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Volume I Issue II | Official ASU College Council of Nursing Students Newsletter | February 16th

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SBAR Student Bulletin Activities Report

Article Challenge #1 Are you passionate about something health related? What drives this passion of yours? Is it a cause, a social awareness? Tell us about it! We would like to hear from you.

Send it to the John Licas our Communication Executive at

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I hope everyone is having a great spring semester so far! Remember to keep a watch on all the new and exciting activities that CCNS has to offer! At ASU, we encourage student engagement, and as a fellow Sun Devil we need to play a big role in the ASU community. Whether it’s to support a cause, or to participate in a special awareness activity, you can be a student and an active advocator for these programs. This newsletter will aid you in planning for many upcoming activities. Some of these events are attended by both SNA and CCNS.

-John Licas, Communication Executive

NEDA Walk Sunday, March 3rd The National Eating Disorder walk will be held at the zoo. Join the team! Pg 4

Blood Drive April 17th

The last one was a success! Let’s make this next one even better! Pg 2

Relay For Life Friday, April 19th-20th

Spend the night at the Sun Angel Stadium. Join the ASU Nursing Student Team. Pg 4

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SPRING 2013 STUDENT BULLETIN ACTIVITY REPORT

Activity Report CCNS Blood Drive

The blood drive on February 13, 2013 was a huge success! The American Red Cross had given us a goal of about 30 donations to try to meet for the day, but the morning of, we had already had over 40 appointments reserved online. We had a terrific team of volunteers that put up signs and fliers around campus on Tuesday, and a lot of networking and advertising happened online to spread the word. Our total number of viable donations for the day was 48. The high volume of people was terrific, but it was a little bittersweet because we unfortunately had to turn away some walk-‐ins, and there was a long wait time. Our next blood drive will be April 17th, and we are working towards getting a bus near the main part of downtown campus. We will have the same goal and hopefully another terrific turnout! Image on bottom: ClipArt

ASU Dance Marathon The ASU Dance Marathon was organized to benefit the Children’s Miracle network at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. The SRC Gym was used to host a12hr long dance marathon. Each hour had a different theme from country to neon themes; the dance floor was unique every hour. The walls were decorated with photos of children and their silly antics. One side of the gym was strictly dancing while the other side included mini golf, a photo booth, picture frame decorating. Sparky was even there to show his support for the children! There were 837 people with a fundraising total of $57,853, which will be donated to the Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Sun Devils did a great job and I was happy to have been at such an amazing event. -‐Katy Becker, Vice President, Senior 2

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The Color Run was simply amazing. It wasn’t timed and it’s just about having fun. Although it was raining and cold, the colors stuck even more to your clothes as you ran past each checkpoint. People were even more pumped up even before the run started; you can see how excited everyone was! I am so glad I was able to do this run. The run was to help support Banner Health hospitals and Special Olympics here in Arizona. Each state, or city holds a different charity. The run is a 5k that does not focus on speed, but rather the general excitement of having fun. There were several rules: 1) your shirt should be complete white. 2) All participants are welcome 3) you should look like a piece of Picasso Painting at the end. “They were all dancing and the DJ even threw color at us” Since it was raining, it was like a rainbow in the mud! –Lisa Klein, Senior 1

Color Run

Lisa posing next to

a silly sign. Lyndsay with a battle buddy!

ASU Student Nurses: “Say Cheese”

Mayo students, Jearvin and Briana, concentrating on drawing up medication!

Elva, Jamie and Amy for a quick photo after a

community project during their Psych rotation.

Marlo, Meghan, Patricia, Amber and Destiny during a

service project: HopeFest

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Photo from: http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/sites/default/files/SLIDER3.jpg

Upcoming: NEDA WALK, March 3rd, 2013

NEDA is an organization that envisions a world without eating disorders. As a previous participant in the NEDA walk, I was able to see first hand the significance of this organization to the staff members and to the many donors and participants in attendance. As a student, we can participate for a discounted prize of $25 and have an all day admission to the zoo. Most importantly, we give our time to a cause that affects many

and as a group of nursing students we show the community that we support the cause. –Isabel Soto, Secretary, Senior 2 ASU Nursing (the team name) has always participated in this event and our team gets bigger every year! We are currently #1 on all the teams in raising online funds for this event! Join now so you can help us fundraise and reach our goal!

Plan Ahead: Relay for Life, Friday April 19th-20th The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, community-‐

based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service At Relay, teams of people camp out overnight at Sun Angel Stadium and take turns walking or running around the track while enjoying fun activities and great entertainment. Since cancer never sleeps, for one night neither do we. Join the ASU Student Nurses team and help fundraise for the American Cancer Society! We’ll hangout all night! This is an SNA and CCNS event: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/ASUSTUDENTNURSES

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President’s Message

Editor’s Message

Hello fellow nursing students! Although my photo is of me holding a baby, this section has nothing to do with these cute tiny humans. I would like to congratulate you

for making it this far into reading our bulletin! I hope you continue to check our newsletters for new updates and upcoming events. It is my goal to make sure that the ASU nursing community is in-the-know of all our events. Remember to stay involved and engaged in the Sun Devil community! If you would simply like to write for the newsletter about something you are passionate about, email me! Good luck to you all on your studies and keep on nursing!! P.S. Read the last item on this whole page. John Licas, Comm. Exec. Email: [email protected]

NCLEX Question A client diagnosed with angina has been instructed about the use of sublingual nitroglycerin. Which statement made by the client is incorrect and indicates a need for further teaching? 1. I will rest briefly right after taking 1 tablet 2. I can swallow two or three tablets at once if I have severe pain. 3. I'll call the health care provider if pain continues after three tablets five minutes apart 4. I understand that the medication should be kept in the dark bottle. Question retrieved from: http://learningext.com/pages/e1405788a0 The correct answer is: I can swallow two or three tablets at once if I have severe pain. Reference: Deglin, J., Vallerand, A., &Sanoski, C. Davis’s drug guide for nurses (12th ed.). (2010). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.

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What was the total number of viable donations during our blood drive? EVERYONE can participate.

Hello Sun Devil Nursing Students! This semester is flying by so fast! I would like to say a few updates for you all. I am excited about all our events this semester; as you may have noticed, we have partnered with the Student Nurse’s Association on several of our events. This will allow us to maximize our student attendance and encourage a stronger involvement within our community. As the first half of the semester closes please remember to submit your course evaluations. It is important we stay on top of this easy task! You should already be getting emails about them; don’t wait till the last minute. Also, new apparel will be ordered soon for everyone to purchase! Please keep a look out on some of the new and exciting designs we have for you! I know you have all been working hard; remember to take a break and participate in some of our activities this semester too!

Samantha Hyland [email protected]

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