Our Dominican “Wish List”

Dr. Axley has compiled a "wish list" of items needed for the Dominican trip. After last years hurricane decimated the already weak infrastructure, these items are needed more than ever. Please bring any donations to Dr. Axley's office or ask the receptionist where you may leave them. Thanks to everyone for supporting our Dominican trip and the people we serve there.

Hygiene Items

Bar Soap

Toothpaste

Toothbrushes

Combs

Vaseline

Lotion

Shampoo

Washcloths

Deodorant

Hair ornaments

Medications- Child OTC

Antihistamines

Cough/cold

Acetaminophen

Saline Nasal Spray

Medications- Adult OTC

Antihistamines

Tylenol

Ibuprofen

Benadryl

Antacids (such as Tums)

Cough/cold

Douche

Nasal Spray

Muscle Rub

Saline Eye drops

Prescription Meds- child & adult

Antibiotics-

Antitussives

Antifungal

Antihypertensives

Class Representatives and future meetings

The following are the class representatives for each level:

Foundations
Katrina McDonald - kmcdonal@memphis.edu
Morgan Billings - mlbllngs@memphis.edu

Adult Health and Psych
George Spragin (pres) -GASpragin@excite.com

OB and Peds
Jean McIvor - jmcivor@memphis.edu

Advanced Adult/Community
Marissa Stafford - mstaffor@memphis.edu

Leadership
Keasha Jarrett - kjarrett@memphis.edu

These are the people you will contact if you have any questions between meetings. You can also post questions to this blog and we will answer as we are able.

Future Meetings
Executive Board Meeting: Feb. 11, 2008 5:15pm in Newport Hall
SNA Meeting: Feb. 18th, 2008 @ 5:15pm in Psychology Auditorium (tentative, will update if this changes)
These have been added to the calendar below

New Merchandise!

Please contact SNA Treasurer, Gwen Ramat to place orders for hoodies. Last day for preorder is Friday, Feb. 1st. We will have bags, hoodies, and t-shirts at the Next SNA meeting. See future posts and calendar at bottom of page for dates and times.

Contact info:
Gwen Ramat- gpride1401@yahoo.com 901-486-2477

Executive Board Meeting reminder

There will be an Executive Board meeting this Monday Jan 28th at 5pm in the Auditorium of the Psychology Building.

SNA members: Let us know if you have questions you would like us to discuss at this meeting!
Not a member: Come Join!

Dominican Republic Trip

Lawrette Axley, PhD, RN, CNE

Are you looking for a way to use your “gifts, knowledge and skills” in nursing?

Would you like to have an unforgettable experience in working with families from a different culture in “their country”?

Consider participating in the “Nursing for Diverse Cultures” course……

Some of the ‘basic’ Important Information:

• Each semester faculty and students travel to the Dominican Republic during the fall and spring break to provide basic medical care for highly impoverished families.
• Students who have completed Foundations level courses may enroll in the course.
• Cost for the trip is approximately $1400 which covers air travel/hotel/meals and transportation

We work in partnership with the Foundation for Peace International

What will you do?
Ambulatory clinics are set up ‘remotely’ for families in the city of Baharona, the Batey Algodon and Palo Bonita, a remote community of coffee bean farmers and families

What will you see?

So much it is hard to describe……many health problems including dysentery, GI upset, skin problems, malnutrition, Upper Respiratory problems, wounds etc……

The nurses assess and treat everyone who comes to the clinic. You will see and experience things you have only read about in a textbook.
If interested please email Dr. Lawrette Axley: naxley@memphis.edu

Do you speak Spanish fluently? This is a great opportunity for you! If you don’t we still need you – we hire translators!

P.S. You may also participate in the trip without being enrolled in the course….and possibly earn clinical credit (designated courses only)

In the evenings you can enjoy the beach and pools to ‘rest up’. It is not “all work”!

New Student Orientation

Student Nurses' Association Blog

Welcome to the new SNA blog. Traditionally the SNA historian has created a “scrapbook.” Instead of scrapbooking I decided to create a blog that any member could access 24/7 and see what the SNA has been up to, as well as look through the archive of pictures and posts from previous semesters (of course there’s no archive yet). The Historian will transfer administration of the blog to their successor and the blog will remain in SNA control. To the left there is a place to subscribe using your email address, this will send you an email alert whenever a new post has been made, please subscribe. Do not use your e-courseware email, please use your Memphis.edu or private email address since e-courseware will not allow outside emails. If you use a Reader, you can subscribe to our RSS feed as well (for an explanation of what a feed and a reader are click on the "What is a feed" link). Posts will be made outlining meetings with pictures as well as when ever SNA or school related news is available. Also there is an RSS feed with links to the Daily Helmsman on the left. If anyone has any questions or suggestions about the blog please email me at Memphissna@gmail.com.

Edit: Added a calendar to the bottom of the page that will have SNA meetings, functions, and activities on it for quick reference. The calendar will be updated as dates are set.