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Message of the Week
February 28, 2007
MODELS NEEDED TO TEACH NURSE PRACTITIONER STUDENTS!
Each year the master’s degree nurse practitioner students in the School of Nursing have an educational workshop in which they learn to perform pelvic examinations using live simulated patients. The simulated patients are paid $60.00 for approximately 1 to 1.5 hours of work. Any female student in the School of Nursing who is interested in acting as a simulated patient (which involves allowing 4 to 5 NP students to perform a breast and pelvic examination on you) please contact Dr. Nan Leslie at nleslie@hsc.wvu.edu.
FALL 2007 CLINICAL REQUESTS
The Student Services Office would like all undergraduate students to know there is now a Clinical Request Form online which must be submitted to request certain clinical rotations. This form will ONLY be available online until March 12, 2007.
SNA IS SPONSORING A LONGABERGER BASKET BINGOTHIS SUNDAY!!! HSC CAFETERIA!
Mark your calendars for a fun Sunday afternoon supporting the SNA and having a chance to win some great baskets. Tickets are $20 in advance and will be available at the door as well. Please see Betty Jurick, Health Restoration for tickets. Doors open at 1p and bingo begins at 2p. 20 games plus raffles and fun! For more information or to purchase tickets, please get in touch with sdaily@mix.wvu.edu, etaylor2@mix.wvu.edu, skullman@mix.wvu.edu or mdavis36@mix.wvu.edu.
SNA FUNDRAISER SATURDAY!!!
Elder-Beerman is having a huge 1-Day Sale March 3rd. In order to participate in the sale, shoppers must have a coupon book. Inside you will find a coupon for $10 off any purchase of $10 or more, 8 -20% off any 1 item coupons, and a couple other specials. We will be selling these coupon books for $5 each. We get to keep 100% of the profit from the coupon books. SNA current has 50 books.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS MARCH 11 –
SET YOUR CLOCKS AHEAD ONE HOUR!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! WVUH CHILDREN’S HEALTH FAIR – APRIL 14!!
This is the fun Health Fair – you can wear your scrubs and interact with the thousands of children who attend the Fair – we will be doing blood pressures and playing safety and nutrition games along with Tic-Tac-Toe. Our objectives at this Health Fair are to talk to the kids about nutrition and safety and let them know that nurses are fun and kind and wonderful, not just the person who gives them shots or sees them when they are sick or hurt. We have also been asked to help with some of the characters that walk around the Mall and visit with the kids. The Fair runs from 10a – 5p with a few minutes of cleanup at the end. Please sign up in 3.5 hour shifts, 10a – 1:30 and 1:30 – 5p. Please e-mail bjurick@hsc.wvu.edu to sign up.
DID YOU LOSE ME AT THE SNA FORMAL?
Please see Midge in the Dean’s Office.
UPDATE YOUR ADDRESS ONLINE
Click here to update your address & contact information with the School of Nursing. We realize that our students are movers and shakers, so help us keep your records up-to-date.
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY SCHOLARSHIP
Students enrolled in the MSN program, who are planning to graduate in two years or less, are eligible to apply for one $1000 scholarship. The criteria are: 1. the student is enrolled at least part-time in an accredited nurse practitioner program, 2. the student plans to practice in the Ohio Valley after graduation, 3. the student is in good academic standing, and 4. the student must submit a 500 word essay on why he/she wishes to practice in the Ohio Valley. The scholarship will be a one time award to an individual. Application deadline: May 1, 2007 and the award notification will be made July 1, 2007 for the 2007-2008 academic year. Any student interested in applying for the scholarship should contact Dr. Mary Jane Smith for the application.
CELEBRATE NATIONAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS WEEK AT THE REC CENTER
March 5-9 - Health screenings, chair massages, acupuncture, a triathlon, swing dancing, Reiki demonstrations, scuba, kayak roll sessions and the largest Zumba class ever offered at West Virginia University -- are among events on tap as the Student Recreation Center prepares to celebrate National Collegiate Health and Wellness Week March 5-9. Students, faculty, staff and all those eligible for Rec Center membership can also participate in free health screenings to further develop healthy lifestyles.
Events kick off Monday, March 5, with the Wellness Week Information and Service Fair in the Rec Center’s Free Zone. There will be cholesterol and glucose screenings, offered by the Rec Center and University Health Services. The screenings are limited to the first 40 participants on a first come, first served basis.
The triathlon will take place inside the Rec Center beginning at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 6. Participants will swim 450 yards (nine laps down and back) in the pool, bike four miles on stationary bicycles and run two miles on the indoor track. The triathlon is limited to the first 40 people to sign up. Participants must pre-register at the front desk of the Rec Center by Friday, March 2
The male and female winners will each receive a $100 prize package that will include WVU gear and gift certificates.
The week wraps up Friday, March 9, with a free day at the Rec Center, during which time WVU employees and their families can utilize the facility free of charge with a valid employee ID from 6 a.m. to midnight. Employees and families can also enjoy all the regularly scheduled classes at the Rec Center for free that day.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IS SPONSORING A 5-K RUN TO BENEFIT THE BARTLETT HOUSE
Please go to the website to get all the information you need to participate – raise money for a great cause and earn community service as well. The race is April 28 - www.runforcover5k.org Presently, you have to use internet explorer to access the site. Get some friends, form a team and Run for Cover!
NEW T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE AT THE BOOKSTORE!
Stop by and see the new short-sleeve tee shirts that just arrived – what the best dressed nursing students will be wearing this spring!
WVSGNA (WEST VIRGINIA SOCIETY OF GASTROENTEROLOGY NURSES & ASSOCIATES) is hosting its annual education conference, March 16-17, Lakeview Resort. Members and non-members as well, are welcome to attend. For more information, registration fees and agenda, please contact Patricia DeVito, 598-6226.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND VOLUNTEER HOURS!
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SUMMER SUBLET
Sublet 1 or 2 bedrooms in a 4 bedroom apartment at the Distict this summer. Rent is $375 a month. [Rent is usually $475/month] This includes free tanning, gym on site, running trail, pool and spa. The apartment is furnished and each bedroom has a private bathroom. If interested jberger@mix.wvu.edu or call Jorie at (616)581-7131.
KEEP BRINGING YOUR USED PC CARTRIDGES TO HEALTH RESTORATION
We continue to raise funds for the Humane Society - $4 for every used cartridge – save the dogs and cats and the landfill as well! The animals need you! This is a year round project! We are giving the Humane Society 100 cartridges this week – that’s $400! – we have donated close to $2,000 with our used cartridges. Thanks so much contributing to this ongoing project.
BURNING COUCH CANDLES BACK IN STOCK – ORDER YOURS TODAY!
E-mail bjurick@hsc.wvu.edu to order the ultimate Mountaineer item. $17 – benefits the WVU Student Nurses Association.
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Office of Student Services
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