The fall semester is off to a good start for the nursing program at the College of Menominee Nation.
CMN President Verna Fowler announced this month that accreditation for the associate degree program in nursing has been renewed by the Accreditation Commission on Education in Nursing.
The commission identified as an area of special strength the program’s “exceptional integration of cultural, ethnic, and socially diverse concepts, particularly in relation to the Native American culture.”
Nursing Dean Karen Bialcik said the accreditation identifies the program as one that engages in continuous self-assessment, planning and improvement in order to provide effective nursing education to its students.
“It tells our students and the general public that our program has clear and appropriate educational objectives and is working to achieve these objectives,” Bialcik said. “That means that we are positioned to meet the demand for quality trained nurses locally and for surrounding communities.”
CMN also recently learned that its nursing graduates who took the National Council Licensure Examination for registered and licensed nurses did exceptionally well. Of 30 nursing students graduating from CMN last spring and summer, 29 passed the examination on the first try.
The exam is required of all nursing program graduates across U.S. for professional licensure.
“Our graduates typically do well,” Bialcik said. “The most recent group deserves recognition for doing exceptionally well.”
The college’s spring graduating class included four Shawano residents in the associate degree in nursing program and three from Shawano in the practical nursing diploma program.
CMN’s nursing career ladder has many starting points. Opportunities to help students move into the nursing workforce include nursing assistant, practical nurse and registered nurse.
The next session of nursing assistant classes starts Oct. 11; a new series of the eight-week classes gets underway in January.
The college is accepting applications for admission and financial aid for the spring semester.
Information on CMN’s nursing program may be found online at www.menominee.edu/nursing.
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