Nursing Student Association of ND Jamestown, ND January 31, 2013

About Us  Established in 2011  501c3 non-profit organization  Vision: A unified voice for nursing excellence  Mission: Guide the ongoing development of a well-prepared and diverse nursing workforce to meet the needs of the citizens of North Dakota through research, education, recruitment and retention, advocacy and public policy.

Monthly Enewsletter and Job Flashes  Monthly enewsletter sent to 16,000+ nurses- includes news, events, job openings, practice resources, stories about nursing organizations and education programs, legislative information, funding opportunities, scholarships and other opportunities.  Job flashes are sent out twice a month with current job postings on our career center.  To sign up for newsletter and job flashes: Fill in the “Subscribe to our newsletter” box on our homepage Fill out the contact form on our “Contact Us” page on our website Or use the text or QR code on the next slide

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Career Center  ND Center for Nursing Career Center is a part of a national network.  Can register as a job seeker and post your resume online for potential employers  Can search for jobs in North Dakota  Jobs on our career center are also sent out as job flashes to our list twice a month.  The Career Center also includes Indeed.com jobs.  Link to Experience North Dakota- state page that promotes working in ND

Your Career In Nursing Webpage  Includes many resources about the nursing field  Nursing Career Paths includes a listing of the many post-graduate directions and links to ND education programs  Scholarship and Loan Repayment programs list  Nursing Education Program contact list  Guest Speaker/Mentor List- might be good for finding a speaker for nursing student association speakers  Information about becoming a Nursing Faculty

Evidence Based Practice and Research Resource Center  ND created and populated portal is organized by clinical practice area:  ND Board of Nursing Practice Statements,  Critically Appraised Topics (CATS)  Research abstracts  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clinician Summaries  Evidence Based Practice Online Resources such as the Cochrane Collaboration and the National Guideline Clearinghouse  Federal documents  Online articles and websites If you have developed a resource or have found a publically available resource- please send to for posting to this

Advocacy Center  Includes video tutorials on: ND Legislative Overview- Wanda Rose, former legislator, Sanford College of Nursing How a Bill Becomes a Law- Connie Kalanek, Executive Director, ND Board of Nursing Differences between Advocacy and Lobbying- Melana Howe, Consultant, Hettinger ND  Contact information for government officials at the local, state and national level  A link to our legislative interim studies table  A calendar of legislative meetings  Links to legislative committees

Nursing Community  - our Nursing Organization page has links to contacts and websites of all of the nursing organizations in ND. You are strongly encouraged to join a professional association such as NDNA.  - list of all of the nursing education programs in ND including contacts and websites  - links to regulation and state agencies such as the ND Board of Nursing

North Dakota Action Coalition  Provides leadership development materials from our Summit including powerpoint slides, action game plan template and leadership ideas for many different areas  Materials and agendas for action coalition workgroups

Volunteer Opportunities  ND Center for Nursing Leadership Team: Any nurse or nursing student can join. Currently 2 nursing students are a part of this group- Amber Kracht and Tamsen O’Berry Ongoing project groups include: Statewide Preceptor Program Statewide Nurse Recruitment Enhancing the Work Environment for Nurses Increasing Nursing Advocacy and Empowerment at the State Policy Level Increased Utilization of the Evidence-Based Practice/Research Center Initial Steps for Developing a ND Practice-Based Research Network A Celebration of the Unification of the Voice of Nursing Building Fundraising Infrastructure for the ND Center for Nursing  ND Action Coalition- building online leadership development programs for “Every Nurse in Every Setting”- current groups include leadership development in communication, systems thinking, change/innovation and health policy/advocacy  to sign up for any of these or for more

Giving Hearts Day

Contact Information Patricia Moulton, PhD Executive Director ND Center for Nursing 417 Main Avenue #402 Fargo, ND