SNA Meeting - August 31st 2009

SNA Meeting
Monday - August 31st 2009
1:00pm in Locke-229

Our meeting will include club news, club committees and Errisa & AJ will talk about the class blogs. In addition we will have 2 great guest speakers.

• Robin Shum from Student Success
• Ginger Manss from St. Joseph's Hospital on the NSNA
  

Please come and join the fun! We will have pizza for lunch!

question of the week

for the week of 08.24.09

Delirium tremors could best be described as what types of observations?

1. "Disorganized thinking, feelings of terror and non-purposeful behavior."
2. "A generalized shaking of the body accompanied by repetitive thoughts expressed verbally."
3. "An excited state accompanied by disorientation, hallucinations and tachycardia."
4. "Single or multiple jerks caused by rapid contracting muscles with alternating relaxation."

Rush Week Volunteers

SNA's Rush Week Table
will be in the quad on September 4th

We need some volunteers to help out at the SNA table on September 4th from 8am until 11am.
If you are interested in having a great time with some of your fellow nursing students, please contact Angela Aistrup at aaistrup@sbcglobal.net or Debbie O'Sullivan at dopta@comcast.net!

New Skyscape Information

Skyscape Discount

Did you know that S.J. Delta College Nursing Students receive a 25% discount on Skyscape Software? This is a great deal for those of you that are purchasing PDA software. To receive this special discount, please use Delta's Portal at Skyscape.

www.skyscape.com/sjdc

We hope that this new information helps to make your student nursing career a little easier!

SNA - Fall 2009

question of the week

welcome back to school!

for the week of 08.17.09

A nurse is performing CPR on an adult who had a cardiopulmonary arrest. Another nurse enters the room in response to the call for help. After checking the client’s pulse and respirations, what should be the function of the second nurse?

1. "Relieve the nurse performing CPR."
2. "Go get the code cart."
3. "Participate with the compressions or breathing."
4. "Validate the client's advanced directive."

The CPK Fundraiser was a great success!
A big thanks to all of you that participated and supported the SNA by showing up to CPK.
This event was a great way to begin a semester.
Old friends reunited and a lot of new friends made!
Our largest turn out was from the incoming Spring 2011 Class.

Debbie, Sherri, Phil and I appreciate everyone's suuport.
Thanks again!

SNA this Semester

Hey everyone, I got an e-mail from Debbie, the SNA president, that had a list of the meetings this semester with what will be discussed. There's a lot of stuff going on this semester with the SNA, including a state convention in Sac in October. So be sure to check this and the SNA blog through a link to the column on the right. Good luck this semester!


August 31 Meet Board Members, up and coming events, Interclub Council reps committees to sign up for, and NSNA National Convention this October in Sacramento. Guest Speakers: Robin Shum from Student Success Office, Ginger Manss R.N., MSN, AOCN From St. Joseph’s Hospital, Ginger is our Regional Director for the National Student Nurses Association. She will discuss the NSNA, Our National Convention this October in Sacramento. Errisa Santiago and AG Arriola on class blogs.

September 21- Committee Members, current events, Bocce Tournament Guest Speakers Bonnie Boss on her Blog as a tutorial for NCLEX and N-1 thru 10 study info. Passing the NCLEX and Critical Care Specialist Certification she just passed. Trina Eagle on NCLEX Reviews, study tips she took to pass her boards with only 75qts. Interview questions she was given during her interviews. Angela Aistrup and Debbie O’Sullivan on Palms and Software for them.

October 19- Come and learn how to write a resume for future employers. Learn how to answer and conduct yourself in an interview. Handouts will be given on possible interview questions for future employment and student nurse extern positions. Guest speaker TBA

November 16th Elections for Spring Officers, Award nominations, Family Ties X-mas Fundraiser, Current Events, Guest Speaker from Stanislaus State University on their BSN and MSN programs. Hurst and ATI Reviews

December 7th Final Meeting. Announce new club officers, Family Ties X-mas, Current Events, Guest Speakers from Dameron Hospital Roberta Boshears Director of their Versant Program. Lori Hines Educational Director, and Erin Shelby R.N. Graduate of SJSU 2008 and recent graduate of Dameron Hospital Versant program.

question of the week

for the week of 08.10.09

A client with pneumococcal pneumonia was started on antibiotics 16 hours ago. During a nurse’s initial evening rounds the nurse notices a foul smell in the room. The client makes all of these statements during their conversation. Which one would alert the nurse to a complication of the therapy?

1. "I have a sharp pain in my chest when I take a breath."
2. "I have been coughing up foul-tasting, brown, thick sputum."
3. "I have been sweating all day all over my body"
4. "I feel hot off and on especially when I lie in bed."

Student Nurses' Association would like to invite you to our CPK Fundraiser!

When: Thursday August 13th 2009
Time: Beginning at 10am and lasting all day
Where: California Pizza Kitchen in Stockton (located across the street from the college)
*Please bring the attached flyer and present it to your server when ordering and the NSNA will receive 20% of your bill!

California Pizza Kitchen has graciously opened their restaurant to us 1 hour before they open to the public. This will give us time to order our food, catch up with each other/get to know new students, exchange books, buy uniform patches or learn some important information from more seasoned students. At this fundraiser the SNA will be selling uniform patches (3 patches for $15), SNA hooded sweatshirts $35, zipped sweatshirts $40 and fleece jackets $45. In addition, the SNA has been fortunate to have “Scrubs” (a uniform store located in Stockton) donate several items that we will be raffling off as door prizes at 11:00am for those student that are present at that time. We hope to see most of you there because events such as these is a great way to network with students in other semesters but also with some of your fellow classmates. Most returning students will tell you...”You need to have some friends in this program that will help you out when you need it the most!”

We look forward to see you all the there!
Thank you!

Angela Aistrup - Vice-President (Fall 2009)

question of the week

for the week of 08.03.09

A nurse is providing instructions for a client with pneumonia. What is the most important information to convey to the client?

1. "Take at least two weeks off from work."
2. "You will need another chest x-ray in six weeks."
3. "Take your temperature every day."
4. "Complete all of the antibiotic even if your findings decrease."