Student Ambassador useful resources
Work within the parameters of your role
Signposting and support
Protect your own health and wellbeing by maintaining and health work/life balance. Ask for support when required. Act as a role model for student members:
- ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Library subject guide - Wellbeing, self care and resilience
- The Student Nurse Handbook (available from the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Library)
Connecting and campaigning
Organise opportunities to be visible and share the scope of your role with local student members, branch, forum and the Students' Committee:
Questioning and influencing
Promote the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ and recruit student members, encouraging them to become and remain active with the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ throughout their nursing career:
Promote equality of opportunity and inclusion for all ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ student members
Signposting and supporting
Signpost student members to the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ inclusion strategy and to seek expert ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ advice if they feel that they have been treated unfairly:
- ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Diversity and Inclusion
- Get help from the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ: Discrimination advice
- Get help from the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ: Bullying and harassment advice
Connecting and campaigning
Connect with student members and give them the opportunity to share their experiences of equality and inclusion and contribute towards ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ campaigns:
- Get involved: campaign with us
- ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Peer Support Service - information for students
- ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Inclusion Café
Questioning and influencing
Share examples of good and poor practice and organisational culture with the local branch/office to influence the wider ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ inclusion agenda:
Organise student members to engage with the work of the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ on local and national levels
Signposting and supporting
Support students to develop networks so that they can help each other through challenging aspects of their course and signpost to national events:
- ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Bulletin: Ten top tips for using social media
- ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news and events
- ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ membership information for Newly Registered Nurses
Connecting and campaigning
Encourage student members to engage in wider ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ campaigns and events. Organise groups of members, with the support of ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ staff, to attend ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Congress:
- Get involved: campaign with us
- ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Students magazine: Do not be afraid to use your voice
- ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Staffing for safe and effective care campaign
- ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Students magazine: We can roar loudly
Questioning and influencing
Encourage student members to question and influence on student related issues by networking with local branches and forums to influence the Congress agenda:
Empower student members to access and use information and advice appropriately
Signposting and supporting
Direct student members to current and credible sources of information and resources to support their nursing education and practice experience:
Connecting and campaigning
Promote the professional services of the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Libraries and encourage student members to attend local events:
- ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Library
- ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Library subject guide: Critical appraisal
- ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news and events
- Get involved with your country or region
Questioning and influencing
Use social media to encourage members to share their feedback on the value of ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ resources and generate ideas of how they could be developed further:
- ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Students , and
- ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ , and
- ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Libraries and
- ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Knowledge
Most countries, regions, branches and forums also have their own social media accounts.
Develop and support partnership working between the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ and other stakeholders, sharing intelligence and promoting effective communication
Signposting and supporting
Signpost student members to their local branch and professional forums to share experience and gain support from other members:
- Get involved with ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ forums
- Get involved with your country or region
- Follow and engage with relevant ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ social media accounts
Connecting and campaigning
Develop networks and connections with student members to enhance effective communication and work collectively:
- (Facebook)
- Follow and engage with relevant ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ social media accounts
- ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Students magazine: We can roar loudly
Questioning and influencing
Create a link between the university, local ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ office, branch and student members to share intelligence and promote positive partnership working:
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