Breakthrough to Nursing

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Rethink What's Possible: Eradicating the Stigma

Brooke Budniak
BTN Director
Widener University
Chester, PA
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Seasonal Memos​

What is the Role of the
Breakthrough to Nursing Committee?

Breakthrough to Nursing® (BTN) is NSNA’s® project to increase the number and diversity of students choosing nursing as a career. The project was established because of NSNA’s® concern over the inadequacy of health care delivery to minority group members and the lack of minority group health care providers. The objectives of the project are to promote career opportunities in nursing, with a focus on substantially increasing the number of students from groups who traditionally have been underrepresented in American nursing. The project has been supported by NSNA since 1965. Its effectiveness seems due, in part, to the peer relationship that can be established between nursing students and minority group elementary, middle and high school students. In addition, through the Foundation of the NSNA, scholarships support is available for diverse nursing students to increase the number of registered nurses from ethnic minorities in the profession. 

BTN also teaches nursing students to be culturally competent in their care of all patients.  Resolutions passed by the NSNA House of Delegates has expanded the Project to include the recruitment of students from all underrepresented populations. 

​Brooke Budniak, BTN Director and Chair,
​Breakthrough to Nursing Committee, Fall Memo

Hi NSNA Members!
 
The fall semester is officially here and the NSNA Breakthrough to Nursing® Committee (BTN) is excited to work with all of you. Please join us IN-Person for the NSNA Virtual 40th MidYear Conference, on November 10-13, 2022, in Virginia Beach, VA! I hope to see you all there and I hope you all are just excited as me for this event to start back in person!!

The BTN Committee has worked to ensure the Breakthrough to Nursing Toolkit is easily available for all current and future members. Our BTN GroupMe group is also where we communicate important dates and updates about what we are doing to represent you! In our committee, we have decided to assist chapters in establishing and implementing their projects by providing examples and other resources. 

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"Rethink What's Possible: Eradicating the Stigma"

Brooke Budniak, NSNA 2022-2023 BTN Director, speaks on the Breakthrough to Nursing Committee during the 2022 NSNA Leadership U Summer Summit.

BTN Monthly Winner (September 2022)

University of Las Vegas, NV
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I'll Be There For You was the voiceover that the NVNSA directors wanted to add to a light-hearted and already-existing video (Theme for "Friends"). Our intention was to make a video that would emphasize how essential it is for nurses to not only look out for their patients but for one another in order to effectively work together as a team to deliver care to their patients. We took advantage of the chance to make a video that seems like a commercial to promote our schools' products as well as promoting Nevada's Student Nurses Association.

BTN Resources
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​How to Establish a Mentor-Mentee Program At Your School ​
​BTN Video
Nursing—The Career for a Lifetime
This inspirational program presents accomplished nurses sharing their career journeys and new nurses revealing their dream careers. The DVD includes a main feature with bonus tracks on a variety of nursing career paths, to order, visit the NSNA Store.
The BTN Project
Nursing students from all over the country share their thoughts on becoming nurses. Video created by Jennifer Kalenkoski, Breakthrough to Nursing Director (2016-17).