Essex County College Nursing Students Earn Pins

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — A group of 28 members of Essex County College’s Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Class of 2017 earned pins during a recent ceremony held in the college’s Mary Burch Theater in Newark.

During the Dec. 1 ceremony, several members of the graduating class explained why they entered the health care field. For Maplewood resident Irini Brassington, growing up in a family already in the medical profession provided her with a “good foundation.”

“Five years from now I may be a nurse practitioner or in a doctoral program, but LPN is a good first step for me,” said Irini, who served as the class president and received the Leadership Award.

LPN class valedictorian was Lucie Ceran and class salutatorian was Maria Ceballos. Dorcas Todom, Maria Ceballos and Jamirah Murphy received the Community Service Award; Nathan Therlonge and Amarech Wondimu the Clinical Excellence Award; Ezerea Brassington, the Most Improved Student Award, and Yolledie Etienne, the Florence Nightingale Award.

Next up for the students is the National Council Licensure Examination for Licensed Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN), a requirement to earn a state license, the college stated.

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