In today's world, becoming a nurse requires years of study and dedication. Nurses are recognized as highly specialized professionals with a wide range of skills and specialties that provide an important link between patients and doctors.
The Millikin University School of Nursing will begin offering an online RN to BSN degree program next fall designed to fit the busy schedules of registered nurses who want to earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
After earning a degree in healthcare administration from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Ill., Jacob Busey soon discovered that a career behind a desk was not for him. As a student in Millikin University's Master's Entry into Nursing Practice (MENP) program, Busey is taking the next step toward a hands-on career on the front lines of healthcare.
When she decided to attend Millikin University, Mt. Zion (Ill.) resident Chloe Hugo never imagined the broad scope of unique experiences she would have at her hometown university. Now a junior nursing major, she feels ready to conquer the world with the professional and interpersonal skills she learned at Millikin.
Following six-year-old Shoni Anderson's diagnosis of leukemia in February 2021, her family has seen an outpouring of support from the Decatur (Ill.) community, which has helped them find comfort and positivity amidst the challenges of their daughter's illness and treatments.
Four nontraditional Macon County students from Millikin University received scholarship awards in Nov. 2021 to help them pursue their dreams of completing a college education to earn degrees in nursing, organizational leadership and early childhood education.
Millikin University's School of Nursing has been recognized among the top nursing programs in Illinois in Nursing Schools Almanac's 2021 rankings that were released on Nov. 15.
Millikin University nursing students, ranging from the undergraduate, Master's Entry Into Nursing Practice, Master of Science in Nurse Educator and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs were inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau National Nursing Honor Society on Oct. 23 at the Prairie Heart Institute in Springfield, Ill.