Convention News | Thursday, April 8, 2021
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Exhibit Hall/Career Development Center/Poster Sessions
12:30pm - 2:30pm today
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Exhibit Hall Contest--Thousands of dollars in gift cards!
Visit each exhibitor's virtual booth and chat with them to get their NSNA Prize Code. Jot the code and exhibitor down so you don't have to remember them all! Once you collect 10 codes, click the "Enter Drawing for NSNA Prizes" button at the top of the main Exhibit Hall page. Please note: each exhibitor code can only be used once during the contest by an attendee.
Correctly enter the codes from 10 exhibitors along with your name, email address, and phone number for one prize drawing entry. Attendees who visit with all exhibitors can submit up to 6 total entries (10 unique codes per entry) between Tuesday and Friday.
Four winners drawn from entries received by 11:59 EDT on April 9, 2021.
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List of exhibitor door prizes:
Centurion Health: (1) 3M Littman Cardiology IV Stethoscope, (2) $50 Amazon Gift Cards
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List of exhibitor door prizes con't:
Kaplan: (3) $50 Amazon Gift Cards
Picmonic: Picmonic Lifetime Subscription
UWORLD: 60-day Qbank Subscription
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Join the FNSNA and participate in an event that not only promotes health and wellness within the nursing community but also raises funds for future nurses just like you. Lace up your sneakers and get moving for the FNSNA Sneakers and Scrubs Virtual Fitness Challenge! It is the perfect way to get moving and get involved.
Unlike our traditional in person 5K Run/1K Walk, this virtual challenge uses digital technology allowing participation on your own, with a friend, a group of fellow students, or your whole family. Participating wherever you are: day or night; rain or shine; inside or outside all while raising funds to support future nurses. The choice is yours!
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10:00am - 11:00am
Yoga/Boot Camp
10:00am - 12:00pm
Campaign Headquarters Open: Meet the Candidates
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Exhibit Hall/Career Development Center/Poster Sessions
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Focus Sessions
4:00pm
Electronic Voting Opens
4:30pm - 5:30 pm
Focus Sessions
6:00pm - 8:00pm
General Session
Ward 5B: Nurses Who Defied Convention to Establish a New Standard of Care For HIV/AIDS Patients
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List of Today's Focus Sessions
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
- Terrance Keenan Leadership Lecture: Dealing with Adversity in Your Career: How to Survive and Thrive
- Emergency Nursing Careers & Specialty Certifications: From Flight Suits to Scrubs
- Working with Remote Team Members: Best Practices to Meet Project Goals
- Pharmacology Made Insanely Easy!
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Licensing Without the Hassle
- The Need for Nursing Advocacy—Now More Than Ever
- Transmission-Based Precautions
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4:30 pm - 5:30 pm EDT
- Secretary's Workshop for State and School Chapters
- Become an NIH All of Us Ambassador
- Your License to Practice
- Finding Your Brave
- 5 Things Every Future Nurse Leader Should Know
- The Art and Science of Marketing Yourself
- Advancing Emergency Nursing into the Future
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Tonight's General Session
Ward 5B: Nurses Who Defied Convention to Establish a New Standard of Care For HIV/AIDS Patients
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Live film screening followed by fireside chat/Q&A. At the heart of the HIV/AIDs crisis and widespread hysteria, a single number and letter designated a ward on the fifth floor of San Francisco General Hospital, the first in the country designed specifically to care for AIDS patients. The critically acclaimed documentary 5B tells the inspirational story of the courageous nurses and caregivers who took extraordinary action to establish a new standard of care for the patients of 5B. 5B was proudly commissioned by Johnson & Johnson as part of their long-standing commitment to supporting nurses on the front line of healthcare. Following the film screening, stay for an inspiring Q&A session featuring Alison Moëd, Ward 5B’s first nurse manager. Join us, together, we celebrate the essential contributions of nurses whose innovation and leadership immeasurably changed lives during the onset of the AIDS crisis.
Speakers: Lynda Benton, Senior Director, Global Corporate Equity, Johnson & Johnson; and Alison
Moëd, MSN, RN, Ward 5B Nurse Manager (retired), San Francisco General, San Francisco, CA
Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ
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View 5B Documentary trailer below:
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Nursing Passport
All Annual Convention participants receive access to Springer Passport.
With Nursing Passport, you’ll get access to key Convention activities like the Networking Zone, Student Activity Tiles, and so much more. This is your own lifetime account and is part of NSNA’s ongoing commitment to help its members propel their careers in nursing. You may customize your Passport as you wish prior to, or during, the conference. As part of your registration to the NSNA Virtual 69th Annual Convention, you’ll get one (1) year premium access.
Watch the video below for more information on this convention feature. Don’t miss out!
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Networking Zone
Create your Nursing Passport profile: upload a professional headshot and write a brief introduction about yourself. In the Networking Zone, you can find and connect with other nursing students and leaders across the nation. To add your tile to the Networking Zone, please use share code: C-E6EA996B
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Talent Zone
At this virtual Convention, NSNA is giving students a unique opportunity to showcase themselves in an exciting new way to vendors interested in hiring with the Talent Zone. Students will create an online showcase of their skills and talents, including résumés and schoolwork in a way that is both easy and dynamic for vendors. NSNA will share access to this group of talented nurses with our hiring vendors. Exhibitors will have access and use the Talent Zone to identify potential candidates and reach out directly to any individuals they are interested in hiring hiring. To access this feature use share code: C-F3553CC8
Sponsor: Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing, Oak Brook, IL
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Tuesday Night's Opening Ceremony
& Keynote Recap
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Opening Ceremony and Award Winners
Alisha Edwards from Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, TX, kicked off the Opening Ceremony with her rendition of the National Anthem. Alisha, thank you for your video submission!
The Opening Ceremony featured the announcement of the Honorary Member. Honorary Membership, NSNA’s highest recognition, was given to Rosemary Mortimer, MSN, RN, ANA-appointed consultant to the NSNA Board of Directors. Ms. Mortimer has served as a state consultant for the Maryland Association of Nursing Students and a chapter advisor at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. With her substantial leadership involvement in ANA, on both the national and state level, knowledge of NSNA, as well as a proven capacity for encouraging growth and mentorship among future nurses, Ms. Mortimer has contributed a great deal to NSNA since first appointed to the role of ANA-appointed consultant to NSNA.
ANA President Ernest Grant and NLN President Kathleen Poindexter brought greetings.
Shawn Kennedy, American Journal of Nursing Editor-in-Chief announced Project InTouch grand prize winner, Kylie Webb from Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing, St. Louis, MO. Kylie recruited 230 new NSNA members!
Alexis Hodges, Ex-officio Director and Council of State Presidents (COSP) Chair announced the Isabel Hampton Robb Award winner: Jessica Daynes, President, Utah Student Nurses’ Association. Daynes exemplifies the characteristics and values of Isabel H. Robb -- vision, integrity, accountability and a strong commitment to the nursing profession.As a natural born leader, she has taken charge of many challenging situations, especially in this last year during the pandemic. She leads her fellow classmates with compassion and commitment and has a contagious positive attitude.
Carol Toussie Weingarten, FNSNA President and long-time supporter of faculty and NSNA, announced the Weingarten Leader of Leaders award winner, Katheryn Fernandez, Associate Professor, Capital University, Bexley, OH. For the past six years, Dr. Fernandez has served as consultant to the Ohio Student Nurses Association. When she joined as consultant, the Board of Directors were struggling with leadership. With her guidance and mentorship, each board grows and excels in all areas including community service and increased membership.Dr. Fernandez exemplifies the same leadership qualities that she inspires in her students by maintaining membership in several professional organizations.
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Rosemary Mortimer,
2021 Honorary Member
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Kylie Webb,
Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing, St. Louis, MO
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Jessica Daynes,
President, Utah Student Nurses’ Association
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Katheryn Fernandez,
Associate Professor, Capital University, Bexley, OH
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Keynote: Breaking Down Barriers to Advance Health Equity
“Nurses are emotionally battling the COVID pandemic, which has laid bare stark inequalities that have long plagued the nation,” observed Keynote Speaker Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, at the Opening Ceremony of the NSNA Virtual 69th Annual Convention on Tuesday, April 6.
Dr. Hassmiller, Senior Scholar-In-Residence and Senior Adviser to the President on Nursing at the National Academy of Medicine, led attendees on a journey through stresses nurses, nursing students, and patients have endured. Nurses have been stressed by caring for an overwhelming number of critically ill patients, remaining with patients in their final hours to keep them from dying alone, and putting their own lives at risk due to lack of PPE. Nursing students have endured the stress of online classes and virtual clinicals; RN-to-BSN students have had to juggle increased work hours and shifts.
Patients have been stressed by healthcare inequities, for example, marginalized groups encounter bias and discrimination in healthcare settings and often receive subpar care because of implicit bias among health care providers. She reported that indigenous, Black, and Pacific Islander Americans have had the highest death tolls from COVID-19. Structural inequities—such as lack of access to jobs that pay a living wage, to safe housing, to good schools, to fresh food, and to green spaces—add to the stress from experiencing racism to lead to poor physical and mental health.
She admonished students to be part of multiparter efforts to improve nurse well-being and advance health equity to enable everyone to have a fair and just opportunity for health. She explained that multiparter goes beyond multidisciplinary to work with partners outside of healthcare.
To prepare for nursing in the future, Dr. Hassmiller urged students to visit the Institute of Medicine website (https://nam.edu/publications/the-future-of-nursing-2020-2030/) to sign up to receive updates and a copy of the report, The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity, set for release in May 2021. The report will chart a path for the nursing profession to help our nation create a culture of health, reduce health disparities, and improve the health and well-being of the U.S. population.
Dr. Hassmiller pointed to heroes who are making a difference in developing systematic change. She highlighted the following initiatives, for example:
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Gwen’s Girls, an association founded by Pittsburgh, PA Police Commmander Gwen Elliot to advance healthy self-esteem, critical thinking, and advocacy skills for girls; the program convened a Black Girls Equity Summit with 200 experts from education, child welfare, health care, and juvenile justice (www.gwensgirls.org/who-we-are/leadership).
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Lauren Hardin, MSN, RN-BC, profiled on the American Academy of Nursing’s Edge Runner initiative that recognizes nurse-designed interventions that impact cost, improve healthcare quality, and enhance consumer satisfaction. Ms. Hardin created the Complex Care Center as a quality improvement and safety initiative for high frequency and complex patients in in Grand Rapids, MI (www.aannet.org/initiatives/edge-runners/profiles/edge-runners--complex-care-center).
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Nurse Family Partnership (FNP), an organization that provides specially prepared nurses to regularly visit young, first-time moms-to-be, starting early in the pregnancy and continuing through the child’s second birthday (www.nursefamilypartnership.org). Dr. Hassmiller encouraged students interested in maternal-child nursing to consider working with FNP, which provides services in several states.
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American Nurses Association SHIFT, a podcast series that discusses challenges nurse face on and off the clinical clock (www.shiftnursing.com).
At the conclusion of her address, Dr. Hassmiller invited students to follow her on LinkedIn or Twitter to let her know their progress in breaking down barriers to social and healthcare equity. She asked attendees to share what most resonated with them and what they are looking forward to most in nursing.
“I look forward to advocating for my patients!” said Xiomara Sinclair. “All nurses have the power to become leaders!!” added Krista Brown.
“The true strength and importance of public health nursing most resonated with me,” said Elise LaDue.
“Thank you for addressing racial bias in healthcare! I'm white but, given the last year, I have been trying to be active in listening to the voices of BIPOC people and becoming an ally for them,” said Kelly Slechta.
The Keynote and Opening Ceremony was sponsored by Nurses Service Organization, Fort Washington, PA.
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Visit the Exhibit Hall, Career Development Center, and Poster Presenters |
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The Exhibit Hall is open from 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT today.
Make sure to visit all the exhibitors. Some are offering giveaways, door prizes, and much more!
In addition, NSNA is offering prizes with an exhibit hall contest. See below for details.
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Opening House of Delegates |
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At the opening of Wednesday's House of Delegates, quorum was declared with 218 delegates from 31 states and the NSNA Board of Directors present.
In her address, NSNA President Brandi Borden said, “NSNA is an incredible association” and described members as “transforming the culture of nursing.”
After the report of Isabella Allgaier, chair of the Nominating and Elections Committee (NEC), just 3 positions lacked candidates: Secretary-Treasurer, Imprint Editor, and NEC-South.
In her report, Resolutions Committee Kristle Akau reported that 42 unique resolutions were received; the committee combined several to bring 28 resolution to the House of Delegates and moved the adoption of the first 14 resolutions.
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Important Information:
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Recordings
Please note: This event may be photographed or recorded. All Zoom sessions will be recorded, unless otherwise stated. By attending this event, you grant NSNA the right to use your name, image, and statements, as recorded and/or photographed, to promote NSNA and release NSNA from all liability associated with the use of your name, image, and statements. Most recordings can be accessed by attendees post-convention.
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Registration count as of press time on Thursday, April 8: 1,622 |
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