MSNAMid-State Student Nurse’s Association

What is MSNA?– Part of NSNA & WSNA

– Purpose-to assume responsibility for contributing to nursing education in order to provide the highest quality health care

– To provide programs representatives of fundamental and current professional interests and concerns, and

– To aid in the development of the whole person, his/her professional responsibility for the health care of people in all walks of life

Costs vs Benefits • Membership

– local– $15.00 for the duration of

the ADN program or $10/year

– Students enrolled in the nursing program and those in courses preparing for admission to the Associate Degree nursing program are eligible

• Membership– state/national– $30.00 /year

• Extra credit

• Networking

• Scholarships

• Free publications – Imprint

• Conventions

• Internships / Applications

• Friends

• Knowledge

• Presentations

• Fun

Meetings

• Last Monday of every month

• 1200-1300

• A building

• Presentations

• Fundraisers

Community Involvement and Speakers/Presentations

• Donations

• Scholarships

• Student Services

• Virtues Training

• Graduate Panel

• Littman Representative

• Organ Procurement

• Nosocromial Infections

• Mock Disaster

• Much, much more…

• The MSNA Website is available through the advisor’s faculty home page.

• “There is no such thing - as a day you won’t learn”

• Then more knowledge you can obtain, the more powerful you can become

• Dream big you can accomplish anything you set your mind to

• Consider joining MSNA– the benefits outweigh the costs