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The Canadian Nursing Students Association (CNSA) is the voice of nursing students in Canada. For over thirty years, CNSA has represented the interests of nursing students to federal, provincial and international governments and other nursing and health care organizations.
As a member of CNSA, you have the opportunity to interact with other nursing students on educational, professional and social levels.
The CNSA, with over 20,000 members, is an affiliate member of the Canadian Nurses Association and Practical Nurses Canada as well as an associate member of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions. The CNSA has a reciprocal relationship with Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing and is a co-chair of the New Health Professionals Network.
CNSA is guided by the following underlying principles and objectives:
Provide a communication link among nursing students across Canada, recognizing the specific language needs of our bilingual country.
Act as the official voice of nursing students.
Provide a medium through which members can express their opinions on nursing issues.
Encourage participation in professional and liberal education.
Provide a liaison with other organizations concerned with nursing.
Increase the awareness of both the existence of and the need for nursing research
These objectives provide guidance to CNSA yet are flexible enough to allow the association to respond to current issues and events.
In addition to this, there is a vision for the association which includes the concepts/goals of Professionalism, Leadership, Visibility, Education and Advocacy. Activities of the Association have a relationship in some way to either the objectives of the Association or its vision. This allows for a wide variety of activities within CNSA.
Membership services include access to:
The Nursing Portal “NurseOne” (an online community where nursing students can have access to many organizations, discussions, etc.)
Membership in the Canadian Nurses Association
CNSA publications such as The Connection
Awards and grants that are only available to CNSA members
Free subscriptions and access to professional materials such as the Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership
Opportunities to research nursing positions through www.working.com
Career development workshops and publications for students in conjunction with DonnerWheeler
Opportunities to potentially participate in research committees
Committees at the regional and national levels
Involvement with the Nursing U Program
Assistance / suggestions with fundraising for member schools
Opportunities to advocate for student issues at local, regional, national and international levels and set policy
Networking opportunities include:
Meeting other nursing students and health professionals at the regional and national conferences (CNSA members get a discount)
Education and professional growth though attendance at the national and regional annual conferences
Ability to network with nursing students, nurses and other health care professionals in both official languages
Affiliation with the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) and the Canadian Nurses Association with active participation in their meetings
Information on other conferences and activities held by students, nurses, and other health professionals in Canada and internationally
Student awareness and involvement in relevant political and ethical issues which will impact their future of health care professionals
Join the voice of nursing students in Canada, and help shape your future profession today.
Visit www.cnsa.ca today to become a member.
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