NSA at SFSU

Now’s the time to buy your textbooks for next semester (or sell or rent last years’ books)! Great news: the Nursing Student Association at SFSU now has a permanent ongoing textbook swap webpage!

To BUY or RENT textbooks, just visit the textbook swap webpage, click on the level you are about to start, search for the book you want, and contact the seller directly!

To SELL or RENT out textbooks,
1. Email: sfsubookswap@gmail.com
Include the following information in your email:
What class and level did you use this textbook?
· Title, author, year, and edition
· Do you want to sell the book, or rent it out for a semester?
· Book condition: like new / very good / good / acceptable
· Asking price
· How should the buyer contact you? (Your contact information will be visible so that interested students can contact you directly. Consider using a generic/secondary e-mail address.)

2. If you do not see your textbook listed for sale/rent within 2 business days, e-mail us again.

3. If your textbook is no longer available, e-mail us so that we could delete the posting.

It’s that easy! Thank you to Arma and Carisa for making this a durable and functional way for SFSU nursing students to work together and save money on textbooks! Please take advantage of this wonderful new tool!

Thanks! –Katie Joy Alsup, NSA at SFSU President

We are proud to announce that the Nursing Student Association at SFSU is on the official California Senate Bill 810 Support List! Senator Mark Leno has authored SB810, which calls for Universal Health Care in California.

Find our name (#121) on the Support List.

Below is the text of our endorsement letter:

Dear Senator Leno,

The Nursing Students Association at San Francisco State University writes in strong support of SB 810, which you authored.

The Nursing Students Association at San Francisco State University is a student professional organization with over 50 active members, recognized by the National Student Nursing Association (NSNA) and California Nursing Student Association (CNSA). As future nurses, we understand that providing access to health care for all residents of California is fundamental for the health of our State.

The current system leaves 6.6 million Californians without health insurance. We understand that steps have been taken on the federal level to provide more care. However, Californians are leaders and we must strive for universal access to healthcare. If this bill is implemented, every Californian would have health insurance regardless of their health status or ability to pay, reducing healthcare disparities that contribute to poor health outcomes. We support SB 810 because it is a fiscally sound insurance plan that eliminates billions of dollars in administrative spending, includes evidenced-based health care guidelines, and allows for individual freedom in healthcare decision-making. We believe it is essential health policy to insure the entire population.

We are the future of healthcare, and we support SB 810.

Sincerely,

Katie Joy Alsup
President NSA at SFSU

NSA will be holding our LAST General Members Meeting of the year on
Friday, May 7, from 12:10-1:00 pm
in Burk Hall 252 !!!

we will be providing (italian?) food, and there should be a relatively short agenda so we plan on having time to just hang out.

We area also holding a fund-raising RAFFLE! the Grand Prize is a brand-new stethoscope!
there are about 10 other prizes, so remember to bring cash for the raffle tickets ($2/each).

Also, if you still haven’t bought a Nursing Sweatshirt, and want to, do it now ($40)!

NSA will be sponsoring its final blood drive of the semester on
Wednesday, April 14th from 10am until 3pm in the Student Health Center.
Please come out and make this event a success!

There will be a General Members Meeting on Friday, April 9th! Burk Hall 252, between 12:10 and 1:00.
some food will be provided, free stethoscope giveaway (!!!), and sweatshirt sales.
see you there!

There will be a General Members Meeting this Friday, March 5! Burk Hall 344, between 12:10 and 1:00.
some food will be provided, free stuff giveaway, sweatshirt sales, good times.
see you there!

Listed are the step on how to obtain a replacement ID SoN badge.

1. There will be a $20 ID replacement fee (cash or check; write a check to “NSA at SFSU”). You can leave the money at the SON office in Burk Hall in the “NSA mailbox”. You will not receive the ID until the money is received by NSA.

2. Email NSAofficers@yahoo.com exactly how your name should appear on your ID.

3. Please include a picture of yourself in the email that you’d like to appear on the ID. We can crop/edit the picture for you.

4. Please include your contact phone number in the email.

When the ID is ready, it can be picked up at the SON office in Burk Hall.

Attention all SFSU SoN students. On Saturday February 20th and Sun the 21st, Project Heartbeat will be offering a discounted ACLS class in BH 352. Not only is this important training for all nurses, its also a good resume builder in a competitive job market, which we are definitely in. Additionally, for all you level 5 folks, a lot of the material covered is good preparation for the NCLEX!

Please visit the following link to register in advance (there is also a booklet you will need to purchase, which can be purchased ahead of time or the day of the class). Please note, SFSU SoN students get a $30 discount. The class costs $215. BLS/CPR re-certification is also offered at the end of the class for an additional $40.

For more detailed info, please follow the link:

http://projectheartbeat.com/code/info.php?session=966

Attention NSA and all SFSU SoN students!  On Sat January. 16th and Sun the 17th, Project Heartbeat will be offering a discounted ACLS class in BH 352.  Not only is this important training for all nurses, its also a good resume builder in a competitive job market, which we are definitely in. Additionally, for all you level 5 folks, a lot of the material covered is good preparation for the NCLEX!

Please visit the following link to register in advance (there is also a booklet you will need to purchase, which can be purchased ahead of time or the day of the class).  Please note, SFSU students get a $30 discount. The class costs $215. BLS/CPR re-certification will be offered at the end of the class for an additional $40.

For more detailed info, please follow the link:

http://projectheartbeat.com/info.php?session=964