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BTN Imprint Articles


Below are links to past Breakthrough to Nursing articles that can provide you with further information.
Imprint 2019​
  • February/March 2019: African American NSNA Presidents: Real-Life Giants
Imprint 2017
  • November/December 2017: Reflecting on NSNA during the 1970s and early 1980s
  • ​February/March 2017: BTN: Then and Now​
Imprint 2016
  • ​February/March 2016: When the Students Become the Mentors
​ Imprint 2014
  • ​February/March 2014: Operation Hygiene
Imprint 2013
  • ​September/October 2013: 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
  • ​February/March 2013: HEALTHY - An Adjective or A Verb?
​Imprint 2012
  • ​November/December 2012: What's Next
  • September/October 2012: Staving Off the Doubt
  • February/March 2012: Nursing Students With Disabilities
​Imprint 2011
  • ​April/May 2011: Q&A with Top Nursing Leaders
  • November/December 2011: NSNA Alumni - Todd Uhlman and Frank Lang
​Imprint 2010 - BTN 45th Anniversary Features
  • ​Breakthrough to Nursing Timeline and Feature
  • Ways Your Chapter Can Celebrate the 45th Anniversary of Breakthrough to Nursing
​Imprint 2009
  • April/May 2009: Elimnating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
  • February/March 2009: Living Legend
​Imprint 2008
  • November/December 2008: Are You Strong Enough To Be A Nurse?
  • February/March 2008: Interviews with Peter Nolette & Margaret Beaulac
​Imprint 2007
  • ​November/December 2007: Cost vs. Price of the American Dream​
  • April/May 2007: Making it Happen: The LPN to RN Transition
  • February/March 2007: Redefining Nursing Perceptions: Becoming an RN
​Imprint 2006
  • ​April/May 2006: Nurse Migration and the Nursing Shortage
  • February/March 2006: The Basics of Cultural Competence: A Conversation with Barbara Nichols
  • November/December 2006: Study: Who Are The Men In Nursing
​Imprint 2005
  • ​September/October 2005: BTN Timeline
  • November/December 2005: Award-Winning Recruitment/Retention Projects
  • February/March 2005: National Survey Results
  • April May 2005: Guidelines for the 21st Century
​BTN 40th Anniversary Features
  • ​BTN Timeline: 1960's to Present
  • 40 years fo Progress and Persistence
  • Spotlight on the 70's
  • Overview of Breakthrough to Nursing
  • BTN - The Early Years
  • A Past Breakthrough Chairperson Looks Back

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  • About NSNA
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    • Committees >
      • Breakthrough To Nursing Committee
      • Convention Planning Committee
      • Ethics and Governance Committee
      • Finance Committee
      • Health Policy and Advocacy Committee
      • Image of Nursing Committee
      • Membership Committee
      • Population and Global Health Committee
    • Council of State Presidents
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      • How To Run For National Office
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    • Membership Benefits
    • Partnership Program
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        • Imprint Archive >
          • Career Planning Guides
        • Get Published in Imprint
        • Imprint FAQs
      • Getting the Pieces to Fit
      • Guidelines for Planning
    • NSNA Program Awards & Honors
    • Membership Recruitment Resources
    • Association & Chapter Resources
    • Leadership U Honor Society
  • Meetings
    • NSNA Annual Convention
    • NSNA MidYear Conference
    • NSNA Leadership Conference
  • Faculty
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    • Faculty Resources >
      • Dean's Notes
      • ​Guidelines for State Consultants and School Chapter Advisors
      • Getting the Pieces to Fit
  • Career Center
    • Career Planning Guides
    • Hospitals
  • NSNA Store