Kristy Hammerschmidt
Graceland University, Class of 2015
From Olathe, KS
I am a mother of 3 who went back to school as an adult. The journey has been long but rewarding and I will be glad to finish schooling. I went back to school when my youngest was 2 and he is now 11. My nursing career has gone from CNA, CMA, LPN, ARN, BSN, and now MSN. During this time, I have attended 4 schools for nursing and before that KSU. I received the Highest GPA award for my LPN class and made the Deans List. During ARN, I received recognition for accomplishments in Advanced Medical Surgical clinical rotation, So far since going back to school, I believe I have received all A's and only 2 B's. That is a lot of hard work and am looking forward to completing my MSN degree and enjoying all of the extra free time I am currently missing!