ResourcesImportant NewsAccess important updates and CNSA news and Chapter announcements here! Community Health Resources Breakthrough To Nursing - Success StoriesEstablished in 1965, the mission of the Breakthrough to Nursing (BTN) project is to organize, represent, and mentor students preparing for initial licensure s registered nurses, as well as those nurses enrolled in baccalaureate completion programs, in becoming practitioners sensitive to the cultural diversity that exists in our society. The project promotes the development of the skills needed to be responsible, accountable members of the nursing profession who respect the differences and similarities between people, advocates high quality care, utilizing the principles of transcultural nursing, and facilitates and development of peer support system, which enhance recruitment and retention within the nursing profession. Educational ResourcesThis page will be used to inform you of various educational opportunities and website resources. Career Success BooksSurviving & Thriving: Your 1st Job as an RN By Brenda Brozek, MAOL, RN and Patricia McFarland, MS, RN, FAAN Surviving and Thriving! Your 1st Job as an RN is designed to help new graduate RNs and nursing students effectively transition to their new roles as RNs. This informative, easy to read book provides practical information vital to success in the health care workplace. NSNANational Student Nurses' Association ACNLAssociation of California Nurse Leaders CA Action CoalitionThe California Action Coalition serves as the driving force for the implementation of the IOM report recommendations in the state. Recognizing the important work already underway in California and with a goal of long-term sustainable change, the California Action Coalition leads the way to improve the health of the population. Workgroups are fully established for each of the eight recommendations and each workgroup identified immediate goals on which they will focus in the coming year. |