KANS

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KANS

• KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF NURSING STUDENTS

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What is KANS?

• We are a student organization for nursing and
  pre-nursing students that participates as an
  active constituent of NSNA (National Student
  Nurses Association)
• Our purpose is to provide an organization on the
  state level to help students develop
  professionally
• Our mission statement and bylaws can be accessed
  from our website at www.kansasnursingstudents.org/
  which will explain our purpose and function

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What does KANS do?

• Some activities of KANS include
• Monthly meetings
• Fall Focus (September) and Spring Summit (March)
  called K-COSP for the board and schools student
  associations Presidents
• State Convention held each fall where we have
  speakers on various health-related topics,
  vendors, and you can consider running for a state
  office if your school is a constituent

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Benefits of Joining KANS

• Accessibility to our state newsletter
• Joint membership with the national organization
  NSNA
• Benefits that come from membership with NSNA
  include
• Subscription to Imprint magazine
• Discount at the NSNA Online Bookstore sponsored
  by Barnes Noble
• Many other discounts and benefits that can be
  found at www.nsna.org

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Association with NSNA

• When you pay your dues for membership to KANS for
  either one year or two, you automatically receive
  membership in NSNA
• NSNA holds a mid-year convention each year in the
  fall where they have speakers and workshops to
  prepare you to run for a national office in the
  spring
• Annual convention each Spring has nursing
  students from across the country, various
  speakers, vendors, and workshops
• Visit www.nsna.org for all their membership info

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How do I get involved?

• If your school does not have a KANS chapter and
  you are interested contact one of us on the state
  board and we will help you get started
• You can find information on our website at
  www.kansasnursingstudents.org
• You can also contact NSNA at www.nsna.org
• For questions regarding membership, please
  contact Stacey Bloomer at smbloome_at_pittstate.edu