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OU BOCES Honors 50 Practical Nurses in Graduation Ceremony

OU BOCES Practical Nurse student smiles and holds her certificate during a graduation ceremony.

Orange-Ulster BOCES honored its 50 graduating Practical Nurse (PN) students in a ceremony on Friday, June 21, 2024, at the Emanuel Axelrod Education Center in Goshen. The ceremony celebrated the culmination of more than 1,100 hours in classroom, lab and clinical instruction.

The OU BOCES Practical Nurse Program is approved by the New York State Education Department Board of Regents. The objective of the program is to provide students with the opportunity to acquire nursing knowledge and skills and to meet the requirements necessary to sit for the New York State Board Examination in Practical Nursing.

The graduates gained an in-depth understanding of health across the continuum, age-specific care, basic needs of patients and the role and responsibilities of the practical nurse in all health care settings.

OU BOCES Practical Nurse students walk to their seats in the auditorium during the graduation ceremony
OU BOCES Practical Nurse student speaks at the podium during the graduation ceremony
OU BOCES Practical Nurse student speaks at the podium during the graduation ceremony
OU BOCES Practical Nurse student speaks at the podium during the graduation ceremony
OU BOCES Practical Nurse student receives her pin on stage during the graduation ceremony
OU BOCES Practical Nurse student hugs an administrator after getting  her diploma on stage during the graduation ceremony
OU BOCES Practical Nurse student receives her diploma on stage during the graduation ceremony
OU BOCES Practical Nurse student receives her diploma on stage during the graduation ceremony
OU BOCES Practical Nurse student receives his diploma on stage during the graduation ceremony
OU BOCES Practical Nurse students recite the Nurse's Pledge during the graduation ceremony
OU BOCES Practical Nurse students pose for a photograph at the graduation ceremony
OU BOCES Practical Nurse students pose for a photograph at the graduation ceremony
OU BOCES Practical Nurse student receives her diploma on stage during the graduation ceremony
OU BOCES Practical Nurse student hugs an administrator after getting  her diploma on stage during the graduation ceremony
OU BOCES Practical Nurse student receives an award on stage during the graduation ceremony