Reynolds recently
recognized 61 students who completed the Associate of Applied Science degree in
Nursing. Held in the Lipman Auditorium of the Massey Library Technology Center,
the ceremony opened with a welcome by Reynolds President Dr. Gary Rhodes and
inspirational words from Joe
Mazzo, RN, BSN, MA, FACHE, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer at the HCA
Virginia John Randolph Medical Center.
“You’re venturing
into a profession where you will be asked a lot of different questions. Get use
to that,” Mazzo said while addressing the graduates. “I challenge you to accept
that you don’t know everything. I don’t know everything and I have found out
the more I learn, the more I find out the more I don’t know. You weren’t born a
nurse – we’re always learning. Encourage people to ask questions – train them,
motivate them. We’re all in this together.”
The Reynolds’
Nursing Program is designed to prepare its students to serve as
collaborative members of nursing care teams and to provide direct care to
patients in a variety of health service facilities and agencies. Upon
satisfactory completion of the program, students are eligible to take the
licensing examination to become Registered Nurses.
