A young girl has been serving her apprenticeship in my hospital. She passed the official examination and became an LPN (licenced practical nurse) lately. The head nurse put a nurse's cap on her head at today's morning assembly. It's called a "Capping Ceremony" which means that her life as a nurse has just started. She looked happy and received great applause. Besides, she and another male LPN passed the entrance exam of a nursing school. They are going to be RNs (Registered Nurses). In order to do that, they have to work as an LPN in my hospital in the daytime and go to school in the evenings for 3 years. It must be hard work. I hope that they'll get an RN license. The other day, two other LPNs who had just graduated from the nursing school took the national RN examination. They are waiting for good news now.
Anyway, March is a brilliant month. I got inspired by them.
(Vocabulary)
capping ceremony 載帽式
apprenticeship 見習い（期間）、実習、年季奉公
morning assembly 朝礼
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