BEMIDJI, Minn. (February 24, 2022) – Marie Brookins from Cottage Grove, was one of thirty nine students officially welcomed into Bemidji State University’s fouryear track nursing program during an induction ceremony on February 19.

The student nurses had their name badges ceremonially affixed to their nursing polos by faculty and signed the Nightingale Pledge in front of family and friends in the university’s Beaux Arts Ballroom.

The Nightingale Pledge

Today I join my fellow classmates in the Bemidji State University Department of Nursing and pledge my commitment to the highest professional and academic standards of the nursing profession.

I pledge my dedication to a profession that is responsible for the lives of others. As a professional nurse, I recognize that I will be accountable to the public for my actions. I will work to safeguard the health and welfare of clients who have placed their trust in me.

I pledge to work together with my peers and to be supportive in my pursuit of excellence in nursing education. I vow to behave ethically, honestly, professionally, and with integrity in all my learning endeavors. As a student of nursing, I will promote ethical behavior and report unethical behavior.

As a future professional nurse and representative of the Bemidji State University Department of Nursing, I pledge to treat fellow students, faculty, staff, clients, and community partners with dignity and re-spect while taking into consideration diversity in values and beliefs.

I pledge to advocate for clients in need and to embrace the complex role of the professional nurse. I will be a living role model for others. I recognize that my responsibility for acquiring new knowledge does not end with graduation but will be a lifelong endeavor About Bemidji State University

Bemidji State University, located amid the lakes and forests of northern Minnesota, occupies a wooded campus along the shore of Lake Bemidji. Enrolling around 5,000 students, Bemidji State offers 70 undergraduate areas of study and eight graduate degrees encompassing arts, sciences and select pre-professional programs. At Bemidji State University, we educate people to lead inspired lives. BSU’s Shared Fundamental Values include civic engagement and leadership, international and multicultural understanding, belief in the power of liberal arts, and environmental stewardship. BSU is a Minnesota State university. For more, visit bemidjistate.edu or find us at BemidjiState on your favorite social media networks.