Jean Blank
Hello and welcome to Belmont! I have been teaching at Belmont since 1993, starting as an adjunct clinical instructor in adult health and oncology nursing. Currently, I am the course coordinator for Adult Health I teaching in the classroom, lab and clinical areas. God's kingdom comes to us in surprising ways. I was a volunteer candy striper at a local hospital and a friend’s father asked if I was going to pursue nursing in college. That one question was all it took to put my heart and feet on a path. I entered college at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, gloriously wide eyed about my new endeavor. Over time, it became very exciting see the changes in nursing as both I and my new found profession grew. My nursing roots are in oncology nursing, which is where my heart is still pulled at times. I obtained a master’s degree at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and began teaching nursing at a community college. At Belmont, you’ll find a community of caring professionals committed to the success of launching new nursing careers.
I tell my students that you must use both your heart and your head in the nursing profession. My patients have been my greatest teachers spiritually and emotionally. Pursuing a nursing career over the past 30 years has provided challenges and rewards but mostly fulfillment in that I’ve been touched by so many people’s lives.
