NCC Announces 2019 Nurses Pinning Speaker
Dr. Frances Eason, Professor and Director of Student Transitions at East Carolina University College of Nursing will be the guest speaker for Nash Community College’s 2019 Nurses Pinning Ceremony.
The Nash Community College Associate Degree Nursing graduate pinning ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 7:30 PM, immediately following the Adult High School/High School Equivalency graduation in the Brown Auditorium. This time-honored tradition connects past nursing traditions with today’s healthcare professionals.
Dr. Frances Eason has many years of teaching experience in nursing programs and also served 12 years on the North Carolina Board of Nursing as an educator. She has received many teaching awards and was the first nurse to receive the East Carolina University “Outstanding ECU Alumni Award” in 1997. She earned Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) certification and was recognized as a Fellow in the Academy of Nursing Education (ANEF) in September 2007. Dr. Eason was inducted into ECU’s 2011 College of Nursing’s Hall of Fame. She received an ECU Scholar Teacher Award in 2010.
Dr. Eason has spent much of her professional career with a focus on the NCLEX-RN and how to partner with graduates to be successful. Her career includes teaching in several European countries. Dr. Eason developed and implemented the NEED course for the College of Nursing faculty members and provided the course in an online format. She continues to be the facilitator and has had more than 300 nurse educators complete the offering. Dr. Eason continues to serve on University and College of Nursing committees and task forces as well as providing individualized guidance for graduating seniors relative to their career goals and the licensure exam. Dr. Eason has been employed at ECU for 42 years in the College of Nursing.
Nash Community College Associate Degree Nursing students, upon graduation, are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN licensure exam.
For more information, please call 252-451-8267 or visit www.nashcc.edu/graduation.
