The future of Laredo’s healthcare system looks brighter than ever as 16 students graduated Tuesday, Aug. 8 from the one-year nursing program at Laredo Community College, boosting the year’s total number of LCC nursing graduates to 76.
A traditional pinning ceremony to recognize graduates of the Vocational Nursing (VN) program was held in the Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Fine Arts Center auditorium. As part of the ceremony, graduates lit candles and recited the health professional covenant after receiving their nursing pins.
“Laredo Community College is pleased to produce more nursing graduates to satisfy the demand for this health occupation,” Dianna Miller, dean of health sciences, said. “Their accomplishment reaffirms the college's commitment to produce highly skilled providers of care for the benefit of the region.”
Graduates of the summer 2006 VN class include Norma Alverdi, Ramon Camacho, Yadira Castro, Imelda Davila, Eliza M. Fernandez, Liliana L. Galindo, Tara D. Gutierrez, Violeta Gutierrez, Mara L. Maragran, Melissa Martinez, Susana A. Medina, Mary J. Olmos, Magda R. Prince, Yessica A. Rodriguez, Noemi Sanchez and Elvia Solis.
Elvia Solis and Mara Villagran were the student speakers.
Highlights of the nursing ceremony included the presentation of the Merit Award to Magda Prince and Yadira Castro, and the Mary Alice Lopez award to Elvia Solis.
The Vocational Nursing Program at LCC is a clinically intensive one-year certificate program which offers classroom instruction and valuable clinical practice in four basic areas of nursing, including fundamentals, medical/surgical, maternity/pediatric and psychiatric.
Upon graduation, the vocational nursing student is eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN).
The VN program is fully accredited by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners. The application period for admission to the VN program is in progress. For more information, call 721-5255.
A breakdown is given on the number of nursing students who have graduated from LCC in the past year:
Fall 2005
Associate Degree Nursing 7
Vocational Nursing 15
Nursing Assistant 10
Spring 2006
Associate Degree Nursing 16
Nursing Assistant 12
Summer 2006
Vocational Nursing 16
Summer 2006 graduates of the Laredo Community College Vocational Nursing Program are pictured with faculty members during the traditional Pinning Ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 8 at the Martinez Fine Arts Center.
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