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JANUARY 2016 CNSA - SACRAMENTO STATE CHAPTER VOLUME 26 ISSUE 1

Educating future nurses,

Educating patients

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5 tips for first semester

nursing students

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To care for others, you

must care for yourself;

Caring for patients with

mental illness

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Ask a Nurse!

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Orientation photos

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Important Upcoming

Dates

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By Rachelle Mojado

CNSA Secretary,

MIN Vice President,

4th semester

Congratulations, you did it! All those hours spent studying,passing up all sorts of fun events

with friends and family, and nag-ging your professors for any andevery point you can get has final-ly paid off!

You’re excited and nervousabout this upcoming journeyknown as nursing school. Hereare some tips that may help youalong the way!

1. Get a planner! Nursingschool is not the place to be un-prepared. Your schedule willchange constantly. Learn how tobe adaptable and definitely keepa handy dandy planner. Check

your SacCT everyday !2. TESTS: Exams are no

longer a memorization game. They require critical thinking andsituational approach. Try sortingyour ideas with a concept map.

(Google: nursing concept map)3. CLINICALS: Come withthe attitude that anything canhappen if you’re open to it. By

anything, I mean be prepared forthe grunt work but it’s not un-

heard of for 1st semester stu-dents to place catheters, NGtubes, give IM injections, andmore super cool stuff.

Sidenote: It is very im-portant you know what skills/

actions you are NOT allowed to

perform in clinical. Patientsafety is king .4. CHECKOFFS: Ah, the

epitome of first semester.PRACTICE PRACTICE

PRACTICE. Make Roberta andMr. Pat Edwards your bestfriends.

5. CLUBS: Join CNSA orMen in Nursing or BOTH! Youmay not feel like joining becauseyour schedule will be jam packed

with all the joys nursing schooloffers BUT TRUST ME ON THIS. JOIN.

6. VOLUNTEER: How willyou set yourself apart? How willyour resume shine?

7. Best study places: FolsomHall and the upstairs “cafeteria”.

Also, the Union, AIRC (24hours), and 4th floor of the li-brary at main campus.

8. You are at the mecca of

opportunity at Sac State! Sac

State offers two very sought asummer internships for nurstudents: VALOR and Ka You’re available to apply a

your second/third summer. Hdoes this apply to you? Buildyour relationship with your ccal faculty and staff for thoseters of rec!

9. Utilize your resour Your mentor is a great resouIf he/she is not available for

reason, here’s a well known sein the SON at Sac State: LOTpeople in the program will litethrow themselves at you to hyou. All you need to do my friis ask. Ask any 2nd, 3rd, 4th semter student and I guarantee ythey’ll be happy to help.

10. BELIEVE IN YOUSELF. You wouldn’t be her

you weren’t capable. Yosmart. You’re kind. You’re go

to be a great nurse!

SO YOU GOT INTO NURSING SCHOOL… NOW WHAT

New students utilize help from 3rd semester Leah Martin at orienta


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THE MONTHLY SHOT PAGE 2

High school nursing panel educationBy Leah Martin

CNSA BTN -Pre entry Director,

3rd Semester

One of the main jobs of being anurse is an educator. We not only edu-cate patients in the hospital setting, weprovide education to the community onhealth issues as well as the roles of aNurse. One of my jobs as Break-through to Nursing Director is that Iget to inspire people and help themdevelop an interest in the nursing pro-fession.

Last semester I was able to organ-ize a nursing school panel at one of our

local high schools. This school is ahealth professions high school. Theentire school works on preparing stu-dents for careers in the health field. Wewere able to hold a panel for 30 stu-dents, where they asked us questionsabout school. Questions included howto get into nursing school, and what it is

like to be a student nurse. We were ableto talk about the kinds of careers thatnurses can have. We also elaboratedmore on specialties like labor and deliv-ery, cardiac, ER, and other things that anurse can do with a degree and a license.

Sarah Zepeda teaching vitals

A healthier community through educationBy Seyda Dunham

4th Semestertes could bring to other body stems. I'm not sure that I made an ipact in her understanding and willinness to care for herself, but I left ththinking how hard it must be to chanhabits that got her to where she wasthat point, and hoped that I gave henough information to think twice bfore making wrong food choices athen not covering herself appropriatel

As bedside nurses it is our duty

begin teaching the patients about secare from the moment they arrive at hospital. We have to find the rigteachable moment with patients, course, and include the patient's suppsystem whenever possible. The infmation has to be delivered in a mannthat the patient is able to understand,it is important that we know our hostal's resources. Do they have on-interpreters, or the service

Throughout my clinical rotations Ihave worked with patients afflicted bymultiple health issues. Working withthese patients, getting to know theirhistory and what brought them to thehospital confirms what I have heard inlecture – patients are growing in com-plexity. Many come in with multiplehealth issues. Some of the most com-mon disease problems I've seen so farare diabetes type 2, hypertension, kid-ney disease, and heart disease. All ofthese issues have one thing in common,and that is that most of them are causedby a combination of modifiable riskfactors: sedentary lifestyle; high calorie,high-fat, high-empty calorie diets; highBMI; and smoking. Some of these dis-eases are preventable. With simple

knowledge of disease process and guid-

ance, patients affected by these diseasescould prevent worsening conditions, orcould even prevent acquiring a newproblem. That's where we come in!

When I think about educating thepatient and how empowering this can be,one patient in particular comes tomind. For years this patient had beenoverweight. At a doctor's appointmentshe was told she had hypertension and

was subsequently placed on a blood pres-

sure medication. The news did not makemuch of an impression, and because shedidn't feel sick, she didn't take her medi-cation as instructed. A couple years latershe was diagnosed with diabetes. Sadly,even after this diagnosis she did notmodify her diet, did not regularly checkher blood glucose, and would sometimesloosely decide how much insulin sheneeded based on a hunch.

The second day I worked with her, we talked about the complications diabe-

EDUCATION: Continued on page 3

After the initial presentation, broke out into groups and the studegot hands on experience with skills

wound care, oxygenation, hands oCPR, and vital signs. The ages of

students ranged from 14 to 17. T were all very excited to get to do sk The director of the program emailedthe next day to thank me and the ostudents who came to the panel. said, “Your students (and you) w

amazing! Great panel and discussand the interaction with the stud

was fantastic. Maybe next semestercan visit your school or even set umentoring program. The kids wereinterested in talking to all of you.”

This was a great opportunity to only promote Sacramento State Ning, but the image of nursing as a wh

These students already are on the pto a career in the health field, and activity was another positive reinfoment to keep them moving on that joney.


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phone? Are written materials at a levelthat the patients can understand? Don'tust hand them the paperwork, find a


By Kelly Cronin

3rd Semester

Five tips for first semester nursing students

First of all, congratulations on beingaccepted into the Sac State Bachelor ofScience, Nursing Program! You have atough but rewarding road ahead of you.The following are some tips to try tomaintain your sanity for the next two

years as you pursue your BSN.#1: Do yourself

a favor and buy oraccess a calendar towrite down yourschedule! Althoughyour classmates willbecome useful forreminders of certaintasks, it is essentialthat you stay on topof your game by

knowing what is dueand when. Further-more it will ward offany potential embar-rassment of forget-ting you need yourscrubs and stethoscopefor lab.

#2: Aim to do at least one funthing a day, preferably outside. I enjoyrunning but after a long day of sitting inclass and studying sometimes have trou-

ble finding the motivation to lace up theshoes. Instead, I grab my camera andhead outdoors. Find a hobby that inter-

ests you and spend some time each dayNOT thinking about school. It is amaz-ing how concentrating on trying to findthe right angle for a shot would allow meto completely forget about nursing. Even20 minutes can give the refreshing mentalbreak needed. Think of it as a reset but-ton for your brain.

#3: Be prepared to study a lot, usingmany different types of resources. Prac-tice NCLEX style questions, utilize the

online EVOLVE resources, flip through

some QUIZLET cards, etc. You mayhave aced every anatomy and physiologyexam, but nursing school exams are adifferent breed all together. Questions

will be based on critical-thinking skillsand the more practice you get, the morecomfortable and confident you will feel

on exam day.#4: This is a difficult one as if

are in Sac State BSN program you halready proven that you are driven intelligent and have possibly never faever in your school career. So take a dbreath and read on: check-offs and are very important but if you happefail one it is not the end of the wo

Talk to any upperclassmen and theytell you at least one horror story ab

check-off stress. Yes, learning the skian important step in your nursing scheducation but if you forget the tmedication check or miss that SIM mBP dropped through the floor, REL

This is where you are supposed to mthe mistakes so you won’t ever dagain! And if you do (or when you d

will be engrained in your memory foer. Believe me, I should have tested man’s glucose level. I will never fothat again!

#5: Get involved in CNSA. heard it in orientation and if you are me you thought there is no way yougoing to add another task to your bschedule. Think again-it is worth it. Atwo semesters I can honestly say I hgained many amazing experiences th wouldn’t have without CNSA. And

much as I enjoyed those experienceam pretty excited about how they look on my resume too!

So take a deep breath, get excited

this new adventure in your life and come to Sac State BSN program!

moment to sit-down and go through it with them and/or their caregiver. Dothey have the resources to continue theirmedication or other therapies athome? Maybe you can utilize Social Ser-

vices and Home Health to close gap.

The more time we spend with tients, helping them learn how to cfor themselves, the less likely it is th

EDUCATION: Continued from page 2

An outdoor adventure at American River Canyon

Are you man enough…

to be a nurse?

Join us for our first meeting of the Spring2016 semester on Friday, February 26that 4:30pm in Folsom Hall, room 1050.


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A Change of Perspective -- Caring for Patients with Mental Illness By Kristina Lee

CNSA Activities Director,

3rd Semester

I could never forget my first en-counter with a person with a mentalillness. I was walking alone on a naturetrail one morning to meet some friendswhen he suddenly appeared from theunder the bridge. He was a homelessman with blood on his hands and face,scraggly hair, and a possessed look inhis eyes. He began to stagger towardme shouting nonsensical things. Myheart was pounding and I began to runthe other way when he threw a piece oflumber hitting me hard on the stomach.

I ran as fast as I could back to my carand called the cops. They arrived onscene minutes later and one officer triedto put him in cuffs as the man began toscream, do jumping jacks, and salute theofficer all at the same time. The otherofficer said she he was addicted to drugsand alcohol and had been diagnosedwith numerous mental illnesses, andthat she had dealt with this man manytimes before. And just like before, hewould go to jail for the night, then they

would let him go.

All I knew in that moment was that I was scared. This homeless, crazy persontried to hurt me. I did not think of himas anything more than the man thatfrightened me. I started to think thatanyone sleeping rough was probably ad-

dicted, too, and a threat to my safety. When I was first assigned to work with a client with psychiatric illness, I didnot want to be there. At the medical hos-pital, I happily tended to the needs of theclient who fell off a ladder, the client withheart problems, and the other clients withthe usual diagnoses found in the acutecare setting. Could I give the same careto someone who was homeless and suf-fering from a psychiatric illness when I

was still afraid of what had happened that

day on the trail? In the initial stages ofthe nurse-client relationship we are sup-posed to check our personal beliefs andstereotypes at the door so we can give thebest care to our patient before meetingthem. This was a step I was not sure Icould do. But eventually, I did.

When I encountered my first clients with severe psychiatric disorders, I wasshocked to see men and women wholooked and acted almost completely nor-mal. They were really not too different

from myself apart from their circum-

stance. As we talked, I found that manpeople had lost their jobs, became adicted to drugs and alcohol, weabused by people they trusted, anmany were homeless. These peop

were in crisis and many were in situ

tions beyond their control, but th were actively working to get bette They were not inherently bad or out hurt others. This was a revelation fme. Where I once saw someone hopless and scary, I now saw a grandmother, a veteran, and someone with a carein public safety. They just endured cicumstances that resulted in them havina psychotic episode requiring intervetion. I could care for these people too

These men and women changed m

perception of mental illness dramaticaly. What happened to me on the natutrail that day was scary, but that man

singular act of aggression against me dnot represent who he was as a persohis circumstance, or the characteristiof homeless individuals as a whole. Mnew understanding allows me to intera

with compassion rather than feaproviding the best, unbiased care to mpatients possible regardless of who thare or where they come from.

To care for others, you must care for yourselBy Puukani Tiwanak

3rd Semester

When going through nurs ingschool, you have to remember one very

mportant tenet: to care for others youmust first care for yourself. When weare so dedicated to our learning and ex-periences, we tend to put ourselves onthe back burner. Unfortunately, this notonly exhausts our bodies but it can alsoput us at higher risk for errors towardour patients. Make sure to take a mo-ment to indulge in some self-care byutilizing these simple tips:

1. Don’t forget to eat. Long hoursn lab or in the hospital mean we need

to utilize our time to actually eat ful-filling meals. Sometimes our patients

aren’t the only ones who get a little hypo-

glycemic so don’t forget to have some

snacks handy.2. Take a stroll outside. Much of your

time in school will be spent indoors

whether you’re in the classroom, lab, orhospital setting. It can help to take a stepin the open air or, if you’re crunched for

time, simply take your breaks or lunchesunder the sun. It’s amazing what a little

fresh air can do3. Keep up with loved ones. It’s easy

to get wrapped up in the busy schedule we endure as nursing students so take asecond to ground yourself and talk tosomeone you care about. Sometimes alittle outside perspective can aid in both

venting and providing inspiration to keepgoing.

4. Put down that book. A difficuadaptation to nursing is figuring o

when to rest. Staying up all night befoa clinical is never a good idea and nether is neglecting sleep in general. T

napping or setting yourself a bedtimalarm so you can get a few z’s in befo

you get back to work.5. Treat yourself. You are a ha

working student and you spend nearall of your time devoted toward carinfor others. You deserve a little treat fyourself, whether it’s going on that hik

or eating out with a friend to destress. All in all, you know your body an

mind best. Take care of yourself whichever way you need but rememb

that you are deserving of care.


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Ask a Nurse! This is a column where we reach out to Sac

State Alumni and learn about their journeys as

Registered Nurses. In this month’s edition,Mary Ann Wood (Fall ‘96), tells us about her

path into Nursing!


Mary Ann Wood, RN, PHN, BSN

When did you first discover an interest in nursing?

I had attended college 10 years be-fore as an undeclared major. Our secondchild [was] born with Spina Bifida. Hos-pitals, physical therapy, and nursing care

shaped many of our days. My son hadmultiple surgeries by the time he wasfive. He contracted meningitis after hisshunt revision so we went home with aBroviac catheter and IV antibiotics. Herecovered well and continues to be a mir-acle today. These experiences influencedmy decision to return to school as a nur-sing major. Where do you currently work and inwhat department/unit?

I work at Mercy General in the Out-

patient Surgery Center now, but I hadn'tplanned on landing there. I hoped towork in pediatrics but my first job open-ing was in an ortho-surgery unit; then Imoved to a neuro step-down unit with agreat stroke program and spine center. Itseemed quite natural to move to theSICU within a few years. We workednext door to CSICU, often caring fortheir cardiac cath lab patients which were

my favorite next to the neurologicalones. I loved the opportunity. What specifically about your current

position interests you (patient care,management, etc)? Can you tell us alittle about the opportunities fornurses in your field?

I use my critical care skills both inthe recovery room and in assessing pa-tients for surgery. It's fast-paced, caringfor up to 50+ patients a day on ourunit, so red flags need quick follow-upfor the safety of our patients. It's re-

warding to meet so many different peo-ple and to be a part of their healing dur-ing admission and recovery. Educationis a huge piece of the job. Patients are

discharged out of the hospital morequickly now and need adequate prepa-ration to be cared for at home. I havethe opportunity to administer conscioussedation and monitor patients in theOR for local anesthesia cases. We areutilizing CNRA's more so I see this asan increasing opportunity for nurses. I

work with really great nurses - mostlyfrom ICU and ER so it's always inter-esting. I've taken medical missions to

Honduras and Kenya which were increbly fulfilling. I hope to work more wthe homeless and hospice population the future, continue to further my eduction and take more mission trips.Do you feel like Sac State prepar

you fo r your posi tion? Whclass/professor do you especially rmember as helping you?

I believe Dr. Katie Bowles (now Oborn) was influential in preparing me f

cardiac patients and Dr. Cheryl Osbormade caring for the geriatric populationmission as they make up a huge part our population. Having my path moaway from pediatrics, their influence wfortuitous.

Thanks for letting me share my nuing path.

Thank you Mary Ann! We wish yluck in all your endeavors!!

Write articles for the Monthly Shot!

Each article is one CNSA event and is great

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Hornet Heartsaver Event!

Help educate the community on

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more! Sign up here!

When: Tuesday, Feb. 2nd from

9:30am—2pm

Where: University Union Ballroom

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Photos from New Student Orientation!

Welcome,

Class of

Fall

2017!


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Important UpcomingDates

February 5 (Friday):

CNSA member meeting

4:30pm room 1050;

National Wear RED day

for Women’s Cardiac Health

February 26 (Friday):

Men In Nursing Meeting

4:30pm room 1050

March 12 (Saturday):

CNSA Membership North meeting

8:00am-5:00pm, Samuel Merritt Oaklan

March 21-27(Monday-Sunday):

Spring Recess

March 30- April 3 (Wednesday-Sunday

NSNA Annual Convention

Orlando, Florida

March 31 (Thursday)

Cesar Chavez’ Birthday

(No school)

May 19 (Thursday):

Pinning for 4th semester students

May 20-21 (Friday & Saturday):

Graduation Commencement

Contact Info

California State University, Sacramen

School of Nursing

6000 J Street

Sacramento, CA 95819-6096

http://www.hhs.csus.edu/nrs

Phone: (916) 278-6525

Fax: (916) 278-6311

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Saturday, 3/12

For information, click

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March 30-April 3 Register here

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