Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences News Letter 3rd Annual Build-A-Bear Fundraiser February 8th, 2015 9am to 2pm at the Build-A-Bear Workshop in Chapel Hills Mall Please come join us and make a special bear dressed in a costume of your choice; fill it with love and make a sick child smile. These bears will be donated to the Children s Hospital at Memorial Central. Those who are unable to attend this event on February 8th will find convenient locations to support the cause at: University Hall (Beth-El) Friday, February 6th 12:00-1:30 Donations in lieu of Building a Bear can be made at these locations. This is a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in a sick child s life.
Elections for the the new board members will be held on March 2, 2015 directly after our guest speaker. If you are interested please email any one of the current board members. Descriptions of board officer duties can be found by going to the BSNA website through UCCS. Click on the link on the left hand side titled Chapter; under that Mission and By-laws. You can also follow this link directly: http://www.uccs.edu/bsna/chapter/mission-and-bylaws.html Please notify Diana Kempton at dkempton@uccs.edu by February 23rd if you wish to run in the upcoming board election. The 2015 Beth-El career fair will be held on Monday March 16th from 11:30-2:30! There will be organizations looking to hire CNA s, new nurses and offering information about grad programs. If you have any questions, please e-mail Cassy Berndt, the BSNA Vice President, at cberndt@uccs.edu. Vendors who will be coming include: -Kaplan -Beth-El Extended Studies -Beth-El Nursing Grad Program -UC Denver Grad Program -UCH -Children s The CSNA 2015 Spring Convention is coming up! It will be held on February 28th at Adams State University in Alamosa, Colorado. This is a great opportunity to meet some of your fellow nursing students in Colorado, find leadership opportunities, and make connections with hiring companies. If you are interested in attending please email Lauren Kirk at lkirk@uccs.edu or visit the website http://www.coloradostudentnurses. org/. CAREER FAIR! -Centura Health -PSA -Navy -Air Force -Hurst -MGA -Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care -Colorado Mental Health Institute of Pueblo -And Many More to Come As many of you know at the Dedication to the Nursing Profession Ceremony (Pinning Ceremony) there is a slide show that the BSNA makes. These slides include pictures from the Traditional Seniors and the Accelerated Class #11. This year we would like to get an early start. If you have any pictures you have taken at clinical, in class, or that you feel would be good for the slide show please send them to the email bethelstudentnurses@gmail.com There will be a high school visit February 5th at Cheyenne Mountain High School. This is a wonderful opportunity to promote the career of nursing and get involved in the community. If you would like to go please contact Aaron Dial at adial@uccs.edu
National Student Nurses Association Convention When: April 8-12th, 2015 Where: Sheraton Phoenix Downtown in Phoenix, Arizona Why: Each April, approximately 3,000 nursing students gather in a major city to attend educational programs, participate in leadership and professional development activities, attend a keynote and endnote address, plenary sessions, focus sessions, association activity seminars, an auction to support nursing scholarships, and exhibits. This is a great opportunity to meet other nurses and nursing students from around the country, learn about nursing from different viewpoints, broaden your nursing knowledge, network with professionals, attend a NCLEX review, and bond with other nursing students! EXPENSE TOTAL COST COST PER PERSON Convention Only $110 $110 Convention and NCLEX $130 $130 NCLEX Only $85 $85 Taxi from Airport to Hotel $20 One Way $40 Round Trip Hotel Room / Single $169 /night $169 Double Room $169 $85 Triple Room $180 $60 Quad Room $192 $48 Meal Cost Minimum $624 $624 Meal Cost Maximum $1175 $1175 Airline Tickets $642 $642 NSNA Convention Itinerary Wednesday, April 8th 0800-1145 NCLEX Review 1300-1500 American Red Cross Disaster Certification 1745-1930 Opening Ceremony and Kenote Address 2030-2300 First Night Party A Southwest Adventure Thursday, April 9th 0700-0915 NCLEX Review 1115-1545 Grand Opening of Exhibit Hall and Career Development Center 1700-1800 Focus Sessions Friday, April 10th 0700-0845 NCLEX Review 1500-1630 Faculty Workshop 1645-1745 Focus Session Saturday, April 11th 0900-1200 Exhibits and Career Development Center Open 1630-1800 Closing Ceremony For a full list of all events and the entire itinerary please email Lauren Kirk at lkirk@uccs.edu
; TECH TALK Apps of the Month and other Useful Bits of Technology Happy February Everyone! Welcome to another semester, and for many, welcome to our last semester! This month s selection focuses on apps for the OB, Peds, and EKG classes. To make up for missing Tech Talk last month, I ve brought a bigger selection for this month s issue. Pedi STAT: This app is interesting and has lot of detailed information of pediatric medications, as well as information for emergency situations. - $ 7.99 for Android / $2.99 for iphone Pedi Safe Medications: This app specifically focuses on pediatric medications, as well as safe administration methods. - $ 4.99 for Android / $1.99 for iphone / $2.99 for ipad Obstetrics (+ Pregnancy Wheel): This app has useful information that could be useful in your assessments, as well as general information about fetal development. - $ 1.99 for Android Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing Manual: This app has a lot of detailed information about the physiological changes that occur during pregnancy, both to the mother and to the fetus. It also has useful information for assessment, and information about nursing care for both mother and baby. - FREE for iphone (In-app purchases available) Easy ECG: This easy to use, simple EKG app is useful for practicing recognizing different rhythms and interpreting different characteristics, and written by physicians, specifically for students to study! - $ 1.99 for Android Instant ECG: An Electrocardiogram Rhythms Interpretation Guide: This app contains clips of the most common arrhythmias, has high resolution examples of 12 lead ECG s, and contains over 140 practice questions useful for studying for the ACLS certification. Also great as a study tool for the EKG course. - On sale for $ 0.99 for a limited time for iphone Useful (and Fun) Websites https://www.facebook.com/nclexmastery : I highly recommend liking this page on Facebook. They post an NCLEX question daily, covering many different topics, and it also allows you to network with other studying students. They also have an app, which I highly recommend and have featured before in a previous issue. It is available for both Android and iphone. http://www.pinterest.com : If you haven t already, I d recommend Pinterest to everyone, not only as a great way to de-stress and kill time (but not procrastinate...), but also as a great way to corral useful nursing tips. The internet is full of magical things my friends! Seek and ye shall find. https://www.pinterest.com/nursegroups/ https:// www.pinterest.com/nurselippincott/ http://scrubsmag.com/scrubsmag : is a magazine written for nurses, by nurses, and features articles covering everything from school to fashion advice. There are serious career advice articles, and articles to make you laugh if you re just having a particularly crummy day. It s always worth a good read, because no one understands a nurse better than another nurse. Contact Me As always, please feel free to contact me with questions and suggestions. I d love to hear what YOU would like to see in the following issues. Brittney Hamilton bhamilto@uccs.edu
1 INFORMATION Joke of the Month... Nurse came in and said Doc there is a man in the waiting room who thinks he is invisible. What do I tell him? Doctor says Tell him I can t see him today. Important dates: February 5: High School Visit February 8: Build-A-Bear March 2: Board Elections March 16: Career Fair April 8-12: NSNA Convention Beth-El encourages you to join NSNA National Student Nurse Association! http://www.nsna.org/ Visit the BSNA Website http://www.uccs.edu/~bsna/ Friend us on Facebook! Follow us on twitter! twitter@uccs_bsna Join us on Orgsync! Beth-El Student Nurses Association welcomes you! It is our intention to contribute to your nursing education, provide programs representative of current interests and concerns to nurs-ing students, guide the development of the whole person in their professional role and to enhance the positive image of nursing. We hope you join us! President: Diana Kempton dkempton@uccs.edu Vice President: Cassy Berndt cberndt@uccs.edu Volunteer Coordinator: Courtney James cjames2@uccs.edu Fundraising Director: Katie Davidson kdavids4@uccs.edu Treasurer: Erin Schipper eschippe@uccs.edu Image of Nursing: Aaron Dial adial@uccs.edu Student to Faculty Liaison: Emilia Cintora ecintora@uccs.edu Secretary: Carly Marsh cmarsh@uccs.edu Membership Director: Lauren Kirk lkirk@uccs.edu Faculty Advisor: Susan Davis sdavis4@uccs.edu We have just updated our BSNA Website and Facebook Group! Don t forget to join us on Orgsync.