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“CAN’T STOP, WON’T STOP: BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS!”

“CAN’T STOP, WON’T STOP: BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS!”. Grace Young, NSNA Breakthrough to Nursing Director. B e Proactive R esolutions E ducate A dvocate K eep in Touch T ake Initiative H ear advice R emain resistant O utgoing U nravel barriers G ive back H inder fear. B e Proactive.

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“CAN’T STOP, WON’T STOP: BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS!”

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  1. “CAN’T STOP, WON’T STOP: BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS!” Grace Young, NSNA Breakthrough to Nursing Director

  2. Be Proactive Resolutions Educate Advocate Keep in Touch Take Initiative Hear advice Remain resistant Outgoing Unravel barriers Give back Hinder fear

  3. Be Proactive • Stay hands-on • Positive • Active

  4. Resolutions • Increasing Men in Nursing • More use of gender neutral terminology

  5. Educate • BTN awareness • Being involved in organizations • Ex: American Assembly for Men in Nursing • Junior and high school students about nursing

  6. Recruitment Powerpoint Presentations available! • Project InTouch Keys to Success • NSNA: A Sound Investment • NSNA – Catch the Wave with NSNA • Opportunity Cost: Your Dues, Your Benefits • Tools for Recruiters: Catch the Wave with NSNA • NSNA Membership Recruitment Tool

  7. NSNA Partnerships • Academy of Neonatal Nursing (ANN) • The American Assembly for Men in Nursing (AAMN) • American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) • American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) • Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) • Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON) • The Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS) • Dermatology Nurses' Association (DNA) • Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) • National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) • Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)

  8. Advocate • For under-represented minorities • Give resources • Catch the Wave benefits booklet • Help increase opportunities • Fundraisers!!!!! • Ask wicked questions

  9. Keep and Increase • Men in nursing • Man Enough to Be a Nurse • http://www.discovernursing.com/men-in-nursing#.UJfld82ReKw • http://www.minoritynurse.com/men-nursing/men-nursing

  10. Keep and Increase (cont’d) • Disabilities • http://www.minoritynurse.com/minority-nurse-leaders/nurses-disabilities-another-minority-group • Nurse Educators • Administration • Telephone triage • In-services • Case management • Teach at Nursing Schools • Consultants for Insurace Companies • Poison Control Programs • Home health

  11. Take Initiative • Don’t wait until tomorrow to do something that you could’ve done today • Publish newsletters and columns in local newspapers letting schools know about nursing • Broadcast projects through local radio stations • Reach out to sponsors

  12. Hear advice • Listen to advisors and mentors • Be true to yourself • Get a faculty “wing-man” • Appointment with Dean and faculty “wing-man”

  13. Remain Resistant • Life throws curve balls at us, but it doesn’t mean you can’t hit them. • Confront reality • Are you overanalyzing? • Open up to those you trust

  14. Outgoing • Break out of your comfort zones. • “All you need is 20 seconds of courage” • -We Bought A Zoo, movie

  15. Unravel Barriers • Brainstorm ways to focus on the solution, not the problem • Use data evidence, data, logic to form opinions…not self perceptions • Stay trustworthy • Face brutal realities

  16. Unravel barriers (cont’d) • Quizlet.com • Nurse Zone - http://www.nursezone.com/Student-Nurses/study-tips.aspx

  17. Scholarships & Awards • Foundation & Scholarships Tab (2013 application available!) • http://www.nsna.org/FoundationScholarships.aspx • NSNA Awards & Honors Booklet available at NSNA.org

  18. Get School Credit! • Did you know that you can get school credit for projects through NSNA’s Leadership U? • http://www.nsna.org/Membership/LeadershipUniversity.aspx

  19. Give Back • Become a mentor • To prosper your profession • Reach out to diverse communities

  20. Hinder Fear • Don’t let fear hinder you from doing any of the above • Sometimes all it takes is a phone call • Conflict = an inevitable outcome of social interaction • Network, network, network!!!

  21. THANK YOU!!! Grace Young NSNA, Breakthrough to Nursing Director BTNDIRECTOR@NSNA.ORG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraceYoungBTN NSNA WEBPAGE: http://www.nsna.org/ProgramActivities/BreakthroughtoNursing.aspx

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