91AV Nursing students and faculty attend Maine Nurses Day at the State House
As Maine faces a looming nurse shortage, students from the 91AV Department of Nursing traveled to Augusta, Maine to represent 91AV 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 nurse’s 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 Maine’s nurse licensure law.
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