2015 SD NURSES ASSOCIATION CONVENTION

2015 South Dakota Nurses Association
I am a Nurse;
Together we are SDNA
Cultural Covenant
As nurses, SDNA members and elected/appointed officials, we need each other to create nursing’s future.
Our issues are big and require the best thinking of each and every one of us.
Therefore, we shall demonstrate through our behaviors and preparation our commitment to the spirit and purpose of SDNA.
We recognize that we are more alike than we are different, but we know that differences often lead up to better decisions.
We believe that passion is positive and confrontation is counterproductive.
We affirm the value of each person.
We shall create an atmosphere of acceptance, demonstrating care for each other, as we do our patients.
We shall listen to each other so each voice will feel heard.
We shall respect each other’s opinions.
We shall be positive and open to new possibilities.
We shall build on our past by focusing on our future.
Through consideration, collaboration, compromise and consensus we can achieve our common goals. i
If not us, who?
If not now, when?
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Authored by the Ohio Nurses Association, 2009
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