Pasco-Hernando State College Volume XIII, Issue II Fall 2019 | Page 29

2019 Courtney Dougherty, New Port Richey, received her associate’s degree in nursing this past spring. After earning a bachelor’s degree in Long Term Care Administration from USF, she decided to return to school to pursue her interest in nursing and direct patient care. During her final semester at PHSC, she applied all over the country for critical care RN positions and interviewed with Mercy Hospital Springfield in Missouri. Mercy Hospital Springfield is an 886-bed Level 1 Trauma and Burn Center, treating Courtney Dougherty with family at nursing pinning patients from Missouri, Arkansas and Kansas. She received an offer for a graduate RN position in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit and accepted! She will be caring for open-heart surgery and trauma overflow patients in addition to patients suspected of a heart attack before and after surgery. UR S YO U D N E S TE O N S S CLA Rao Musunuru, M.D., with Hailey Skoglund, far left, and sister Rahne, at a Lighthouse for the Visually Impaired and Pasco-Hernando State College is proud of its alumni and their Blind fundraiser. A degenerative eye disease left Hailey achievements. Therefore, we want to hear about your accomplishments. almost completely blind -- but that did not stop her from Visit foundation.phsc.edu/alumni to submit your news online or send an graduating with honors from PHSC. In addition to an email to [email protected] amazing attitude and an unyielding will to succeed, Hailey credits her sister, also PHSC graduate, for supporting her facebook.com/phscalumni as they advanced through college coursework together. keyword: PHSC “Students like Hailey are an inspiration. We are all so impressed by her determination and positive outlook,” said Dr. Musunuru, a PHSC trustee and a generous contributor to the PHSC Foundation. “We are very proud of her accomplishments and wish her the best in all of her endeavors.” FALL 2019 29