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A Year at a Glance with LSUHNO SON October 2017

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LSUHNO experienced quite the
exciting year in 2017. From
Delivering Hope NOLA:
Delivering Hope NOLA is an organization that works to
LASN to nationals, we worked provide resources to parents of NICU patients. LSUHNO is
our hardest to represent SNA proud to sponsor Delivering Hope NOLA. We strive to
and LSU's core value of provide donations to DHN so that new mothers and
excellence at every step. Here's fathers can enjoy their new baby with all the must-haves.
a quick look from the Tigers as In January, we stuffed the gift bags with the DHN team and
we served our Big Easy delivered them to Touro Infirmary and Children's Hospital
community. in New Orleans so that they could be distributed.
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+ Delivering Hope NOLA was an amazing, worthwhile experience!

Brittany Russell, Junior II
Want to learn
Delivering Hope connected me It was impactful to learn about the
more about
with families who have lived history of the organization, stuff
DHNola?
through the NICU experience, and care packages for the mothers and
Visit gave me a new appreciation for infants, and deliver them to NICUs
deliveringhopenola. how hard that journey is. The need across the Greater New Orleans
org for more details! to connect visiting patients and area! -- Brittany Russell, Junior II
families to our local community
was an important lesson for me as
a student nurse.-- Michelle
Wydra, Senior I

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Briana Garcia, Kailee

Tessa Norris,
Meier and I were at the
Brielle Bordes, entrance, selling admission
Caitlin Robert, tickets. It was SUPER
Kimberly crowded and some ticket
Scanlon, and booths were understaffed
Alexis Allen lol but everyone seemed to
volunteering at be having a great time.
NOLA on Tap There was lots of good
food options and of course
lots of beer. Bianka
Caldera, Junior II

Not only do we earn our stripes with community health service, but
we also enjoy having some fun as future nurses too! This month, we
coordinated and volunteered with Nola on Tap, which is the largest
beer fest in the Gulf South.

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We were
foleyd and
lassod for
convention,
yall.

Lets Talk About LASN

NSNA Convention 2017: Dallas
"I had a great time at nationals!
From meeting new people to the "LASN introduced me to
opening party, I also learned opportunities in nursing that I never
about nursing concerns around knew existed. The focus sessions
the country. Because I want to be
a travel nurse, NSNA's convention allowed me to explore different
helped me understand the needs areas of nursing and receive insight
and problems that other regions from talented nurses from around
may face." -- Lauren Jackson,
Sophomore II
Louisiana." Jaymalisa Whatley,
Junior I
"Convention really helped refocus
why I was in the organization how -I am excited about the convention this
I could better serve as an officer. week. I am looking forward to hearing new
It also brought me so much closer and compelling presentations in the nursing
to the other members, especially field." -- Maria Colina, Junior II
the sophomores who were just
This year I am looking forward to gaining
starting out, and it was nice to
knowledge about health policy and about
hang outside of class with
being a pediatric ICU nurse. Jaymalisa
everyone and create those
Whatley, Junior I
memories!" Kiera Smith, May
2017 New Grad

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