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Name It H E A LT H C A R E T R AV E L E R PHOTO CONTEST Online program NAU’s RN to BSN degree program has been granted interim approval by the South Dakota Board of Nursing. Currently, it is available in every state except Texas. RN to BSN. This degree completion program is designed for working registered nurses with an associate degree or diploma certificate, building on each student’s past education and experience. It offers a flexible and practical way for RNs to expand their knowledge and prepare for leadership positions in a variety of settings, providing the skills and credentials necessary to pursue graduate education. The program aims to present an overview of healthcare accounting, reimbursement, legal statutes, and information technology skills needed for managerial nursing positions; expose the student to nursing and healthcare philosophy and theories necessary for collaborative and interdisciplinary leadership; provide students with an understanding of the professional nursing role in the healthcare team; and encourage students to participate in continuing education activities and maintain memberships in professional organizations. It is comprised of 190 quarter credits, including 49 quarter credits in the Nursing Major Core, which must be completed through NAU with a minimum grade of “C.” Courses are 11 weeks in duration, with a few courses being 5.5 weeks, and all coursework must be completed within the specific time frame for the particular course. Students are not required to communicate with their instructors every day. Instead, they can complete assignments at times that are convenient for them, but must log on/attend at least once during each week. Submitting an assignment or quiz, or participating in a discussion as outlined in each course, constitutes attendance. Admission requirements include an associate degree or diploma in nursing, current RN license, and a minimum GPA of 2.8. Graduates will be prepared to apply transcultural communication concepts and principles in gathering assessment data; develop culturally appropriate nursing diagnoses and implement quality care; use fundamental principles, regulations, statutes, and technological resources to meet patient care and budgetary demands; utilize published research to improve patient care; articulate specific theoretical rules and principles for the purpose of explaining nursing experiences, ideas, and concepts; and apply management and leadership principles to define success strategies for first level professional nurse managers. HT For further information about the RN to BSN online nursing degree program offered through National American University’s School of Nursing, call (800) 209-0182 or visit www.national.edu/Distance/index.html. Lisa Daggett is a freelance writer in Saugerties, New York. www.healthcaretraveler.com OFFICIAL RULES 1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE CHANCES OF WINNING. 2. To enter, eligible contestants should fill in the identity of this month’s image, including the city and state of location, with the contestant’s name, address and phone number either: 1) on a postcard (approximate size 4” x 6”) or, 2) via an e-mail. Mail postcard entries to Healthcare Traveler, Name It Contest, 106 Milford Street, Suite 105, Salisbury, MD 21804-6966. Submit e-mail entries electronically to htnameit@advanstar.com (only one entry per contestant allowed). Faxed submissions will not be accepted. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Sponsor is not responsible for capturing late, lost, misdirected, damaged, or illegible entries. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. 3. All entries must be received no later than August 1, 2008, at which time a winning entry will be drawn randomly from a pool of correct responses. In the event no correct responses are received, a winning entry will be drawn randomly from a pool of all responses timely received. The potential winner will be contacted by phone or mail no later than two weeks from the drawing. If the potential winner does not respond with 14 days after contact or does not return a require release within a specified time, Sponsor reserves the right at Sponsor’s sole discretion to select an alternate. The winner may, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, be required to execute an affidavit of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules and release of liability and (where legal) publicity. Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify winners. 4. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Participants agree to be bound by these rules and all decisions of the judges, which shall be final. By entering, all entrants agree to release and hold harmless Advanstar Communications Inc., its sponsors and prize suppliers and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and their respective employees, officers, directors, shareholders and agents, from and against any and all claims, actions, and/or liability for any loss, damages, or injury whatsoever (including, without limitation, any death or disability) relating to or arising in connection with entering this sweepstakes or use or misuse of any prize awarded. By accepting a prize, winners grant Sponsor the right to use and publish their names, and biographical information in any manner or media whatsoever whether now known or hereafter devised, worldwide in perpetuity, for advertising, promotional and other purposes in connection with this Sweepstakes without further compensation. 5. The prize is a Sunglass Hut Gift Card, estimated retail value $100. All taxes on the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. Winner agrees that the prize is being provided “as is” and that Sponsor has neither made nor is in any manner responsible for any warranty, representation or guarantee, either express or implied, in fact or in law, related to the prize, including, without limitation, as to its quality, safety, mechanical condition or fitness. Any warranty or guarantee on a prize (if any) is subject to the manufacturer’s terms and conditions therefore, and winner agrees to look solely to such manufacturer for any such warranty or guarantee. Prizes are not transferable. The winner may not make substitutions for the prizes, and the prizes are not redeemable for cash value, but Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. 6. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the Sweepstakes (or any portion thereof) if fraud or any other factor impairs the integrity of the Sweepstakes as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion and Sponsor will select a winner in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received up until the time of impairment. 7. The attraction and its location will be announced in our September 2008 issue, along with the winner’s name, city, and state. 8. Sweepstakes open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and at least 18 years of age. Persons in any of the following categories are NOT eligible to enter or win a prize: a) Employees of Advanstar Communications Inc. and its prize suppliers and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, b) contributors to and/or advertisers within Healthcare Traveler magazine; and c) immediate family members or persons who reside in the same household as a person described in this paragraph. SPONSOR: Advanstar Communications Inc., 106 Milford Street, Suite 105, Salisbury, MD 21804-6966. Answer to May’s Contest Grave of Charles S. Stratton (aka General Tom Thumb) Mountain Grove Cemetery Bridgeport, Connecticut Congratulations to Donna Boczek of Crofton, Maryland, winner of May’s random prize drawing. We hope you enjoy the Bennigan’s Grill & Tavern Gift Card! Photo courtesy Penelope Pappas – www.dead-trek.com July 2008 Healthcare Traveler http://www.national.edu/Distance/index.html http://www.dead-trek.com http://www.healthcaretraveler.com

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