At this year’s Pinning Ceremony, held on August 8, 2024, Masters Direct Entry (MDE) students received a newly updated pin to signify their preparedness to enter the practice of nursing.
As a rookie nurse in 1968, Elaine Larson, PhD, RN, associate dean for research, had an experience that left her shattered. Her patient was a woman in her early 30s with rheumatic heart disease.