CNSA PowerPoint

2.  National Student Nurses Association
 Different State Chapters
› Within each State Chapters, they have
different school chapters
 i.e. Mount San Antonio College CNSA
 Mt. SAC is part of the Top 5 schools in
California that have an outstanding
amount of students joining CNSA

3.  We have monthly meetings
› Every first Monday of the month
 We talk about
› What is happening in each semester
› Events such as walks, fundraisers and
PEDIATRICS DAY!
› Updates

7.  Approximately 60,000 students are
members of NSNA
 Open to all nursing degrees (ADN, BSN,
MSN, Doctoral degrees and RN to BSN)
 Take advantage of the many programs,
services, product discounts and
leadership opportunities that NSNA and
your CNSA chapter offers.

8.  Having great resources online
› For books, information about conferences,
experiences and other nursing related
factors…check it out!
 Tools that can help you
› Become a better nurse
› Understand the profession
› Help with resumes
› Career options in the Nursing Field

9.  Annual conventions
› Taking part
› Provides information about jobs in nursing
› Help with resumes
› Hear speakers and seminars about the
profession
› Hear other experiences from other nursing
students from different chapters
› Students can ask nursing related questions to
different nursing leaders
› NCLEX-RN review sessions are also available
 And NCLEX-RN books FOR FREE!!!!!

10.  Helps regulate the club and have a
systematic structure
› President
› Vice President
› Secretary
› Treasurer
› Historian
› REPRESENTATIVES

11.  Go to http://www.nsna.org
 Go under [Member Services]
 Click [Sign Up for New Membership]
 Fill out the information and your profile
information

15.  One Year [2 semesters] - $40.00
 Two years [4 semesters] - $70.00
 Semester fee
› $5.00 which is due the 2nd or 3rd general
meeting in CNSA
› This gives enough time to process the
semester, join NSNA online and see if this is
right for you

16.  You need to have at least a 1 year of
commitment in CNSA
› We do encourage to be an active member all
four semesters of the program
 To be active, you need to attend all
general meeting and at least ONE CNSA
event (walks, fundraisers, conventions)
› Exemptions such as Remediation, need to catch
up with grades, meetings or events fall on a
FINALS day or week and emergencies
› Communicate with your class representatives

17.  First, the knowledge and experiences
you gain being a member will make you
a better nurse
 Second, the CNSA rope you get for your
graduation
› This acknowledges you as a CNSA member
and have graduated the hardest program
you have ever been!
 Finally, this will help you in your resume
and being hired in the profession