Pictured here are
recent graduates of the nursing programs offered at
USM’s Lewiston-Auburn Campus. Sixteen students
completed the bachelor’s degree in nursing and
are now eligible to sit for the licensure exam, and
three others are nurses who completed the RN to BS degree
completion program. Seated left to right are Vanessa
Young, Melissa Sue Audet, Doreen Taylor, R.N., Deborah
Bockus, Brenda Callahan, and Peggy Sue Young, R.N. Standing
in the next row are Craig Beaudoin, Michelle Grimwood,
Sharon Stacey, Kelly Bragg, Beth Forrest, and Julia
Ayres. In the back row are Hassan Alew, Steven Berlan,
Anne Lunt, and Karen Ferris. Absent when the photo was
taken were Mohamed Farah, Ali Mohamed, and Ruth Hall,
R.N. |
January
2006
A number of local students were honored
recently for having completed baccalaureate degrees
through USM’s College of Nursing and Health Professions.
All of them pursued their studies on USM’s Lewiston-Auburn
campus (USM/L-A).
A total of 16 students from USM/L-A
completed the baccalaureate nursing program in December,
the largest number since the nursing program was extended
to the Lewiston-Auburn campus in the fall of 2000. In
addition to these students, who are now eligible to
sit for the State Board licensure exam, three registered
nurses earned their BS degrees through the RN to BS
degree completion program, which is also available at
USM/L-A.
The B.S. in Nursing, offered on USM’s
Portland and Lewiston-Auburn campuses, is fully accredited
by the National League for Nursing and the Maine State
Board of Nursing. Students who enroll in the program
based in Lewiston-Auburn are able to complete all academic
requirements at USM/L-A and all clinical placements
in the local area. No travel to Portland is required.
This program is open to traditional
first-year college students and to adult learners. Some
of the distinctive features of this program include
local clinical sites, a community partnership-based
curriculum, and a coaching program that matches nursing
students with local health care professionals.
The RN to BS option enables nurses
who are graduates of diploma or associate degree programs
to earn a bachelor’s degree. This program broadens
the context in which nursing is studied and practiced
and builds on the students’ foundations of professional
experience and knowledge.
For more information on nursing programs
at USM/L-A, please call Lynn at 753-6624 or email lpoor@usm.maine.edu.
You may also visit the website at www.usm.maine.edu/lac/nursing.
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