NSNA Faculty Program: 8.0 Contact Hours
This activity is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti and the National Student Nurses’ Association, Inc.
Anthony J. Jannetti is an accredited provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP5387.
This activity is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti and the National Student Nurses’ Association, Inc.
Anthony J. Jannetti is an accredited provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP5387.
Thursday, November 6, 2025
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Faculty Session #1 (1 ANCC CH)
Fiduciary Responsibility of Faculty Consultants and Advisors
Description: Join us for this session to learn how to manage the finances of school chapters and
state associations, budgets, financial reports, internal asset
control procedures, IRS filings, and fundraising issues. Put the concepts to use as you review
detailed case studies on fiduciary responsibilities.
Learning Outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will report increased
knowledge of the fiduciary responsibilities of consultants and
advisors.
Speaker: Dev Persaud, MA
Sponsor: National Student Nurses’ Association
11:00am – 12:00 pm
Faculty Session #2 (1 ANCC CH)
Confidence in Recognizing Patient Deterioration
Description: This session will present the development and results of a DNP project related to nursing students’ confidence in recognizing patients that are experiencing clinical deterioration. The findings have the potential to impact nursing practice by supporting new nurses to gain confidence, and to impact nursing leadership/management by assisting in decreasing turnover/burnout.
Learning Outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to list three reasons why nursing students lack confidence in recognizing clinical patient deterioration.
Speaker: Tiffany West, DNP, RN, CHSE
Sponsor: Southeastern Community College
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Faculty Session #3 (1 ANCC CH)
Nursing Faculty Excellence: Leveraging NSNA Resources, Governance, and Decision-Making Processes
Description: This presentation equips nursing faculty with a deep understanding of NSNA governance and decision
making processes, fostering their ability to participate confidently and effectively in organizational decisions at both state
and school chapter levels. Attendees will discover practical strategies and tools to enhance their leadership impact within
the NSNA framework.
Learning Outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will demonstrate an improved comprehension
of governance and decision-making processes in NSNA (state and school chapters), enabling them to actively and
effectively contribute to decision-making and leadership within their chapters.
Speakers: Mary Foley, PhD, RN, FAAN, Marlo Robinson, DNP, JD, RN, CD (DONA)
Sponsor: National Student Nurses’ Association
Friday, November 7, 2025
8:00 am – 9:00 am
*Breakfast at 7:30 am
Faculty Session #4 (1 ANCC CH)
National Nursing Education Database - And More!
Description: During this session, the aggregate results of the National Nursing Education Database will be analyzed, and
faculty will learn how to benchmark their metrics with this national data. The interactive National Nursing Education
Database Dashboard will be presented, illustrating how to filter the database results by program type, ownership,
enrollment, and geography to understand the impacts of each. NCSBN programs and resources that are of interest to
faculty will be provided.
Learning Outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participants will be able to benchmark their program
metrics with national data in order to make evidence-based improvements.
Speaker: Nancy Spector, PhD, RN, FAAN
Sponsor: NCSBN
9:30am - 10:30am
Faculty Session #5 (1 ANCC CH)
Beyond the Uniform: Fostering Professional Comportment in Nursing Students
Description: Going beyond the concept of professionalism, this presentation will define the concept of professional comportment and describe its relationship with professional identity formation in nursing. Practical strategies for integrating professional comportment into the education of nursing students will be provided. An example of one nursing program’s initiative to teach nursing professional comportment will be offered and program outcomes discussed.
Learning Outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to:
Sponsor: National Student Nurses’ Association
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Faculty Session #6 (1 ANCC CH)
Retention is a Relationship – Rethinking Support in Nursing School
Description: Nursing student attrition remains a significant challenge in programs nationwide, with many capable
students leaving not because of academic failure but because they feel unsupported or unseen. This presentation
explores a proactive, relationship-based model for improving nursing student retention. Drawing on firsthand experience
as a peer tutor coordinator and early student contact at orientation, the speaker shares strategies for identifying at-risk
students early, building meaningful connections, and creating a culture where asking for help is normalized. Attendees will
gain practical tools to enhance retention through empathy-driven, structured support.
Learning Outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to explain common non-academic
causes of nursing student attrition and how early intervention can improve outcomes.
Speaker: Heather Kuykendall, DNP, MSN-Ed, RN
Sponsor: Colorado State University Pueblo
1:30pm – 2:30 pm
Faculty Session #7 (1 ANCC CH)
Impact of International Service Learning: Study Abroad Program Development
Description: This session will explore how the development of an international service-learning program at your school can provide students the opportunity to learn and/or reinforce patient assessment skills, collaborate as a member of a healthcare team in either an urban or rural setting, further develop their leadership abilities, and greatly enhance their ability to provide quality patient care to patients with limited English proficiency.
Learning Outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to integrate ISL experiences into their curriculum, aligning them with course content and linking them to specific learning objectives related to cultural competency and healthcare equity.
Speaker: Patrick Hickey, DrPH, MS, MSN, RN, CNOR(E)
Sponsor: International Service Learning (ISL)
3:00pm – 4:00 pm
Faculty Session #8 (1 ANCC CH)
Together We Rise: National, State and Chapter Total School Membership, Faculty Sustaining Membership and Professional Identity in Nursing
Description: Professional Identity in Nursing rises with membership of nursing students in the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA), its constituent state associations and chapters, and for faculty Sustaining Members. Total School Membership (TSM) is an inclusive NSNA/State Membership Model that includes membership for all nursing students at a reduced rate in student tuition and fees. This session focuses on the importance of TSM and, using a certain College of Nursing as an example, introduces a new model of donor support that provides FREE membership at the national/state and chapter levels for students in the nursing program and FREE Sustaining Membership for the faculty in the program. The session will address successes and challenges of the transition to free TSM and free faculty Sustaining Membership. Strategies related to such issues as educating students and faculty, handling membership, resources needed for communication, support needed from the university and NSNA, budgeting, and the importance of a Transition Team of diverse experts within and beyond nursing will be shared.
Learning Outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to discuss the Total School Membership model, and the successes and challenges of instituting a free TSM and free faculty Sustaining Membership program.
Speaker: Carol Weingarten, PhD, RN, ANEF
Sponsor: National Student Nurses’ Association
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Faculty Session #1 (1 ANCC CH)
Fiduciary Responsibility of Faculty Consultants and Advisors
Description: Join us for this session to learn how to manage the finances of school chapters and
state associations, budgets, financial reports, internal asset
control procedures, IRS filings, and fundraising issues. Put the concepts to use as you review
detailed case studies on fiduciary responsibilities.
Learning Outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will report increased
knowledge of the fiduciary responsibilities of consultants and
advisors.
Speaker: Dev Persaud, MA
Sponsor: National Student Nurses’ Association
11:00am – 12:00 pm
Faculty Session #2 (1 ANCC CH)
Confidence in Recognizing Patient Deterioration
Description: This session will present the development and results of a DNP project related to nursing students’ confidence in recognizing patients that are experiencing clinical deterioration. The findings have the potential to impact nursing practice by supporting new nurses to gain confidence, and to impact nursing leadership/management by assisting in decreasing turnover/burnout.
Learning Outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to list three reasons why nursing students lack confidence in recognizing clinical patient deterioration.
Speaker: Tiffany West, DNP, RN, CHSE
Sponsor: Southeastern Community College
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Faculty Session #3 (1 ANCC CH)
Nursing Faculty Excellence: Leveraging NSNA Resources, Governance, and Decision-Making Processes
Description: This presentation equips nursing faculty with a deep understanding of NSNA governance and decision
making processes, fostering their ability to participate confidently and effectively in organizational decisions at both state
and school chapter levels. Attendees will discover practical strategies and tools to enhance their leadership impact within
the NSNA framework.
Learning Outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will demonstrate an improved comprehension
of governance and decision-making processes in NSNA (state and school chapters), enabling them to actively and
effectively contribute to decision-making and leadership within their chapters.
Speakers: Mary Foley, PhD, RN, FAAN, Marlo Robinson, DNP, JD, RN, CD (DONA)
Sponsor: National Student Nurses’ Association
Friday, November 7, 2025
8:00 am – 9:00 am
*Breakfast at 7:30 am
Faculty Session #4 (1 ANCC CH)
National Nursing Education Database - And More!
Description: During this session, the aggregate results of the National Nursing Education Database will be analyzed, and
faculty will learn how to benchmark their metrics with this national data. The interactive National Nursing Education
Database Dashboard will be presented, illustrating how to filter the database results by program type, ownership,
enrollment, and geography to understand the impacts of each. NCSBN programs and resources that are of interest to
faculty will be provided.
Learning Outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participants will be able to benchmark their program
metrics with national data in order to make evidence-based improvements.
Speaker: Nancy Spector, PhD, RN, FAAN
Sponsor: NCSBN
9:30am - 10:30am
Faculty Session #5 (1 ANCC CH)
Beyond the Uniform: Fostering Professional Comportment in Nursing Students
Description: Going beyond the concept of professionalism, this presentation will define the concept of professional comportment and describe its relationship with professional identity formation in nursing. Practical strategies for integrating professional comportment into the education of nursing students will be provided. An example of one nursing program’s initiative to teach nursing professional comportment will be offered and program outcomes discussed.
Learning Outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to:
- Describe the relationship between professional comportment and nursing professional identity.
- Discuss strategies for teaching professional comportment to nursing students.
- Identify three outcomes resulting from the LEAD professional development program.
Sponsor: National Student Nurses’ Association
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Faculty Session #6 (1 ANCC CH)
Retention is a Relationship – Rethinking Support in Nursing School
Description: Nursing student attrition remains a significant challenge in programs nationwide, with many capable
students leaving not because of academic failure but because they feel unsupported or unseen. This presentation
explores a proactive, relationship-based model for improving nursing student retention. Drawing on firsthand experience
as a peer tutor coordinator and early student contact at orientation, the speaker shares strategies for identifying at-risk
students early, building meaningful connections, and creating a culture where asking for help is normalized. Attendees will
gain practical tools to enhance retention through empathy-driven, structured support.
Learning Outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to explain common non-academic
causes of nursing student attrition and how early intervention can improve outcomes.
Speaker: Heather Kuykendall, DNP, MSN-Ed, RN
Sponsor: Colorado State University Pueblo
1:30pm – 2:30 pm
Faculty Session #7 (1 ANCC CH)
Impact of International Service Learning: Study Abroad Program Development
Description: This session will explore how the development of an international service-learning program at your school can provide students the opportunity to learn and/or reinforce patient assessment skills, collaborate as a member of a healthcare team in either an urban or rural setting, further develop their leadership abilities, and greatly enhance their ability to provide quality patient care to patients with limited English proficiency.
Learning Outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to integrate ISL experiences into their curriculum, aligning them with course content and linking them to specific learning objectives related to cultural competency and healthcare equity.
Speaker: Patrick Hickey, DrPH, MS, MSN, RN, CNOR(E)
Sponsor: International Service Learning (ISL)
3:00pm – 4:00 pm
Faculty Session #8 (1 ANCC CH)
Together We Rise: National, State and Chapter Total School Membership, Faculty Sustaining Membership and Professional Identity in Nursing
Description: Professional Identity in Nursing rises with membership of nursing students in the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA), its constituent state associations and chapters, and for faculty Sustaining Members. Total School Membership (TSM) is an inclusive NSNA/State Membership Model that includes membership for all nursing students at a reduced rate in student tuition and fees. This session focuses on the importance of TSM and, using a certain College of Nursing as an example, introduces a new model of donor support that provides FREE membership at the national/state and chapter levels for students in the nursing program and FREE Sustaining Membership for the faculty in the program. The session will address successes and challenges of the transition to free TSM and free faculty Sustaining Membership. Strategies related to such issues as educating students and faculty, handling membership, resources needed for communication, support needed from the university and NSNA, budgeting, and the importance of a Transition Team of diverse experts within and beyond nursing will be shared.
Learning Outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to discuss the Total School Membership model, and the successes and challenges of instituting a free TSM and free faculty Sustaining Membership program.
Speaker: Carol Weingarten, PhD, RN, ANEF
Sponsor: National Student Nurses’ Association
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