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SNA Biennial Conference 2009
PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA

Criteria for Miss SNA & Mr. SNA Competition

Contestants will be judged for the following:

For Girls:

FIRST ROUND (5 marks)

• Self introduction in Sari: General appearance, presentation, walk, facial expression etc.

SECOND ROUND (5 marks)

• Grooming: Any Indian dress (no western influence), hair style, make-up, tidiness, presentation or carrying herself !

Best 10 contestants will be selected

THIRD ROUND (Question Round) (5 marks)

• Intelligence and confidence.

Best 5 contestants will be selected

FOURTH ROUND (5 marks)

• One common question in writing (Time limit 1 minute)

3(first, second and third) contestants will be selected

For Boys:

FIRST ROUND (5 marks)

• Self introduction in: Pant , Shirt and Tie : General appearance, Presentation, Facial expression, walk etc.

SECOND ROUND (5 marks)

• Grooming: (Any Indian dress), hair style, tidyness etc.

Best 10 contestants will be selected

THIRD ROUND (Question Round) (5 marks)

• Intelligence and confidence.

Best 5 contestants will be selected

FOURTH ROUND (5 marks)

• One common question in writing (Time limit 1 minute)

3 (first, second and third) contestants will be selected


Letter from the SNA Advisor

Dear SNA Members,

As you all are aware, now the TNAI has completed its 100 glorious years and entered to its next century. At the dawn of its new century, we have many new expectations and new hopes. May God inspire each one of us to work with commitment and bless us to achieve personal and professional growth.

During the TNAI Council & HOD meeting on 6 and 7 November, 2008 at Mumbai there was a discussion on the XXIII SNA Biennial Conference. As decided there, this year we will have our SNA Conference at West Bengal. The State branch of West Bengal has given consent for organizing and hosting this National Biennial Conference.

So, we request all State branches to plan and conduct State level competitions and to cooperate with the host branch to make the Conference a grand success. The month and dates of the National Conference and other relevant information will be published periodically in the forth coming issues of the Nursing Journal of India.

The theme of the XXIII SNA Biennial Conference 2009 is “Quality Nursing Education: Right of every student”. The sub themes of the Conference are:

-Bridging the gaps in Nursing education and practice.
-Competency based Nursing education.
-Effective clinical learning environment.

The Scientific Paper Presentation will be made by the Student Nurses on the above mentioned sub-themes. The guidelines regarding Scientific Paper Presentation will be published subsequently.

The Scientific Paper Presentation will be made by the student nurses on the above sub themes. The guidelines regarding scientific paper presentation are as follows:

Introduction; Objectives; Review Literature; Brief description of methods and procedures; Findings and interpretation; Conclusion and recommendation; Bibliography.

NOTE: Two copies of the typed Scientific Paper containing not more than 1500 words (4-5 pages in A4 Size) should be submitted to the State SNA Advisor by 15th May 2009. Best three Scientific Papers, one from each sub-theme, selected at the State Level are to be forwarded by the State SNA Advisor to the TNAI Headquarters by 15th June 2009 for final evaluation at national level. The Best three papers, one from each sub theme, selected by the TNAI Headquarters will be intimated to the concerned person(s) for presentation at National level SNA Conference 2009.

Participation of SNA delegates in SNA National Biennial Conference:

The State level SNA Advisor, Vice President and Secretary would be participating in the SNA General Committee meeting. For other meeting (SNA General Body meeting) and the Conference the SNA Unit Level Vice President, the Secretary, the SNA Advisor and other students taking part in various competitions and educational Plenary Sessions may attend.

It is needless to mention that while nominating the representatives from unit (or) State, it is to be remembered that the representative chosen would be able to take part in all discussions and meetings. She/He should be well informed of the unit activities to present a clear and concise report and could give back the Conference report to the branch/unit on return. The representatives (delegates) should be thoroughly conversant with the SNA Rules & Regulations and Byelaws, etc.

to be able to contribute and take part in various issues discussed. An updated print (1995) of SNA Rules & Regulations and Byelaws is available with TNAI Headquarters at Rs.10 per copy plus postal charges. Units who have not availed of this facility should obtain a copy of this at the earliest.

Agenda Items

Agenda items for the SNA General Committee Meeting have to be decided from now. Issues of national level should be enlisted as agenda items. Members should have readily available factual information for these if required. These are to be sent to the TNAI Headquarters by the State SNA Advisor who should duly approve and sign them.

SNA Biennial Reports

Each Branch is expected to present SNA Biennial Report during the Business Session. The best procedure would be to send printed copy to the SNA Advisor four weeks prior to the Conference for smooth functioning.

State SNA Biennial Best Performance Award

The SNA State performance is also evaluated at the national level for selecting the Best SNA Branch. In this regard we would be sending a specific proforma, which is to be duly filled in and returned to the TNAI Headquarters. This is usually sent well ahead of the Conference dates.

SNA Unit Obtaining Maximum Prizes at the Biennial Conference

This award is given to the SNA Unit, which receives the maximum number of prizes for the various competitions held during the SNA Conference. The SNA General Committee (SNA GC) at its 28th Meeting on September 22, 1997, decided that this should be on a point scale as given below:

a) Group Items:
First Prize: 10 Points
Second Prize: 7 Points
Third Prize: 5 Points

b) Individual Items:

First Prize: 5 Points
Second Prize: 3 Points
Third Prize: 1 Point

The unit receiving the maximum number of points will be considered the winner.

Poster Presentation

The topic for poster presentation will be published in one of the forthcoming issue of the Nursing Journal of India. For each poster presentation only one entry, either individual or group will be allowed from each State.

As decided in the SNA General Body meeting 2004, the size for both individual and group Poster Presentation will be the same. The criteria for Poster Presentation are:

-Size: Standard size (22”x26”) approx, for both individual and group poster presentation. -Topics: Ideas depicted in the poster should be relevant to the topics given above. -Lettering and design of the poster should be bold and big enough to be seen from a distance.
-For bringing clarity of the poster, restrict your self to one idea relevant to the topic. -The layout of the picture in the poster must be properly balanced to give a correct sense of proportion.
-Extra fixing of clippings/cuttings or any other form on the poster should be avoided.

SNA Competitions

On-the-Spot Painting: The topic for this will be given just before the competition. Only one individual entry will be permitted from each State. Participants should bring their own material, but the organizers will provide the paper. No mechanical devices, e.g. use of stencils, etc. will be permitted.
Time allotment will be: One Hour.

Floor Decoration (Rangoli):

The Size for Floor Decoration is 3x3 feet. Participants need to bring their own material. No mechanical devices e.g., use of stencils etc. will be allowed. Theme/Topic will be given on the spot. Only one individual entry will be permitted from each State. Time allotted for Rangoli will be :Two Hours.

Health Education: Health Education will be in the form of Drama/Skit/Puppet Show/Poetry/Song and folk form/Couplets, etc. A group entry should not have more than three participants. Language of the topic will be either Hindi or English. Only a single entry either in Hindi or English will be allowed from each State. Time allotment will be for Five Minutes. Topic will be announced later.

Recitation/Poetry: The topics will be announced on the spot and would be related to health or Professional Nursing. Participants will be given ten minutes to prepare and three minutes (maximum) to recite on the given topics. Medium of presentation will be either English or Hindi. The competitions in English and Hindi will be conducted separately. Participants may choose only one of these mediums for participation. Please note that only one individual entry either in English or in Hindi will be allowed from each State.

Sports: The events are: 100 Meters Race/Discus throw and Javelin throw. Competitions for these events will be held separately for male and female contestants.

Personality Development Competitions:

As per the Minute No.SNA/G.C./37/2007/5 (ii) Re-naming MR. and MS. SNA Beauty Pageant Competition to personality contest. The best entries (one female and one male) selected at the state level are to be forwarded by the State SNA Advisor to the TNAI Headquarters for national level competition.

Talent Night: Each State will be given one item for presentation at the national level. Only one best folk (or) classical dance either individual or group from each State will be accepted for competition at the national level. Time: 3 Minutes for Classical and for Folk Dance 7 minutes.

Establishment of SNA Units:

The State SNA Advisors in their respective State/UTS should work out strategies to establish units in every institution and the already established units should remain updated by paying timely annual subscription to TNAI Headquarters and the State Branch, as repeatedly discussed in SNA General Committee Meetings. Please note that this year (2009) onwards, the month of renewal for SNA Subscription will be uniform for all SNA Units.

It will be in the month of August every year. All SNA Units will be reminded by TNAI Headquarters in the month of July for their renewal of SNA subscription. At present the SNA subscription amount is Rs.100 per year per student. The SNA subscription has to be paid every year by every student for their entire training period including internship period.

SNA to TNAI Members:

The role of the senior members of the profession is vital in enrolling student members soon after their graduation as TNAI Life Membership offers a concessional rate for fresh graduates.

Timely guidance and assistance from the Nursing Superintendents, Principals, Tutors and other Senior Nurses would not only strengthen the TNAI but it will also go a long way in helping out young Nurses to be in continuous contact with their professional organization and benefit from the organization. With their consistent touch with the Association they can utilize its privileges whenever the need arises.

Best wishes for your efforts in the forthcoming SNA Conference.


Mrs. Nanthini Subbiah
Dy.Secretary-General


TOPICS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITION: POSTER PRESENTATION
S.No. Section Topic Suggested Mode of Presentation Award
1 Anatomy and Physiology

Structure of Liver Poster Indira Dorabji Cup
2 First Aid &
Basic Nursing Procedures
Management of Foreign bodies in Ear/Nose/Throat Poster Dufferin Cup-1
3 Medical & Surgical Nursing Management of Congestive Cardiac Failure

Poster Ms. Edith Paul Shield
4 Paediatric Nursing

Newborn resuscitation Poster Dufferin Cup-4
5 Psychiatric Nursing Psychiatric facilities at Community setting Poster Pramda Bajaj Shield
6 Community Nursing Prevention of accidents in old age