{"id":59235,"date":"2020-04-24T03:05:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T07:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/?p=59235"},"modified":"2020-08-25T13:55:32","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T17:55:32","slug":"nursing-grad-ready-to-join-front-lines-in-fight-against-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/04_24_2020\/nursing-grad-ready-to-join-front-lines-in-fight-against-covid-19","title":{"rendered":"Nursing Grad Ready to Join Front Lines in Fight Against COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hannah Kolinski was already on the fast track to earning a bachelor\u2019s degree in nursing. As a high school student, she\u2019d taken advantage of The University of Toledo\u2019s College Credit Plus program and was set to graduate from UToledo in just three years.<\/p>\n

\"Graduation<\/a>

CELEBRATING SUCCESS:<\/strong> During this time when we cannot come together to celebrate our graduates, UToledo is recognizing the Class of 2020 with a series of feature stories on students who are receiving their degrees. Help us celebrate our newest UToledo alumni. Visit utoledo.edu\/commencement<\/strong><\/a> to share a message of support to graduates and come back online Saturday, May 9, to take part in the virtual commencement ceremony.<\/p><\/div>\n

That timeline accelerated even more when the call came out from hospitals \u2014 they needed more nurses because of COVID-19, and they needed them as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

With the support of the UToledo College of Nursing, Kolinski was able to graduate several weeks early to get a jump start on her job as an intensive care nurse at ProMedica.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they offered us the early graduation, there was no doubt in my mind that I wanted to take it and start early. I was excited about it,\u201d she said. \u201cI went into nursing to help people, and I feel like right now people need a lot of help. Any part that I can have in that, I definitely want to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kolinski, who grew up in Oregon, Ohio, is scheduled to start soon at ProMedica. She will join the intensive care unit at ProMedica Bay Park Hospital, which has been designated ProMedica\u2019s main site for treating patients with the coronavirus in the Toledo region.<\/p>\n

In all, more than half of UToledo nursing students who were expected to graduate in May opted to graduate early in order to more quickly join the workforce and confront the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\"Hannah<\/a>

Hannah Kolinski graduated several weeks early from the College of Nursing and will get a jump start on her career as an intensive care nurse at ProMedica.<\/p><\/div>\n

For Kolinski, it was a natural decision. She can\u2019t remember not wanting to be a nurse. She never considered another career path. As a high school junior, she tailored her post-secondary class choices to knock out as many nursing prerequisites as possible.<\/p>\n

As fate would have it, Kolinski was finishing up her clinical work at that very ProMedica ICU when the COVID-19 pandemic forced UToledo to temporarily suspend clinical rotations for students.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it got cut short because of the pandemic, I was really sad. I was learning so much every shift, but it worked out perfectly. There was an open position, I interviewed, and I got it,\u201d Kolinski said.<\/p>\n

That familiarity with where she\u2019ll be working, she said, makes her feel even more prepared to jump in and contribute \u2014 even in the midst of one of the most challenging times in healthcare.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s always a little bit of fear going into the unknown. We don\u2019t know a ton about this virus. It\u2019ll be my first job, and I could be taking care of a patient with this, but I\u2019ve always known I wanted to help people and be out there,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m excited to start helping people. There\u2019s just so much of a need.\u201d<\/p>\n

And while COVID-19 cut short Kolinski\u2019s time on campus, she said there\u2019s a good chance she\u2019ll be back in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really enjoyed school, and UToledo made me want to further my education beyond just an undergrad degree,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m excited to explore the options.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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