Florida Nursing Student Association 2017 Convention Schedule

Thursday 10/26
Type of event Time Location Event name Notes
(Numbers correspond
to key at end of
schedule with further
information about the
event)

Registration 0700-0945 Inverness A Registration

Foyer

Focus session 0800-0900 Stirling DEF 11-

Perioperative
Experience

Focus session 0800-0900 Stirling IJK 2- HURST: Fluid

Volume Deficit

Focus session 0900-1000 Stirling DEF 11-

Perioperative
Experience

Focus session 0900-1000 Stirling IJK 1- Pharm Made

Insanely Easy

House of 1000-1200 Inverness A HOD Introduction of

Delegates Pre-slated
Candidates &
Nominations

Lunch on your 1200-1230 Concessions

own available in
inverness lobby

Focus session 1230-1330 Stirling DEF 11-Perioperative

 Experience

Focus session 1230-1330 Stirling IJK 10- Rocking

Your Nurse
Interview

Keynote 1400-1500 Inverness A Keynote

Speaker presentation-
Marcus Engel

Focus session 1500-1600 Stirling DEF 11-

Perioperative
experience

Focus session 1530-1600 Stirling IJK 12- Pre-Nursing

Students Q/A
Panel

Focus session 1530-1600 Stirling LMN 13- New

Graduate
Nursing
Students Q/A
Panel

Focus session 1530-1600 Stirling OPQ 14- Nurses and

Teen Pregnancy

Focus session 1600-1700 Stirling DEF 3- PTSD in

Nursing

Focus session 1600-1700 Stirling IJK 5-

Risk/Response
for Chest Pain

Focus session 1600-1700 Stirling LMN 4- No Place Like

Home

Focus session 1700-1800 Stirling OPQ 16- Nurse

Anesthesia
Information
Session

Focus session 1700-1800 Stirling DEF 17- Nursing

Leadership/Dele
gation

Focus session 1700-1800 Stirling IJK 7- Down and

Dirty of EKG
 Focus session 1700-1800 Stirling LMN 9- Physical
Assessment-
Head to Toe

NEC 1715-1800 Stirling BC Candidate Mandatory for all

Briefing candidates

NCLEX 1800-2000 TBD

Jeopardy

Opening night 2030-2330 Inverness Foyer Night on the Nile

party opening night
party

Friday 10/27

Type of event Time Location Event Name Notes

Registration 0700-0945 Inverness Foyer Registration

Focus session 0845-0945 Stirling DEF 11-

Perioperative
Experience

Focus session 0845-0945 Stirling IJK 2- Fluid

Overload

Focus session 0845-0945 Stirling LMN 1- Pharm Made

Insanely Easy

House of 1000-1200 Inverness House of

Delegates Ballroom A Delegates

Focus session 1000-1100 Stirling DEF 11-

Perioperative
Experience

Focus session 1000-1100 Stirling IJK 10- Rocking

Your Nursing
Interview

Focus session 1000-1100 Stirling LMN 8- Global Health

Nursing

Focus session 1115-1215 Stirling DEF 11-

Perioperative
Experience
 Focus session 1115-1215 Stirling IJK 6- Tips & Tricks
of Clinical
Assessment

Focus session 1115-1215 Stirling LMN 4- No Place Like

Home

Lunch on your 1215-1300 Concessions

own available in
inverness lobby

House of 1300-1500 Inverness House of Last opportunity

Delegates ballroom A Delegates for candidates to
run from floor

Focus session 1330-1430 Stirling DEF 3- PTSD in

Nursing

Focus session 1330-1430 Stirling IJK 7- Down and

Dirty of EKG

Focus session` 1330-1430 Stirling LMN 15- Nurse

Licensure
Compact

NCLEX 1700-1800 TBD

Jeopardy-
FINALS

NEC 1900-1930 TBD Delegate Sign in Mandatory for all

for Candidate delegates. Must
Presentations sign in, including
executive board

NEC 1930-2100 Inverness A Candidate Doors will close

Debate and promptly at 2130
Presentations

School Caucus 2100-2200 On your own Meeting with

Meeting your school

Sat 10/28

Type of event Time Location Event Name Notes

Registration 0700-0800 Inverness A Registration

Foyer
 Voting for 0700-0830 Stirling G Voting
candidates

Fun event 0800-1000 TBD Fun event TBD

House of 0900-1030 Inverness A House of

Delegates Delegates

Charity event 1030-1230 Inverness A Nurse Fashion

Show

VIP Luncheon 1230-1330 Inverness A VIP Luncheon Must have

purchased meal
ticket to attend

Awards 1330-1500 Inverness A Awards/scholars Announcing new

Ceremony hip FNSA Executive
announcement board and
scholarship
winners

Event Key:
1- Pharm Made Insanely Easy presented by Loretta Manning MSN, RN, GNP .
2- Fluid Volume deficit: Step by Step Approach to NCLEX Success presented by Hurst/Stuart
Misner BSN, RN.
3- Stressful Things: PTSD in Nursing presented by Daniel Perry MSN, RN. Discusses the
etiology of PTSD in nursing and looks at some of the interventions on the primary, secondary,
and tertiary prevention tiers utilized in recognition and treatment of this disorder.
4- There is No Place Like Home presented by Eliza Smith and Lynn . Topic will discuss
strategies for self-care, recognizing the need for self-care, and as students how to balance the
"spinning plates".
5- Nursing risk stratification and response for chest pain: Simulation Presented by Edward
Briggs DNP. A series of patient simulations to aide nurses to evaluate and risk stratify chest
pain in the acute MI/STEMI, pulmonary embolism and aortic dissection.
6- Tips and Tricks of Clinical Assessment by Edward Briggs DNP. Discusses various methods
to improve clinical assessment skills and apply findings to nursing interventions. Focus on
cardiac assessment, respiratory assessment and neurologic assessment.
7- The Down and Dirty of Advanced EKG Interpretation by Edward Briggs DNP. This
presentation will provide attendees with instruction regarding essentials of 12 lead EKG
interpretation, how to detect acute and chronic myocardial injury, discern axis and differentiate
different blocks.
8- Global Health Nursing presented by Rhonda Goodman PhD, ARNP, FNP-BC. A synopsis of
global health, the aims of the Sustainable Development Goals, global nursing in rural
Guatemala.
9- Physical Assessment- Head to Toe presented by Rhonda Goodman PhD, ARNP, FNP-BC.
Explanation and demonstration of a basic head to toe physical assessment.
10- Rocking Your Nursing Interview presented by Stacy Brzezinski RN, MSN, CCRN and
Becky Bkwitowski RN, BSN-B-C. A comprehensive look at what goes into the interviewing
process for a new graduate nurse or when interviewing within the nursing profession.
11- Perioperative Experience- Hands On! Florida Council of Operating Room Nurses (FCORN)
presented by Linda Connelly PHD, RN.
12- Pre-Nursing Student Q/A Session presented by Florida Nursing Student Association
(FNSA). Come ask current and post grad nursing students your questions about the ins and
outs of nursing school!
13- New graduate nursing student Q/A session presented by FNSA. Come ask recently
graduated nursing students your questions about transitioning from the student life to your
professional life.
14- Nurses and Teen Pregnancy presented by Casey Haenn.
15- Nurse Licensure Compact presented by Heather Jemison. Learn about how the passing of
the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact multi-state license in Florida could benefit you.
16- Nurse Anesthesia Information Session presented by Ginny Ferrara RN, BSN, SRNA.
Learn about the paths, benefits and journey of Nurse Anesthesia school and ask questions you
may have about the profession.
17- Nursing Leadership/Delegation presented by Elizabeth Murray PhD, RN, CNE.
Recognizing bedside nurses as leaders and the key to patient safety.