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Building her future

Pat started the MSN, nursing informatics specialization, in 2012. “I am
getting a great education, and I know that the more effort I put in, the more
I’ll benefit,” she says, adding that the caring support provided by American
Sentinel’s staff has been excellent. No matter where her career goes, Pat
says she is confident that the MSN will help her. “I am planning ahead, and
I know that nursing informatics education combined with my background
and experience will allow me to take opportunities that come my way.”
One day, Pat hopes to work as an informatics educator, training staff and
nurses on Kaiser’s electronic medical records system. After 11 years in
Colorado, she hopes to be able to transfer to California to be closer to her
parents and son, who recently started music school there.

A light at the end of the tunnel

In a few months, Pat will finish her MSN. It’s been a long time coming,
and will be a proud moment—she is the second college graduate in her
immediate family of nine. Thus far, Pat has earned A’s in every class but
one. “My goal is to keep growing and learning,” she says. “I think that’s
something I’ve always had inside of me: a desire to learn more.”

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