Cutline: NOC Nursing Faculty, Staff, and Nursing Students at the Fall White Coat Ceremony
Twenty-two student nurses receive white coats in Enid ceremony
The Northern Oklahoma College Division of Nursing held a Fall White Coat Ceremony and Honor Society Induction Tuesday in NOC Enid’s Montgomery Hall.
Students presented with their white coats include Marissa Aase, Alexander Brown, Jacquelyn Collins, Krystal Diaz, Ines Diaz-Lopez, Jamie Dickens, Grayce Downey, Yvonne Fuerte, Jyllian Grant, Joley Harris, Chloe Johnson, Katheryan Karrick, Tabitha Kirkley, Kristin Malget, Abigail Nightingale, Whitly Norris, Arlene Oxley, Karlie Parsons, Anahi Porras, Zarai Porras, Jessica Ryder, and Ashlynn Slusser.
The first White Coat Ceremony was created by Dr. Arnold P. Gold in 1993 to bring a focus on human caring back to the practice of medicine. The ceremony has expanded from medical schools to multiple healthcare disciplines, including nursing. During the ceremony, students are cloaked and recite the Division of Nursing Professionalism Pledge to acknowledge the importance of human caring and the need to keep patients at the center of that care. The cloaking ceremony symbolizes the passing of the nursing profession to a future generation who have the responsibility to provide compassionate care with the most up-to-date evidence throughout their careers, leaving the profession better off when they leave than when they began.
“The white coat ceremony honors nursing’s traditions and acknowledges the equal contributions nurses at all levels make to humanistic caring healthcare practices,” said NOC Nursing Division Chair Dr. Nikole Hicks. “The placement of the ceremony for NOC nursing students marks their transition from the practice lab to patient care settings within our communities.”
Northern Nursing continues its legacy of life changing innovation as the Theta Omicron chapter of the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing Alpha Delta Nu Nursing Honor Society. Students are invited to provisional membership after successfully completing the first semester of the nursing program, earning a minimum of a B in every nursing class, and demonstrating high standards of professional behavior. Full membership is granted during the final semester of the program to students who have maintained high grade standards and have demonstrated conduct on campus and in the clinical areas that reflects integrity and professionalism.
Ashley Engle and Brian Halpin were inducted as Full Members into the Theta Omicron Chapter of the Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society. Sierra Aviles, Cody Birchfield, Kendall Chmielewski, and Jessica Waller are Provisional Members.
“Northern Nursing is proud to partner with the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing Alpha Delta Nu Nursing Honor Society to recognize the achievements of our students and promote scholarship and academic excellence in nursing,” said Dr. Nikole Hicks.