{"id":1956,"date":"2018-03-26T19:11:59","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T19:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=1956"},"modified":"2025-02-06T14:37:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T19:37:17","slug":"nurse-student-role-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2018\/03\/26\/nurse-student-role-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurse, Student, Role Model"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column1956_ce2816-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column1956_ce2816-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1956_ce2816-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1956_ce2816-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1956_ce2816-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1956_ce2816-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1956_ce2816-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1956_ce2816-a7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1956_ce2816-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column1956_ce2816-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1956_ce2816-a7 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1956_7b202e-17, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1956_7b202e-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1956_7b202e-17\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1956_7b202e-17 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1956_7b202e-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1956_7b202e-17\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1956_7b202e-17 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1956_7b202e-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1956_7b202e-17\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1956_7b202e-17 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1956_7b202e-17\">U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gwyn Parris-Atwell knows all too well the cost of freedom.<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image1956_fc1e6f-72.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image1956_fc1e6f-72 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:350px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1956_fc1e6f-72.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1956_fc1e6f-72 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image1956_fc1e6f-72 figure{max-width:350px;}.kb-image1956_fc1e6f-72 .image-is-svg, .kb-image1956_fc1e6f-72 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image1956_fc1e6f-72 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1956_fc1e6f-72\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PARRIS-ATWELL-IRAQ-1-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PARRIS-ATWELL-IRAQ-1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PARRIS-ATWELL-IRAQ-1-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PARRIS-ATWELL-IRAQ-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PARRIS-ATWELL-IRAQ-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PARRIS-ATWELL-IRAQ-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gwyn Parris-Atwell in Iraq.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The military nurse deployed to Iraq on New Year\u2019s Day in 2010 and also in 2013, on Mother\u2019s Day. Now, as a student in WilmU\u2019s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program, she is applying the same tenacity and commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parris-Atwell is responsible for overseeing 50 nursing service personnel at the McGuire Air Force Base squadron as well as 2,400 airmen. She also works as a full-time nurse practitioner, managing the Occupational Medicine\/Urgent Care and Combatant Sports department at Kennedy Health in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not that Parris-Atwell needs more accolades to add to her list of civilian and military titles and awards, which include induction into the Emergency Nurses Association Academy as a fellow, four Meritorious Service Awards, and a recent induction to the Cumberland Community College Distinguished Alumni Gallery. Rather, she wants to ensure the delivery of effective and quality nursing care and to teach the next generation of nurses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While in Iraq, Parris-Atwell recognized the need for trauma education and then implemented a joint services college program on her base to assist combat-ready nurses and medics before their deployments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe is an exceptional student and lifelong learner, always seeking new knowledge that she can apply to her practice,\u201d says DNP Program Chair Dr. Aaron Sebach. \u201cShe is a WilmU ambassador, referring colleagues to pursue graduate education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stories of Parris-Atwell\u2019s WilmU pride go back decades. Former University Provost Dr. Betty Caffo, who was also a dean of the Nursing program, surprised Parris-Atwell with a gold watch for recommending many students to WilmU while earning earned her BSN and MSN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWilmU has always been geared to professionals working full-time,\u201d says Parris-Atwell. \u201cAnd it\u2019s palpable that the faculty and administration cared about the students. We are not just a number.\u201d WU<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gwyn Parris-Atwell knows all too well the cost of freedom. 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