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
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