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Message of the Week
October 10, 2007
IT’S TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE HEALTH EXPO!
Friday, November 2 – Morgantown Mall – We’re kicking off Mountaineer Week with the annual Health Expo 2007 sponsored by WVUH, UHA and WVU Health Sciences. This is a great opportunity for students to practice patient skills, people skills, blood pressure screenings, work with your fellow nursing students from other classes, work beside faculty, earn community service hours and get a gold designer WVU School of Nursing t-shirt. (ok, the shirt was designed by us, but it’s still really nice!)
 The Health Expo runs from 8a – 8p. Students are asked to work a minimum 4 hour shift:
8:00 AM - 12 noon
12 noon - 4 PM
4:00 PM - 8 PM (plus maybe 10-15 minutes clean-up time)
(you can work all day if you want and many students do!)
The School of Nursing provides blood pressure readings for the hundreds of people who stop by the booth during the Expo. It is not unusual for us to work with 400 – 600 visitors. We provide the blood pressures and in many cases, a sympathetic ear. For many in the community, the health fairs and expos are their only means of health care for the year. The Expo is a great community service project. You will enjoy it and you will learn. We have had students return after graduation to help because they found this a very rewarding experience.
 This year we have been asked to assist with flu shots with the Cheat Lake Physicians. If you would like to help with that project, the shots are being administered from 8a – 11a and 4p – 7p. Help is needed registering people and giving the shots. Please e-mail Betty Jurick bjurick@hsc.wvu.edu to sign up for the Expo. Include your t-shirt size with your shift request. Please also let me know if you would be interested in flu shots.
IMPORTANT! PLEASE NOTE REQUEST FORM DEADLINES
Clinical Request Form for Sophomores and Juniors: Deadline October 15
NSG 476 Request Form: Deadline October 15
Statistics 211 Request Form: Deadline January 11, 2008
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SCHOOL OF NURSING HEART WALK TEAM! 
We don’t like to brag, so we will let our dean, Georgia Narsavage, do it for us! She was pleased to announce that the WVU SON team received the award for highest team in terms of donations and walkers on Saturday at the Greater Morgantown American Heart Association Walk!
Dr. Narsavage said in her e-mail to the School: “Congratulations to the WVU SON team! Roger Carpenter has done an outstanding job organizing this event and Lya Stroupe is the student captain who rallied the students for the walk and has contributed a lot of time and effort for this. She's outstanding! Congratulations to all who participated and contributed - you are making the WVU SON a major player in contributing to improving the quality of life for those with heart disease as well as supporting prevention and research.”
CELEBRATE FOUNDER'S DAY, THURS. OCT. 11TH FROM 1:30 - 3:00 PM
New Dean Georgia Narsavage will headline the Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Rho chapter Founder’s Day program. The Topic is “Your Role in Nursing’s Future” an issue of interest to us all. The program is scheduled for an afternoon with few nursing classes, so many should be able to attend—and there will be food. Cost for the program, refreshments and CEUs is $10 for members and non-members, and $5 for students. There are funds available to defer the cost for several students to attend. Please respond to Kari Sand-Jecklin at 293-1768 or ksandjecklin@hsc.wvu.edu if you’d like to attend, or to sponsor a student to attend.
BLOOD DRIVE
Friday October 12th blood drive at the WVU Health Sciences Center from 12:30p - 6:00p – John Jones Conference Center.
Volunteers are needed for the following shifts:
12:30pm-3:00pm (Greeter, Escort, Canteen)
3:00pm-6:00pm (Greeter, Escort, Canteen)
Those interested should contact:
Sherea L. Mercure
Blood Services Coordinator
Office: 304-598-9500 ext. 121
smercure@rivervalleyarc.org
THE SOPHOMORE INDUCTION CEREMONY
will be held on Friday, October 26th at 7:00 PM in the Main HSC Auditorium.
AIR FORCE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR NURSING STUDENTS
Express Scholarships available based on critical need. This program awards scholarships paying up to $15,000 per year tuition, $750 per year for books, and $250 to $400 monthly stipend, depending on enrollment year. Two year scholarships are also available. Click here to view the informational flyer.
AfterCollege and AACN ARE PROVIDING NEW SCHOLARSHIPS EXCLUSIVELY FOR AACN MEMBER SCHOOLS!
The AACN/AfterCollege Scholarships support students who are seeking a baccalaureate, master’s or doctoral degree in nursing. Eight $2,500 scholarships will be awarded throughout the year. Please click here to apply:
The application deadline is October 31st.
TIME TO GET READY FOR FLU SEASON BY GETTING/GIVING SHOTS!
WHERE: John Jones Conference Center
WHEN: November 7th, 7 AM - 3 PM or November 15th, 1 PM -7 PM
Be sure to get your shot!!
Also, student and faculty volunteers needed to administer the flu vaccine. If interested, contact Pat Shockcer in Student Health at PShockcer@hsc.wvu.edu, 293-6970.
Students are a big part of this huge endeavor to give shots. Nursing students with injection experience or students who would be interested in working the table are welcome and needed! Please contact Student Health, 293-6970.
FREE QUIT TOBACCO WORKSHOPS FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS!!!
 There are so many reasons to quit smoking. Your health and the health of your family are the most important. If you are ready to kick the habit, there is help. The Translational Tobacco Reduction Research (T2R2) Program is offering a 'Quit Tobacco Workshop'. This one-time, 3-hour session will be conducted by trained smoking cessation facilitators. The Workshop is free, and open to all HSC, WVUH, and UHA faculty and staff, and students on the HSC campus.
The workshops will be offered on the following dates during the fall semester:
FOR STAFF:
October 30, 2007 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM, Rm. #3155 (Health Sciences Center)
(Lunch will be provided)
or
November 13, 2007 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Panera Bread VIP Room
(Dinner will be provided)
FOR STUDENTS:
October 23, 2007 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM, John E. Jones, Health Sciences
Center (Lunch will be provided)
or
November 6, 2007 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Panera Bread VIP Room
(Dinner will be provided)
If you would like to attend one of these workshops please call Kathie
Friend in the T2R2 office at 293-1699, or email her at kfriend@hsc.wvu.edu. Registration is limited, so call today.
FREE NCLEX REVIEW
On Saturday, November 10, West Virginia University Hospitals will host a
Free NCLEX Review for senior nursing students. This review will target
the December grads. Click here for more details.
GREAT OFFER FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION AND IT’S FREE!!
The American Nurses Association (ANA) wants to expose students to all that ANA has to offer while you are in nursing school by giving you access to the Members Only section of NursingWorld.org at no cost to you! This will give you access to information that you can use in school and help prepare you for your nursing career. Highlights include:
- Access to full ANA Position and Policy papers on important nursing
issues
- A chance to sign up for Smart Brief - our members only daily news feed
that brings together nursing and healthcare news from around the country
every business day
- Access to the current electronic versions of The American Nurse and the
ANA columns in American Nurse Today
- Access to the OJIN - a peer reviewed electronic journal available to ANA
members on the hot issues facing nursing today
- Discount opportunities on a variety of personal and professional
products
http://nursingworld.org/students/ - When you sign up, at the bottom of the page you will be asked for the Promo Code, which is “PROF”.
TENANT NEEDED FOR SUBLET JANUARY THROUGH MAY
 Graduating Senior nursing student is looking for a tenant for her apartment from January to May 2008. She is graduating early (congratulations, Caitlyn!) and moving to Norfolk, but her lease runs through May 15. The apartment is a 3 bedroom (with two floors) on Beechurst Ave.- a 5 minute walk to the PRT. The tenant would share the apartment with 2 female roommates, one chemistry major and one occupational therapy. The rent is $300, plus utilities. Utilities are never more than $100 dollars a month. Anyone interested can contact Caitlyn Sauritch by email csauritc@mix.wvu.edu or phone 412-418-6828. You can move in one week after December finals and the lease ends May 15, 2008.
STUDENT NEEDS A SUBLET
Heather Miller is a Senior nursing student graduating in May that is looking for a place to live for the Spring semester for anyone that may be graduating in December that wants to sublet. Please contact Heather hmille10@mix.wvu.edu (304)280-5505
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND VOLUNTEER HOURS!
This section is not an endorsement by WVU or the School of Nursing for any of these opportunities or their sponsors/requestors. Students are advised to carefully explore any opportunity prior to engaging in any volunteer, community service, or employment activity.
Click on the following:
KEEP BRINGING YOUR USED PC CARTRIDGES TO HEALTH RESTORATION
  We continue to raise funds for the Humane Society – I just learned that the small pc cartridges we are donating are worth around $1 and the large cartridges bring in $4 each – This continues to be a worthwhile project, saving the animals and the landfill as well. The Humane Society truly appreciates your efforts! This is a year round project!
THEY’RE BACK!
Due to popular demand, the blue and gold burning couch candles are back in stock, but are extremely limited. Reserve yours now. $20 each. Email: bjurick@hsc.wvu.edu Benefits the Student Nurses Association. Football season is here! Let’s go, Mountaineers!
SHARE YOUR NEWS WITH US:
No news is too big or too small for the weekly message! Send your news to bjurick@hsc.wvu.edu.
Office of Student Services
www.hsc.wvu.edu/son
304-293-1386 or (toll free) 1-866-988-6877
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