Graduation

Finally!  James did it.  He has his Master's Degree.

He officially has a Master's of Science in Nursing with an emphasis in Care Management.

We took the kids to the general commencement on Thursday night and then the Binggeli's - Mary, LaRon, Amber, Joesy, Jason, AlDon, Janet, and Joyce - plus my mom and I attended the nursing school convocation on Friday.  After that I ran back to school to get the kids and we all met up at the Olive Garden for an early dinner.  It was a nice day!  James has worked hard (so has his editor) and it was good for him to get some accolades.

He wore two cords.  One was for being a veteran and the other was for being inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, nursing honor society.

His degree did not require a "thesis," but did require a "synthesis," which I think is just a slightly shorter version.  He wrote his about the role of a Care Manager in the field of opioid addiction and recovery.  It was interesting.  I read it several times.

James took a new job the first part of April with Select Health as a Care Manager I.  He spent quite a few weeks in training and is just starting to get into the routine of what his day-to-day responsibilities are, but it seems like a good fit and he likes it.  He follows up with patients (mostly behavioral health patients) on whether they are attending to their plan of care or not and approves insurance claims.

Congratulations!  We are very proud of you!