Purpose and Function

The purpose of the UNF SNA is:

1. To aid in the preparation of nursing students for the assumption of professional responsibilities.
2. To aid in the development of the whole person and his/her responsibility for the health care of people in all walks of life.
3. To provide programs representative of fundamental and current professional interests.

The functions of the UNF SNA shall include the following:

1. To provide a professional organization at the local level to nursing students and to encourage participation in meetings and activities of the association.
2. To promote collaborative relationships with the American Nurses’ Association, the National League for Nursing, the International Council of Nurses, and their constituents, as well as with other nursing and student nursing-related health organizations.
3. To stimulate interest on and understanding of the programs of Florida League of Nursing, and Florida Nurses’ Association.
4. To serve as a channel of communication between the nursing students’ organization and the various state and district units of the graduate professional nurses’ organization.
5. To participate as an active constituent of the National Student Nurses’ Association, Inc., (NSNA) and the Florida Student Nurses’ Association (FSNA) through duly elected representatives.
6. To promote and encourage participation in community affairs and activities toward improved health care and the resolution of related social issues.
7. To speak for nursing students to the public, institutions, and governmental bodies, and to influence health care, nursing education, and practice through appropriate legislative activities.
8. To promote and encourage student participation in interdisciplinary activities.
9. To have direct input into standards of nursing education and influence on the educational process.
10. To promote and encourage recruitment efforts as well as participation in student activities and educational opportunities regardless of person’s race, color, creed, sex, lifestyle, national origin, age and/or economic status.