The National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) mentors and guides nursing students. It was founded in 1952 as a non-profit for students in nursing programs. NSNA aims to support students' professional development, contribute to healthcare improvement, and promote academic excellence. It provides educational and leadership opportunities to help students enter the nursing profession. NSNA advocates for nursing issues and healthcare-related legislation. It also encourages participation in community health activities. NSNA membership includes nursing students, with annual dues of $30. The organization is led by elected officers and holds an annual conference. NSNA publishes a code of conduct to outline ethical standards for nursing students and professionals.

1. NATIONAL STUDENT NURSES
ASSOCIATION IN AMERICA

2. INTRODUCTION
National Student Nurses' Association in America
mentors the professional development of
future registered nurses and facilitates their
entrance into the profession by providing
educational resources, Leadership
opportunities, and career guidance.

3. FOUNDATION OF NSNA
• National Student Nurses Association in
America is a nonprofit organization for
students enrolled in associate, baccalaureate,
diploma, and generic graduate nursing
programs.
• It is introduced in 1952

4. OBJECTIVES OF NSNA
• To aid in the development of the individual
student
• To contribute to improving the health care of
all people
• To promote academic excellence excellence
and to provide an opportunity for outstanding
nursing students with financial need.
• To gain organizational skills

5. PURPOSE OF NSNA
• To provide for the highest quality health care.
• To aid in the development of the whole
person
• To provide programs representative of
fundamental and current professional
interests and concerns

6. FUNCTIONS OF NSNA
• To influence health care, nursing education
and practice through legislative activities as
appropriate
• To promote and encourage participation in
community affairs and activities towards
improved health care and the resolution of
related social issues
• To promote and encourage students’
participation in interdisciplinary activities.

7. Cont..
• To promote and encourage educational
opportunities regardless of a person’s race,
color, creed, national origin etc
• To promote and encourage collaborative
relationships with other organizations

8. POSITION STATEMENTS
• Support of increased education, prevention,
and awareness of screening for HIV/AIDS *
• Need for public awareness of immunization
needs
• Enhancing and Increasing Palliative Care
Education (2002)
• Nurses Participation in End of Life Care (2000)
• Education for Healthcare Providers

9. RIGHTS/RESPONSIBILITIES OF NSNA
• creative sound education opportunity
• highest quality practitioner-teacher
• curriculum planning
• equal participation in all areas of clinical
practice
• Organizing and participating in an organization
directed toward achieving professional goals
• Facilitating change in health care delivery
• Participating in interdisciplinary activities

10. PRINCIPAL OFFICE
• The principal office of the association in the
District of Columbia shall be located N.W and
the resident agent in charge shall be the
Corporation Trust Company in the District of
Columbia

11. MEMBERS
CONSTITUENT ASSOCIATIONS
• They are those members who are associate
members of NSNA and has submitted the
Official Application for NSNA Constituency
Status .

12. CATEGORIES OF CONSTITUENT MEMBERSHIP
Active members:
• Students enrolled in state approved programs
leading to licensure as a registered nurse.
 Associate members:
• Pre nursing students, including registered nurses,
enrolled in college or university programs
designed as preparation for entrance into a
program leading to an associate degree, diploma
or baccalaureate degree in nursing.

13. Cont..
CATEGORIES ON NON-CONSTITUENT
MEMBERSHIP
Sustaining Members:
• Sustaining membership shall be open at the
national level to any individual or organization
interested in furthering the development and
growth of NSNA, upon approval of the Board
of Directors

14. Cont…
Honorary Members:
• Honorary membership may be conferred by
2/3 vote of the House of Delegates upon
recommendation by the Board of Directors to
person

15. Cont..
EXTENDED MEMBERSHIP:
Active, associate, and individual membership
may be extended six months beyond
graduation from a student’s program in
nursing.
• Sustaining membership shall be renewable
annually.

16. DUES
• annual dues for active, associate, and
individual members shall be $30 per member,
• active, associate, and individual members
joining for two years shall be $50 per member
• National and state dues shall be payable
directly to NSNA.
• sustaining members shall be established by
the Board of Directors

17. OFFICERS
President - Nicole Santi
Vice President - Maisha Arnold
Secretary -Agatha Ryan
Treasurer - Phillip Lee
Recruitment - Benjamin Lamm
Director - Jacinta Williams
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18. DIRECTORS
• 1---- editor of Imprint
• 1---- director of Breakthrough to Nursing
• 4----- Board of Directors

19. ELECTIONS
• The officers, six directors, and the members of
the Nominating and Elections Committee shall
be elected at each annual meeting by the
House of Delegates

20. MEETINGS
• annual meeting is determined by the Board of
Directors
• 1 vote
• Regular meetings of the Board of Directors
shall be held immediately before and after the
annual convention
• The president shall determine the date and
place of meetings

21. PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES
• Membership
• Convention & Program Planning Committee
• Legislation/Education Committee
• Community Health/Disaster Preparedness
Committee
• Global Initiatives in Nursing Committee
• Image of nursing

22. CODE OF PROFESSIONAL
CONDUCT

23. MEANING OF CODE OF PROFESSIONAL
CONDUCT
Professional conduct refers to the manner
in which a person behaves while acting in
a professional capacity.

24. FUNCTIONS OF CODE OF PROFESSIONAL
CONDUCT
Provides high standards of behaviour
Introduces the principles of professional and
personal conduct
Prepares to involve in professional societies
and associations
Professional development

25. PURPOSES OF CODE OF PROFESSIONAL
CONDUCT
To outline a set of minimum national
standards of conduct members of the nursing
profession which are expected to uphold
To inform the community of standards of
professional conduct which expects nurses to
uphold
To evaluate professional conduct of nurses

26. 9
CODE OF STATEMENTS

27. Nurses Practice In A Safe And
Competent Manner
• participation in ongoing professional
development
• Advise supervisors or employers

28. Nurses Practice In Accordance With The
Standards Of The Profession And Broader
Health System
Any circumstance that may compromise
professional standards, should be made
known to an appropriate person or authority.
do not accept gifts

29. Nurses Practice And Conduct Themselves
In Accordance With Laws Relevant To The
Profession And Practice Of Nurse
responsibility and an obligation to report such
conduct and to safeguard people and the
public interest.

30. Nurses Respect The Dignity, Culture,
Ethnicity, Values And Beliefs Of People
Receiving Care And Treatment, And Of
Their Colleagues
Nurses acknowledge the changing nature of
families and recognize families can be
constituted in a variety of ways.
Giving due respect

31. Nurses Treat Personal Information
Obtained In A Professional Capacity As
Private And Confidentiality
it is necessary to disclose information that
may be important to the clinical decision
making
Nurses have to protect the privacy of people
requiring and receiving care.

32. Nurses Provide Impartial, Honest And
Accurate Information In Relation To
Nursing Care And Health Care Products
• explain the advantages and disadvantages of
care
• represent the nature of their services or the
care they intend to provide
• advise
• Nurse advocate

33. Nurses promote and preserve the trust
and privilege inherent in the relationship
between nurses and people receiving care
• a sense of trust to protect physical,
psychological, emotional, social and cultural
wellbeing when receiving care
• dual relationships may compromise care
outcomes

34. Nurses maintain and build on the
community’s trust and confidence in the
nursing profession
• Public interest and confidence
• For good acts, good reputation and standing in
the eyes of the public
• Participation in health programmes

35. Nurses Practice Nursing Reflectively And
Ethically
• maintain appropriate and current quality
nursing care and advise
• Evaluate their conduct
• Professional development
• research

36. CONCLUSION
• A break of the Code may constitute either
professional misconduct or unprofessional
conduct. The nursing profession expects
nurses will conduct themselves personally and
professionally in a way that maintains public
trust and confidence in the profession