National Student Nurses' Association

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these areas becomes public information and you should excercise caution when deciding to share any of your personal information. Any user who finds material posted by another user objectionable is encouraged to contact us via email ([email protected]). We are authorized by you to remove or modify any information, statements and/or data submitted by you to this site and related forums for any reason we feel constitutes a violation of our policies, whether stated, implied or not. Founded in 1952, NSNA is a nonprofit organization for students enrolled in associate, baccalaureate, diploma, and generic graduate nursing programs. It is dedicated to fostering the professional development of nursing students. The organization has over 50,000 members in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. NSNA's Board of Directors is made up of 10 nursing students who are elected at the organization's Annual Convention . Two non-voting consultants are appointed by the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nurses to provide guidance. NSNA also employs a full-time staff headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. Over 3,000 nursing students participate in NSNA's Annual Convention, which features leadership and career development activities, opportunities to listen to renowned nursing leaders, hear about job opportunities and the chance to network with hundreds of other students. The program includes a state board exam mini review. NSNA holds a second meeting which attracts over 1,500 students yearly: the MidYear Conference offers workshops and panels on career and association development as well as a state board exam mini-review. The Foundation of the NSNA, created in memory of NSNA's first executive director, Frances Tompkins, is a non-profit corporation (501 C-3) organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. The FNSNA has distributed over 2 million dollars in scholarships for undergraduate nursing education. The Promise of Nursing Regional Scholarship Program, administered by the FNSNA, provides undergraduate and graduate nursing scholarships and school grants

NSNA's official magazine, Imprint, publishes five times a year and is mailed to the entire membership, with bonus issues distributed during the MidYear Conference and Annual Convention.