UNE Nursing students and faculty attend Maine Nurses Day at the State House

UNE Nursing students at the State House

As Maine faces a looming nurse shortage, students from the University of New England Department of Nursing traveled to Augusta, Maine to represent UNE 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.

To learn more about the University of New England’s Westbrook College of Health Professions visit www.une.edu/wchp

To apply, visit www.une.edu/admissions

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.