Doctor of Nursing Practice Students Receive Their White Coats
Danielle Crooke and Sarah Bricker (dark hair) are reflected in a window outside of Crowder Hall after their Doctor of Nursing Practice white coat ceremony.
The College of Nursing recently held its 2021 white coat ceremony for its Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students at Crowder Hall. The tradition, which began in 2015, allows students to affirm their commitment to providing compassionate, patient-centered care as future advanced nurse practitioners specializing in family, pediatric, adult-gerontology acute care and psychiatric mental health.
One hundred nineteen DNP students participated in this year’s event, which included remarks from the dean and senior faculty, as well as the recitation of the student oath of responsibility. The oath is a reiteration of the values students have learned and affirms their commitment to apply their knowledge, experience and skills to assure optimal outcomes for their patients.
“We’re thrilled that you’re all here and that we can celebrate this with you,” Dean Ki Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN, told the students at the beginning of the seventh annual ceremony. “It’s a great opportunity for us to participate with you in celebrating this part of your DNP educational journey.”
Doctor of Nursing Practice students wait to enter Crowder Hall for their white coat ceremony.
Shu Fen Wung, PhD, MS, RN, ACNP-BC, FAAN, helps Patti Daly, PhD, NP, with a mask adjustment before the white coat ceremony.
“We’re thrilled that you’re all here and that we can celebrate this with you,” Dean Ki Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN, told the students at the beginning of the seventh annual white coat ceremony. “It’s a great opportunity for us to participate with you in celebrating this part of your DNP educational journey.”
Doctor of Nursing Practice student Sherry Nguyen is presented with her white coat at the ceremony.
Doctor of Nursing Practice students recite the student oath of responsibility after they were each presented with their white coats.
Doctor of Nursing Practice students (from left) Tyra Hepworth, Paige Nyland, Stephanie Gasser and Cynthia Hill take a selfie after the white coat ceremony.
A group of Doctor of Nursing Practice students who received their white coats during the ceremony pause for a photo outside of Crowder Hall.
Doctor of Nursing Practice student Autumn Rhodes poses for a photo after the white coat ceremony.
Doctor of Nursing Practice students (from left) Emily Ngunjiri, Paula Maria Hernandez, Tiana Sanchez, Alexandra Robles and Kimberly Heath show off their new white coats after the ceremony.
Newly white-coated Doctor of Nursing Practice students take photos of each other after their ceremony ended.
Doctor of Nursing Practice students (from left) Tyra Hepworth, Sherry Nguyen, Paige Nyland, Cynthia Hill and Stephanie Gasser gather for a photo after their white coat ceremony.
There were 119 Doctor of Nursing Practice students participating in this year’s white coat ceremony.