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2018 NSNA MidYear Career Planning Conference
​Louisville, KY
November 8 – 11, 2018

​This activity will be submitted to the Maryland Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours.  The Maryland Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Thursday, November 8, 2018
11:00am – 12:30pm           1.5 contact hours
Career Mentorship- Novice Nurse and Beyond!
This session includes how to work as a mentor with diverse students while they are in nursing school and after graduation.  This session will also give you guidelines for volunteering in the Career Development Center at the NSNA Convention and MidYear Conference.
Speaker: Lois Marshall PhD, RN Nurse Education consultant, author, speaker, Miami, FL
Sponsor: National Student Nurses Association, Brooklyn, NY
 
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
American Red Cross Disaster Certification
NSNA has collaborated with the American Red Cross (ARC) to offer disaster training. This exciting opportunity teaches how to provide health care services in disaster shelters. Conference registration is required but there is no additional fee for this certification.  All participants are required to complete Part I online before they can attend Part II at the Midyear Conference. In order to receive a certificate for this program you must complete part 1 and 2 and then complete the evaluation that will be sent to you by Homeland Security. 
Speaker: Cheryl Schmidt, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, American Red Cross Nurse Educator, and Professor of Nursing, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
Sponsor: American Red Cross, Washington, DC
                                                                                                                                 
1:30pm – 2:30pm                                                                                                                
Navigating the NSNA: Onsite and Online Resources Explained                       
Explore the available online and offline resources and how to make the most of the tools by actively engaging fellow faculty and students in the NSNA Chapter at the State and Local level. Find out about the major highlights of the faculty program, and the role of the consultant and advisor at the conference and throughout the year. 
Speakers: ANA-appointed consultant Rosemary Mortimer, MS, MEd, RN, and NLN-appointed consultant Cheryl Taylor, PhD, RN, FAAN

3:15pm – 4:45 pm              1.5 contact hours  
New Approaches for Mastering Clinical Decision Making and Judgment
This session will provide new approaches on how to structure clinical with standards to manage information overload for student concept mastery. The proven strategies will result in the successful development of clinical decision-making, prioritization, and judgment.
Speakers: Loretta Manning, MSN, RN, GNP, President, I CAN Publishing®, Inc. and Regional Director, Sylvia Rayfield & Associates, Duluth, GA; Lydia Zager, MSN, RN, Associate, I CAN Publishing®, Inc.
Sponsor: I CAN Publishing®, Inc. and Sylvia Rayfield and Associates, Inc., Duluth, GA

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm                                                            
Opening Session and Keynote Address: Hit a Grand Slam with Your Nursing Career!                                                                                                                                               Some nurses spend their entire careers in the dugout or waiting for the ball to hit them on the head rather than stepping up to the plate and swinging. Donna will show you how to increase your batting average and hit a home run with finding your first job, excelling in your specialty, and building a career worthy of the Hall of Fame. She'll also teach you how to minimize foul balls, errors, and strike-outs in your career. Experience the humor, wisdom, and passion of The Inspiration Nurse and leave feeling ready to join the major leagues!       
Keynote Speaker: Donna Cardillo, RN, CSP
Keynote Speaker Sponsor: Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc., Pitman, NJ 
Opening Session Sponsor:  Nurses Service Organization, Hatboro, PA

 
Friday, November 9, 2018
8:30am – 10:30am              2.0 contact hours
Breakfast with NCSBN
Learn about NCSBN's initiatives that are of interest to educators.  Hear the latest news on the Compact.  Find out what the Nursing Education Outcomes and Metrics Committee plans are for the future of program approval.  Hear about the Regulatory Scholars Program, grants available to educators and our new Safe Student Reports (SSR) study, where we are learning about errors and near misses in nursing programs - and much more!
Speaker: Nancy Spector, PhD, RN, Director of Regulatory Innovations, National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Chicago, IL
Sponsor: National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Chicago, IL

10:45 am – 12:45 pm         Part 1 & 2      4.0 contact hours              
Leadership University Consultant Advisor Certificate Program Part I
This is a great opportunity to obtain continuing education credit and validate your role as a state consultant or school advisor.  This formal education program is specifically tailored to enhance the experience and effectiveness of state consultants and school chapter advisors
Speakers: Dr. Diane Mancino, Executive Director NSNA, Rosemary Mortimer, MS, MEd, RN, ANA appointed consultant, Cheryl Taylor, PhD, RN, FAAN, NLN appointed consultant, and Dev Persaud, MA, NSNA Director of Finance and Administration.
Sponsor: National Student Nurses Association, Brooklyn, NY

11:00am – 2:00pm Career Development Center Open in Exhibit Hall (volunteers needed) and Poster Sessions (till 1:30pm)
 
2:15 pm – 3:45 pm   1.5 contact hours
Developing Self-Directed Learners
Teaching and developing our students includes the development of their metacognitive skills, desire to learn, and fulfillment of their need for effective and timely feedback. This session addresses how to teach metacognitive skills, provide timely and effective feedback, and develop a culture that values learning over performance. All of which help students become self-directed and self-regulated learners.
Speaker: Maria Flores-Harris, DNP, RN, CNE, Executive Director of Nursing, Kaplan
Sponsor: Kaplan Nursing, New York, NY

3:30pm – 5:00pm Career Development Center Open in Exhibit Hall (volunteers needed) and Poster Sessions (till 4:30pm)
 
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm   1.5 contact hours
The NCSBN National Medical Marijuana Guidelines
This session will include a report of the current legislation, scientific literature review, and nursing implications, as well as include a presentation on NCSBN's Guidelines for the Nursing Care of the Patient Using Medical Marijuana; Medical Marijuana Education in Pre-Licensure Nursing Programs; Medical Marijuana Education in APRN Nursing Programs; APRNs Certifying a Medical Marijuana Qualifying Condition
Speaker: Kathy Russell JD, MN, RN
Sponsor: National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Chicago, IL and the National Student Nurses’ Association, Brooklyn, NY
 
 
 Saturday, November 10, 2018
8:45 am – 10:45 am  
NSNA Leadership U Consultant/Advisor Certificate Program Part II (continuation)
 
10:45am – 12:45pm
Career Development Center Open in Exhibit Hall (volunteers needed) and Poster Sessions (till 12:30pm)
 
1:00pm - 2:30 pm  
Faculty Roundtables
This interactive session will be an open discussion for you to share your successes and problems with your colleagues. Topics can include increasing your chapter membership, involving students in leadership activities, getting school support for NSNA activities, fundraising and more.
Moderators: NSNA’s national consultants, Cheryl Taylor, PhD, RN, FAAN, NLN appointed consultant, and Rosemary Mortimer, MS, MEd, RN, ANA appointed consultant.
 
3:15 pm – 5:15 pm
American Red Cross Disaster Certification
NSNA has collaborated with the American Red Cross (ARC) to offer disaster training. This exciting opportunity teaches how to provide health care services in disaster shelters. Conference registration is required but there is no additional fee for this certification.
 All participants are required to complete Part I online before they can attend Part II at the MidYear Conference. In order to receive a certificate for this program you must complete part 1 and 2 and then complete the evaluation that will be sent to you by Homeland Security. 
Speaker: Cheryl Schmidt, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, American Red Cross Nurse Educator, and Professor of Nursing, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
Sponsor: American Red Cross, Washington, DC
 
To enroll, go to www.disasterhealthandsheltering.org  Fill out form and create a user login.  The last question on the form has a drop down selection choice, please select Nursing School Instructor and submit.
 
5:45pm - 6:45pm
Association Leadership Roundtable
Board members and consultants will be available to discuss program committees and chapter affairs including Breakthrough to Nursing, Membership, Ethics and Governance, Convention Planning, Population and Global Health, Secretary/Treasurer, Image, Health Policy and Advocacy, Nominating and Elections, Resolutions, and Council of State Presidents. 
 
Faculty Connect:
Faculty, speakers, consultants, and advisors are invited to relax, and connect with colleagues. This is the perfect opportunity to network!  The faculty connect times will be published inside of the Program Book and online guide.
Sponsors: American Nurses Association
 
*Volunteers are needed in the Career Development Center to review resumes and talk with students about their future career plans.  If you are available to volunteer during the posted hours please follow this link: https://form.jotform.com/nsnainc/CDCVolunteerMY2018

Please follow the link below if you would like to volunteer to be a teaching assistant during the American Red Cross Certificate Program https://form.jotform.com/nsnainc/ARCTeachingMY2018