Major: Nursing MSN

Class Year: Graduate Student
Hometown: Lancaster, PA

     Lancaster native John Modene is currently a student in the Nursing Department's Master of Science degree in Nursing program, where he only recently completed his Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. John chose Millersville University because it was close to home, had a great reputation, and had an intimate learning environment.  He choose the RN to BSN program at MU because he wanted to broaden his perspectives in the nursing profession, deliver the best nursing care to his patients, and gain the knowledge and experience the professors in the Nursing Department would offer him.  This then led him to continue his education in the University's MSN program. John finds it interesting to learn about the evolution of the Nursing profession and its impact on an individual, family, or community.

     In the spring of 2010, John was the recipient of the Liselotte R. Wehrheim Award and in the spring of 2011, John won the Dr. Joan Godfrey Nursing Award.  Outside of school, his hobbies include golf, running, and spending time with his family.  Currently John works at the Lancaster General Hospital, where he spent time on a Medical/Surgical unit focusing on Urology and Pulmonary patients and where he has been on a Cardiac Telemetry unit for the past year. He is in the process of transitioning to a new position, Clinical Integration Specialist, which will help him with clinical coding and documentation as a Nurse Practitioner.  

     The professors in the Nursing Department have helped John greatly on his educational journey.  He states that the professors have a unique relationship with their students, because while they facilitate their learning, they also have great insight from their own experiences in the nursing profession.  In addition, they are always there when he needs to communicate with them.  John's words of advice to prospective nursing students are, "Pursue your BSN. Some coursework may be challenging, but it is that challenge that leads to the most growth.  Not only does it make you think differently about your practice, but it makes you think differently about the profession and your place in it."