News Release
Bucks Graduates 54 Students from Practical Nursing Program
Many will step into well-paying jobs as Licensed Practical Nurses at healthcare facilities throughout the region
While many healthcare institutions struggle with a shortage of nurses, Bucks County Community College graduated more than four dozen students from its practical nursing program Thursday, July 2. The 54 Graduate Practical Nurses, who are poised to become Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) upon completion of state licensing exams, will find their skills in high demand.
Evelyn Grace, RN, MSN (left), interim director of thePractical Nursing program, and coordinator Michelle Lasky, RN, BSN (right), congratulate gradautes (from second left) Vanna Santoo, Stephanie Michalik, and Margarita Mateo.
Members of the practical nursing class of 2009 represent the diversity of the health-care industry. In addition to the U.S. and Puerto Rico, they hail from nine other countries: Cameroon, Zimbabwe, Kenya, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Russia, Uzbekistan, and Belarus. Graduates completed a 12-month full-time program that included clinical rotations in settings such as gerontology, medical-surgical nursing, psychiatric-social rehabilitation, and maternal-child health.
Since Bucks began offering the Practical Nursing program in 2002, nearly 300 students have graduated. The program is fully approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing. For more information, visit www.bucks.edu/healthcare or call 215-968-8316.
Graduates inlcude (from left) Biju Chacko, Heidi Rivera, Kathy Chripczuk, Brittany Grzeszczak and Shawn Mathew.
Ready to meet the demand for nurses are (from left) Karen Gill, Tammie Edwards, and Crystal Ehly.
Celebrating their achievements are (from left) Daniele Tanghe, Danielle Shultz, Dolores Wilmer, and Anne Pearson.
Ready to enter the healthcare field are (from left) Laura Neiman, Jennifer Taylor, Jennifer Oh, and Tara Seidel.
Members of fhe Practical Nursing Class of 2009:
Memunah Adamu Lischa Argue Monica Bera Naomi E. Bogarde Patti Case Biju K. Chacko Holly E. Chambers Katherine Chripczuk Sashay Clegg Debra Connelly Crystal Connolly Paul Dando Kevin W. Diamond Nicole Dunleavy Tammie Edwards Crystal Ehly Karen Gill Iki Gleba |
Polina Goberstein Brittany Grzeszcak Carol Hafft Linda Hammer-Sansone Oleg Knaz Susan Kronberger Sandra Lombardo Kathleen Marcelis Margarita Mateo Shawn Mathew Stephanie Michalik Ceciliah W. Muiruri Laura Neiman Stacey Newkirk Jennifer Oh Hanna Pashkevich Denisha Patel Anne Pearson |
Renee Pitt Nana Poku-Duah Maureen Quinn Heidi Rivera Roxanne Roberts Diane Rouse Bonnie Sandy Meloney Santiago Vanna Santoo Tara Seidel Danielle Shultz Dawn Stepien Daniele Leigh Tanghe Jennifer Taylor Kristyn Thude Thu Cuc Truong Dolores Wilmer Erin Wright |
| Contact: |
Assistant Director, Public Relations 215-968-8094/8093 |
