National Student Nurses' Association Partners with Decision Critical for Online Nursing Leadership University.Business Editors & High-Tech/Education/Health & Medical Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BW HealthWire)--April 12, 2001 Decision Critical Inc., a leader in the healthcare learning management market, and the National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA NSNA National Student Nurse Association. ), have formed a partnership to create NSNA's online nursing leadership university, www.nsnaleadershipu.org. NSNA is the pre-professional organization for nursing students in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. and Guam with a membership of 30,000 and a presence in 1500 nursing schools. The NSNA Leadership U provides formal recognition of the leadership and management skills nursing students develop through participation in the association's service-learning programs and shared-governance activities. NSNA members in participating schools receive course credit and earn an NSNA Leadership U certificate of recognition when they graduate from nursing school. The first phase of NSNA Leadership U's online presence was launched at the NSNA Annual Convention in Nashville, Tenn., April 4-8, 2001. Students, faculty, alumni and mentors now have access to leadership content, threaded discussions, and chats. Subsequent phases include leadership Web casts, e-commerce opportunities, and online assessment utilizing the Decision Critical Education Data Repository See repository. . "We are excited about the opportunity for students and faculty to have online access to the Leadership U. Our constituents are e-learners who place high value on the many benefits and interactivity that online education offers. And, we are very fortunate to be partnering with a service provider that understands our member's needs," stated Diane J. Mancino, EdD, RN, CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. , NSNA Executive Director. "NSNA's Leadership University without walls has the potential to reach out to 250,000 nursing students and faculty in 1,500 nursing schools. This partnership creates an tremendous opportunity to advance the mission of the association and contribute to excellence in nursing education," Kenneth Dion, R.N., Founder & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Decision Critical Inc. commented. "We are extremely pleased to partner with NSNA on this exciting effort and we're proud to be associated with an organization that prepares future healthcare leaders." Decision Critical (www.decisioncritical.com) is a knowledge management Application Service Provider that specializes in meeting the unique education provision and tracking requirements of healthcare organizations. Decision Critical is based in Austin, Texas with offices in Round Rock and San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. . Based in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , the National Student Nurses' Association is a membership organization representing students in associate degree, diploma, baccalaureate, generic masters and generic doctoral programs preparing students for Registered Nurse licensure, as well as RNs in Baccalaureate completions programs. With 600 chapters in nursing schools nationwide, NSNA's 30,000 members are the future leaders Future Leaders is a UK schools-led charitable organisation that aims to widen the pool of talented leaders especially for urban challenging secondary schools. It was founded in March 2006 by Nat Wei, a former founder of Teach First. of the nursing profession. For information about NSNA, contact Caroline Jaffe, 212/581-2211 ext. 211. For information about Decision Critical, call 800/770-9082. |
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