NSNA Leadership U
Earn credit by
Participating in the Breakthrough to Nursing Project
As an NSNA leader, you’ll learn and practice important leadership skills by participating in the Breakthrough to Nursing (BTN) Project. The goal the BTN Project is to increase the number of qualified students enrolled in and graduated from nursing schools. The following may be helpful when approaching faculty to explore the possibility of having your participation in the BTN Project partially fulfill course requirements or independent study elective. Use your course syllabus to see if you can meet the objectives with the following leadership activities.
BTN Leadership Activities
Serve as a member of the Chapter’s BTN Leadership Team (i.e. Board of Directors);
Accomplish the goals and objectives of the BTN Project.
By participating in the BTN Project, you will be able to:
List your personal leadership attributes;
state a personal vision for the future of the profession;
explain the complex role organizations play in the profession and in society;
define the role of volunteer within the team structure
BTN Learning Objectives:
Articulate the issues related to recruitment and retention of qualified students into the nursing profession;
Explain the need for increasing the number of underrepresented populations into the nursing profession;
Prepare an agenda and to run a committee meeting (or participate in a committee meeting);
Present written and verbal reports of progress made toward reaching committee’s goals;
Analyze and articulate issues related to the recruitment and retention of qualified students into the profession;
Create and implement community service projects to address these issues;
Practice collaboration among peers, faculty and community leaders.
Attributes Developed
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