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Case management

As she got into the MSN, Lane decided to pursue the case management
specialization because it is a growing field. “Today, with the many changes
in the industry, we’re seeing more patients going home and receiving care
there,” she says. “It is important to me that we make that transition from
hospital to home a good one.”

At Holy Redeemer—where Lane has worked on the rehabilitation unit for
17 years—Lane hopes to one day have the opportunity to work in case
management. “Holy Redeemer’s mission is aligned to what I believe in
as a nurse,” says Lane, whose experience there and as a per diem nurse
at hospitals such as Temple University, Einstein and Roxborough spans
medical-surgical, psychiatry, orthopedic, hospice, long-term care and
critical care. “Patients are the highest priority.” Lane is one of about ten
American Sentinel students or recent alumni working at the hospital.
Celebrating her success

In May 2016, Lane completed her MSN, case management specialization.
She traveled to Denver one month later to celebrate with her classmates
and professors. “It is a really great feeling to see the people who have
been cheering you on and to congratulate one another for finally getting
there,” she says, adding that she intends to pursue certification in case
management later this year.

Her other cheerleaders were her family members—her daughter, who will
graduate with her bachelor’s in public relations from the University of Texas
in December 2016, her husband, who encouraged her to keep going when
things became difficult, and her siblings, nieces and nephews, several of
whom work in healthcare as well. “I’m proud to have gotten here,” Lane
says. “I know that these degrees will enhance my nursing career in the
future.”

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