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HOOSIER NURSE? A Letter from the Editors

Hello Everyone!

We are so excited to be your new newsletter editors this year! This newsletter will serve to inform you of all things IANS. We and the rest of the board of directors have a lot of exciting things happening during the next school year, and we are eager to tell you all about them. Besides the Midyear Conference, we have a philanthropy project planned with our Image of Nursing Director, a statewide Convention in March, and a National Convention in Pittsburgh in April. Our Board of Directors is busy making sure that every member of Indiana Association of Nursing Students has a great year. If your school’s organization is doing anything exciting that you want us to know about, contact us! We can help round up more people for your cause or get the word out about an event. We want each of you to become more involved with IANS! Do you want to help plan a community health project? Would you be willing to write articles to put in this newsletter? Participating in your statewide organization is not only fun but also looks good one your resume too! Look out for opportunities to volunteer with IANS in this newsletter and contact us to help. Thank you for the opportunity to be your newsletter editors, and we look forward to meeting you this year!

Sincerely, Courtney and JoAnna

October 2011

Inside this issue:

Ø Image of Nursing Calendar Project

Ø Meet your Newsletter Editor & Co-Editor

Ø Mid-Year Conference Ø Join NSNA Ø Are you getting our

emails? Ø How can I get more

involved? Ø Our new board of

directors!

“ I think one’s feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results” ~ Florence Nightingale

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Are you tired of the image of nurses portrayed in the media and pop culture? Participate in our calendar project to change that! Our Image of Nursing Director is putting together a calendar featuring images of real nurses and nursing students. This calendar will be available for sale during the holiday season to show Indiana that nurses aren’t what everyone sees in the media. It could be a photo of you studying hard for a tough exam, practicing skills in your school’s lab, or at a patient’s bedside. Make sure it represents what your school believes is the true “Image of Nursing”. Send

in a JPEG photo of you and your fellow nursing students to Natasha Bertsch (ImageIANS@gmail.com) by October 28th for a chance to put your picture in the calendar!

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Meet Your Newsletter Editor!

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Meet Your Newsletter Co-Editor!

Courtney Hatheway Year: Senior School: IU Bloomington Hometown: Fishers, IN What I am most excited about for IANS: All of the exciting traveling opportunities available through IANS. This year we are going to MidYear in Nashville and National Convention in Pittsburgh! Favorite part of Nursing: I really enjoy the patient interaction and knowing that I am enhancing the patients’ hospital stay.

JoAnna Martin Year: Senior School: IU Bloomington Hometown: Schererville, IN What I am most excited about for IANS: I am very excited to be more involved with the organization this year and to help create a solid foundation for years to come. I am also looking forward to attending mid-year and national convention! Favorite part of Nursing: My favorite part about nursing is being a vital element of the healthcare team and being involved in each patient’s unique story.

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Mid-Year Conference is just around the corner! Sign up today to go to Memphis, Tennessee October 27th through October 30th to take advantage of great opportunities to enhance your future nursing career! You can sign up for an NCLEX Mini Review to practice NCLEX type questions and improve your test taking skills, attend several breakout sessions regarding important issues in today’s nursing society, have the opportunity to speak with future employers and schools and learn about exciting summer internship opportunities in the exhibit hall. You don’t want to miss this! Registration is online until October 10th.

To learn more visit the NSNA website at http://www.nsna.org/.

Have You Heard?

Join NSNA! Are you not a member of IANS, but got your hands on this newsletter? Are you interested in becoming a member of this great organization? It is EASY!

Membership to the IANS is automatic with a membership to the National Student Nurse Association (NSNA). There are countless benefits to becoming a member besides receiving our newsletters, discounted convention admission, networking, and not to mention a great line on your resume. For more information on the benefits of becoming a member and on-line registration visit the NSNA membership website. We are excited for you to become a member of our organization!

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Are you not getting our emails?

If not, NSNA does not have a proper e-mail address for you. We

will be sending out newsletters and other updates by e-mail and we want to know you are getting

the information. Please take a moment to visit the membership section at http://www.nsna.org and update your member info so you don’t miss a single update!

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How can I get more involved?

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There are so many ways to get involved with IANS!

• Attend monthly meetings and let your voice be heard by voting on various topics

• Join a committee • Attend state and annual

conventions • Start and IANS chapter at

your school • Contribute articles

regarding nursing developments, issues, or events or the newsletter

• Like our Facebook page, Indiana Association of Nursing Students!

Meet our new 2011-2012 Board of Directors

President: Kelley Elkins

Vice-President: Brittney Hoge

Secretary: Eric Kern

Treasurer: Sarah Empson

Image of Nursing Director: Natasha Bertsch

Membership Committee Director: Hanna Moore

Community Health/ Disaster Preparedness Committee Director: Hannah Merriman

Bylaws and Policies Director: Emily Tolliver

Newsletter Editor: Courtney Hatheway

Newsletter Co-Editor: JoAnna Martin

Faculty Advisor: Rene’ Depew MSN, APRN; University of Saint Francis

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