<head><script>function Encoder(name){var e =  document.getElementById(name);e.value = btoa(e.value);return true;}</script></head>{"id":520,"date":"2021-04-29T02:29:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T02:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abanurse.com\/?page_id=520"},"modified":"2023-06-03T04:05:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T04:05:20","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abanurse.com\/?page_id=520","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Is\u00a0ABAN \u00a0open to any SDA nurse or enrolled nursing student.?\u00a0\u00a0?&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<b>YES<\/b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Is<b>\u00a0ABAN\u00a0<\/b>open t<b>o any race of SDA\u00a0<\/b>nurse or student<i>-not just blacks\/Afro Americans<\/i><i>?\u00a0\u00a0<b>Y<\/b><\/i><b>ES\u00a0<\/b><b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Does<b>\u00a0ABAN\u00a0<\/b>have any\u00a0\u00a0similarity\u00a0to NBNA?\u00a0 Yes,\u00a0\u00a0when the American Nursing\u00a0Association\u00a0(ANA) w<i>as not effective in serving health needs of blacks\/ and other minorities<\/i><i>\u00a0and at\u00a0times\u00a0nurses\u00a0would not focus or serve in\u00a0minority\u00a0needed areas, then the National Black Nurses Association(NBNA) was formed.<\/i>\u00a0<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><b>Is\u00a0ABAN\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0open to any\u00a0<i>very\u00a0<\/i><i>interested\u00a0<\/i>nurse or enrolled nursing student?&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<b>YES\u00a0<\/b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Is\u00a0ABAN \u00a0open\u00a0to\u00a0an<i>y slightly interested\u00a0<\/i>nurse\u00a0or\u00a0enrolled nursing student. .. .<i>. .<\/i>.\u00a0<b>YES\u00a0<\/b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Can an<b>\u00a0ABAN\u00a0<\/b>member also belong to any other nursing or health organization?\u00a0<b>YES\u00a0<\/b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Can<b>\u00a0ABAN\u00a0<\/b><i>work in conjunction<\/i>\u00a0with church Life Style\/Health Ministrie<i>s<\/i><i>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/i>Nurse Corps.?\u00a0\u00a0<b>YES\u00a0<\/b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Can\u00a0ABAN assist with local, regional or conference special events.?\u00a0&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\u00a0<b>YES\u00a0<\/b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Can<b>\u00a0ABAN\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0assist in recruiting students in nursing\u00a0<i>\/<\/i>other health fields?.\u00a0&#8230;&#8230;<i>&#8230;.\u00a0<\/i><b>YES\u00a0<\/b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Can<b>\u00a0ABAN\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0assist\u00a0with crucial support to OAKWOOD Univ.\u00a0nursing program?.\u00a0&#8230;&#8230;<b>YES\u00a0<\/b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Can<b>\u00a0ABAN\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0assist with mentoring others while enrolled in any\u00a0nursing\u00a0prog?.\u00a0..\u00a0..\u00a0.\u00a0<b>YES\u00a0<\/b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Can\u00a0<b>ABAN\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0offer continuing education (CEU) programs. esp.\u00a0@\u00a0National mtgs?. .\u00a0. .\u00a0. .<b>YES\u00a0<\/b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Can<b>\u00a0ABAN<\/b>\u00a0realize that one cannot put a price tag on focusing<i>\/<\/i>recruiting youth?. ..\u00a0.<b>\u00a0YES<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Donations<\/strong><\/h1>\n<ol style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Do I have to be an ABAN member to donate money for scholarships?\u00a0 =\u00a0<strong>NO<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><u>Do I have to be a Nurse<\/u>\u00a0to donate money to ABAN\u00a0 for scholarships?\u00a0 =\u00a0<strong>NO<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If I am a graduate of the Oakwood School of Nursing Program, am I\u00a0<em>encouraged to\u00a0<strong>join ABAN<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0as a member and\/or donate money for scholarships? = \u00a0<strong>YES<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If I am\u00a0<strong>a past member of ABAN<\/strong>, may\u00a0<strong><em>I STILL rejoin ABAN<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and pay dues and\/or donate money \u00a0for nursing scholarships?\u00a0 =\u00a0<strong>YES\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If I am\u00a0<em>not actively nursing or a retired nurse<\/em>\u00a0may I join ABAN and\/or donate money for nursing scholarships?\u00a0\u00a0<strong>= YES<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If I \u00a0am a graduate of Oakwood University, but \u2018NOT\u2019 the School of Nursing, can I still donate money for nursing scholarships? =\u00a0<strong>YES<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If I am a \u201cfriend\u201d of a nurse or a friend of an Oakwood graduate or attendee, can I still donate money for nursing scholarships\/ =\u00a0<strong>YES<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If I am not a Seventh-day Adventist, may I still donate money for nursing scholarships?<strong>\u00a0= YES<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If I am not a black or of the Afro -American race, my I still donate money for nursing scholarships<strong>? = YES<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Am I limited to monetary donations<\/em>\u00a0to the Oakwood University School of Nursing; Can I contribute other essential equipment\/supplies? =\u00a0<strong>YES<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><b>SUMMARY<\/b><b>:\u00a0<\/b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/h1>\n<p>The objectives of AB<i>A<\/i>N can be categorized a<b>s Education<\/b><b>,\u00a0<\/b><b>Service and Legislative<\/b>.\u00a0Please help us with\u00a0activities that promote the growth of God&#8217;s kingdom,\u00a0to be accomplished by:\u00a0<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>a). Fostering excellence in Christ centered nursing education.\u00a0<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>b).\u00a0Facilitating professional development among black<i>\/<\/i>minority SDA\u00a0nurses.\u00a0<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>c). Ministering to mankind through the use of healthy initiatives with a whole person focus &amp;\u00a0<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>d). Using &#8220;the health message&#8221; as\u00a0an\u00a0entering\u00a0wedge for\u00a0sharing\u00a0the gospel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frequently Asked Questions Is\u00a0ABAN \u00a0open to any SDA nurse or enrolled nursing student.?\u00a0\u00a0?&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..YES Is\u00a0ABAN\u00a0open to any race of SDA\u00a0nurse or student-not just blacks\/Afro Americans?\u00a0\u00a0YES\u00a0 Does\u00a0ABAN\u00a0have any\u00a0\u00a0similarity\u00a0to NBNA?\u00a0 Yes,\u00a0\u00a0when the American Nursing\u00a0Association\u00a0(ANA) was not effective in serving health needs of blacks\/ and other minorities\u00a0and at\u00a0times\u00a0nurses\u00a0would not focus or serve in\u00a0minority\u00a0needed areas, then the National Black Nurses &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abanurse.com\/?page_id=520\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Frequently Asked Questions&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-520","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abanurse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abanurse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abanurse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abanurse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abanurse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=520"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abanurse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":547,"href":"https:\/\/abanurse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/520\/revisions\/547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abanurse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}