FGCU Inaugural DNP Nurse Anesthesiology Program White Coat Ceremony
There was not a dry eye in the house at the inaugural Doctor of Nursing Practice Nurse
Anesthesia (DNP NA) White Coat Ceremony. The ceremony was initially planned for August
2021 however it was postponed due to Covid-19. Dr. Virginia Londahl-Ramsey, DNP NA
Assistant Program Director stated that even though she was disappointed that the ceremony
did not take place in the fall, she felt that the January 27th, 2022 ceremony was
even more meaningful for the students after being in clinicals for five months. This
ceremony allowed the nursing students to embrace leadership and celebrate becoming
an advanced provider.
The monumental event for the DNP NA Class of 2023 cohort consisted of the presentation
of white coats by DNP NA Program Director Dr. Rosann Spiegel along with Dr. Londahl-Ramsey
to twenty-four students. The keynote address was delivered by Dr. Loureen Downes,
the Director for the school’s Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program. Students also
received a pin and recited the Oath to Compassionate Patient Care, which promotes
the advocacy and protection of patient health, safety and rights.
One of the most special moments of the ceremony was when the DNP NA students surprised
Dr. Spiegel by presenting her with a bronze plate with an eagle to show their appreciation.
The ceremony was made possible by a grant from the Gold Foundation. The organization
established the White Coat Ceremony in 1993 to “highlight the importance of humanism
in all care of patients”. Moving forward, the students will now advance to their specialty
roles which includes cardiac anesthesiology, spinal taps, epidural and pediatric anesthesiology.
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