Missouri Nursing Students’ Association (MONSA)

 

Vision: The vision of the Missouri Nursing Students’ Association is to be the voice for professional nursing students in Missouri.

Mission: The mission of the Missouri Nursing Students’ Association is to enhance professional nursing students education and practice in all environments to assure quality, affordable, and accessible health care for the people of Missouri.

Bylaws: Read the new MONSA Byaws

Purpose:  The purpose of the Missouri Nursing Students’ Association is to:

  1. Assume responsibility for contributing to nursing education in order to provide for the highest quality health care.
  2. Provide programs representative of fundamental and current professional interest and concerns.
  3. Aid in the development of the whole person, his/her professional role, and his/her responsibility for the health care of people in all walks of life.

 

Function:  The function of the Missouri Nursing Students’ Association is to:

  1. To have direct input into standards of nursing education and influence on the education process.
  2. To influence health care, nursing education and practice through legislative activities as appropriate.
  3. To promote and encourage participation in community affairs and activities toward improved health care and the resolution of related social issues.
  4. To represent nursing students to the consumer, to institutions, and to other organizations.
  5. To promote and encourage student participation in interdisciplinary activities.
  6. To promote and encourage recruitment efforts, participation in student activities, and educational opportunities regardless of a person's race, color, creed, sex, lifestyle, national origin, age, or economic status.
  7. To promote and encourage collaborative relationships with the Missouri Nurses' Association (MONA) and the Missouri League for Nursing (MLN), as well as other state nursing and related health organizations.
  8. To promote nursing education by rewarding scholarships based on academic excellence and financial need, as funds are available.

 

 

 

Updated October 2003