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Discovering American Sentinel University

During Ida’s search for the right MSN program, she found American
Sentinel University. “Immediately, I thought that it looked like the school
for me,” she says, adding that the MSN, infection prevention and control
specialization was exactly what she wanted in a graduate program. Ida
enrolled in 2015—following on earning certification for infection control
through Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. in 2013.

Hard work and sacrifice

Over the next few years, Ida worked hard in school and at her job. Over
three years, she helped Lovell Federal Health Care Center’s community
living center achieve 24 percent improvement in hand hygiene compliance
through an innovative targeted solutions tool application, among other
accomplishments. At American Sentinel, she gives 100% to the MSN
program. “I credit American Sentinel all the time for engaging me, for
stimulating my personal and professional growth,” she says. “I’m learning
so much, and everything I learn, I’m able to apply at work to optimize
patient outcomes.” Ida will graduate from American Sentinel in June 2016.
A promotion at work

In January 2016, Ida received a promotion at Lovell. The organization
granted Ida an educational waiver before she officially earned her MSN,
which was a requirement for promotion. “I’m really happy to be promoted,
and was told that my writing skills were strong and that I articulated what
I know very well,” she says. “I know that my writing skills have improved
tremendously during my time at American Sentinel.”

The promotion means that Ida will become a go-to person at Lovell to lead
projects that utilize implementation science to translate to the bedside
in order to provide quality care and optimize patient outcomes. “Before
the MSN, I would’ve been hesitant to take on projects,” she admits. “This
has made me more confident in terms of what I can do at work, and more
excited to try new things going forward. It’s a foundation I know will allow
me to develop professionally going forward.”

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