August 2016

CNSAFresno State Chapter

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome Class of S19
Page 1

Welcome Brunch &

RN Bootcamp
Page 2-3

What is CNSA?
Page 4

Health on Wheels
Page 5-6

Fall Catalog
Page 7

CNSA State Convention

RN FORMATION IS A
PUBLICATION OF CNSA
FRESNO STATE
2345 E. San Ramon Ave.
M/S MH Fresno, CA
93740
Phone: (559) 278-0241

Volume XIII, Issue I

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WELCOME BRUNCH &

RN BOOTCMAP
On August 12th and 13th CNSA Fresno
State hosted the Welcome Brunch and
RN Bootcamp to give a warm welcome
to the new incoming cohort of Spring
2019. The two days were packed full of
amazing guest speakers, skill workshops, raffle prizes, and food!

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M a e is Te No i ge a d I
e e tl ate ded the RN Boot a p.
RN Boot a p e eeded
e pe taio s- I as so i p essed the efo t
put fo th CNA F es o tate. I as
ad ited to F es o tate as a d
a helo 's stude t, a d i all ho est , i
all o ga izaio s a d o k e pe ie e I
ha e ee th ough, I ha e e e felt so
el o ed, so e ou aged, a d so
suppo ted as I did th ough F es o
tate's CNA; the espe ted ea h a d
e e o e of us a d lea l st i ed to
gi e us the tools to help us ith ou i st
se este .
Th ough the RN Boot a p, e
e e i t odu ed to so e ke o epts
su h as the Neu a ste s Model
the odel of u si g F es o tate
e phasizes , the C's, Nu si g Ca e
Pla s, a d Medi aio Math so that e
a ha e fa ilia it a d a head sta t
ith hat is to o e. We also e e
i t odu ed to ha ds-o p a i al skills
su h as taki g a ual lood p essu e,
i suli i je io s, a d assess e t so

that e ould get a se se of hat skills

e ould lea ou i st se este o
e e egi p a i i g o ! . We tou ed
the u si g fa ilit to gai fa ilia it
ith he e e ill e spe di g ou
i e a d also sa the i La to see
ho
e'll e a le to appl the skills that
e lea ed i a u i ue, ha ds-o
e pe ie e. Th ough its i t odu io of
o epts a d skills, the RN Boot a p
helped to ake the u si g stude t
e pe ie e feel o e ' eal.' This
eal ess helped to oth elie e
st ess i i t odu i g e to hat is to
o e, ut also has helped e oke
e ite e t a d a e to a ds hat lies
ahead. I ould highl , highl
e o
e d a d e ou age a i st
se este stude t to ate d RN
Boot a p. -Terry No i ger

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CNSA stands for California Nursing Student Association. It is a

statewide community advancing the transition of the student to
professional nurse through leadership development, education,
mentorship, advocacy, activism, and stewardship. We invite you

Wh did ou joi CNSA?

M a e is Co ad Del u do a d I a a d
se este . I did t k o
hat CNA as. All I
a ted as to ate d RN Boot a p to get a head
sta t o hat ould e a - ea jou e th ough
u si g. At RN Boot a p e got to hea f o a
past CNA F es o tate Chapte P eside t )a h
Huddlesto . I e e e hi sa i g that his
i ol e e t ith CNA a ha e o t i uted to a
hi i g a age hoosi g hi fo his i st
Registe ed Nu se jo ithout a e pe ie e. That
ould ha e to e a ig easo fo
hoi e to e
i ol ed. The e a e othe easo s too! I e e e
l i g to the othe side of the ou t to ate d a
aio al o e io a d ei g a le to eet a d
o e t futu e u ses f o all o e the ou t . It
as a e pe ie e of g o th to liste a d lea
f o othe u si g stude ts f o the aio , a d
to lea a p o ess to ake these ha ges is
p i eless! -Co rad Del u do, CNSA Legislai e

Ia

P itpal Ra dha a, d se este , a d CNA

has d asi all i p o ed
pe so al e pe ie e
i u si g s hool. Bei g a pa t of this o ga izaio has gi e
e the oppo tu it to o k ith
u si g leade s i the o
u it , i p o ed
pu li speaki g, a d i eased
li i al
k o ledge. I as e ous at i st to joi e ause
I as just a i st se este u si g stude t;
ho e e , A d e You g lood, the u e t CNA
P eside t, e ou aged e to e a a i e
e e a d u fo ele io s. It as o e of the
est de isio s I ade i u si g s hool e ause I
got to eet othe o de ful u si g stude ts
ho sha e
passio of helpi g othe s. -Pritpal
Ra dha a, CNSA Vi e Preside t

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CNSA President, Andrew Schiavello-Youngblood speaks

about the groundbreaking H.O.W. services, and how you
Health o Wheels HOW ega as
just a idea et ee D . Kathlee Ri dahl
a d I. We dis ussed a s to i p o e ou
se i es to the pu li he at the i e
u si g stude ts had the oppo tu it to
p o ide lood p essu e s ee i gs o a
olu tee asis o du ted at lo al s ap
eets. D . Ri dahl ofe ed he o ile
health ehi le that she has al ead ee
usi g fo he o
u it health li i al
otaio as a spe ial p oje t fo BN
stude ts a d Nu se P a iio e s. This
ehi le as p o ided to he
F es os
Cou t Oi e of Edu aio , a d she has
ee fu di g its se i es th ough g a t
esea h a d ii g e e si e it has ee
i he possessio . D . Ri dahl a d I ag eed
that e ould e te d the use of the
o ile health ehi le th ough CNA i

o de to e pa d the se i es that e ha e
ee p o idi g to the o
u iies of
F es o. Ho e e , this i e e pla ed to
i ol e othe health dis ipli es f o
F es o tate. We i ol ed dietei
stude ts, ki esiolog stude ts f o the
athlei depa t e t, F es o tates Fa il
Cou seli g a d o ial e i es, a d ou
e o BN a d NP stude ts! Thus,
Health o Wheels as adopted. The HOW
se i es i lude: lood p essu e s ee i g,
holeste ol a d lood suga s ee i gs,
a d e tal health a d lifest le edu aio .
We lau hed this p og a i the p i g of
t i e ith u h su ess, e de i g
s ee i gs a d edu aio to a esi ated
iize s at the Made a Flea Ma ket!...
Co i ued o to pg.

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Health o Wheels is a p og essi g
Th ough ou e pe ie e i the pu li
o ga izaio o p ised of leade ship
sei g e ha e see a di e eed fo
ili gual olu tee s. pa ish speake s
stude ts f o those depa t e ts e io ed a o e. It is a aged a d ai tai ed ould e ital i ou efo ts of sp eadi g
CNAs Co
u it Health Di e to ,
u h eeded edu aio i the health
Cou t e Ma ie B o , Fa ult Ad iso , D . s ee i gs that stude ts p o ide.
Kathlee Ri dahl, CNA P eside t, A d
A dre S hia ello-You g lood
You g lood, Dia ei Coaliio s P eside t,
Mathe Jai e, a d othe olu tee leade s.

Mark your calendar!

The next H.O.W. event will take place on:

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Mark your calendars for CNSAs 2016 State Convention!
This ea the tate Co e io is o O to e th- th, i Visalia, CA. Do t iss this
a azi g oppo tu it to liste to i spi aio al speake s, ate d i te esi g sessio s, lea
ho to get ou i st jo as a RN, & e e e ei e alua le feed a k o esu es.
To lea
o e a out the tate Co e io , ead the follo i g f o CNA e e , Da iel
Ag ogidi, ho e plai s the i po ta e of ate di g, alo g ith his pe so al e pe ie e.
M a e is Da iel Ag ogidi a d I a
a th se este u si g stude t ho had the
oppo tu it to ate d a Nu si g Co e io
as a F es o tate Nu si g tude t. o, hat
e a tl is a Nu si g Co e io ? The Nu si g
Co e io
i gs togethe tude ts like
ou self ho ha e a i te est i dife e t
ields of u si g. At these o e io s, ou
ill ot o l ha e the oppo tu it to e
i ol ed ith i di iduals ho sha e ou
sa e passio s fo health a e, ut the e a e
ooths ith jo e uite s, othe olleges
ith spe ii fo uses fo the u si g ield,
e do s sho i g e p odu ts that ei g
i t odu ed i to the u si g ield, a d the e
a e t ai i g sessio s that allo ou to e
t ai ed a d e iied all i o e lo aio ! Not
to e io ou get to eet so e eall
i te esi g people a d ou a t a el to
e ues that a e e a d e ii g to ou.

Also, the e a e oppo tu iies fo ou to

also u fo ele ted posiio s at eithe the
CNA Co e io Califo ia Nu si g tude t
Asso iaio , o posiio s fo the NNA
Naio al tude t Nu si g Asso iaio . o
h u fo a tude t Nu si g Asso iaio
Oi e posiio ? These oles a e oppo tu iies
to pla ii al pa ts i fo i g legislai e
de isio s, sta i g at the a pus le el.
Fi st, ou s hool is alloted a pa i ula
u e of delegates depe de t upo the
a ou t of e e ships i ou a pus
au us. o, the o e e e ships e ha e,
the o e otes e get to ast at the Naio al
Co e io ! e o dl , ea h s hool is a out to
d at a esoluio o a fo al de isio that
has ee oted o
the i ol ed e e s
at the a pus Co i ued o to pg .

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O e the esoluio o
itee has d ated
the esoluio a d he ked to ake su e that
the esoluio has t al ead ee oted o
o d ated fo p e ious e ie i the past, the
esoluio is se t fo a d to the tate
Co e io fo la ii aio a d fo app o al.
Ne t, the esoluio goes fo oi g o the
Naio al Co e io . Thats ight, ou oi e
a d ou esoluio is oted o at the
NATIONAL le el f o all the olleges ho
pa i ipate i the tude t Nu ses Asso iaio .
Fi all , the delegates f o ea h a pus use
thei otes to oio fo app o al o de a
p oposal. O e app o ed, the esoluio goes

fo a d to the Registe ed Nu ses Asso iaio

a d Co g ess to pass thei esoluio oi g
p o ess a d a e put i to la a d p a i e.
I u ge ou to e o e i ol ed i the
a pus tude t Nu si g Asso iaio e ause
ou a ha e a idea that goes o to ha ge
the a u i ulu is taught i s hools o the
a paie t a e is deli e ed. E e if ou
do t go fo the polii s, ou sill get to t a el
to a e pla e a d eet ou olleagues
f o a ou d the state o ou t
hile
lea i g a out the d a i di e io s that
health a e a d the u si g s ope of p a i e
a e headi g. -Da iel Ag ogidi

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CNSA Fresno State would also like to

personally thank the following for

Businesses with big hearts:

Blaze Pizza E ha A e, F es o, CA
Bullard U ifor s N st t, F es o, CA
Bulldog Burger Bistro E Ba sto A e, F es o, CA
Califor ia Pizza Kit he N Bla ksto e A e Villaggio Retail
Ct , F es o, CA
Dut h Bros. Cofee
Eddie's Baker a d Caf N Ceda A e, F es o, CA
Food Ma N Bla ksto e A e, F es o, CA
Fres o State Athlei s
The Ha it Burger Grill W ha A e, F es o, CA
MB2 Ra e a ha A e, Clo is, CA
MDF I stru e ts - di st u e ts. o
Nutrishop E. Ca pus Poi te D . F es o, CA
.
Ro k Mou tai Cho olate Fa tor E Paseo Del Ce t o,
F es o, CA
Sa e art Ce ter Ti ket Oi e E ha A e, F es o, CA

Star u ks West ha A e ue, F es o, Califo ia

He do A e Clo is, CA
Su a E Ba sto A e, F es o, CA
a d
N st t, F es o, CA
TGI Frida 's E He do A e, F es o, CA
Wahoo's E Ca pus Poi te D , F es o, CA

People who lead nursing passion daily:

Kath Haahr-A azi g Fa ult Me

a d

e at F es o tate hool of Nu si g