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AMBER LANGE

CURRENT STUDENT

Amber Lange has always put her family first, but college has long
been a personal goal.
“I had to wait to go to college, but it was worth the wait,” says the
Montgomery County, Maryland, native, who had “three boys in diapers”
when she finally decided it was her time. “I’ve always been a natural
caregiver so I thought nursing would fit me.” At the encouragement of
her husband, Amber signed up for a Certified Nurse Assistant program in
2003—but it wasn’t easy. “I struggled in school as a kid. To do this took a
lot of positive self-talk and learning the tools to help myself. But I did it. And
once I made the connection, I just kept plugging along.”

Continuing to climb

In 2009, Amber earned an Associate Degree of Nursing and got an RN
position at Somerford Assisted Living Facility. That led her into special
needs pediatric nursing and eventually school health for the Frederick
County Health Department. In 2014, she returned to Somerford House to
take a director of nursing position for a year and then to Frederick Memorial
Hospital—a 233-bed hospital that is part of the Frederick Regional Health
System—as a home healthcare liaison.
Driven to further her education

As she worked her way up, Amber began to recognize the importance of
enhancing her skills and furthering her knowledge. “I feel it’s critical to be
knowledgeable to meet patients’ needs,” she says. “To be the best nurse,
we each need to be informed. That’s what drove me to go back for more
education.”

Amber did her research and knew that as a busy mother and nurse, an
online program would fit her life best. American Sentinel, she discovered,
is accredited, affordable, and offers a quality BSN program. She started
the journey in 2016 and hopes to graduate in 2018. “Already I can see
how much these classes are benefitting me,” Amber says. “I’m really
enjoying the teachers and peers and I’m learning a lot about best practices,
insurance, evidence-based practice, and more. Healthcare is changing all
the time. This program puts the issues right in front of you.”

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