Mississippi LPN Association

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Mississippi LPN Association

• Student Nurse Association
• 2007-2008

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What do you want to know?

• Why do you need to be a member?
• What does MLPNA do for me?
• How do I join?

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Image of
Nursing

• Nursing has been an emerging profession for 150
  years
• Definition is based on
• What does the profession offer society?
• What value is placed on that service?
• What image is held by the consumer or public?

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Why did you want to become a Nurse?
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If caring was enough anyone could be a nurse.

• Modern nursing involves
• Decision making
• Problem solvers
• The latest nursing
• knowledge for patient care

Nurses Make a Difference !!!!
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The Profession of Nursing

• Based on intellectual action along with personal
  responsibility
• Practice is based on knowledge not just routine
  activities
• AND

Forming a special membership with their peers
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About us

• MLPNA -Chartered in 1970
• Affiliate of NFLPN
• Governed by a Board of Directors that are all MS
  LPNs
• Serves 13,000 LPNs in Mississippi
• 2007 -2008 Charter membership of Mississippi LPN
  Student Nurse Association

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Web Site

• www.mslpn.org
• A work in progress!!!
• Communication tool

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Board of Directors2008 -2009

• President Helen Amos
• 1st Vice President Shira Richards
• 2nd Vice President Yvonne Rowell
• Secretary- Carolyn Jasper Holmes
• Treasurer Cathy Walker
• Directors Dorothy McCullum, Nita Hedgepath,
  Dianne Harrison-Bell

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THE Mississippi LPN

• There are approximately 13,000
• practicing LPNs in Mississippi
• Visit the Board of nursing website for
• the LPN Statistical Report 2005
• http//www.msbn.ms.us/publication.htm

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THE Mississippi LPN

• Most are
• employed in nursing homes and hospitals followed
  by office nursing
• 12, 890 -Females
• 515 - Males
• Age range 30-59

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National
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National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses

• NFLPN was founded in the state of New York in
  1949
• Provides a structure at the national level
• Promotes better patient care and speaks and acts
  on behalf of the occupational group.
• It is the only organization in the United States
  governed entirely by LPNs for LPNs
• NFLPN is recognized by the other national nursing
  organizations as the official voice of LPNs

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NFLPN

• the professional organization for licensed
  practical nurses.
• fosters high standards of nursing care
• promotes continued competence through
  education/certification

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NFLPN

• provides lifelong learning, with a focus on
  public protection.
• promotes quality and professionalism in the
  delivery of nursing care
• works with other organizations and groups in a
  cooperative progressive spirit to build strong
  professional and public relationships

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Why do you need to be a member?

• Lets consider these advantages
• Legislative representation
• Mississippi Board of Nursing
• Employment opportunities
• Annual Leadership Conference and Convention
• Practice updates
• and certifications

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Begin your professional journey

• Leadership opportunities with election to Local
  or State office
• Scholarship opportunities
• Recognition of the NFLPN Student Honor Society
  Achievement Award

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Does legislation affect my nursing practice?

• MLPNA represents LPNs on numerous legislative
  committees
• MLPNA monitors legislation to promote quality
  health care , protect the public, and improve
  nursing practice in Mississippi
• MLPNA contributes and reports to Office of
  Nursing Workforce
• MLPNA recommends appointments to the Mississippi
  Board of Nursing

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Mississippi Board of Nursing

• The mission of the Mississippi Board of Nursing
  is to protect the public's health and safety by
  providing reasonable assurance that the people
  who practice nursing are competent, ethical
  practitioners with the necessary knowledge and
  skills appropriate to their title and role.
• ttp//www.msbn.state.ms.us/aboutboard.htm

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Annual Convention

• Pearl River Resort in Choctaw, Mississippi
• April 16-18 2008
• Students arrive on April 17th
• Welcome , Candidate speeches, Leadership
  workshops. Poster Contest, Practical Nursing Exam

AND NETWORKING
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Practice Updates and Certifications

• National studies show that specialized
  certification for LPNs is a great avenue for
  professional growth, helping to increase earning
  potential and marketability
• ADVANCE for LPNs, publishes NFLPN
• Extra quarterly

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I.V. Therapy

• 1O CEUs offered at the annual convention needed
  fro IV re-certification.
• Coming soon is a gerontology certification

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How Do I Join?

• Fill OUT APPLICATION
• OR
• GO ONLINE
• http//www.nflpn.org/become.html

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COST

• Student - A student enrolled in an approved
  school of practical/vocational nursing. Renewal
  of membership as an active member of NFLPN shall
  be contingent upon having obtained LP/VN
  licensure. 25.00
• Affiliate - Someone who is not a licensed
  practical nurse but who is interested in
  promoting the objectives of NFLPN. 60.00

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Other Benefits

• NFLPN has selected Nurses Service Organization
  (NSO) as the professional liability insurance
  company that best suits the needs of the
  practicing LPN 
• Merchant DiscountsMember benefits include
  discounts from well known merchants as Global
  Fitness, Tire Kingdom, Merchant's Auto Center,
  NTB, Hertz, Coast to Coast Flowers, and
  Healthcare Workwear.

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JOIN TODAY Thanks MLPNA