MURFREESBORO — An
MTSU nursing student will be dressed for success thanks to the School of
Nursing and Phillips Bookstore.
Haley Davis, a 22-year-old sophomore originally from Pekin,
Illinois, was awarded two scrub tops and a lab coat Monday (Nov. 17) at
Cason-Kennedy Nursing Building on campus.
Phillips Bookstore donated a scrub top and a lab coat, and
the school’s alumni committee contributed an additional scrub top.
Davis won the professional attire for writing a 250-word
essay on what nursing means to her and what she can do for the field of
nursing.
The essay reads, in part, “What nursing means to me goes
beyond just a simple definition of caring for the sick. It is who you are and
who you are meant to be. It is to take care of anybody regardless of their circumstances
and who they are and not just their physical being, but also their mind and
soul.”
Davis, who lives in Lascassas, Tennessee, balances her
education with her work as a clinical nurse assistant at Adams Place, a
residential facility for senior citizens in Murfreesboro. She has worked there
for nearly three years.
On top of that, Davis is the single mother of a 4-year-old
daughter and a 10-month-old son.
“I basically just get through, but it is a constant
struggle,” Davis said. “I’m getting the hang of it, though. It’s getting
better. I’m starting to get things down.”
Davis’ essay was selected from among more than 60 entries by
alumni committee representatives Yvonne Creighton and Leigh Anne Krabousonos,
both lecturers in the School of Nursing.
“All of you exemplified what nursing is, and I just think
that, if you can take that out into the world and workforce, we’ve got a good
group going into nursing,” Creighton told the applicants.
Creighton said the entrants were all first-semester students
with grade-point averages of 3.0 or higher. Financial need also was taken into
consideration.
“We are changing from the traditional white scrub uniforms
to this beautiful MT blue which has the logo on it, and the white lab coat has
the logo on it, too,” said Creighton.
For more information about the MTSU School of Nursing’s
traditional bachelor’s degree program, call 615-898-2437. To learn more about
the master’s degree and registered nurse programs, call 615-898-5950. The website
is www.mtsu.edu/nursing.
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