LPNs take part in capping ceremony

The members of class 45 of the Nevada Regional Technical Centers LPN class were capped Thursday in a ceremony that signified their growth to full clinical instruction. "This capping ceremony represents the end of the introductory phase of your nursing education and the beginning of the clinical phase," said Joanna Perkins, coordinator of NRTC's LPN program. "We at NRTC do not want to let it go by the wayside as so many other traditions in nursing, in our society have gone. We hope that you as students will keep the rich history of nursing in your hearts as you begin the practice of nursing. You have successfully completed the necessary courses and have proven yourselves worthy representatives of the nursing profession. We instructors congratulate you on your success thus far, and look forward to the remainder school year." Students, in alphabetical order: Tiffany Adams, Sarah Bevers, Trisha Camberos, John Candler, Shelly Claypool, Tara Edwards, Heather Fennewald, Ryan Janes, Kristina Jones, Jordan Lyon, Kaitlynn Matthews, Star McGinnis, Tara McQueen, Lori Mendoza, Amanda Mitchem, Eloisa Moore, Will Roll, Amber Sayles, Brandy Sewell, Gwen Stackhouse, Crechelle Swickhamer, Debbie Taylor, Norma Thomason, Tina Trotter, Samantha Tumm and Aaron Wainscott.Students, in alphabetical order: Tiffany Adams, Sarah Bevers, Trisha Camberos, John Candler, Shelly Claypool, Tara Edwards, Heather Fennewald, Ryan Janes, Kristina Jones, Jordan Lyon, Kaitlynn Matthews, Star McGinnis, Tara McQueen, Lori Mendoza, Amanda Mitchem, Eloisa Moore, Will Roll, Amber Sayles, Brandy Sewell, Gwen Stackhouse, Crechelle Swickhamer, Debbie Taylor, Norma Thomason, Tina Trotter, Samantha Tumm, and Aaron Wainscott. --Steve Moyer/Daily Mail

Nevada Regional Technical Center coordinator of the LPN program, Joanna Perkins, gave a brief presentation and spoke to the class members and their friends and relatives before the capping ceremony which marks the students' growth from classroom training to hands on clinical experience. Perkins was wearing the type of uniform nurses wore when the Nevada City Hospital first opened in the early 1900s. --Steve Moyer/Daily Mail