MonticelloLive

Student Nurses Association at the University of Arkansas at Monticello claimed two national awards during the National Student Nurses Association’s annual convention held recently in Grapevine, Texas.
            The NSNA honored UAM’s SNA chapter with the Gold Award for Community Health Nursing and the Image of Nursing Award for a project entitled “Aide to AIDS in Africa: an extension of community.” The project, which provided $500 to support the medical and transportation needs of extremely rural Ugandan children suffering from HIV/AIDS, previously won the Arkansas Image of Nursing competition in November 2007.
            “These awards have distinguished the Division of Nursing students and UAM nationwide and prove that our students and their efforts are incredible and worthy of recognition on local, state and international levels,” said Pam Gouner, chair of the Division of Nursing and SNA adviser. “Our nursing school has a history of excellence and extremely high standards. This success is just another great reason students should choose the UAM Division of Nursing as their nursing school.  I am so proud that our efforts have been recognized on a national level.”
            The awards recognized the increasing presence of SNA on campus and in the community. The group raised $8,000 in September by selling Yankee Candles and used $5,000 to sponsor a Make-a-Wish child’s trip to Disneyworld.  SNA also donated $1,000 to provide a special Christmas to Kid’s First in Warren and gave multiple presentations on sexually transmitted diseases to the UAM campus and the Monticello community this year. All projects were submitted to NSNA for consideration for these awards.
            Accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and the Arkansas State Board of Nursing, the UAM Division of Nursing is known for producing outstanding graduates. The 2007 graduates achieved a 94.4 percent pass rate on the NCLEX-RN national licensing exam for nurses, which easily surpassed the state and national averages on the exam.
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