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Mount Wachusett Community College held the pinning ceremony for the Class of 2023 Practical Nursing Graduates on Friday, December 15, 2023.
Kimberly Shea, DNP, RN, Dean of Nursing and Health Sciences welcomed the students, faculty, staff and families to the event, which marks the entry of the students into the nursing profession. Joining Dean Shea were nursing faculty members Collene Thaxton, MSN, RN and Emily Turner, MSN, RN.
“You have faced challenges, and overcome them and I, along with the faculty and staff of MWCC, are extremely proud of you,” Dean Shea told students. “Congratulations, we look forward to the great things you are destined to do in our communities.”
MWCC’s Practical Nursing Certificate program is a 7-course program that prepares students to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination – Practical Nursing (NCLEX-PN) to earn their license to practice as an LPN. All credits earned in the Practical Nursing program can be applied to the Associate Degree in Nursing.
Practical Nursing students gain clinical experience through placement at MWCC’s clinical partners; Alliance Health at Baldwinville, Athol Hospital, Clearbrook Treatment Center, Gardner Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Heywood Hospital LaChance Maternity Center, Health Alliance Leominster, Jewish Health Care, Life Care Center of Leominster, The Highlands Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation, Seven Hills Pediatric Center, St. Vincent Hospital, UMass Memorial Medical Center, and Worcester Recovery Center & Hospital.
Students who were pinned are:
Sheena Marandino, Ashburnham
Jessica Jacques, Athol
Taylor-Lee Chick, Barre
Jessica Flanders, Boylston
Kartia Obelin, Clinton
Jennifer Bilodeau, Fitchburg
Emily Brassard-Otero, Fitchburg
Elizabeth Campbell, Fitchburg
Sara Madrid, Fitchburg
Nina McInnis-Ramos, Fitchburg
Amy Miln, Fitchburg
Phiona Nangendo, Fitchburg
Mildred Tamfuh, Fitchburg
Emma Terho, Fitchburg
Irene Claire Aceret, Hyannis
Elida Zepeda, Leominster
Brianne Aubin, Lunenburg
Sarah Cioffi, Lunenburg
Sabrina Peterson, Lunenburg
Michelle Pepin, New Braintree
Nikki Higgins, Orange
Faith Mwaniki, Rutland
Tiffany Johnson-Young, Southbridge
Noella Maki, Templeton
Monique Maillet, Winchendon
Nana Essuman, Worcester
Tiffany Ofosuware, Worcester
Darean Gutierrez, Harrisville, NH
Renee LeFort, Rindge, NH
Kathryn Lima, Rindge, NH
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