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By Dena Wood
The Times 

SEA-TECH Serves Up CNAs

Ten students completing nursing program are already employed

 

Dena Wood

Dayton and Waitsburg SEA-TECH students (l to r): James Vance, Paige Wood, Bonnie Laib, Bailey Edwards and Sam Davis (not shown) were pinned in a pre-nursing pinning ceremony on May 19. All five went on to earn their Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certifications later that week.

WALLA WALLA – It was standing room only, at SEA-TECH Skill Center's first-ever pre-nursing pinning ceremony, held May 19. Friends and family filled the meeting room and lined the hallway to watch as instructor Sandy Thomas pinned the 33 students who had successfully completed the required clinicals and class time to sit for the state exams.

Students held candles in honor of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, during the ceremony's processional. Thomas shared that the students had spent 80 hours in clinicals, and had learned 22 different skills in preparation for the state...



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