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About Me


My name is LaLine Angus. I am a 36 year old wife and mother.  I have been married to my husband, Alec, for 10 years. My children range in age from 28 to 13.

I am a senior nursing student at Pacific Lutheran University. I was born and raised in Enumclaw, WA but I have lived all over the country. Most recently in Ketchikan, AK where I attended the University of Alaska Southeast.    I have always wanted to be a nurse, for as long as I can remember.  I don't recall a specific event that triggered my desire, I just knew it was what I would do. 

Upon graduation from High School I had planned to go right to a community college to do my pre-requisites for nursing.  It was shortly thereafter that I found out I was pregnant with my son.  I put my dreams of nursing school on hold to raise my boy.  Three years later his sister came along which prolonged my higher education just a little more.  Finally when they were 6 and 3, respectively, I made my entry into higher learning.  After one semester I realized that working 40 hours a week plus taking a full course load and raising two kids was daunting task on my best day and impossible on my worst.  I made the very easy decision to push pause on my dream remote control for a few more years.

Finally, in 2004 while living in Ketchikan I decided to go back to school.  My kids were 14 and 11, plenty old enough to help me to help us.  I took most of my pre-reqs in Alaska and then transferred to Highline Community College to finish up the rest.  I was accepted into the Nursing Program in the Summer of 2006 and I haven't looked back.

University of Alaska Southeat, Transcripts
University of Alaska Southeast, Chancellor's List
University of Alaska Southeast, Dean's List

My Definition of Nursing

To use clinical judgment to administer care to empower people to improve,
maintain, or recover health, to cope with health problems, and to achieve the best
possible level of wellness, until death.

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