Student Nurses Association

The Student Nurses Association is open to all pre-nursing and nursing students. The mission of LSUHSC SNA is to enhance nursing education through community service activities that promote social and professional development. Membership in LSUHSC SNA confers membership in the district, state and National Student Nurses Association.

SNA Officers Fall 2021
President	Christina Hebert	cheb13@lsuhsc.edu
Vice President	Alexis Thibodeaux	athib9@lsuhsc.edu
Secretary	Alyssa Guillot	agui12@lsuhsc.edu
Treasurer	Jaqueline Vinson	jvinso@lsuhsc.edu
Historian	Camryn Jolly	cjolly@lsuhsc.edu
Breakthrough to Nursing	Luke Daniels	ldani3@lsuhsc.edu
Community Service Coordinator	Kaitlyn Mcauliffe	kmcaul@lsuhsc.edu
Community Service Coordinator	Kathryn Phillipi	kphil5@lsuhsc.edu
Community Service Coordinator	Colin Nipper-Stevenson	cnippe@lsuhsc.edu
Community Service Coordinator	Bradely Poret	bporet@lsuhsc.edu
Guest Speaker Coordinator	Nathan Roberts	nrobe6@lsuhsc.edu
Parliamentarian	Patrick Hutchinson	phutc2@lsuhsc.edu
Faculty Advisor	Gretchen Deeves	gdeev1@lsuhsc.edu
Faculty Advisor	Elizabeth Hopkins	ehopk1@lsuhsc.edu

Meetings Dates

Meeting	Date	Time	Location
Monthly Meeting and Officers Forum	Tuesday, August 17th, 2021	12:00-1:00pm	via Zoom
Meeting	Monday, October 11th, 2021	12:00-1:00pm	via Zoom
Meeting	Monday, November 8th, 2021	12:00-1:00pm	via Zoom

Membership Information
New members of LSUHSC SNA are welcomed to join by the second meeting of each semester! If you have any questions about membership or becoming a member, contact the President. You may pay for your membership through this link on the NSNA website, http://www.nsna.org/membership.html

• Chapter dues are $5.00 per year in cash or check
• To pay these chapter dues, print your confirmation of membership and put this confirmation and the $5.00 chapter dues into an envelope with your name on it and give it to the treasurer.
• Checks are made out to SNA @ LSUHSC
• For Spring 2020, dues are due on February 10th. If you cannot make it to the meeting on this day, you must have your dues in Ms. Deeves’ mailbox, 162 Nursing School building, no later than 5:00 pm. If you do not get your dues in by this time, you will not be considered an active member and you will not be eligible to acquire points for receive a cord for this semester.

Bylaws

• https://www.dropbox.com/s/ft9aazt4lpawdhq/NSNA%20Bylaws.pdf?dl=0
• Bylaws of The Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Student Nurses’ Association

NSNA and SNA Code of Conduct

• Maintain the highest standard of personal and professional conduct.
• Actively promote and encourage the highest level of ethics within nursing education, the profession of nursing, and the student nurses' association.
• Refuse to engage in, or condone, discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age, citizenship, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.
• Treat others with respect and promote an environment that respects human rights, values and choice of cultural and spiritual beliefs
• Abstain from the use of alcoholic beverages or any substances in the academic and clinical setting that impair judgment

Point System

In order to earn the blue and white SNA graduation cord, a student must be a paying member of SNA no later than the membership deadline of their Junior II semester or the equivalent for CARE, and earn at least 12 points for traditional students, and 8 points for CARE, by graduation. If Senior II’s want their cord by composites pictures, points must be completed by the beginning of their graduating semester. Points are earned by participating in volunteer events and/or by contributing to donation events.

• Participation in one volunteer event for the assigned duration = 0.5 point or 1 point
• Blood drive volunteering = 0.5 points (due to shorter shifts)
• Blood donation during LSUHSC School of Nursing Blood Drives = 0.5 point
• Donation Credits
• 4 donation events (8 items each event) = 0.5 credit
• 8 donation events = 1 credit
• o Credit will only be given for the first 8 items donated (more than 8 items will not be counted for another donation credit)
  • A donation credit appears as .125
• Missing Points
  • Any missing points at the end of each semester should be sent to the VP for review. The VP's email is listed at the top of the page in the SNA officer table.

Upcoming Conventions

April 15-19

NSNA

Meeting Minutes

• 2019-2020
  • August 19, 2019
  • September 16, 2019
  • October 21, 2019
  • November 11, 2019
  • January 13, 2020
  • February 10, 2020
  • March 09, 2020
  • April, 20, 2020
  • September, 14, 2020
  • October, 12, 2020
  • November, 9, 2020
• 2017-2018
  • August 28, 2017
  • September 11, 2017
• 2016-2017
  • August 22, 2016
  • September 19, 2016
  • October 10, 2016
  • November 14, 2016
  • January 23, 2017
  • February 13, 2017
  • March 13, 2017
  • April 24, 2017
• 2015-2016
  • August 17, 2015
  • September 14, 2015
  • October 12, 2015
  • November 9, 2015
  • January 25, 2016
  • February 15, 2016
  • March 14, 2016
  • April 11, 2016
• 2014-2015
  • August 18, 2014
  • January 12, 2015
  • February 9, 2015
  • March 9, 2015
• 2013-2014
  • August 19, 2013
  • September 9, 2013
  • January 13, 2014
  • February 10, 2014
  • March 10, 2014
  • April 28, 2014
• 2012-2013
  • January 14, 2013
  • February 18, 2013
  • March 11, 2013

Newsletters

• 2017-2018
  • Nov. 2017
• 2016-2017
  • Aug. 2016
  • Sep. 2016
  • Oct. 2016
  • Feb. 2017
• 2013-2014
  • Fall 2013
  • Feb. 2014
  • Spring 2014
• 2012-2013
  • Fall 2012
  • Spring 2013
  • Summer 2013

Fundraiser

SNA MDF Prices

Classic Cardiology stethoscope - $100		Procardial C3 stethoscope - $120
MD One stethoscope - $50		Acoustica lightweight stethoscope - $20
Calibra Pro Sphygmomanometer - $30		Medica Palm Sphygmomanometer - $50
Clinical Clipboard - $20

Helpful Links
National Student Nurses Association (NSNA)
www.nsna.org

Louisiana Student Nurses Association (LASN)
www.lasn.org

NSNA Code of Professional Conduct
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5k0wr4sw3bisiho/Code of Professional Conduct.pdf?dl=0

NSNA Code of Academic and Clinical Conduct Interpretive Statements
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sdk51g6r3c2pzpc/Code of Academic and Clinical Conduct With Interpretive Statements.pdf?dl=0

NSNA Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4z3f18l3knxehw0/Nursing Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities.pdf?dl=0

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