Student Nurses' Association

Officer Duties

2008-11-10T13:36:00.001-06:00

SNA elections are coming soon, so we are posting the officer duties here for all to look over. If you have any questions about the duties of a particular position, please feel free to leave comment or send an e-mail to one of your representatives.

Officer Duties

President

Ø Preside all meetings

Ø With approval of SNA Executive Council, appoint the chairmen of all ad hoc committees and hold each chairman responsible for the work of the ad hoc committee.

Ø Act as representative of student body when necessary.

Ø Act as co-chairman of the class reunion.

Ø Serve as acting SNA President at state and national functions.

Ø Responsible for communicating the actions and decisions of the SNA Executive Council to all members of LSON and the faculty and administration.

Vice President

Ø Serve as SNA president in absence of president, as needed.

Ø Chair the SNA community projects committee.

Ø Responsible for orienting new students to SNA activities and recruiting new SNA membership.

Ø Responsible for planning regular SNA meetings for all members and reporting information to students.

Ø Perform other duties designated by the President of the SNA.

Secretary

Ø Keep an accurate classified list of membership of the SNA, keep minutes of the organization on file for future reference, conduct the correspondence of the organization, and keep a list of policies of the organization

Ø Responsible for the proper posting of all notices of regular and called SNA meetings and the SNA Executive Council meetings, including the agenda for the meeting.

Ø Responsible for keeping attendance of Executive Council Meetings.

Ø Responsible for recording of the minutes of the SNA Executive Council meetings, distributing these to the SNA Executive Council members, and posting minutes on the SNA bulletin board.

Ø Responsible for the address and phone list of all nursing students to be distributed each Fall semester.

Ø Perform other duties designated by the President.

Treasurer

Ø Collect dues and appropriate revenue from student body projects, pay bills, and keep record of all money received or expended.

Ø Give verbal report at every meeting.

Ø Responsible for collecting dues at the first Fall meeting, and as needed.

Ø Notify SNA Executive Council of any person failing to pay dues and should keep an appropriate record.

Ø Send a letter to all nursing students prior to Fall registration explaining the amount of dues, when the dues will be paid, and how these dues are used.

Ø Responsible for preparing a budget and presenting it to the SNA Executive Council for approval by the first of October.

Ø Perform other duties designated by the President or the SNA.

Special Activities Director

Ø Responsible for planning all social functions of the SNA, including being in charge of obtaining entertainment, refreshments and decorations.

Ø Responsible for appointing committees as needed.

Ø Perform other duties designated by the President or SNA.

Historian

Ø Responsible for keeping a scrapbook of the activities of the SNA.

Ø Chairman of class reunion

Ø Perform other duties designated by President or SNA.

Breakthrough to Nursing

Ø Responsible for promoting career opportunities in nursing for traditional, nontraditional, and minority students.

Ø Responsible for implementing a peer mentor program for incoming nursing students.

Ø Perform other duties designated by the SNA.

Fall Costume Party-click flyer to enlarge!!!

2008-09-30T22:07:00.008-05:00

SNA MEETING

2008-09-10T14:55:00.003-05:00

There will be an SNA meeting for all members and prospective members on
Thursday, September 18th @ 5:30pm.
Location: Psychology Auditorium

If you paid your dues last fall, then it is time to pay again in order to remain an active member.

Comment by clicking the link below if you have any questions.

Welcome, new students!

2008-08-20T00:21:00.003-05:00

We want to welcome all of the new members to the SNA as well as all the new students to LSON:-)

This blog will serve as a primary means of communication within the SNA along with e-mail.

Please subscribe by entering your MEMPHIS.EDU e-mail in the box on the left.

Your ecourseware mail will not accept e-mails from this system.

The calendar at the bottom of the blog will be periodically updated with important SNA dates.

You may post questions or comments in the bulletin to the left, and you may also reply to posts. If you would like to suggest content to be added to the blog, please e-mail Jerad or myself at the addresses listed below. All nursing and nursing school related topics are welcome:-)

Marissa Stafford mstaffor@memphis.edu

Jerad Morris jemorri@memphis.edu

SNA Meeting Sep. 18th

2008-08-19T23:52:00.004-05:00

There will be an SNA meeting for all members and prospective members on
Thursday, September 18th @ 5:50pm.
Location will be announced at a later date.

FREE ICE CREAM!!

2008-04-16T15:28:00.003-05:00

What: Ice Cream Social and merchandise available:-)

When: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 from 10:30am to 1:00pm.

Where: Behind Newport hall

We will have free ice cream, good music, and LSON merchandise available for pick up and purchase:-) Come and relax before you have do dive into exams!

SNA Breakthrough update

2008-04-05T10:13:00.003-05:00

For those that don't know, the SNA Breakthrough is responsible for going out to schools and creating an interest in the Nursing profession. Kewanee Williams is our Breakthrough and she's been very busy this semester visiting schools. She's been a self-starter from the beginning, contacting schools, setting up dates, and making presentations. Here are some pics from a career fair at Schillings Farm Middle School in Collierville on Thursday.

Reminder

2008-02-17T04:41:00.003-06:00

SNA Meeting Monday, February 18th at 5:15pm in NH conference room.

Hoodies will be available for pick up.

Bags and t-shirts will be for sale.

Our Dominican “Wish List”

2008-01-29T13:11:00.000-06:00

Dr. Axley has compiled a "wish list" of items needed for the Dominican trip. After last years hurricane decimated the already weak infrastructure, these items are needed more than ever. Please bring any donations to Dr. Axley's office or ask the receptionist where you may leave them. Thanks to everyone for supporting our Dominican trip and the people we serve there.

Hygiene Items

Bar Soap

Toothpaste

Toothbrushes

Combs

Vaseline

Lotion

Shampoo

Washcloths

Deodorant

Hair ornaments

Medications- Child OTC

Antihistamines

Cough/cold

Acetaminophen

Saline Nasal Spray

Medications- Adult OTC

Antihistamines

Tylenol

Ibuprofen

Benadryl

Antacids (such as Tums)

Cough/cold

Douche

Nasal Spray

Muscle Rub

Saline Eye drops

Prescription Meds- child & adult

Antibiotics-

Antitussives

Antifungal

Antihypertensives

Class Representatives and future meetings

2008-01-28T23:05:00.000-06:00

The following are the class representatives for each level:

Foundations
Katrina McDonald - kmcdonal@memphis.edu
Morgan Billings - mlbllngs@memphis.edu

Adult Health and Psych
George Spragin (pres) -GASpragin@excite.com

OB and Peds
Jean McIvor - jmcivor@memphis.edu

Advanced Adult/Community
Marissa Stafford - mstaffor@memphis.edu

Leadership
Keasha Jarrett - kjarrett@memphis.edu

These are the people you will contact if you have any questions between meetings. You can also post questions to this blog and we will answer as we are able.

Future Meetings
Executive Board Meeting: Feb. 11, 2008 5:15pm in Newport Hall
SNA Meeting: Feb. 18th, 2008 @ 5:15pm in Psychology Auditorium (tentative, will update if this changes)
These have been added to the calendar below

New Merchandise!

2008-01-28T21:47:00.000-06:00

Please contact SNA Treasurer, Gwen Ramat to place orders for hoodies. Last day for preorder is Friday, Feb. 1st. We will have bags, hoodies, and t-shirts at the Next SNA meeting. See future posts and calendar at bottom of page for dates and times.

Contact info:
Gwen Ramat- gpride1401@yahoo.com 901-486-2477

Executive Board Meeting reminder

2008-01-26T15:36:00.000-06:00

There will be an Executive Board meeting this Monday Jan 28th at 5pm in the Auditorium of the Psychology Building.

SNA members: Let us know if you have questions you would like us to discuss at this meeting!
Not a member: Come Join!

Dominican Republic Trip

2008-01-26T08:13:00.000-06:00

Lawrette Axley, PhD, RN, CNE

Are you looking for a way to use your “gifts, knowledge and skills” in nursing?

Would you like to have an unforgettable experience in working with families from a different culture in “their country”?

Consider participating in the “Nursing for Diverse Cultures” course……

Some of the ‘basic’ Important Information:

• Each semester faculty and students travel to the Dominican Republic during the fall and spring break to provide basic medical care for highly impoverished families.
• Students who have completed Foundations level courses may enroll in the course.
• Cost for the trip is approximately $1400 which covers air travel/hotel/meals and transportation

We work in partnership with the Foundation for Peace International

What will you do?
Ambulatory clinics are set up ‘remotely’ for families in the city of Baharona, the Batey Algodon and Palo Bonita, a remote community of coffee bean farmers and families

What will you see?

So much it is hard to describe……many health problems including dysentery, GI upset, skin problems, malnutrition, Upper Respiratory problems, wounds etc……

The nurses assess and treat everyone who comes to the clinic. You will see and experience things you have only read about in a textbook.
If interested please email Dr. Lawrette Axley: naxley@memphis.edu

Do you speak Spanish fluently? This is a great opportunity for you! If you don’t we still need you – we hire translators!

P.S. You may also participate in the trip without being enrolled in the course….and possibly earn clinical credit (designated courses only)

In the evenings you can enjoy the beach and pools to ‘rest up’. It is not “all work”!

New Student Orientation

2008-01-08T14:08:00.000-06:00

Student Nurses' Association Blog

2008-01-06T15:54:00.001-06:00

Welcome to the new SNA blog. Traditionally the SNA historian has created a “scrapbook.” Instead of scrapbooking I decided to create a blog that any member could access 24/7 and see what the SNA has been up to, as well as look through the archive of pictures and posts from previous semesters (of course there’s no archive yet). The Historian will transfer administration of the blog to their successor and the blog will remain in SNA control. To the left there is a place to subscribe using your email address, this will send you an email alert whenever a new post has been made, please subscribe. Do not use your e-courseware email, please use your Memphis.edu or private email address since e-courseware will not allow outside emails. If you use a Reader, you can subscribe to our RSS feed as well (for an explanation of what a feed and a reader are click on the "What is a feed" link). Posts will be made outlining meetings with pictures as well as when ever SNA or school related news is available. Also there is an RSS feed with links to the Daily Helmsman on the left. If anyone has any questions or suggestions about the blog please email me at Memphissna@gmail.com.

Edit: Added a calendar to the bottom of the page that will have SNA meetings, functions, and activities on it for quick reference. The calendar will be updated as dates are set.