Tag: Nursing
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Athens State’s BSN program receives CCNE Accreditation
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) has announced that Athens State University’s Baccalaureate Degree Program in Nursing has been accredited by the CCNE Board of Commissioners for five years, the maximum allowable for initial accreditation. Officially recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as a national accreditation agency, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education…
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Athens State and Calhoun Community College Establish Fast-Track BSN Program
Calhoun Community College and Athens State University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a new fast-track BSN program that will allow students to receive their Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree simultaneously. In addition to better serving students, the program’s benefits will extend to the consumers…
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Athens State graduate Carrie Trousdale became nurse to show compassion
Her mother’s illness inspired Carrie Trousdale to pursue a nursing degree at Athens State University and go into the medical field, determined to be a nurse who shows her patients compassion and care. “My mother is a Type I diabetic, and she was in and out of the hospital so much and you can see…
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Huntsville Hospital partners with Athens State University to train more nurses
A new partnership between Athens State University and Huntsville Hospital could help combat the nursing shortage. It started Friday, when the president of Huntsville Hospital and the president of Athens State University shook hands and signed a learning partnership which will help incentivize health care workers to further their nursing degrees.
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More students in Athens State’s new program for nursing bachelor’s degrees
Amberly Taylor fell in love with caring for others as a child, and it led to her becoming a nurse and the first person in her family to attend college.