Student Nursing Association
Waubonsee Student Nurse Association provides each member the opportunity for growth within the professional environment and offers other advantages.
- Encourages mentorship between various levels of nursing students
- Promotes service activities within the community through a variety of charitable actions
- Demonstrates professionalism by inviting guest speakers in diverse roles of nursing
- Provides each student opportunities for learning via site visits by Kaplan NCLEX review specialists and Hurst NCLEX review specialists
- Allows students the ability to join the student nurse association at the national level (www.nsna.org)
Nursing skills learning lab
Nursing students are provided with the academic and clinical experiences necessary to give competent entry-level nursing care in today's complex and ever- changing society. Graduates work in a variety of health care settings including hospital, long-term care facilities, ambulatory care, home care, clinics and physician offices.
The nursing lab offers students a unique opportunity to learn, practice and review selected nursing skills prior to caring for patients during assigned clinical experiences. A variety of simulation equipment is available for students to learn skills and be tested on core nursing knowledge. The lab is staffed by professional nurses to assist in transitioning the student to actual patient care. The lab can enhance textbook assignments while offering a supportive atmosphere throughout a student's learning process.
Online Resources
Waubonsee faculty has identified online resources and/or other information that may be useful to students studying this discipline.
- American Association for the History of Nursing
- American Nurses Association
- Discover Nursing (Johnson & Johnson)
- Illinois Nurses Association
- National League for Nursing
- Nursing Spectrum
- Pearson Vue (NCLEX Registration)
- State of Illinois, Department of Registration
- National Council of State Boards of Nursing, NCLEX information
- Waubonsee Academic and Career Advising
- Waubonsee Developmental Education Center