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Message of the Week
March 01, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS:
To Melanie Davis, sophomore nursing student, who was elected to the Board of Governors.
STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN MAY GRADUATION CEREMONY:
If you are planning to participate in the May graduation ceremony, you should contact the Bookstore and let them know the size you will need for your cap and gown. This year, the gowns will be navy blue with the WVU seal rather than the traditional black gowns of the past. Students graduating in May and August are eligible to participate in the School of Nursing graduation ceremony on May 13.
BSN STUDENTS NEEDED!!!!!:
Students are needed to complete the Student Satisfaction Inventory, a questionnaire that indicates overall satisfaction with the University. Each college and school within the University is participating, and we need to have 30 nursing students (sophomores through seniors) complete the questionnaire. On Monday, March 5, at 12 pm in Room 8601, you can complete the questionnaire and get pizza and 2 community service hours for your efforts. If you cannot come at that time, you can come to Student Services anytime between 8 am and 4:30 pm from March 1 through March 7 to complete the questionnaire and receive 2 community service hours.
TIPS ROOM CHANGE:
NSG 421 TIPS session for March 2 will meet in Room 8603.
COLLECTING SCRUBS AND DRESS CLOTHING:
Once again, Christian Help has asked the School to participate in a clothing drive to collect nursing scrubs and shoes and dress clothing for women just entering the work force. Donations can be dropped off in the box in the front of Health Restoration through the end of March.
ANNUAL WVUH CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL KID FAIR:
Saturday, April 1 - Morgantown Mall (Westover) 10a - 5p - Fun way to earn community service hours - The School of Nursing booth will provide blood pressure screenings for the kids as well as offer safety and nutrition tips along with a tic tac toe board game. The kids get to see nurses in a fun setting (not just when they are ill or getting shots). We also help staff other booths so there are lots of opportunity for community service hours. To volunteer, please e-mail Betty Jurick, bjurick@hsc.wvu.edu. Please plan on volunteering for at least a 3-hour shift. You are welcome to work the entire fair is you would like.
NCLEX REVIEW:
A free NCLEX Workshop will be hosted by WVU Hospitals on Saturday, March 4, from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. For more information and to pre-register, contact Annette Belcher in WVUH Human Resources, at belchera@rcbhsc.wvu.edu.
LIBRARY UPDATE:
CINAHL with Full Text provides indexing for 2,737 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health dating back to 1982. Offering complete coverage of English-language nursing journals and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses' Association, CINAHL with Full Text covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. In addition, this database offers access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals and book chapters. This trial database can be accessed directly at http://www.libraries.wvu.edu/databases.
MSN ALUMNI LEADERSHIP AWARD:
Each year, the WVU School of Nursing Alumni Association awards an Alumni Leadership Award to a graduating MSN student who exhibits the following characteristics:
1. Models professional advanced practice in nursing to his/her peers
2. Influences peers, colleagues, consumers and clients to value advanced practice nursing as a profession
3. Accepts responsibility and accountability as a leader and client advocate for the nursing profession
4. Demonstrates the potential and commitment to advancing nursing as a profession
One award is provided for a Morgantown based student, and one for a Charleston based student. The recipients will receive their awards at the Spring Honors and Awards ceremony on April 20, 2006 in Morgantown.
Awardees are selected through student nomination. Please consider nominating yourself or one of your peers who has exhibited these leadership competencies throughout your MSN program. Morgantown based students should nominate one of their peers in Morgantown, and Charleston based students should do likewise. Letters of nomination will be accepted until March 10, 2006. You should address your letter to Dr. Cynthia Persily, and email it to cpersily@hsc.wvu.edu.
NIOSH VISIT:
NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health), the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness, is adjacent to the Health Sciences Center and WVUH. It is hosting a program on Thursday, March 23, from 10 am to 1 pm to talk about the work of NIOSH. A tour of its library will also be included. WVU nursing students and faculty are invited to attend, along with students from the University of Pittsburgh. If interested, contact Dr. Shelton at eshelton@hsc.wvu.edu.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES:
Kim Riley, the Community Relations Coordinator for Hospice started the Cinderella Project two years ago. This project takes donated prom dresses and sells them to girls who cannot afford to go out and buy a $400 dress. The dresses sell for $5 to $15. The School of Nursing will be collecting dresses in the Main HSC auditorium lobby on March 6th-10th from 9:30am-3pm. Community service hours will be given for a donation of a dress. Students wanting to get extra hours by manning the collection table or to help with the Cinderella project prom fashion show on March 25 at 1:00pm at the Mountaineer Mall should Contact Erica Shaffer at eshaffe1@mix.wvu.edu.
Next WV Family Grief Center dinner will be on March 6th. Help is needed 5pm-7pm. Contact Gail VanVoorhis to volunteer.
Red Cross Blood drive is on March 23rd and help is needed from 12 -6pm. Contact Gail VanVoorhis to volunteer.
SEND US YOUR NEWS:
No news is too big or too small for the weekly message! Send your news to eshelton@hsc.wvu.edu.
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