November / December 2022
Table of Contents VOL . 69 , NO . 5
Departments & Columns
5 EDITORIAL A message from Imprint Editor , Azariah Torain
4 NSNA LEADERSHIP U HONOR SOCIETY
6 MEMBERSHIP A message from NSNA Director and Membership Committee Chair , Crystal Nettles
13 FNSNA Find out how to apply for scholarships and grants
17 NOMINATING AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE Interested in running for national office ? Read here for more information on how .
19 NEWS Learn what ’ s happening at NSNA and the nursing world .
23 HAPPENINGS 41 UP CLOSE
Features
26 STARTING CLINICALS ? TIPS AND ADVICE FROM FELLOW NSNA MEMBERS
29 NURSE MALPRACTICE CASE STUDY WITH RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES : ADMINISTERING IMPROPER , EXCESSIVE MEDICATION DOSE By Lynn Pierce and Georgia Reiner
33 ORDINARY MAGIC : SELF-CARE SUPERPOWERS YOU PROBABLY DIDN ’ T KNOW YOU HAD By Natalie May , Dorrie Fontaine , and Tim Cunningham
38 NO MORE CRYING AFTER CLINICAL : PREP FOR YOUR DAY By Abby Berryman , Jordyn Biscoe , Mia McCloskey , Danielle Emert , Anna Sutherland , Abby Watlington , Rachel Whitaker , and McKenzie Willis
44 Imprint READERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Answer the quiz to enter a drawing for a $ 500 scholarship !
43 REFLECTIONS SMALL PROJECT , BIG IMPACT By Kaela Hodge , Kendall Jones , and Paige Lasiter
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