One of the main objectives of NSNA is to prepare students to play active and vital roles in the nursing profession. NSNA socializes students into the world of professional organizations and provides opportunities to gain invaluable skills and experiences that enhance professional development.NSNA strives to build and strengthen the bridge between education and practice. NSNA members are informed about professional organizations and encouraged to learn about them – even as students.

Through a Partnership Program, NSNA members may join selected specialty nursing organizations at a reduced rate available only to NSNA members.

NSNA has partnered with several corporations to bring members an array of discounted products and services especially designed to meet the needs of nursing students. NSNA members can provide additional support for NSNA through the purchase of NSNA Alliance products or use of NSNA Alliance services. A portion of each purchase and use of service is contributed to NSNA. Contributions provide support of NSNA program activities such as Breakthrough to Nursing, Community Health, Legislation Education and Image of Nursing Projects.

As a member of the National Student Nurses' Association, I pledge myself to:

•  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.

•  Uphold all Bylaws and regulations relating to the student nurses' association at the

chapter, state and national levels, reserving the right to criticize rules and laws constructively, but respecting the rules and laws as long as they prevail.

•  Strive for excellence in all aspects of decision making and management at all levels of

the student nurses' association.

•  Use only legal and ethical principles in all association decisions and activities.

•  Ensure the proper use of all association funds.

•  Serve all members of the student nurses' association impartially, provide no special privilege to any individual member, and accept no personal compensation from another member or non-member.

•  Maintain the confidentiality of privileged information entrusted or known to me by virtue of an elected or appointed position in the association.

•  Refuse to engage in, or condone, discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age, citizenship, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.

•  Refrain from any form of cheating or dishonesty, and take action to report dishonorable practices to proper authorities using established channels.

•  Always communicate internal and external association statements in a truthful and accurate manner by ensuring that there is integrity in the data and information used by the student nurses' association.

•  Cooperate in every reasonable and proper way with association volunteers and staff, and work with them in the advocacy of student rights and responsibilities and the advancement of the profession of nursing.

•  Use every opportunity to improve faculty understanding of the role of the student nurses association.

•  Use every opportunity to raise awareness of the student nurses' association's mission, purpose, and goals at the school chapter level.

•  Promote and encourage entering nursing students to join and become active in NSNA.

•  Promote and encourage graduating seniors to continue their involvement by joining professional nurses' associations upon licensure as Registered Nur

The NSNA Leadership U provides opportunities for nursing students to be recognized for the leadership and management skills they develop through participation in NSNA’s programs and activities. From the school chapter level to the state and national levels, nursing students learn how to work in cooperative relationships with peers, faculty, students in other disciplines, community service organizations, and the public in a service learning environment. The Leadership U is open to all nursing programs preparing students for RN licensure that are official NSNA constituents and to those schools working toward constituency status.

Check out the opportunity today at http://www.nsna.org/Membership/LeadershipUniversity.aspx

Imprint is the only magazine published by nursing students for nursing students and they are seeking your articles! 

They are looking for a wide variety of articles by nursing students for possible publication. The listing below highlights the editorial focuses for upcoming issues. Keep them in mind if you are thinking of article ideas. The suggested length for features is 1200-1500 words. They are also seeking submissions for Imprint columns including:

• "Reflections", which highlights memorable or emotional experiences with patients;
• "Happenings", which highlights state and school chapter activities; please send us photos of your activities as well.
• "Up Close" nominations of an outstanding nursing student (and NSNA member) to be profiled in an upcoming issue.
• "Write On", the "letters to the editor" section of Imprint. Love something inImprint? Hate it? Tell us about it and why. Or tell us about a nursing related issue.

February/March 2014
Deadline: December 6, 2013
 
Theme:
Use Your Voice: Motivational Communication
 
Possible topics may include, but are not limited to:
“Motivational communication” as a method of communication with patients to produce more accountability in their own care; also: “using your voice” to improve communications and affect a positive sense of one’s professionalism (and the overall professionalism of the nursing community); and inspirational stories of interpersonal communications (or leadership) among peers, faculty, supervisors, and/or patients.

April/May 2014
Deadline: February 7, 2014
 
Theme:
On the Front Line: Nurses Leading Change
 
Possible topics may include, but are not limited to:
Advocacy/leadership: innovative nurse leaders (student and/or professional); nurses as the patient’s advocate; nurses advocating through legislation education; and other topics relevant to future roles/paths for nurses and/or the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.”

September/October 2014
Deadline: July 11, 2014
 
The Back-to-School issue. 
Theme:
The Power of Participation
 
Possible topics may include, but are not limited to:
How learning about small group dynamics (working efficiently/effectively as a group team member) can prepare students for efficient team work as future nurses; opportunities to hone teamwork skills including NSNA state/school chapter activities, hospital committee work, and other activities of professional nursing organization. Also: general school preparations and advice. 

November/December 2014
Deadline: September 12, 2014
 
Theme:
The Ripple Effect: What Will Your Legacy Be?
 
Possible topics may include, but are not limited to:
Image of Nursing, professionalism, how the legacy of nurse leaders begins with leadership development at the student level

As student nurses it is our responsibility to represent ourselves and our school in a professional manner. The NSNA has an excellent word document that clearly outlines Recommendations for Social Media Usage and Maintaining Privacy, Confidentiality and Professionalism: you can see the article below or find it at http://www.nsna.org/Portals/0/Skins/NSNA/pdf/NSNA_Social_Media_Recommendations.pdf