Value of Student Nurses Association membership?

[Barmherzigkeit]

I attended an information session for a nursing program and they encouraged all attendees to go ahead and join the student nurses association. Is this a good idea?

[ThatBigGuy]

It's nice to be a part of a group during nursing school, and you may end up with an extra pin or rope at graduation. It may have an interesting social aspect as well. More active SNAs may even be of measurable benefit to the community in the form of volunteer hours.

Being in SNA had no bearing on my ability to be hired out of school. It doesn't appears that hiring managers care about it being on your resume.

I still enjoy the rope and pin I received for graduation. They may be meaningless in the workplace, but still hold some sentimental value.

[HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD]

Respectfully disagree with PP. Hiring managers DO look at involvement in your SNA, particularly if you have assumed any sort of leadership position. It indicates not only a higher degree of commitment to your profession, but also the fact that you have leadership potential.... very valuable.

[Extra Pickles]

maybe it's different now than when I graduated. Belonging to a student nurse association had no use whatsoever in landing a job and it didn't do anything for me personally either. But since today there is much more competition for nursing positions I think that anything that might give you an edge, like HouTx suggests, would be a good idea. Years ago, useless. today, maybe not!