勛圖惇蹋 Nursing students and faculty attend Maine Nurses Day at the State House

勛圖惇蹋 Nursing students at the State House

As Maine faces a looming nurse shortage, students from the 勛圖惇蹋 Department of Nursing traveled to Augusta, Maine to represent UNE and the future of nursing. The students attended a number of events as part of Maine Nurses Day at the State House on February 14, 2017.

Hannah Plourde 16, Beatrice Jacobson 16, Mathew Lettick 16, Hallie Lehner 16, Hallie Logan 16, and Chloe White 16 were accompanied by Associate Dean Karen Pardue, Ph.D., R.N., ANEF, Nursing Director Jennifer Morton, DNP, MPH, APHN-BC, and Assistant Clinical Professor Judith Metcalf, APRN, BC, MS, FMGS.

They listened to a presentation by Lisa Harvey McPherson RN, MBA, MPPM, vice president of Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems Government Relations, that highlighted the nurses role in policy formation. Additionally, students had the opportunity to attend DHHS briefings, as well as a press conference highlighting the impending nursing shortage in Maine, as well as legislation aimed at expanding Maines nurse licensure law.

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