This May, Prairie State College’s Nursing Program awarded the associate’s degree in nursing to 57 students. It is one of PSC’s largest graduating classes. Graduates started toward their RN degrees months before the COVID-19 virus hit the United States. There is a fear of the unknown, and yet they say the highly contagious infection isn’t scaring them off from the profession. They are ready to join the ranks of medical staff working in hospitals in the area.
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