy Sandoval moves to adjourn meeting, Clair Giedt seconds
All approved, meeting adjourned

A HURST NCLEX Review has been set up at our campus!

2010-09-22T11:05:00.001-07:00

The dates for the review will be Jan 11-14. I wanted it a little earlier but the school is closed the previous week. Anyway, go to Hurst Review's website (www.hurstreview.com) and check it out if you haven't already, and sign up if you're interested. Here's the info I was sent to help you get started:

To begin registration, students should:

1. Go to the following link: http://www.hurstreview.com/attend_a_lecture.php

2. Scroll down to the start date of the review and select the correct location by clicking on the “Sign Up” button

3. The Live Lecture Detail screen comes up; click the “click here” registration link

4. Click the link to “Create a Hurst Review Account”

5. Enter student information and click “Continue”

6. Read and agree to terms regarding reproducing or sharing materials, etc.

7. Click “no organizational code”

8. Click “process” button ONLY ONCE.

9. The student will receive a username, password, and confirmation.

General Information:

· Students can pay with a credit card and it will give you a user name and password for your account after registering.

· Students must pay at least $50 to register; they can pay online anytime up until the review starts; or pay the first day of the review.

After registration we also allow students to pay ½ of the remaining $300 on the first day of the review and then postdate a check for 30 days later for the remaining $150.

SNA Meeting 9/20

2010-09-17T10:56:00.001-07:00

Join us this Monday, September 20th from 1:00-2:30 PM in Locke 313 for our monthly Student Nurses' Association meeting. This month, we have Dr.Peggy Hodge, Dean of Nursing from CSU Stanislaus. If you're wondering what it takes to get from RN to BSN, this is the meeting you've been waiting for. Dr. Hodge will have plenty of information that may benefit you. We'll also have food and raffle off a few prizes. We hope to see you there!

-AJ Arriola, 4th Semester S.N.

SJDC SNA President, Fall 2010

E-Mail: ajarriola7@gmail.com

Whirlow's Fundraiser

2010-09-16T00:30:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone. We have a new fundraiser that starts next week. You just have to print out a flyer (click on the picture below) and bring it in when you order your meal and 20% of what you pay will go to the SNA! Your participation will be much appreciated.

1st Annual Winter Clothing Drive

2010-09-12T14:39:00.000-07:00

The SJDC Student Nurses Association’s
Community Health Committee Presents:

Winter Clothing Collection
September 13 - October 15

In Support of: County Mental Health

Please bring your new or gently used items such as:

 Warm jackets, sweaters, sweatshirts for men and women
 Adult mittens, gloves, socks
 Travel size grooming supplies, toothbrushes, toothpaste
 Deodorant

Please bring donations to:
The Nursing and Health Sciences Division Office, Locke 203
Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM

If you have any questions please contact
Susan Galyon at sgalyon284@students.deltacollege.edu or
Jody Sytten at jsytten317@students.deltacollege.edu

2010-09-07T18:03:00.000-07:00

Meeting Minutes for Student Nursing Association
Monday, August 30, 2010 1300-1430

Call to order by A.J. Arrolla

Introduction of officers to the attendees

I. OLD BUSINESS

A. Jody S. moves to approve minutes from last meeting.
Arrisa S. seconds.
All approved, motion carried.

B. Review of summer meetings for attendees

C. Treasury Report: $5,872.59-current balance
$2116.80- profit from patches

The treasurer reviews discounts for SNA member patches and offers reimbursement.

II. NEW BUSINESS

A. NSNA convention in October in Ontario, CA

B. Fundraising ideas from Tanya Dolson:

i. BJ’s: 15% back from purchases made by nursing students with flyers. Must be Monday or Tuesday , should be a month in advance
Tentative date for October 20th or 21st
ii. Suggestion for Stockton Thunder: Sell tickets for $8-$10, Thunder returns a portion.
November 21st, Coats for Kids Night is suggested
iii. Suggestion to sell World’s Finest Chocolate (profit is $0.50 per bar)
iv. Whirlow’s and Yoghurt My Way will give us an entire week of fundraising, the third week of September is suggested
C. Community Health announcement from Susan G. and Jody S.
i. September 15-October 15: Drive for County Mental Health (adult warm clothes, travel sized grooming supplies)
ii. YMCA of San Joaquin Health Faire: We may have a table, no date as of yet, will continue to update

D. Speakers
i. Debbie O’Sullivan speaks about benefits of Versant program
ii. Angela Aistrup speaks about working on Oncology floor at St. Joseph’s and taking the NCLEX
iii. Sherri Schmidt speaks about studying for and passing the NCLEX
iv. Ginger Manns speaks about the CNSA and the NSNA
E. ICC Representative
i. Clair Giedt will serve as ICC rep during first rotation, no current volunteers for second rotation

Raffle for merchandise

Motion to adjourn the meeting-Jody S.
Arissa S. seconds
All in favor, meeting adjourned!

SNA Meeting 8/30

2010-08-26T00:15:00.001-07:00

Good Morning,

On behalf of the Student Nurses’ Association, I would like to
welcome back all of you returning students, and congratulate all the
new students beginning the program. We at the SNA have an exciting
year planned, and we hope you can be a part of it. We meet the third
Monday of every month in Locke 313 at 1300-1430. Join us this Monday,
August 30th, for our first meeting of the semester! There will be
free food (as always!), and Fall 2010 grads Debbi O’Sullivan and
Sherri Schmidt will be coming by to share their advice on surviving
the program, passing the NCLEX, and landing your first nursing job.
National Student Nurse Association representative Ginger Mann will
also drop by to talk about the NSNA and the benefits of membership.

Membership is NOT required for attendance of meetings or
participation in most club activities. All ADN, LVN, Psych Tech, and
pre-nursing students are invited! However, membership has many
advantages, including networking with faculty advisors, discounts on
patches and SNA merchandise, and an opportunity to attend the NSNA and
CNA conventions. In a job market full of new nurses, membership also
looks very good on a resume and can help you stand out amongst other
applicants. Ginger Mann will have more information at our next
meeting.

To join the NSNA, go to www.nsna.org

Also, check out our blog at http://sjdcsna.blogspot.com

Hope to see you on Monday!

Clair Giedt
Secretary, Student Nurses’ Association

2010 CNSA Annual Convention

2010-05-20T15:34:00.000-07:00

2010 CNSA Annual Convention

October 15 - 17

Marriott Hotel and Conference Center
2000 East Convention Center Way
Ontario, Ca 91764Phone: 909.937.3000
Fax: 909.937.3080
http://www.cnsa.org/events/cnsa-convention/

COCR SUMMER 2010

2010-05-20T15:27:00.000-07:00

http://www.cnsa.org/

ALL prenursing, nursing students, and faculty advisors are invited to our annual summer Council of Chapter Representative Meeting for a day long networking, breakout sessions, speakers, and chapter reporting.

COCR SUMMER 2010

Day: June 12, 2010
Time: 0800-1430 hrs
Venue: Seton Medical Center
1900 Sullivan Ave, Daly City, 94015

Cost: Free

For more information contact: Yovannah Chavez – Co-Chair North @ cocrnorth@cnsa.org

SNA May 17th Meeting Minutes

2010-05-20T15:20:00.000-07:00

SNA Meeting – May 17, 2010 Minutes

I. Meeting called to order at 1300 with all officers, and approximately 25 members present. Ana Hernandez (Advisor) was present at the meeting.

II. Phil Berghuis (President) welcomes everyone to the SNA Meeting, introduces officers and advisor.

III. Old Business

A. Phil Berghuis reported on the ICC meeting.

a. Need volunteers to go to represent the club 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month for next semester. No one immediately volunteered.

B. Rebbeca Yumoto reported the Whirlow’s fundraiser was successful. The amount raised from the fundraiser is $76.92.

C. Susan Galyon reported serving dinner at the Gospel Rescue Mission and the Mother’s Day activity at Family Ties was very successful – we had about 4 - 6 volunteers that came out to help.

D. Paula Thomson reported the Health Plan of San Joaquin Health Fair turned out really nice. We had about 7 volunteers that came out to help with this event. Gerri Nunez invited us to come back and help out with another Health Fair event on June 12th.

IV. New Business

A. Ms. Ana Hernandez spoke about doing a fundraiser in selling Baseball tickets to the Giants game and also selling graduation stole ($32.50) to the next graduation class. - Will discuss more in detail at the next meeting.

B. New Officers for the Fall 2010 semester were announced. AJ Ariola will be President, Tammy Saffold will be Vice- President. Clair Giedt will be Secretary and Paula Thomson will be Treasurer. In addition Anna Gonzales will be President Elect (Spring 2011).

C. Members that were present voted on the 4th semester Leadership Award. Ms. Ana Hernandez will count the votes with all the officers present. AJ Ariola will announce the winner at the pinning ceremony.

D. Upcoming events:

a. Anna Gonzales reported that we will be collecting donates to help out with the CNSA fundraiser “Let Your Change Be the Change in the World” campaign. If anybody is interested in making a $1.00 donate please drop it off in the nursing department. All funds collected will be donated to the CNSA Haiti Nursing Foundation. Campaign starts now and will end September 30, 2010.

V. Speakers

A. Sherri Schmidt, R.N., former SJDC Student and the former SJDC SNA Secretary, spoke regarding the preparation in getting a job after graduating and how important it is to know that you are always being watched and interviewed while working on the hospital floor. Always make friends with everybody and help everybody even though it might not be your patient. Remember smile, soft touch and compassion translates to everything.

B. Ginger Manns R.N., MSN, AOCN from St. Joseph’s Hospital spoke regarding the NSNA membership, getting involved on a national committee such as: Break through to Nursing, Legislative Committee, Community Health, The Image of Nursing Ad Hoc Committee. Ginger also talked about the upcoming COCR (Council of Chapter Representative Meeting) June, 12, 2010 in Daly City; NSNA National Convention in Ontario October 15-17th, 2010 and becoming a delegate. If anybody is interested in applying for Scholarships ranging from $500 - $2,000 check out the website www.CNSA.org for more info.

VI. Meeting adjourned at 1440.

Upcoming SNA Meeting

2010-05-14T21:30:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, this is just a reminder that there will be an SNA meeting this coming Monday, 5/17 at 1pm in the Skills Lab, Locke 229. There will be food, elections for the officers for the coming year,and two guest speakers. One speaker will be Ginger Manss from St.Joseph's talking about membership in the NSNA, and the other will be recent graduate Sherri Schmidt talking about looking for jobs after graduation. Hope to see you there!

-- Julie Lang

Health Plan of San Joaquin Health Fair

2010-05-14T19:08:00.001-07:00

Making a difference one step at a time.

Uniform Fittings

2010-05-13T05:56:00.000-07:00

Good Morning,

I just wanted to let you know that the fitting times are as scheduled:

May 13
May 14
May 20
May 21

from 8:00 to 12:00 in Locke 228. These are the only times available to try on the new scrubs. If you are unable to attend you will have order online without the ability to try-on first.

Thank you
Julie

Volunteer Opportunity

2010-05-07T12:14:00.001-07:00

On Thursday May 14 from 11am to 3pm, there will be a health fair at
Health Plan of San Joaquin. They are looking for student nurses to
volunteer at the fair taking blood pressures. You will need to come in
your nursing uniform, and they'll have a BBQ lunch there for $5. If
you'd like to participate, e-mail Phillip Berghuis at
pberghuis379@students.deltacollege.edu

Hurst NCLEX Review

2010-04-29T12:38:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone. For those that don't know, Hurst is trying to schedule a review at Delta College from June 1 through June 4. While this date is not definite, what is is that we need 20 students interested to even make that possible. This would make it a lot easier for those that cannot or do not wish to make the trek to distant cities. If interested, please send me your name and e-mail (ajarriola7@gmail.com) and I will forward them to Phil, the SJDC SNA president and he will send them to a Hurst representative. The review will cost $350.

For those that wish to know more about Hurst, please visit their site here.

SNA Spring Cleaning Collection!

2010-03-30T11:55:00.000-07:00

Spring Cleaning is just around the corner! Do you have any items that you would like to donate? San Joaquin Delta College Student Nurse Association is doing a Spring Cleaning Collection for The Gospel Center Rescue Mission. We are collecting items (clothes of all ages, toiletries, diapers, etc) from April 5th – May 3rd.

SNA March 15th Meeting Minutes

2010-03-21T23:04:00.000-07:00

SNA Meeting – March 15, 2010 Minutes

I. Meeting called to order at 1300 with all officers, Ana Hernandez (Advisor) and approximately 11 members present.

II. Phil Berghuis (President) welcomes everyone to the SNA Meeting, introduces officers and advisor.

III. Rebecca Yumoto moved to approve the minutes from February 22nd, 2010 SNA Meeting. Jody Sytten seconded the motion and the minutes are accepted via member vote without opposition.

IV. Old Business

A. Phil Berghuis reported on the ICC meeting.

a. Need volunteers to go to represent the club 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. A.J. Arriola said he will be the ICC Rep and attend the meetings.

b. Club Rush was a success and was held in Danner Hall.

c. Club Night was canceled and will be reschedule at a later time. They will notify us by e-mail.

d. The 1st SNA fundraiser at Eddies Pizza was canceled due to low attendance.If anyone has any suggestions in fundraiser ideas please forward them to Clair Giedt. We will be exploring Jamba Juice, Basket Robbins and other restaurants since California Pizza Kitchen closed down a couple of months ago.

V. New Business

A. Phil Berghuis talked about RN Lobby Days in Sacramento April 19th – 20th. Come watch and see how a bill get’s passed and learn about the process. Topics vary from shortages issues, nursing specialties and increased salary and etc. Student can register at http://www.anacalifornia.org/.

B. Motion moved by Anna Hernandez to sponsor and pay the RN Lobby Day registration fee $35.00 for any students who attend the March 15th SNA meeting and doesn’t miss class or clinical days. Rebecca Yumoto accepted the motion to pay the registration fee for any student that attend the March 15th SNA meeting. Jody Sytten seconded the motion and via member vote without opposition.

C. Phil Berghuis reported that Hurst would like to come out to SJDC to do an NCLEX Review, but Hurst needs a guarantee of 20 people signed up 1st. The fee is $350.00. The Hurst NCLEX review session will be for 4 days. Hurst Review has a 98% NCLEX passing rate. You are allowed to repeat Hurst review multiple times without any additional fees.

D. Upcoming events:

A. Susan Galyon & Jody Sytten announce that they are still in need of people donating winter items (baby wipes, diapers, toilet paper, and hand sanitizer) that will be donated to the local Stockton Homeless Shelter. The winter collection will be going on until March 22nd. If anybody is interested please drop off items in the nursing department.

VI. Speakers

A. Benjamin Staffold, spoke on the Gospel Center Rescue Mission and what programs and service they have to offer to the homeless and those who are suffering from addictions. He talked about the new life addiction treatment graduation/ certification program that helps the homeless and reformed drug addicted persons to help them re-enter into society again. Benjamin also talked about the hygiene and clothing item that they are in need of. The Gospel Center Rescue Mission Center is a 501c3 tax donation site.

VII. Meeting adjourned at 1440.

RN Lobby Days in Sacramento April 19th - 20th.

2010-03-19T08:21:00.001-07:00

RN Lobby Days by Danielle Lawson and CNSA

Would you like to learn about how nurses and student nurses can impact the legislative process in California?

Attend the 2010
ANA/California RN Lobby
Days on April 19th and 2oth in
Sacramento!

What happens at ANA/California RN Lobby Days? RN Lobby Days is an annual conference offered by ANA/California that offers presentations and workshops on how the California legislative process works, on the intricacies of state politics, on
how we can support the nursing agenda, and much more! The 2010 RN Lobby Days will include discussions of the following topics important to ANA/California (and to all nursing students!): Increased salary for faculty, Faculty shortages issues, Loan repayment for students at state hospitals, Issues directly dealing with nursing specialties (critical care, med/surg, OB, etc.) Student nurses may register at http://www.cnsa.org/events.html (information provided by http://www.cnsa.org/documents/RN_Lobby_Days_blurb[1].doc). You can register at http://www.anacalifornia.org/.

"100 Reasons to Become a Nurse"

2010-03-19T07:23:00.001-07:00

Becoming a nurse is a great decision for anyone interested in the field of medicine as it can be a rewarding career, both personally and financially. If you're thinking about enrolling in nursing school, check out our list of 100 great reasons to become a nurse.

Altruism Becoming a nurse means that you can feel good about what you do.

1.You want to make a positive contribution: You care about your fellow man, and want to make a positive impact on peoples' lives.
2.Do something that matters: As a nurse, your work matters to your patients and their families.
3.You can save someone's life: As a nurse, you may have the opportunity to save someone's life.
4.You want to take away pain and suffering: Become a nurse to help stop the pain and suffering of others.
5.You'll bring hope: You can be a giver of hope to your patients.
6.See miracles: You can see miracles happen every day in nursing.
7.You can uplift morale: As a nurse, you'll be able to improve the morale of patients and their families.
Education Here we'll take a look at the educational perks of nursing.

8.It's easy to get started: Registered nurses can get started with a 2 year associate's degree and licensing exams.
9.You'll be able to spot problems: Even in your daily life outside of work, you can see problems in bacteria, infections, and more.
10.Completing a bachelor’s degree offers even more: For better pay and hiring opportunities, it's easy to complete additional education for a BSN.
11.You can help family and friends: As a nurse, you'll be able to help support the people you care about in their health.
12.Now is a good time to go to school: It's a great time to further your education with a nursing degree.
13.You'll be more aware of your own health: Studying and working in healthcare can help you better focus on your own health.
Rewards These are some of the rewards that come along with nursing.

14.Seeing patients cured: The reward of seeing someone return to good health is a great reason to become a nurse.
15.You can be proud of your work: Nursing is a career that you can take pride in.
16.You'll do good deeds for a living: When your job is helping people, you will do good for a living.
17.You will value life more than ever: Becoming a nurse will help you better understand the value of life.
18.Hugs: One of the perks of working as a nurse? Free hugs from patients and their families.
19.Changing people's lives: Become a nurse for the satisfaction of changing people's lives.
20.Personal growth: Nurses often experience strong personal growth and satisfaction.
21.Respect: Nurses are well-respected in society.
22.Medical TV is more exciting: When you live what other people only watch, medical TV shows are more interesting.
23.Free consultations: When you work with doctors, much of your medical advice is free.
24.You may learn how to decipher doctor handwriting: As a nurse, you just might earn a skill that others don't have-the ability to read what doctors write.
25.Free lunch: Often, pharmaceutical reps bring in free lunches for doctors and nurses.
26.Self esteem: Working as a nurse, you can feel good about yourself knowing that you're helping people.
27.You'll get satisfaction from stopping suffering: When your patients recover, you'll enjoy seeing their suffering reduced.
28.You can quickly earn vacation time: When working long hours at a time, you'll be able to earn vacation days quickly.
29.You will be appreciated: Although not all patients will recognize your importance, many will be very appreciative of your hard work.
Practical These are some of the very practical rewards you'll get from nursing.

30.Benefits: Many nursing jobs come with great medical and dental benefits.
31.Free housing: Many travel nurses are given free housing.
32.Retirement: You'll generally find nursing positions with retirement savings plans.
33.Bonuses: Many nursing positions come with sign on bonuses and special pay for taking on certain positions.
34.Overtime: You can be paid well for time worked over your regular hours.
35.Incentives: Many employers offer sign on bonuses, tuition reimbursement, and more.
36.You can take days off: When you work long hours, it's easy to create a schedule where you have a number of off days grouped together.
37.Life insurance: You'll generally find life insurance as a part of a nursing benefits package.
38.You can have weekdays off: With a nurse's schedule, you may often end up with weekdays off to run your errands.
Career Here you can examine some of the great things about a career in nursing.

39.You'll always have a job: There's always a place for nurses to work, so nursing will give you a guaranteed job.
40.You can work anywhere: Medical professionals are needed everywhere, so you can work wherever you'd like.
41.Job satisfaction: Job satisfaction among nurses is very high.
42.Nursing is recession proof: Although markets can fluctuate, people will always get sick.
43.There's good pay: Even new nurses will earn a generous paycheck, and those who fill shortages can earn even more.
44.You'll have a flexible schedule: You can create a flexible schedule with a variety of different shifts.
45.You'll be connected to technology and humanity: Nursing offers a science to technically caring for people.
46.You can work on the road: Many nurses find success in travel nursing.
47.You can change your specialty: You can take on opportunities in new specialties if you'd like.
48.There's lots of variety: The possibilities are endless when it comes to nursing-you can work in a hospital or clinic, work in pediatrics, insurance, or schools.
49.You can take on expanding opportunities: As physicians spend less time with patients, nurses can take on opportunities that offer more hands-on interaction.

50.Nursing offers transferable skills: As a nurse, you'll learn skills that are great for any career in health care.
51.There's plenty of room for growth: Your nursing career can grow into much more with further education.
Traits Do you have what it takes to be a nurse? Check out these traits.

52.You'll get over bodily functions: You will no longer have any problems with other peoples' toilet use and bodily functions.
53.You're detail-oriented: You must be able to remember, write a lot, and be organized as a nurse.
54.You are empathetic: Sharing empathy with others is essential for becoming a nurse.
55.You have the skills: If you have the ability to communicate and instill trust in people, you have the basic skills for becoming a nurse.
56.You're emotionally stable: As a nurse, you have to be able to deal with a roller coaster ride of emotions.
57.You can deal with blood: If you're faint of stomach, you'll have trouble with nursing.
58.You're able to adapt: Every day will be different, so being able to adapt is essential for nursing.
59.You can prioritize: Nursing is fast paced and needs constant prioritization.
60.You have physical endurance: Nurses often work on their feet all day with minimal breaks.
61.You're dedicated: Nursing is not just a job-it's a lifestyle.
62.You can think quickly: If you're able to think on your feet, chances are you can keep up with nursing.
63.You have a commitment to learning: Nurses are constantly learning, so if you love to learn, nursing is a great profession.
64.You have good judgment: You should be able to judge quickly and accurately.
65.You're caring: As a nurse, you'll care for people every day, so caring for others is a must.
66.You're hardworking: Nursing is never ending, and needs hard workers.
67.You're willing to work hard: Nursing is hard work-if you can handle long hours in exchange for rewarding work, nursing may be good for you.
68.You're tactful: Nurses need to be able to deal with doctors, patients, and coworkers in a tactful way.
69.You're good at multitasking: Multitasking is an essential skill for nurses.
70.You have a sense of humor: As a nurse, you have to be able to let things slide off your back.
71.You like a challenge: Nursing will stretch your limits, in a good way.
72.You're dedicated: Nurses take on their vocation to dedicate their lives to helping others.
73.You're courageous: Nursing can sometimes be a scary job, so if you've got courage, you may have what it takes to be a nurse.
People See how people can make your work as a nurse worth it.

74.Interaction: You'll be able to interact with different people every day.
75.You'll work with patients and their families: You will spend time working with not only patients, but their families as well.
76.You'll be a mentor: Nursing allows you to mentor patients, families, and other nurses.
77.You'll work as part of a team: You will interact with lots of other health professionals as a nurse.
78.You'll enjoy camaraderie: As part of a health care team, you will enjoy camaraderie with your fellow workers and patients.
79.You'll educate people: Much of your job as a nurse will be educating patients, their families, and the general public.
80.You can become more than a caregiver: Long term care can take a personal turn with patients you really care about.
Advantages Over Becoming a Doctor These are a few reasons why nursing may be better than becoming a doctor.

81.Fewer educational requirements: You'll study for 2-4 years instead of 12-14.
82.You have less liability: Doctors are responsible for malpractice insurance, while nurses are not.
83.You can spend more time with patients: Doctors do not generally get to spend a lot of time with patients-but nurses do.
84.You'll take care of patients, not the disease: As a nurse, you can treat the whole patient.
85.There's more flexibility: Once doctors pick their specialty, they generally have to stay in it, but nurses can move from one area of medicine to another.
86.You can have a life outside of work: Although you will work strange hours, your life will not be completely devoted to work.
87.There's less of a commitment: You do not have to own a practice, employ staff, and stay in one place as a nurse.
88.You won't start your career in a massive amount of debt: Most doctors start their careers deep in debt from years of education, while nurses tend to have limited debt or none at all.
89.It's difficult to get into medical school: Being accepted in medical school is not easy, but nursing school is easy in comparison.
90.You won't have to be on call constantly: Doctors normally have to spend certain hours on call, while nurses don't.
Environment Here you will learn why a nurse's working environment is great.

91.Nursing is exciting: Every day at work is different for nurses.
92.You can embrace change: Even if you work in the same hospital for 25 years, you can change specialties, hours, and more to switch things up.
93.You'll avoid the typical 9-5: You can avoid working typical business hours as a nurse.
94.Flexibility: Nursing offers lots of flexibility.
95.There's lots of variety: You'll be able to work in lots of different settings and positions.
96.Nurse staffing agencies are useful: If you'd like to earn high hourly wages with lots of flexibility, you may want to look into working for nursing staffing agencies.
97.You can use all of yourself: A career in nursing uses your mind, body, and soul.
98.It's easy to move: Nurses can work anywhere, so moving to a new city is not a problem.
99.Nursing is intellectually stimulating: As a nurse, or nurse educator, you will work in an intellectually stimulating environment.
100.Nurses can work in a variety of settings: Nurses can work in hospitals, clinics, offices, schools, homes, and more.

SNA Feb 22nd Meeting Minutes

2010-02-26T11:07:00.000-08:00

SNA Meeting – February 22, 2010 Minutes

I. Meeting called to order at 1300 with all officers, Ana Hernandez (Advisor) and approximately 87 members present.

II. Phil Berghuis (President) welcomes everyone to the SNA Meeting, introduces officers and advisor.

III. Rebecca Yumoto moved to approve the minutes from February 1, 2010 SNA Meeting. Jody Sytten seconded the motion and the minutes are accepted via member vote without opposition.

IV. Old Business

A. Phil Berghuis reported on the ICC meeting.

a. Need volunteers to go to represent the club 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month and attend Club night. No one volunteered.

b. Need volunteers to represent the Club Rush this Friday in the Quad 9am- 11am.

V. New Business / Upcoming Events

A. Phil Berghuis announce there is a SNA sweatshirt sign up list going around. Sign up if interested in purchasing any SNA gear.

B. Jody Sytten and Susan Galyon announce the first community health committee project in collecting winter items (baby wipes, diapers, toilet paper, hand sanitizer) for the local Stockton Homeless Shelter from February 22 – March 22. Items can be dropped off in the nursing office.

C. Clair Giedt announced the first upcoming SNA fundraiser will be March 20th at Eddie’s Billiards 11am- 2pm. $30 person, kids 12 and under $5.

D. Motion moved by Phil Berghuis to nominate Monica Richardson for the ASBG scholarship. Jody Sytten accepted the motion to nominate Monica Richardson for scholarship. Anna Gonzales seconded the motion and via member vote without opposition.

VI. Speakers

A. Angela Aistrup, RN previous SJDC graduate student spoke about how important it is to be a SNA member and being involved with what is going on with the changes of nursing. She encouraged students to step up and take part in the fundraiser and community activates i.e. Toy Drive for Family Ties, the upcoming Winter Collection for the Stockton homeless shelter. She also spoke about attending the 2010 CNSA Annual Convention, October 15 – 17 in Ontario, California or to take part of one of your CNSA Committees. AJ ran strongly for COCR North at the last CNSA Convention in 2009. Anna Gonzales is currently involved with the CNSA Community Health Committee.

B. Katie Hagen, Deputy Director for Workforce Planning Development for California Corrections, spoke about in California they have about 33 institutions global. They have 170,000 prison inmates (continue rising daily), 65,000 employee’s, and 10,000 medical professionals. The prison will be built here in Stockton despite all the rumors. Right know they are going through some red tape with SJ County but it is being worked out. They are planning on building 3 faculties. One of the faculties will be for juvenile justice which will occupy about 1700 inmates. The second facility will be for 500 inmates who are going through the rehabilitation paroling process. The third facility will be for mental health which will hold about 11,000 inmates. They are looking for about 17,000 health care employees to staff just the Stockton prison facility. They need: 122 LVN’s, 440 RN’s and 446 Physic techs. The goal in breaking ground and build the building is in the late 2012, but they are looking at more like 2013-2014. It is going to take them about 12 months just to facility staff and orientation them before they can open the doors. Currently there are only 200 licensed Physic techs in the whole entire SJ County. So she is involved in talks with the SJDC nursing program into expanding their physic tech program. F.Y.I. Physic techs make $1,000 more than a LVN. She also mentioned that they are also in talks about possibly opening a clinical rotation in the prison facility that nursing students / physic techs can do their rotation in.

C. Fernando Reyes, RN Recruiter from Northern Workforce Planning Section Workforce Development, spoke about 5 reasons you belong on our team and how you can make a difference in a high risk population. He spoke about the dress code (no blue allowed), minimum job requirements, benefits and salary ranges (varies on institution). Physic techs ~ $4,700 - 4,814; LVN ~ $4,072 - $4,777; RN ~ $ 7,285 - $9,296. * Additional bonuses $ 1,000 - $ 1,500 are offered once you meet and complete the requirement. Fernando also encourages those not to give up and become proactive in their application process. He says that it can take up to several months before being hired. Once hired will undergo 4-6 weeks general orientation. Contact info: 1 (877) -793 - 4473 or 1 (209) 445-1016. E-mail: medcareers@cdcr.ca.gov or FernandoReyes@cdcr.ca.gov, Website: http://www.changingprisionhealthcare.org/.

VII. Meeting adjourned at 1440.

Change in location for the upcoming SNA meeting Monday!!

2010-02-18T15:53:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone,

Due to the overwhelming response we have had to the upcoming SNA meeting with Deputy Director for Workforce Development for California Corrections, Katie Hagen. We have changed the location venue to the Upper Danner Hall at 1pm -2:30pm.

So if you have not joined the SNA yet please do so. You apply on-line for instant membership into the National Student Nurses’ Association - NSNA at http://www.nsna.org. Take advantage of the many program rewards, services, benefits, scholarship, and letters of recommendation, product discounts, and most importantly leadership opportunities into being an NSNA member. So I encourage you all to join, plus it looks really good on your resume when applying for jobs. Once you have joined please print out membership ID number and e-mail a copy to our sectary Anna Gonzales at agonzales33@comcast.net and please include your delta student Id number also. We will see you all there!

SNA meeting is on Feb 22, 2010

2010-02-15T16:09:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone,

I want to encourage you all to come out to our next Student Nursing Association (SNA) meeting, Monday February 22nd at 1:00pm to 2:30pm in Lock- 118 (skills lab). We're excited to have the Deputy Director for Workforce Development for California Corrections, Katie Hagen be our guest speaker. She will be discussing about the different job opportunities in correctional health care. Katie Hagen is the one who is in charge of recruiting for all health care positions in California Corrections. With all the talk about building the New State Correctional Health Hospital Facility here in Stockton off of Arch Rd. this would be a great opportunity to come by and say hello and ask about any burning questions that you might have about jobs in correctional health. Our Dean Hazel Hill, Delta College's Dean for Workforce and Economic Development will also be present at the upcoming meeting too.

So I would highly encourage you all who might be interested in hearing about future nursing opportunities in the Stockton area to come on by. Remember that lunch is served on us so please stop in and say hello. We will also be raffle off some prizes in the chance to win a free SNA gear. So stick around to the end to see who win’s. See you all there! If you have any question please free to e-mail me at agonzales33@comcast.net.

SNA February Meeting Minutes

2010-02-06T10:11:00.000-08:00

SNA Meeting – February 1, 2010 Minutes

I. Meeting called to order at 1300 with all officers, and approximately 34 members present. Ana Hernandez (Advisor) had to attend a curriculum meeting at the same time.

II. Phil Berghuis (President) welcomes everyone to the SNA Meeting, introduces officers and advisor.

III. Old Business

A. Phil Berghuis reported on the ICC meeting.
a. Need volunteers to go to represent the club 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Brooke Robertson said she will attend for second semester students. No one else volunteered.
B. Monica Richardson reported the Tea Party was successful – with approximately $545 raised, sold about 83 patches and 3 Sweatshirts.
C. Phil Berghuis talked about the pinning ceremony and how the SNA rewarded three leadership scholarships to Debbie O’Sullivan, Angela Aistrup and Sherri Schmidt.

IV. New Business

A. Phil Berghuis announce that Susan Galyon and Jody Sytten are the new Community Health Community Chair.
B. Motion moved by Jody Sytten to order more nursing patches (373). Rebecca Yumoto seconded the motion and via member vote without opposition.
C. Motion moved by Rebecca Yumoto to order more nursing sweatshirt jackets (20). Clair Giedt seconded the motion and via member vote without opposition.
D. Clair Giedt reported that she will contact CPK to see what kind of fundraiser they will offer. Clair also mentioned she would like to explore other options into place where we can do different fundraiser. Clair will give us an outcome report at next meeting in March.
E. Monica Richardson gave a treasury report on status of SNA funds. Funds in the account at this time is approximately $ 5,237.

F. Upcoming events:

a. Susan Galyon announce of some upcoming community health activates to participate in like: possible collect items for the homeless shelters, UOP Pacific Health Fair, volunteer at a local retirement and become a senior buddy, do a possible Spring cleaning of items to donate to a charity, volunteer in the Asparagus Festival under the First Aid tent and collect books for children shelter.

V. Speakers

A. Richard Meza, spoke on PDA products (Palm, HP-111, Ipod- touch) and what nursing software (Skyscape, Nursing Central, Unbond, Pepid) available. He also provides the students the web address to Skyscape where SJDC nursing students can get a 25% discount. Mr. Meza also mentioned that SJGH no longer allows nursing students to use and kind of Smartphone with a camera at their facility.
B. Ginger Manss R.N., MSN, APCN from St. Joseph’s Hospital had to cancel. We will reschedule her at a later time.
C. Dasiha Hicks, from Kaplan spoke about the different service and products that their company offers. She also mentioned that sessions will begin in March and it will contain all the new information regarding the upcoming NCLEX changes.

VI. Two Raffle Winners received SNA sweatshirt jackets.

VII. Meeting adjourned at 1440.

SNA meeting is on Feb 1, 2010

2010-01-31T17:07:00.000-08:00

Come to the next SNA Meeting
Monday Febrruary 1st
1:00pm to 2:30pm in Locke-229

Tomorrow is our 1st SNA meeting: Topics / Speaker are Ginger Manss from St. Joe's is coming to talk to us about National Student Nurses Association, Kaplan and PDA party (Nursing Software and show you how to use it your PDA) with Mr. Meza. Location: Lock -229 (Skills Lab) @ 1pm. Come on by and say Hello and get some free Pizza before Pharmacology.

January Minutes

2010-01-16T16:50:00.001-08:00

Student Nurses Association Meeting

MINUTES
January 15, 2010

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Present: Phil Berghuis, Rebecca Campbell Yumoto, Monica Richardson, Anna Gonzales

Absent: Ms. Hernandez, A.J. Arriola, Clair Giedt

Guests:

I. Welcome/Call to Order

Phil Berghuis opened the meeting at 11:00 a.m.

II. Review of the Minutes

III. New Business

A. Reviewed and clarified on all the new spring elected officers positions and duties responsibilities. Provide previous officer contact information to transfer any documents or items to the new officers.
B. ICC Rep will review constitution changes and attend meetings twice a month on Tuesday.
C. Class blogger should be maintained and updated every 2 weeks.
D. All current NSNA members and new enrolled members will receive a $5.00 discount on all SNA gear. To qualify for this discount you have to go through a SNA officer. The nursing office will not offer or give the $5.00 discount. It can only be applied by going through and purchasing from an SNA officer. SNA gear will be sold at all SNA meeting and the incoming welcome class tea party.
E. SNA is currently offering a special buy one get one free ADN program patches promotion. However this promotion is only good for NSNA members or new enrolled members. This special offer can only be applied by going through and purchasing from an SNA officer.
F. Discounted clearance items on all old SNA gear to make room for the new stock. Items will be sold at: T-shirts $15.00, Sweatshirt jackets & Sweatshirts $30.00, Fleece jackets $35.00.

G. SNA will donate 4 Sweatshirts at the Welcome Tea Party on Jan 19th.

H. Proposed speakers for Spring 2010 are:

1/19/10 Welcome Tea Party ~ Class Blogs
2/1/10 Speaker: Ginger Manss
Kaplan & PDA party along with Constitution Changes
2/22/10 Speaker: Infection Control H1N1 & MRSA ~ Dameron
Speaker: Nurse from Corrections (State or SJ County)
Reaffirm Constitution Changes

3/15/10 Speaker: ANA/C on Lobbying and Policy
Speaker: Flight Nurse
Book Drive
3/20 - 3/21/10 Time between Rotations
4/4/10 Easter
4/18 – 4/22/10 RN Lobby Days by Nursing Students in Sacramento
4/26/10 Speaker: LNCC/ Malpractice
Phil will discussion and recap on RN Lobby Day in Sacramento
Elections for Fall Officers & Award Nominations
5/17/10 FINAL METTING OF THE SEMESTER
Speaker: Midwife Nurse
Speaker: Nurse Anesthetist
Announce New Club Officers for Fall Semester
5/25/10 Graduation at 7:00pm

IV. Committee Groups

A. Membership ~ will help recruit new members by visiting the anatomy, physiology, microbiology class and informing them about the nursing club. They will also create a letter to provide the counseling office to pass out to students who are interested in nursing.
B. Communicate ~ will run the Facebook account and post updates every 2 weeks.
C. Fundraiser ~ will help find activities to help raise money for the nursing club, such as Bocce tournament, SNA gear, CPK, etc…
D. Community Health ~ will find and promote community health service activities that we can being involved in.

V. Other Business / Updates

A. Talk with nursing office about seeing if they could add a SNA letter in the future incoming student information packet for all ADN and LVN students.
B. Talk with Robin Shum or Kim Thompson about doing a workshop regarding resumes and interview questions for future employment.

VI. Next Meeting/Adjournment

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:00 p.m. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 1, 2010, 1:00 to 2:30pm., Locke 229.

RN Lobby Days in Sacramento

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Wait no more... Let us help you show off your School Spirit

2010-01-06T22:24:00.000-08:00

We are happy to inform you that the shipment of jackets has finally arrived, just in time for the winter season. Carry your school spirit with you all the time. We are excited to have them in all sorts of sizes and colors. Please stop by and check out the new SNA jackets and show your school pride. You are welcome to stop by the Nursing Office to visit Judy or Julie to make a purchase or attend a SNA meeting.

Spring 2010 SNA Officers

2010-01-06T22:08:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to the New Spring 2010 SNA Officers!

President - Phillip Berghuis
Vice President - Rebecca Yumoto
Secretary - Anna Gonzales
Treasurer - Monica Richarson
Fundrasing - Clair Giedt
President Elect (Fall 2010) - AJ Arriola

Bocce Ball Fundraiser

2009-10-14T09:45:00.000-07:00

SNA Bocce Ball Tournament Sign-up!

Open Curriculum Forum

2009-10-06T18:27:00.000-07:00

Open Curriculum Forum

The Nursing Faculty would like to invite any students interested in hearing about and giving constructive advise about the new ADN Curriculum to attend the open forums!

When: Monday October 26th
Time: 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Where: Locke-314

CPK Fundraiser

2009-10-06T17:38:00.000-07:00

End of the rotation CPK Fundraiser

Please come and join us for some fun after your final exams. Bring your nursing class and this flyer to CPK to enjoy great food and to socialize! This is also a wonderful time to exchange books and notes with the other half of your class! We hope to see you all there.

CPK is open from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm
SNA will receive 20% of all purchases (includes food, drinks, alcohol, dine-in & take out)

SNA Officers

Debbie, Angela, Sherri & Phil

Sept's SNA Meeting is on Monday the 21st!

2009-09-14T18:43:00.000-07:00

Come to the next SNA Meeting
Monday September 21st
1:00pm to 2:30pm in Locke-118

Shari Garabaldi, an attorney, in Stockton will be our guest speaker about the legal paperwork within a patient's medical records...such as power of attorney, advance directives and more. In addition, Debbie and Angela will be answering all of your burning PDA questions. Remember that lunch is served so please come and join all the fun!

Fall 2009 SNA Board

Rush Week Volunteers

2009-08-19T21:53:00.000-07:00

SNA's Rush Week Table
will be in the quad on September 4th

We need some volunteers to help out at the SNA table on September 4th from 8am until 11am.
If you are interested in having a great time with some of your fellow nursing students, please contact Angela Aistrup at aaistrup@sbcglobal.net or Debbie O'Sullivan at dopta@comcast.net!

New Skyscape Information

2009-08-19T21:15:00.000-07:00

Skyscape Discount

Did you know that S.J. Delta College Nursing Students receive a 25% discount on Skyscape Software? This is a great deal for those of you that are purchasing PDA software. To receive this special discount, please use Delta's Portal at Skyscape.

www.skyscape.com/sjdc

We hope that this new information helps to make your student nursing career a little easier!

2009-07-31T16:10:00.000-07:00

The CPK Fundraiser was a great success!
A big thanks to all of you that participated and supported the SNA by showing up to CPK.
This event was a great way to begin a semester.
Old friends reunited and a lot of new friends made!
Our largest turn out was from the incoming Spring 2011 Class.

Debbie, Sherri, Phil and I appreciate everyone's suuport.
Thanks again!

2009-07-17T14:48:00.001-07:00

Support the CNSA just by watching baseball!

July 30th, Thursday come watch the S.F. Giants play the Phillies!

$20/seat.

Reservations of 25 or more get a free scoreboard message!

Click on flyer for more details!

See Y'all there!!

Hurst Review this Summer!

2009-05-31T20:54:00.000-07:00

Please join us for the
Hurst NCLEX Review

On July 9th - 12th, Hurst Review Services will be conducting a NCLEX Live Review at Delta College. We need everyone who is interested to please go to their web site and sign up ASAP! The 4 day in-service is normally $350 but for new 4th semester nursing students we will only pay $250. The Nursing Success Program will be paying the other $100. Thanks so much Kim. To hold your spot please pay the $50 deposit. Hurst's web site is www.hurstreview.com . At the top of their web page you can click on "Review Schedule". Then scroll down to July 9th and click on the Delta College Review Session for more information or to sign up. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please call or email Angela Aistrup or Debbie O'Sullivan.

Angela Aistrup: 209-477-6686 or aaistrup@sbcglobal.net
Debbie O'Sullivan: 209-451-4781 or dopta@comcast.net

We are looking forward to see you there!

Bocce Ball Fundraiser was a BALL.

2009-03-15T16:34:00.001-07:00

Our Bocce Ball Fundraiser was a great success!

A special thanks to the
Italian Athletic Club and Debbie O'Sullivan
for a tasty lunch and a wonderfully fun experience.

SNA fundraiser at CPK

2009-03-05T17:28:00.000-08:00

Student Nursing Association's fundraiser at California Pizza Kitchen on March 12th was a success. The turnout was very healthy, with 20% of the tab's total going to SNA.

Thanks to all who participated!
Angela Aistrup
aaistrup@sbcglobal.net
SNA - secretary Spring 2009

Minutes from February's SNA Meeting

2009-02-23T22:54:00.000-08:00

SNA Meeting - February 23, 2009 Minutes

I. Meeting called to order at 1310
II. Ogechi (President) welcomes everyone to our second SNA Meeting of this semester
III. Minutes from January 2009 SNA Meeting approved
IV. Old Business
1) We received a wonderful Thank you Note from Family Ties regarding Christmas Toy Drive
2) Ogechi and Phil attended Club Rush on February 23, 2009
3) Debbie encourages more peple to join SNA's Mentoring Program
4) Debbie asks all members to become more involved by joining a committee
5) Bocce Ball Tournament is on 03-15-09 and begins at 0830. Lunch will be served at 1300 and the
winners might be playing until 1700.
6) Tammy Saffold gave the ICC representative report regarding Club Custom Game Night on 03-12-09
V. New Business
1) CPK Fundraiser will be on Thursday 03-12-09. SNA will receive 20% of all food and drinks (alcohol included)
that are purchased with the flyer on this date.
2) SNA wants Easter Toys/Baskets Donation for Family Ties. Please drop off new toys or Easter basket stuff
to the box in the Nursing Office.
3) Reimbursements
a. $10.00 for snacks purchased for Club Rush Week
b. $101.64 for food purchased for February’s SNA Meeting.
c. Cut $660 check to send to NSNA for 22 new memberships
4) SNA Leadership Award – tabled until March’s Meeting
5) $250 donation to ADN Spring 2009 Class so they are purchase flowers for graduation
VI. Mr. Meza gave an informative presentation of the numerous types of PDA’s and also the large array of nursing
software currently available.
1) PDA Types included: Palm OS, Windows Mobile, Blackberry and iPhone/iTouch
2) PDA Software included: Unbound Medicine, Skyscape & Epocrates
VII. Raffle Winners
1) The Unbound Nursing Software (valued at $155) went to Lola Owoeye
VIII. Next SNA Meeting is on March 23, 2009 from 1300 to 1430 in Locke-229
IX. Meeting adjourned at 1430

Come to our PDA Party

2009-02-07T21:05:00.000-08:00

Student Nurses Association Meeting Agenda
February 23, 2009

I. Call Meeting to Order
II. Welcome
III. Approval of January 26, 2009 SNA Meeting Minutes
IV. Old Business
V. New Business

CPK fundraiser for March
Easter Toy Drive for Family Ties (Easter April 12th)
Reimbursements
Reorder needed items
SNA Leadership Award

VI. PDA Party with Mr. Meza
VII. Raffle of T-shirts and Unbound Nursing Software
IX. Adjournment

SNA January Meeting's Minutes

2009-01-13T21:23:00.000-08:00

SNA Meeting - January 26, 2009 Minutes
I. Meeting is called to order at 1310
II. Ogechi Achunine (President) welcomes everyone to our first meeting of 2009
III. Minutes from December 2008 SNA Meeting approved
IV. Phillip Berghuis gives a Treasure Report

a. Welcome Tea money deposited
b. Approximately $5000 in account
c. Still need to have check cut for $660 to send to NSNA for 21 new members

V. Old Business

a. Christmas Toy Donation at Family Ties went well and kids had a great time
b. New ICC Reps are Tammy, Erissa, Jennifer & Alex
c. Committees Formed - Fundraiser, Public Relations & Mentorship

VI. Trina Eagle spoke about NSNA and its benefits
VII. Miss Laure Zmurk spoke about Nursing Success Program and all it has to offer
VIII. New Business

a. Club Rush Week is Feb 2nd thru the 6th
b. SNA wants to do Easter Toy Donation for Family Ties
c. AJ Arriola (1st semester student) will be administer for the Fall 2010 class blog

IX. Raffle

a. Eileen Ramirez, Maritel Reyes & Lola Owoeye – were all winners

X. Next Meeting is on Monday February 23rd from 1:00-2:00pm in Locke 229
XI. Meeting adjourned at 1430

New SNA Officers

2009-01-11T20:53:00.000-08:00

Spring 2009 SNA Officers

Ogechi Achunine - President
Debbie O'Sullivan - Vice President & President Elect
Phillip Berghuis - Treasure
Angela Aistrup - Secretary

Toy Drive for Family Ties

2008-12-11T09:05:00.000-08:00

Thank you to all of those who donated toys during our Christmas Toy Drive for Family Ties in December.

We collected 45 toys! All the children and their older siblings received a new toy from Santa Claus (Sherri Schmidt's husband). In addition, we were able to take polaroid photos of each child with Santa Claus for their mothers. Family Ties and all the mothers' were grateful for the wonderful gifts. SNA is hoping that this Toy Drive will continue each Christmas.

SNA's Christmas Tree

2008-12-04T09:33:00.000-08:00

It's up! SNA members have been working on a Christmas tree as a campus club activity. Go take a look at it in upper Danner!

Thanks to Gloria Cazares, the committee chair and all of the other folks who've donated stuff or who given their time to this effort:

Camacho Janitorial (for donating the tree!)
Amanda Aguirre
Forest Nelson
Sue Barnes
Trina Eagal
Ann Soy
Lucia Chavez
Arlis Barba
Michelle Berlin
Andrea Traylor-Cwik

SNA is for us

2008-08-08T13:08:00.000-07:00

Come to monthly SNA meetings, whenever you can. There's lots of useful information. Meet other students in different semesters! Win a raffle prize, maybe. Ask questions... Network future nurses, network! Find out about clinical work experience while still in school, new RN residency programs, using PDAs, legislation affecting the profession, what recruiters say about extracurricular activities (like club involvement), etc.

Get involved! Join a committee. Ask not what SNA can do for you (even though it could do a lot!)... but what you could do for SNA!

There's strength in numbers. Let's get strong together!

Meet your new officers

2008-05-29T21:32:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to the Fall 2008 SNA Officers!

President - Michelle Berlin
Vice President - Sue Barnes
Secretary - Andrea Traylor-Cwik
Treasurer - Sonya Gill
President-Elect - Ogechi Achunine

The InterClub Council (ICC) representatives are Maria Harry and Tammie Griffith. See the right sidebar for more on the ICC...

2008-05-15T11:56:00.000-07:00

The Nursing Market isn't what it used to be. Get your foot in the door, gain some experience, get to know about your hospitals. Two speakers will be at the next SNA meeting this Monday (note the different time) to talk about work experience/study and Versant. This meeting is essential to get a jumpstart on your nursing career.

See you there!

2008-04-27T08:53:00.001-07:00

Take me out to the ball game . . .
and support the SNA!

Who: Stockton Port’s and SNA
What: Relaxation and fun!
When: Sunday May 18th at 2:05
Cost: $5.00 per person on Homerun Hill
(with one dollar benefiting the SNA)
Bring a blanket and your family!

Order forms and money must be turned in to the nursing office or any SNA officer by Wednesday May 7th!

Reiki SNA Meeting

2008-04-21T22:15:00.000-07:00

Reiki proved to be a new and exciting topic for the SNA Members at the last meeting. Here are the Meeting's Minutes...

SNA Minutes for April 21st

I. Nominations for SNA positions next semester
a. Lisa read all position descriptions
b. Michelle Berlin nominates self for president - lisa Newbold second, nomination accepted
c. Lisa Newbold nominates Sue Barnes for vice president – Kristin Morone second, nomination accepted
d. Trina eagal nominates andrea traylor-cwik for secretary - Kristin morone second, nomination accepted
e. Sonya gill nominates self for treasurer – Kristin morone second, nomination accepted
f. Ana Hernandez nominates Ogechi for president elect – Kristin morone second, nomination accepted
II. Approval of monetary request form
III. Vote on Nicole/Danielle’s request for money for graduation
a. Kristin - $400 for graduation flowers
i. Sue Barnes moves that we give $400 to graduating class
ii. Wendy seconds
iii. Motion passed
IV. badges – requesting students purchase 2 – 3 patches for lab coats and scrubs
a. motion requested, second and passed
V. Port’s game Interest
a. $1 off if 25 tickets purchased, $2 off if 100 tickets purchased
b. May 18th
c. Collect money first, then order tickets
VI. Fundraising ideas
a. BJ’s 28th 11am-11pm, bring flyer
VII. Memorial day – traveling Vietnam Wall Interest – tabled to next meeting, need more information
VIII. Announce next meeting topic
a. Versant
b. Work study
IX. Reiki (Toni Barnett)
a. Body and mind heal self
b. Take responsibility for your own healing…does not conflict with any religions
c. Chakras – energy vortex (feed energy to organs and glands)
d. Aura –
i. Purple/blue – giving, love, service to others
ii. Green – money
iii. White – spiritual protection
** shows up in aura before it manifests in the physical body
e. healing addresses cause, curing addresses symptom
f. aura_maven@yahoo.com, 916-723-7052 – does the aura photos
g. All people have auras and chakras, so this type of healing is within all of us
h. Nurse developed therapeutic touch, which is more acceptable in the nursing world.
i. $60 for a Reiki treatment, generally

SNA Meeting this Monday!!

2008-04-15T18:35:00.000-07:00

Nursing is an innovative field with specialties that are focusing on more than just medicine. Join us at the next SNA Meeting to learn about the spiritual aspect of healing.

SNA Agenda for April 21st

I. Approval of monetary request form
II. Vote on Nicole/Danielle’s request for money for graduation
III. Port’s game Interest
IV. Fundraising ideas
V. Memorial day – traveling Vietnam Wall Interest
VI. Announce next meeting topic
a. Versant
b. Work experience
VII. Reiki (Toni Barnett)

SNA Meeting Minutes

2008-03-24T19:02:00.000-07:00

We had such a great turnout for our Survival Tips SNA Meeting. We hope to see all of you again for our next SNA meeting.

SNA Meeting Minutes for March 24th

Meeting began at 1305
I. Continued research on fundraising and community service projects
II. NSSP – Robin Shum and LaShonna Parker–
a. Stress Management – time is a big factor
i. I’M SOR
1. Identify goals in life, what do you like? (*if you enjoy what you are doing, your stress will be lower. Have a positive attitude!)
a. Don’t get too worried about details. Look at big picture.
b. Don’t wait until the last minute to complete assignments/study.
2. Modify
3. Simplify
4. Organize – split up your time accordingly
a. Planner
b. Look at one week. How much time did you spend on different activities? Analyze it.
c. Modify your lifestyle to make best use of your time and reduce stress.
i. Grocery stores not as full at night (time saver!)
ii. There is always a solution to things that happen in life. Don’t let stress affect your health. J
iii. Planning doesn’t mean anything unless you take action.
5. Recognize
**I LIKE NURSING!!
**Knowing and not doing is like not knowing. (I like that!)
ii. Relaxation and Health
1. eating habits – eat breakfast
2. get exercise
3. emotional health is important
4. schedule time for yourself to sit still or do something you enjoy
5. relaxing music
III. Danielle Mathias-Lamb
a. Don’t study more, study smarter
b. Nursing 4 very important!!
c. Know how theory applies to real world
i. Ask questions to instructors and nurses
d. Keep pamphlets that can and will come up again in later classes
i. Organized into body systems or what will work for you
e. grasp the concepts, everything else will follow
f. Books that helped Danielle
i. Critical Care Nursing Care Plan, 2nd Ed. - Delmar
ii. Study guide for Medical-surgical Nursing; Critical thinking in client Care, 3rd ed. – Lemone/Burke
iii. Nursing Diagnoses reference manual, 5th ed. – sparks/taylor
iv. Illustrated Study guide for the NCLEX – RN exam, 6th ed - Mosby
v. Memory notecards – pathophysiology and fluids and electrolytes (Mosby’s)
IV. Erin Shelby
a. Use your resources/study guides!!
b. It is very beneficial to study in groups
c. Prioritize
d. DON’T STRESS!!
e. Theory is only a few hours a week vs 12-20 hours of clinicals.
i. Get through theory and focus your learning on clinicals.
V. Ana Hernandez
a. Study smart!! – article, “Undergraduate Medical Education is NOT Rocket Science: But that does NOT mean it’s easy!
VI. Questions
a. Nursing 4?
i. Romena’s lectures follow the textbook
ii. Use study guide that goes with Lewis textbook.
1. It is a guideline for what to study
2. Why are the answers in the study guide wrong (not just right)
3. You may not get to all reading, doing questions, look at tables is good
4. Taking tests in nursing skills lab
b. don’t wait until you are failing to speak with the Nursing Student Success program
c. Everyone learns different, so find the person who learns how you learn.
VII. Nominations for SNA Leadership Award
a. Majority vote for Danielle Mathias-Lamb and Nicole Porter to be given award
VIII. Raffle
IX. 4th semester students, Nicole Porter and Danielle Mathias-Lamb requested funds from SNA for graduation flowers. TBD at next SNA meeting
Meeting adjourned at 1435

Test Taking Tips for Nursing Students

2008-03-24T19:01:00.001-07:00

Sue Barnes has been so kind as to put together some test taking tips for the March 24th SNA meeting.

Test-taking tips for nursing students

The key is to move quickly but carefully through each question. If you miss one important word, the whole meaning of the question could be changed.
Don't spend too much time on any one question -- skip the hard questions (or take a guess, and mark them) and then come back, if you have the time.
Before you look at the answer choices, try to understand what the question is asking – is it an assessment question? Does it relate to another stage in the nursing process? Is patient safety an issue? Indentify key words in the stem that may set a priority, indicate negative polarity, etc.
Also – before looking at your choices – try to think of what YOU would do, THEN look at them. Maybe the one you thought of is there.
There are many people who will advise that your first choice is usually right. If you find that you're second-guessing yourself, and going back to change answers, only to discover that you've changed to the wrong choice, this one may apply to you!
Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a good guideline, where basic physiological needs come first.
Remember your ABCs (airway, breathing, circulation). Anything related to oxygenation is usually the #1 priority.
Positioning can be big, too. Especially if the patient is at risk for aspiration.
Therapeutic communication is also an area you'll encounter again and again. Be sure you recognize the hallmarks of therapeutic communication. The answers that sound client-centered, respectful, and promote maximum client independence are usually your best bet.
Practice doing NCLEX-style questions every day (Bonnie Boss recommends a minimum of 10 a day). For starters, do the questions in your textbook, accompanying study guide and using online resources from the publisher that relate to the chapters you're studying.

Other good resources for test-taking:

Test Success – Test-Taking Techniques for Beginning Nursing Students (authors: Patricia M. Nugent and Barbara A. Vitale). The whole book is good, but Chapter 7 (Test-taking techniques) is especially good for helping you to analyze questions.
Top Ten Test-Taking Tips (Evolve student development videos) with Linda Anne Silvestri
http://evolve.elsevier.com/staticPages/s_student_development.html
MEDS Successful Problem Solving and Test-Taking for Beginning Nursing Students
(This tutorial software is available on the medspub.com site or free in the computer lab)

Survival Guide to Nursing School!!

2008-02-26T20:30:00.000-08:00

Whether you are 1st semester or 4th semester, we can all benefit from tips on how to manage the semester's classes. Come to the next SNA meeting to find out HOW!

Agenda for Monday February 25th

2008-02-24T01:05:00.000-08:00

SNA Agenda for February 25th

I. Approval of last meeting’s minutes
II. Voting on the amended by-laws
a. Article III, Section 2a
b. Article IV, Section 1f
c. Article V, Section 1, Secretary b, c and d
III. Nominations for SNA Leadership Award
IV. Voting on Instructor Lab coats for clinicals
V. Richard Meza presents PDA information
a. Different types of PDAs
b. Different websites available
c. Different types of programs?
VI. Skyscape – this company has not confirmed yet
a. Programs
b. How to
VII. ICC Report
VIII. Q & A Session
IX. Goals for next meeting (survivor tips)
X. Raffle

Keep SNA alive

2008-02-01T09:52:00.000-08:00

Because there seems to be some confusion as to what is happening with SNA, I wanted to address the priority issues for retaining our club charter.

1st - General membership meeting on Feb 4 @ 1pm in Locke 229 is scheduled. EVERYONE interested in SNA should attend. The priority agenda item for this meeting is getting new officers elected and in place. Until new officers are elected nothing can be accomplished.

2nd - Once we have new officers, a new club application must be filled out and new signature cards submitted to Student Activities.

3rd - For the SNA to retain it's charter we must commit to one Club Rush Day time slot. Club Rush is NEXT WEEK. That means one or several people must be set up at a table in the Quad between 9am and 11am to talk to students and promote the club. All items necessary for this event are on hand in the locked cabinets, but we can not schedule our Club Rush time until the signed club apps and signature cards are completed.

4th - ICC mtgs are scheduled for the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month at 1:30pm. The first mtg was not held as scheduled, so that leaves the meeting next Thursday that an SNA member MUST attend.

I am willing to help fill in these gaps as this is short notice, but we must get new officers elected, in place and up to speed re: our obligations and requirements to the ICC/Student Activities Office.

Please contact myself - Danielle Mathias-Lamb, out-going SNA President, Lisa Newbold - past Treasurer, incoming Vice President or Ana Hernandez, faculty advisor for questions or concerns. Feel free to email me or to comment/discuss SNA issues on the SNA blog. http://sjdcsna.blogspot.com/ There is a link to this blog on all semester blogsites. Please feel free to use it for SNA related discussions.

It is critical that SNA have an interested and involved membership, but until we seat officers, nothing may move forward.

Many thanks
Danielle Mathias-Lamb
Fall 2007 SNA President
kdaniellem@yahoo.com goshblogit@gmail.com
209-834-2111 home
209-914-6312 cell

Jan 28 SNA mtg cancelled / rescheduled

2008-01-27T18:00:00.000-08:00

Ana Hernandez is ill and will not be able to attend. Per our charter, an SNA mtg can not take place w/out the faculty advisor present.The meeting is rescheduled for the following Monday Feb 4 at 1:00pm in the skills lab rm 229.The agenda will continue to be focused on new officer elections and transfer of club charter information.
Many Thanks

Fall 2007 SNA Leadership Award recipients

2008-01-06T19:25:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Jenifer Williams and Sandra Harding who are sharing the SNA Leadership Award. Certificates of Appreciation were presented at the December pinning ceremony and their award checks placed in the mail.

Nominees for Fall 2007 Leadership Award Needed

2007-11-26T16:36:00.000-08:00

Please take a moment to nominate a graduating member of the SNA for the Student Nurse’s Association Leadership Scholarship at the Dec 3rd General Membership Meeting at 1:00pm in Locke 314.

4th Semester Students that have been active in SNA and have served as leaders while in the nursing program are eligible to be recognized during the pinning ceremony with a certificate, a check and a hearty round of applause.

Nominees may be named here but we request that you attend the Dec. 3rd General Membership Meeting at 1:oopm in Locke 314 to support your nominee.

Time to Elect New Officers!!

2007-11-26T16:27:00.000-08:00

We'll be accepting nominations and voting for new Officers at the Dec 3rd General Membership Meeting. Please consider the following position descriptions and then take the leap into SNA Leadership!

SNA Officer’s Position duties:

President: Oversees club activities, responsible for meeting agendas, representative of SNA at monthly faculty meetings, responsible for active club status with Student Activities, and delegation of other officers as needed.

Vice President: Supports President in planning and implementing ideas and club events; becomes acting President in President’s absence.

Secretary: Makes and posts flyers, types and copies agendas for meetings, take notes at meetings and formats minutes to be distributed at the next meeting, emails copy of minutes to Dean of Health Sciences Division.
mneville @deltacollege.edu

Treasurer: Keeps financial records, makes deposits and payment requests for club events, manages inventory and ordering, provides monthly treasurer reports at club meetings.

ICC Representative: Represents the SNA at the mandatory InterClub Council (ICC) meetings two Thursdays a month or as scheduled by Student Activities; reports updates from SNA to ICC, reports ICC meeting discussion to SNA. This can be done by rotation of SNA members (does not have to be SNA member) but MUST BE DONE or we cannot continue our Association.

Feel free to contact me for more information re: Position responsibilities.
Danielle
(209) 834-2111

NEW NURSING GEAR

2007-11-24T13:24:00.000-08:00

Hey all...

Danielle wanted to get some new nursing gear and i found a few things (sorry that it took so long Danielle, this last month has been crazy...lol). Anywayz, i found a website that will let us create our own gear. They have everything from clothing to pens, paper, bumperstickers, stuffed animals. We can put our design on just about anything and it is a very easy process. It would be great if some people could play around on it and come up with some ideas and pass them on. I also found a few websites with pre-made nursing stuff. These websites have some really cute things. I will post links to all of these websites. Please take a look, play with some ideas and pass them along so we can get some new stuff.

The best website i found for creating our own products: customink.com

Best site for pre-made products:http://www.cafepress.com/buy/nursing%20student/-/cfpt2_/cfpt_/source_searchBox/copt_

some shirts:http://www.zazzle.com/ineffective_coping_r_t_nursing_school_stress_shirt-235512385803736436
http://www.zazzle.com/top_10_reasons_to_go_to_nursing_school_shirt-235601780715968395
http://www.zazzle.com/nursing_school_graduate_shirt-235590713557124171
http://www.cafepress.com/buy/nursing+student/-/pv_design_details/pg_2/id_16313459/opt_/fpt_/c_666/

a few more products:http://shop.advanceweb.com/category.aspx?NC=-1%2f22%2f0%2f1&N=Student+Nursing&CC=&FS=60&CS=1

Thanks,

Michelle Mckee

Meet our new Treasurer!

2007-11-16T10:33:00.000-08:00

My name is Lisa Newbold, I live in Elk Grove. I'm a widow; 2 children still at home, 3 married kids, and 8 grand kids with another on the way. I'm excited about being a nurse. I'm not sure what area I want to work, but I'm having fun learning all about it. My favorite thing is volunteering for the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic in San Francisco as a Rock Med volunteer. This year I've worked about 40 concerts.

**********************************************

Thanks Lisa for stepping in and sharing your energy and enthusiasm with SNA!!

SNA General Mtg - Nov 19th 1pm Locke 314

2007-11-10T12:16:00.000-08:00

Shelba Durston has confirmed that she will be available to present the ins and outs of the Work Experience Program. This will be very valuable information for all Nursing Students planning to work while in school or over the summer.

Work Experience enrollment increases your allowed scope of practice and rumor has it that some hospitals are planning to only hire students enrolled in this program.

Please email me if you have an item or issue that you would like to address at the coming meeting so we may add it to the agenda.

New Shipment of SNA Gear In Now!!

2007-11-10T12:05:00.000-08:00

All of the colors and sizes you have been waiting for, Fleece Jackets and Hoodies for the cool weather ahead.

See Julie or Judy in the Nursing office to purchase or attend the next SNA meeting Nov 19th and I'll be happy to help you at the end of the meeting.

Trivia for Tix Contest

2007-10-30T13:33:00.000-07:00

In order to win the Thunder Goes Pink tickets, answer the questions below.

The first SNA member to answer correctly all questions may pick up the tickets to the Thunder game in the nursing office!

1) One of the first formal nursing training programs was begun WHEN?
WHERE? BY WHO?
2) Which nursing school gave Florence Nightingale her formal training?
3) When was the Cadet Nursing Corps established? What was it established for?

4) In what year did SNA begin?

Recycled SN Scrubs

2007-10-26T10:50:00.000-07:00

Would the SNA be interested in adding a uniform donation aspect to their program? Past nursing students or students that have have changed clothing sizes would be able to donate gently used scrubs to help out new or older financially needy students obtain free scrubs. It would help some of us clear our closets of perfectly good scubs which are no longer needed.

General Meeting Oct 15th

2007-10-01T17:35:00.000-07:00

General Membership Meeting
Locke 314 - 1pm

Kim Thompson from the Nursing Student Success Program will share information regarding the benefits of the program and the many ways they may help you complete the ADN program and successfully pass NCLEX the first time.

We lost our Treasurer to the rigors of N7 so that means we have a vacancy that YOU may fill. Please review the description of duties below and if you can commit to a few extra hours here and there for SNA officer activities then feel free to contact me @ goshblogit@gmail.com or come to the meeting and raise your hand.
Treasurer: Keeps financial records, makes deposits and payment requests for club events, manages inventory and ordering.

We will also have an ICC update and vote on support of a member going to the 3 day CSNA conference in San Jose.

SNA gear will be raffled along with a fleece jacket to celebrate the change in weather!