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SDNA 2018
Calendar of Events
PAC
Report
If you have events that you want posted on the SDNA
Calendar of Events, please contact the SDNA Office at
(605) 945-4265 or by email at contactus@sdnurses.org.
MARCH
March 9 – Last day of the 93rd South Dakota
Legislative Session
APRIL
April 16 – SD Nurse Article Submission Deadline –
June Issue
April 23 – SDNA Board of Directors Meeting
MAY
May 6-12 – National Nurses Week
May 6-12 – SDNA Nurses Week Celebration
TBA – SDNA District 10 Spring Conference
May 28 – Memorial Day, Observed
JUNE
June 22-23 – 2018 ANA Membership Assembly
JULY
July 1 – SDNA Consent to Serve Forms Due
July 4 – Independence Day
July 16 – SD Nurse Article Submission Deadline –
September Issue
AUGUST
August 1 – Awards Nominations Due
August 20 – SDNA BOD Meeting
SEPTEMBER
September 4 – Labor Day
OCTOBER
October 7 – SDNA Board of Directors Meeting
October 7 & 8 – SDNA Annual Convention
(Brookings, SD)
October 8 – Native American Day
October 15 – SD Nurse Article Submission
Deadline – December Issue
NOVEMBER
November 12 – Veterans Day
November 22 – Thanksgiving
DECEMBER
December 1 – District Leadership Reporting Form
Due to SDNA Office
December 25 – Christmas Day
Greetings to South Dakota Nurses!
SDNA Mission
The South Dakota Nurses Association speaks with
a unified voice to support professional nursing through
advocacy, communication, networking and collaboration
across nursing specialties. The Registered Nurse is an
advocate of access to quality, cost effective care while
upholding standards of excellence for the profession.
Above is the mission for nurses in South Dakota. It
does not mention Republican or Democrat or Independent,
just nurses unified. This does not mean that we all think
alike or have the same wants and desires but we are all
working toward being the best nurse for our patients and
the state of South Dakota.
There are several issues that affect nursing in this
legislative session. You all have been generous with
donations that make our voice stronger. Be alert to
your email and utilize the talking points to give you an
understanding of the issues and how to talk to a legislator,
should the opportunity present. It is important that the
legislators hear one voice.
So as I have said before, “Let them hear us roar!”
Respectfully submitted,
Julie Dangel, MSN, RN
PAC Chair
INFORM
YOUR
PATIENTS
Opportunities for full-time staff are
available in the following positions:
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
• Staff Nurse
Before ONE Month of Age: Hearing Screening
Before THREE Months of Age: Hearing Evaluation
Before SIX Months of Age: Early Intervention
It is critical that hearing loss be identified and addressed before infants
develop language and speech problems. South Dakota School for the
Deaf offers early intervention services for children who are deaf or
hard of hearing and their families at no cost.
• Licensed Practical Nurse
• Nursing Assistant
US Citizenship required or candidates must have
proper authorization to work in the US. Applicant(s)
selected for a position may be eligible for an award
up to the maximum limitation under the provision
of the Education Debt Reduction Program. Possible
recruitment bonus. EEO Employer.
Since 1924, the St. Cloud VA Health Care System has
delivered excellence in health care and compassionate
service to central Minnesota Veterans in an inviting and
welcoming environment close to home. We serve over
38,000 Veterans per year at the medical center in St.
Cloud, and at three Community Based Outpatient Clinics
located in Alexandria, Brainerd, and Montevideo.
For more information:
Visit www.USAJobs.gov
or contact
Human Resources
STC.HR@VA.GOV
Human Resources
4801 Veterans Drive
St. Cloud, MN 56303
(320) 255-6301
EEO Employer
Established in 2015, the South Dakota Early Hearing Detection
and Intervention (EHDI) Collaborative, a partnership between
USD and the Department of Health State EHDI program
provides training and evidence-based resources to healthcare
professionals on infant hearing screening and follow-up.
For information contact Haifa A. Samra at
Haifa.abousamra@usd.edu or Jessica Messersmith
at Jessica.messersmith@usd.edu
Located sixty-five miles northwest of the twin cities
of Minneapolis and St. Paul, the City of St. Cloud and
adjoining communities have a population of more than
100,000 people. The area is one of the fastest growing
areas in Minnesota, and serves as the regional center for
education and medicine.
Enjoy a superb quality of life here—nearly 100 area parks;
sparkling lakes; the Mississippi River; friendly, safe cities
and neighborhoods; hundreds of restaurants and shops; a
vibrant and thriving medical community; a wide variety
of recreational, cultural and educational opportunities;
a refreshing four-season climate; a reasonable cost of
living; and a robust regional economy!