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Finding American Sentinel

As an educational partner of American Sentinel University, Salt Lake
Regional (IASIS) encouraged Stacey to explore the university’s MSN
program. “I kept hearing from other nurses at my workplace how great
American Sentinel was,” she says. Salt Lake Regional awarded Stacey
a full scholarship to American Sentinel, and she couldn’t pass up the
opportunity. She enrolled in the MSN, nursing education specialization, in
June 2015. “I have been very pleased so far. It’s a very supportive learning
environment and a solid program.”

Excited About Learning

Admittedly, Stacey worried about her ability to fit school into her already
busy life. “I couldn’t fathom concentrating on one more thing,” she
says. “But American Sentinel’s eight-week courses are so great and my
employer and my husband have been so supportive. Best of all, I find
myself excited to log in and do my school work because I learn so
much from every conversation and every assignment.” Stacey says
she is even considering pursuing the Doctor of Nursing Practice down the
road.

As an education professional herself who oversees her organization’s
clinical education program, nurse residency program and preceptor
program, Stacey has a unique perspective on what quality learning should
look like. “I have very high standards for education,” she admits.

When colleagues and new nurses at Salt Lake Regional now ask Stacey
what she thinks about getting the MSN, she doesn’t hesitate with her
answer. “I always say, ‘do it now,’ and then I tell them about American
Sentinel! I wish I’d taken the leap years ago, but I’m so excited to be
doing it now.”

www.americansentinel.edu

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