Hello Everybody,
        Just so you all know there is going to be a blood drive at MiraCosta this Wednesday and Thursday (Nov 7-8th). It is being run by the San Diego Blood Bank and we are looking for nursing student volunteers. The drive is going to be from 10 AM to 3 PM. The shifts are hourly. Duties would include recruiting students and faculty to donate and to begin the paper process prior to donating blood. You do not need to wear scrubs but your clinical MiraCosta I.D. badge is necessary. If you are interested please e-mail the NSA president Cat at corpuz.catherine@gmail.com with the hours you are available from.
 
         

NSA Meeting Tomorrow

Just a reminder to everyone we have an NSA meeting tomorrow at 1:30!!

MCC Nursing Shirts and Volunteer Opportunites

Hello all,
       Tomorrow 9/12/12 we are having a recruitment booth at college hour near the clock tower. Please come by and visit to show your support!!
    
       We are now taking orders for MiraCosta nursing shirts and sweatshirts. If you are interested in purchasing any of these please e-mail our NSA president Cat at corpuz.catherine@gmail.com.
Prices are as follows:
 -Grey short sleeve 100% cotton t shirts $11.00 $12.00
- White long sleeve 100% cotton t shirts $12.00 $14.00
 -Grey Gildan Hooded Sweatshirt (8oz) $21.00 $24.00
 -Grey Gildan Zippered Sweatshirt (8oz) $28.00 $30.00
 -Grey Monster Fleece Hooded Sweatshirt (10oz) $30.00 $34.00
 -Grey Monster Fleece Zippered Sweatshirt (10oz) $35.00 $38.00

We also have many volunteer opportunities for the near future. As we all know this looks great on our resume and looks great for our MiraCosta NSA chapter. Following the event date we have the website where you can sign up to be a volunteer.
     -Sat. Sept. 15, 2012 Balboa Park AHA Heart Walk 2012
http://www.sdheartwalk.org/

     -Sat. Sept. 15, 2012 Balboa Park War Mem. Building AHA Heart Walk 2012 Donate Life Booth (info booth about organ donation)
http://www.lifesharing.org/registration/event_details.php?id=328

     -Sat. Oct 6, 2012 Oceanside Pier Walk to End Alzheimers
     -Sat. Oct 13, 2012 Otay Ranch Town Center Walk to End Alzheimer’s
     -Sat. Oct 20, 2012 Grossmont Center Walk to End Alzheimer’s
     -Sat. Oct. 27, 2012 Balboa Park Walk to End Alzheimer’s
http://act.alz.org/site/Survey?ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&SURVEY_ID=11561

   Lastly, don't forget about our next NSA meeting next Tuesday 9/18/12 at 1330! It will be in room T430 as of now. If there is a change in room it will be updated on here.

First of all congratulations and welcome to the new MiraCosta RN students. I hope you are all enjoying summer For those of you interested in purchasing Littmann stethoscopes or other supplies (penlights, blood pressure cuffs, forceps etc..)  through the NSA feel free to e-mail me at Alexoch160@yahoo.com. Prices start at 70$ for stethoscopes. There is going to be a summer social for all nursing students later in the summer. The location and date has yet to be decided. The time date and location will be posted here when it has been chosen. We also expect there to be volunteer opportunities within or related to the health care field. These opportunities will also be posted here on the website once the need for volunteers has been confirmed.

April Meeting

April meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 24nd in room 4409 (in the Allied Health/Campus Lab building). There will be two meeting covering the same topics from 1:30p-2:30p and 2:30p-3:30p.

Many topics will be covered tomorrow, including elections for new officers (at 2:30p). You're welcome to invite your fellow nursing classmates.

Extra hooded sweatshirts/t-shirts/longsleeves will be available tomorrow. Limited quantity, so get them while you can. Lunch will be provided, so I hope to see you there!

March Meeting

Our monthly meeting will be on Tuesday, March 27th in room 4409 (in the Allied Health/Campus Lab building). There will be two meeting covering the same topics from 1:30p-2:30p and 2:30p-3:30p.
Extra hooded sweatshirts/t-shirts/longsleeves will be available tomorrow. Limited quantity, so get them while you can. Lunch will be provided, so I hope to see you there!

2/16 Meeting Summary

Old business topics covered: 

• We're still looking for an Inter-club Council representative to represent us during the ICC campus meetings. Topics discussed during these meetings include what various clubs are doing on campus, events clubs are promoting, or fun things that are happening on campus. The meetings are on Wednesday from 12:30p-1:20p and are usually twice a month. If interested, please email mcc.cnsa@gmail.com.
• Sweatshirts/shirts: After a rocky start, I'm happy to announce that the sweatshirts will be finished by the end of the day. We will hope to have them all distributed by the end of next week at the latest.
• Littmann orders have finally come in, so please see Denise in 4403 to pick up your order. Thanks for your patience!
• CSUSM group events: CSUSM was nice enough to reach out to us asking if we'd be interested in a joint chapter event. When they have an event lined up, we'll join them and see how they run their community events.
• TB skin test administration/reading clinic: Marge Reyzer, RN, health services coordinator, reached out to us asking for volunteers to administer TB Mantoux tests and to also read them at the CLC, another MCC campus. Pick up the latest edition of MiraCosta's newsletter The Chariot to see our club members in action!
• Mentorship: Hopefully you're mentee/mentor has contacted you by now. Are you getting what you want out of this relationship? If you're having trouble, please contact the coordinator, Kristine and express your concerns.

New business topics covered:

• Club website: well, if you're reading this, you're aware of our website. It's still a work in progress, so if you have any advice/tips on what you want to see on here, please email mcc.cnsa@gmail.com and let us know.
• Passing the torch: All of the officers this semester are 4th semester students, so these positions will need to be filled once we graduate. Positions are 2 semesters long, however this can be shortened or lengthened through voting. The definition of each role is described in our bylaws, which will be available on this site shortly. As Pete (secretary) stated, this club is whatever you want it to be. If there are things you want to improve upon, you can certainly do so by becoming an active member or officer.
• Next meeting date: We're constantly trying to find a date in which we can maximize attendance from all semesters. It seems like thursday or tuesday might be best, however we haven't set a date yet. Once we finalize a date, we'll send an email and also post it here, so check the site regularly.
• PPH relocation: it was mentioned in previous meetings that help may be needed to move things from Palomar Medical Center to the new hospital, PMC West. This would be a good opportunity to "rub elbows" with the staff at a potential employer. Roland will keep us informed on this opportunity.

Suggestions for the club/events:

• Some members expressed interest in traveling to Mexico to give nursing aid, perhaps during the long summer break. Trips to Rady's/SNFs to meet/play with the kids/residents were also suggested.
• Having a health booth at the weekly Oceanside Farmer's Market on Thursday to educate the community and to perform basic tests such as BP, HR, or blood glucose tests.

We'll contact Roland and Sandy and see if these suggestions are feasible and discuss this further during the next meeting.