2019 National Nurses Week Banquet to be held in May

Southern Minnesota Nurses’ annual National Nurses Week Banquet is fast approaching. We’ll be at Gustavus Adolphus College again this year. The event kicks off on May 9 at 4:30 PM in the Jackson Campus Center on the GAC campus (map). For more information, including the registration form, please download the brochure below. See you there!

Location
Thursday, May 9, 2019 from 4:30–7:30 PM
Gustavus Adolphus College, Jackson Campus Center
800 W. College Avenue, St. Peter, MN (map)

Nurses Week Banquet 2019Download

Camp Sweet Life opportunities

Camp Sweet Life Adventures, a summer camp for children with Type 1 diabetes, has a couple opportunities coming up that may be of interest to Southern Minnesota Nurses members:

  • On April 27, Dr. Rachel Singh (Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic Health System) and Traverse Counseling and Consulting will be presenting information for families of children with Type 1 diabetes at the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota. The session runs from 2-4 PM. Student nurses from Minnesota State University, Mankato will also be on site for activities with the kids. See the flyer below for more information.
  • Camp Sweet Life Adventures is looking for staff for the summer camp, which runs from August 4-8. Training will be August 2-3. In addition to camp counselors, they also need medical staff, including nurses. See the flyer below for more information.
CSL Connects – Type 1 diabetes presentations flyerDownload
CSL summer camp staff flyerDownload

Finding older articles

Most of the articles on the Southern Minnesota Nurses website are time-sensitive. We automatically archive such posts when the event or opportunity described has passed. All of our articles can be found using the site search tool. Archived posts can also be found by clicking here or by browsing any of the categories listed on the right side of every page.

Addiction support available for nurses

The Nurses Peer Support Network (NPSNetwork) is a newly formed nonprofit organization in Minnesota for nurses who are living with the disease of addiction and seeking support in recovery and/or professional re-entry. If you are a nurse or know a nurse who is struggling with addiction or in recovery, please see the NPSNetwork website, visit their Facebook page, or download this brochure (PDF, 156KB) for more information.

Meetings are held the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 720 South Second Street in Mankato (map).