Student Nurses Association at Boise State University

That's right, it is on. On behalf of the student body, SNA is challenging faculty to a protein drive. The winner is the team (faculty or students) who donates the most grams of protein. The drive will run now until the end of April.

Here is how it works:

-Donate non-perishable food items high in protein (big ticket items include peanut butter, tuna or beans)
-Donation collection boxes are located outside the entrance to the LRC.
-Label your donation items with your name to become eligible for prizes...please don't cover the nutrition information, though. Had to state the obvious there.
-Each week, SNA will tally the grams of protein donated by each group and post the progress on the fourth floor bulletin board.

During this economic crisis, many individuals are struggling to put food on the table. Of the donations made to food banks, protein commonly is in high demand and low supply. All food items collected during this drive will be donated to the Idaho Food Bank. Please help in this effort!

Don't forget to watch our progress on the bulletin board!

Please direct any questions to Cari Cardoni ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

Two months after the earthquake in Haiti, the situation is still dire for millions of people.  Food, water, shelter, and medical supplies are still scarce, or unable to reach the people who need them most.  The rainy season is less than a month away, when flooding will increase homelessness, disease, and suffering. 

Please join SNA and the Nursing Department in raising funds to help a local Haitian family that has been displaced by the earthquake. A collection can is located in the LRC.

A small amount can go a long way!

 

SNA is asking for your participation in a very important study. This is a student driven research project and we would like to start collecting surveys immediately. 

Incivility in nursing education is a growing concern and is defined as rude or disruptive behavior that when left unaddressed, may progress into threatening situations. Student-to-student incivility has not been empirically investigated though anecdotal information suggests that some students are quite uncivil to other students. The purpose of this study is to gather nursing students' perceptions of incivility and disruptive behaviors toward other students, the impact of the uncivil encounters on students, and students' responses. 

This survey is completely anonymous and takes about 10 minutes to complete depending on the length of your narrative responses. This study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board at Boise State University. The goals and rationale for the survey are presented in the first page of the survey. Your honest and open responses are important to us and all responses will be reported as aggregate (group) data. 

Click here to take the survey Student-to-student incivility survey 

Your participation is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us directly. 

Cari Cardoni  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Diane Kenski  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dr. Cynthia Clark (Principal Investigator)  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  cell: 208-866-8336

Thanks for your help!

Get the jump on your clinicals with the ultimate nursing reference clipboard. Clipboards are $20 for SNA members and $25 for nonmembers. See Roberta in the LRC to view and purchase. If you have any questions, ask an SNA board member for further information.

Comprehensive Nursing Clipboard Includes:

• Cardiovascular assessment information including EKG intervals, heart sounds, hemodynamic norms and calculations, pulse scale, edema scale, murmur scale.
• Integumentary assessment information including skin breakdown areas, skin integrity scale and descriptors for skin temperature, moisture and color.
• Elimination assessment information including urinalysis values and descriptors for urinary and bowel function, sounds, patterns and color.
• Neurological assessment information including pain intensity scale, pupil scale, muscle testing scale, deep tendon reflex scale, glasgow coma scale, descriptors for pupil reaction, motor response, behavior and level of consciousness.
• Respiration assessment information including common respiratory patterns, breath sound assessment, descriptors for breath quality, rate, sputum and cough.