UA Wayne Nursing Students Mark Milestone at White Coat Ceremony
Earlier this month, students in the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program at UA Wayne College participated in a White Coat Ceremony. Dr. Timothy Meyers, PhD, RN, CNE, UA's executive director of nursing, welcomed the students and their guests. Barb Scherer, MSN, RN, interim director of the Associate Degree in Nursing program at UA Wayne, served as the ceremony’s speaker and presented the students.
The White Coat Ceremony is a rite of passage that emphasizes compassionate, patient-centered care early in students’ nursing education. During the ceremony, students come forward before family and friends to be cloaked in white coats, symbolizing their commitment to the nursing profession and the responsibilities of caring for patients.
Earlier this month, students in the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program at UA Wayne College participated in a White Coat Ceremony. Dr. Timothy Meyers, PhD, RN, CNE, UA's executive director of nursing, welcomed the students and their guests. Barb Scherer, MSN, RN, interim director of the Associate Degree in Nursing program at UA Wayne, served as the ceremony’s speaker and presented the students.
The White Coat Ceremony is a rite of passage that emphasizes compassionate, patient-centered care early in students’ nursing education. During the ceremony, students come forward before family and friends to be cloaked in white coats, symbolizing their commitment to the nursing profession and the responsibilities of caring for patients.
After being cloaked, the students recited a pledge adapted from a nursing oath composed in 1893 by Lystra E. Gretter and a committee at the Farrand Training School for Nurses in Detroit. The University of Akron School of Nursing developed its adaptation of the pledge in fall 2018.
The University of Akron’s Associate Degree in Nursing program is offered exclusively at UA Wayne College and enrolls a maximum of 40 students per cohort. Three cohorts are currently enrolled, and a fourth cohort will begin in spring 2027. UA Wayne’s first cohort is expected to graduate in May 2027.
For more information about the degree, visit the ADN program description.
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