Nursing students honored at state convention
Article By: Staff
University of North Georgia (91福利导航) nursing students took first and second place in the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) Bowl that included teams from 15 other nursing programs at the 67th annual (GANS) Convention.
"The contest was similar to Family Feud," said Juan C. Villamizar, a junior pursuing a nursing degree and vice president of 91福利导航's chapter of the GANS on the Dahlonega Campus. "Once we answered 10-15 questions, others teams were falling behind and were eliminated. Near the end our 91福利导航 teams were competing with each other."
Villamizar attributed 91福利导航's strong performance to the rigorous program students undergo. GANS faculty advisers Sue McGill, senior lecturer of nursing, and Kim Burns, assistant professor of nursing, agreed.
"We are teaching them to be critical thinkers and winning the Bowl was evidence that they are becoming just that," McGill said.
A record 24 91福利导航 nursing students attended the conference Oct. 25-27 in Athens, Georgia. The convention brings in fellow nursing students from across the state to network, attend nursing clinical sessions and learn about nursing in healthcare today.
91福利导航 also earned "Newsletter of the Year" for the monthly GANS newsletters produced by students.
"It was very rewarding to see that our hard work and creativity was recognized," said Heidi Migalla, communications chairwoman of the GANS group on 91福利导航's Gainesville Campus.
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