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Apply for the BTN Monthly Award Started in 2017 , the Breakthrough to Nursing ( BTN ) Project monthly award encourages students to participate in service projects in their school and in the community . Monthly awards , from September 2020 to March 2021 , in the amount of $ 100 each will be made to the winning school chapter . These awards are in addition to the traditional BTN Awards presented at the NSNA Annual Convention . The BTN Committee goal is to increase BTN involvement as well as to increase social media presence to promote BTN and encourage underrepresented students to enter the nursing profession .
From September 2020 to March 2021 , NSNA members and chapters may submit a photo , essay , service , or social media project addressing the following themes :
December : Suicide Prevention and Awareness Deadline : January 15 , 2021
January : LGBTQ + Deadline : February 15 , 2021
February : Sex Education Deadline : March 15 , 2021
March : Sexual Health Disparities in Minority Groups Deadline : March 28 , 2021
For more information or to apply , visit www . jotform . com / nsnainc / btn-monthly-awards .
Don ’ t say No ! Say YES to being protected from COVID-19 Perhaps you are not on the frontlines today — but you will be in the future . Nursing students have a role to play in both being vaccinated and educating others about the vaccine . You may even be helping to vaccinate the public as a volunteer and for clinical credit .
For every vaccine administered across the country , in most instances , there will be a nurse on the other side of the syringe . “ Whether in hospitals , or making logistical decisions behind the scenes , nurses will be the driving force of distribution efforts in the United States , providing immeasurable value and needed perspective from the boardroom to the bedside and everywhere in between ,” said Dr . Stephen Ferrara , DNP , FNP-BC , FAANP , Interim Executive Director
Jonas Nursing & Veterans Healthcare . “ Consistently ranked by the public as the most trusted profession in the healthcare landscape , nurses are in a unique position to provide the public with the facts during this time of confusion .”
For the public , nurses represent the face of this vaccine . Working together , we have the power to educate our patients , peers , colleagues , and friends about vaccination and safety measures . First step is to learn as much as you can about the vaccine so that you are ready to answer questions . One target audience for vaccine education is your fellow college students . Get your chapter involved . Click on the following resources to begin learning more :
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