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Breakthrough to Nursing
Hello, my name is Avery Gardner and I am your NJNS, Inc. Breakthrough to Nursing Director for the 2011-2012 academic year. If you are interested in educating others about the wonderful world of nursing then becoming a Breakthrough to Nursing (BTN) Chairperson or committee member is right for you! The goal of Breakthrough to Nursing is to increase the number of qualified students enrolled in and graduated from nursing schools.
To meet this mission, this year our Breakthrough to Nursing project is focused on recruiting junior and senior high school students into the nursing profession. Our goal is to create a BTN committee at all interested nursing schools, comprised of 5-10 nursing students who are willing speak to and work with potential nursing students at their local high schools and teach them about the nursing profession. We will attend high school Career Days and communicate with the high school guidance counselors to organize a forum to speak to the students about career opportunities in nursing, academic prerequisites, personal attributes needed for professional nursing, the values of nurses and their service to society, and will discuss the nursing schools in their area.
We will remain in contact with all interested high school students and will walk them through the process of enrolling into a nursing program. Through this process, we will become their mentors and will help them reach their goal of becoming a Registered Nurse. Together, we will facilitate the development of peer support systems, which will enhance recruitment and retention within the nursing profession.
If you are a student who is passionate about nursing and want to get young people interested in nursing as well, then you would make a great Breakthrough to Nursing Chairperson at your nursing school. The school Chairperson will be the one responsible for implementing the project. To create your own school BTN Project you will need 5-10 committee members which would be your fellow nursing students, one Chairperson which would be the student who I will be communicating with throughout the year, and a faculty representative. Once a committee is established, we will contact your local high school guidance counselor and organize a forum to speak to the potential nursing students. As your college’s chairperson you will hold a leadership position that future employers are looking for when they hire new nursing graduates.
If you are interested in creating a Breakthrough to Nursing project at your nursing school, or simply want to be a committee member and participate in one of our information sessions at a high school, contact me at btn@njnsinc.org. Together, we can educate, inspire, and prepare students to become future nurses. I look forward to working with you and wish you the best of luck this academic year.
Avery Gardner
Breakthrough to Nursing Director
To meet this mission, this year our Breakthrough to Nursing project is focused on recruiting junior and senior high school students into the nursing profession. Our goal is to create a BTN committee at all interested nursing schools, comprised of 5-10 nursing students who are willing speak to and work with potential nursing students at their local high schools and teach them about the nursing profession. We will attend high school Career Days and communicate with the high school guidance counselors to organize a forum to speak to the students about career opportunities in nursing, academic prerequisites, personal attributes needed for professional nursing, the values of nurses and their service to society, and will discuss the nursing schools in their area.
We will remain in contact with all interested high school students and will walk them through the process of enrolling into a nursing program. Through this process, we will become their mentors and will help them reach their goal of becoming a Registered Nurse. Together, we will facilitate the development of peer support systems, which will enhance recruitment and retention within the nursing profession.
If you are a student who is passionate about nursing and want to get young people interested in nursing as well, then you would make a great Breakthrough to Nursing Chairperson at your nursing school. The school Chairperson will be the one responsible for implementing the project. To create your own school BTN Project you will need 5-10 committee members which would be your fellow nursing students, one Chairperson which would be the student who I will be communicating with throughout the year, and a faculty representative. Once a committee is established, we will contact your local high school guidance counselor and organize a forum to speak to the potential nursing students. As your college’s chairperson you will hold a leadership position that future employers are looking for when they hire new nursing graduates.
If you are interested in creating a Breakthrough to Nursing project at your nursing school, or simply want to be a committee member and participate in one of our information sessions at a high school, contact me at btn@njnsinc.org. Together, we can educate, inspire, and prepare students to become future nurses. I look forward to working with you and wish you the best of luck this academic year.
Avery Gardner
Breakthrough to Nursing Director
