For Immediate Release

 

Contact: Lindi Forbes

Director of Public Relations

Labette Community College

620-421-6700 ext. 1212

 

LCC's Outstanding CNE Credentials

 

Rhonda Gilpin recently passed the rigorous examination to earn the Certified Nurse Educator credential (CNE).  Other Labette Community College nursing instructors with CNE credentials include Jill Coomes, Toni Spieth, and Dr. Dee Bohnenblust, who is the Director of Nursing Education at LCC.

 

According to the National League for Nursing website, certification for academic nurse educators, establishes nursing education as a specialty area of practice and creates a means for faculty to demonstrate their expertise in this role. It communicates to students, peers, and the academic and health care communities that the highest standards of excellence are being met.

 

LCC is one of the top colleges in the country having such a high percentage of their eligible nurse faculty members with the CNE credential.  LCC is among an elite group of three nursing programs in the country that has achieved this milestone. 

 

“A mark of certification really distinguishes a person for professionalism in their field and I’m extremely proud of our nurse faculty,” Vice President of Academic Affairs, Joe Burke said. “For years, they have established themselves as the best nurse faculty in the state and this latest accomplishment proves it.”

 

827 educators have earned the CNE credential nationwide; nine of whom indicated they were from the state of Kansas.

 

For more information about the LCC Nursing Department, contact Charlotte Eichhorn, Instructional Assistant at 620-421-6700 ext. 1263.

 

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