SEPT 2012 ISSUE 49 Contents: • Dean’s Message • SNO Advisor’s Report • Men in Nursing Student Articles:
“A Great Start” 3 “Nursing 3” 3 “In the Blink of and Eye” 4
Student Nursing Organization (SNO) Newsletter |“A Stellar NSNA School Chapter” | Riverside City College, School of Nursing
Welcome back!
The faculty, staff, and I are so happy to be back with each of you this semester! Summer was great, don’t get me wrong, but it is a
blessing and privilege to have a career where we get to make a difference in each of our students’ lives. It’s like an extension of the hospital, where we are able to help our patients, but here, we get to help you.
It is our second semester in both our new building and with our new curriculum, so I feel like we are finally starting to settle in. And did you notice our new TV Sign? (not sure what to call it, but it’s cool and will hopefully be providing you with the latest info on RCC Nursing topics that you need!). Many of your faculty and I just got back from the NLN Summit, where we heard from Nursing’s most distinguished leaders and educators. It
Dean’s Message
was inspiring to hear that we are on the right track and moving our program forward into the new century. Congratulations also to Ms. Vant Hul and Mrs. Reimer, who gave an excellent presentation on curriculum change! You as students are fortunate to have educators of their caliber teaching you every day here at RCC!
The state budget crisis continues to loom over us. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is for each of you to exercise your constitutional right to vote in November. Even without that initiative passing, we are struggling to maintain the courses that students need-I hate to think of what might happen if it does not. We are so lucky to have strong clinical partnerships, such as with Kaiser and RCRMC, to help us with programs like Transition to
Practice, which would not be happening were it not for them.
As you plan for the
intersession/next semester, please meet with Jackie Terriquez, our Educational Advisor, to make sure you are on track to transfer for your next degree after RCC. I look forward to seeing you at Dean’s Council on November 5th at 9am, but drop by my office if you have a burning issue that cannot wait. Enjoy your semester and I will see you soon!
Dr. Sandy Baker, DNP, RN, CNE
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Hello SNO!
It’s great to be back for the Fall 2012 semester. It was so exciting to see our first meeting full of students who are hopeful and excited about all SNO has to offer. We are settled in our new building and have a great year ahead of SNO activities and opportunities for service, volunteering and personal growth and development...not to mention to have some fun! We were able to purchase a new badge maker and it worked wonderful for the new nursing school badges. It will be a great fund raiser for SNO and has made the badge making process much smoother- and the badges look amazing! The SNO officers worked hard on this all summer and did a great job! We’ve also had success
SNO Advisor’s Report
Welcome to the fall semester of 2012. The logo has changed, but the promotion of diversity has not. We are continually seeking membership, and the information on how to become a member can be found on line at
www.aamn.org. Updates about MIN are given throughout the semester at SNO meetings,
selling our RCC nursing school bags and hope to sell the rest as the year
progresses.
There are some amazing opportunities for student growth and involvement at the different conferences this semester. Our CNSA conference coming up is close to home and will allow students to be active in state influences of nursing. At the end of the month the Men In Nursing Conference takes place. This is another opportunity to get involved on a regional level with this national group. Finally, in November, we are lucky to have the National NSNA conference in San Diego. This is a great chance for our SNO to be a part of national initiatives. I hope all of you are able to take advantage of at least one of these
conferences.
We have fun things like the Diabetes Walk, Halloween Town and the Festival of Trees coming up that will let us work as a team to do charity and service work in our community. Again, these are great
opportunities and I hope you are able to enjoy them! Of course, we know that school work is why we are here and that is always the priority. However, balance is important and one of the best things about nursing is there are always many people and causes to help. Let’s have a wonderful Fall semester; we have so much to look forward to!
Hope to see you all involved! Ms Anderson
SNO Advisor
and we are seeking opportunities to get involved around the community. The American Assembly for Men in Nursing will be holding their annual conference in San Francisco, October 24th-26th; and the southern California Regional conference for MIN will be held in Anaheim, November 30th and December 1st. Everyone is welcome to join
and share the vision of the future for Men in Nursing. Jason Brant
Men in Nursing President
Men in Nursing: “A New Look”
“Updates about
MIN are given
throughout the
semester at SNO
Meetings"
EVENTS CALENDER
SNO Flurry Archived Articles at:
http://www.rcc.edu/academic Programs/nursing/sno.cfm
OCTOBER
Oct 6th: Riverside Medical Clinic
Immunizations
Oct 13th: Diabetes Walk;
Riverside
Oct 19-21st: CNSA Conference;
Irvine, CA
Oct 24-26th: AAMN
Conference; San Francisco, CA
Oct 26th: Halloween Town; RCC
NOVEMBER
Nov 17th: Festival of Trees-
Designer Workshop
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“They may not
remember your
name, but they will
always remember
how you made them
feel."
“The fact is that in order to do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand shivering on the bank thinking of the cold and the danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can.” --Sydney Smith
Jumping in, is what nursing 3 has done. After many have withstood fear, anxiety, and trauma they are now on their way to I.V. certification. Thanks to all who volunteered as pin cushions for this event. We will need more volunteers
“Thanks to all of
you who
volunteered as pin
cushions for this
event.”
in October for the rest of the class. Take these new skills and use every opportunity in clinical to improve them. Professionalism is the focus of this year, use your clinical settings as an opportunity to network and plant the seeds for your future. Introduce yourself to floor managers and meet the Director of Nursing. Get involved in your community and school, SNO is a great opportunity to develop lifelong connections.
Test one is done if you rocked it help those that did not. If you did not do as well as you wanted, seek help. The school
offers several resources, the best instructors, and peers that care. Time is flying bye, take every opportunity and let’s get through together. Thank you N3 instructors, Clinical instructors, and staff. Shane Francis
N3 class president Get your motors running
because we are off to a great start! As excited and blessed as we all felt to be accepted into this great program, the honeymoon phase is officially over and the hard work, long nights, and never-ending amounts of reading has started. But lucky we’re still are, as we are the chosen few to represent the next generation of nurses. Our calling is high and is often thankless, but in the end, it’s all worth it when we
ourselves know that we played an instrumental role in lifting up the spirits of a patient suffering from something as light as “a case of the Mondays” or
something as serious as major as clinical depression. Maya Angelou said, “They may not remember your name, but they will always remember how you made them feel.” It is knowing this that makes this journey worth it and desired. The road may seem long now, but when it’s all over and
done with, we will look back with great appreciation having made such exemplary nurses! We are…RCC Nursing.
Janae Cox
N11 Class President
NURSING 11: “A Great Start”
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Our final semester of Nursing School has arrived. The feeling is surreal knowing that in about twelve weeks we will be graduating, preparing to take N-CLEX, and seeking employment. Where did the time go?
Our first week of the semester included a Block Lab consisting of Blood Administration, IV Pushes, Tracheostomy care and suctioning, Central Line dressing changes, and Chest Tubes/Chest Drainage Systems. Throughout the semester our clinical
rotations will include opportunities to Team Lead, as well as utilizing our time more effectively during Manager of Care. There will also be a portion of the semester dedicated to a rotation in ICU. Simulations during the semester include Delegation, Shock, Neuro, and a Mock Code Blue. We undoubtedly still have a lot of work ahead of us, but the excitement and energy about Pinning continues to increase.
As the final pieces come together during our last semester, we maintain to
respect our patient’s privacy, uphold
confidentiality, and strive for excellence while providing exceptional care. Have a great semester!
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Jason Brant N4 Class President
“Where did the
time go?”
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The SNO Flurry needs your opinion. Let us know how we can improve the SNO Flurry. If you have an idea for next month’s article topic, cartoons, photos, or
Interested in writing an article for the SNO Flurry?
an interesting nursing journal article that you would like to comment about or simply have some great info you would like to tell the other nursing
classes, please let us know. Contact:
Kattia Linares
SNO Flurry Editor in Chief klinares2@ student.rcc.edu
SNO ADVISORS
Professor Anderson Professor Harold Professor Stone Elizabeth Brown SNO President [open] ADN Vice PresidentCaitlin Graziano VN Vice President Ken Hashimoto Historian Cristina Bell Treasurer Kattia Linares SNO Flurry Editor in Chief
Jason Brant Men in Nursing President
Alumni Liaison Miranda Oldman Alumni Liaison Katie Hester Stephanie Bonomos BTN Chairs [open] Legislative Chair [open] Scholarship Chair Courtney Caullinan Arian Jose Allied Health Committee
[open position] Community Service Committee
Lorraine DelaCruz Jennifer Sowards Events Committee Anita Wynne-Ferreira Anna Lopez Pinning Coordinators
