the best way to meet other people in the profession?

EricJRN, MSN, RN · May 22, 2006

What about joining a local nursing organization? Here's a link to the Ohio Nurses Association and its chapters.

http://www.ohnurses.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=12

sharann, BSN, RN · May 22, 2006

Join your local State Student Nurses Association, theres one everywhere.

SNA(student nurses association)

Best way to meet nursing students, network, and find out about future job oppurtunities.

ZASHAGALKA, RN · May 23, 2006

Network.

Texas nurse here on 'vacation' in Calif at the annual Amer Assoc of Critical Care Nurses' conference.

Find an organization and go to their meetings.

I don't know if I'm networking or just going to Disneyland, but either way, it's a tax write-off and there are a gazillion critical care nurses currently within a square mile of me. . .

(and actually, I'm learning lots, too. And meeting my peers.)

~faith,

Timothy.

davioh · May 23, 2006

eric, thanks for the link! I sent out a quick email. As I recall, I researched this about a year ago but the cost (I think it was close to $200) is what stopped me from joining last time.

KeithEMU · May 23, 2006

I'm not sure I dare say it.. oh forgive me all, but Myspace.com does have info on others that say they are in your schools. I have found others that have profiles in my area. You can seach by majors and find other nursing students.

I think the student nursing association is a much better way, but there is another option to try.

davioh · May 24, 2006

I sent a few emails to the ohio nurses assoc contacts. no one responded so far.

davioh · May 28, 2006

no one responded so far...Im sitting in a classroom by myself yet again since I can't find anyone else motivated to show up to study group either.

davioh · Jun 24, 2006

something is failing in the system somewhere....I've probably sent 1/2 doze emails (about one every week)....so far they only got back to me once regarding joining their student nurse association and that was just to let me know that they would forward my email on.

brown eyed girl · Jun 27, 2006

Where are you in Ohio? Im here in Columbus. We can correspond with each other. Are you in RN OR LPN SCHOOL? It doesnt matter to me b/c we can learn from each other. I was a student a few months ago and I will be one again VERY VERY SOON! :lol2: I know how you feel. Try not to be offended if no one wants to study in a group, they may be the kind of people who learn best by themselves (lord knows I am!) plus it cuts down on the classroom gossip which always gets drama started.