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G R A D U AT I O N

N

o one can predict
who will make a
great nurse, but
when it comes to
Chantal Dengah,
the cards are in
her favor.

As with any medical professional,
skill and accuracy are required for
nursing success, two characteristics
engrained in Dengah.
While her coursework on the Anschutz
Medical Campus laid a solid foundation
for her career that lies ahead, other life
experiences - from her first time in
labor to her rock-climbing hobby -
should play a hand in her success.

BIRTHING EXPERIENCE
TRIGGERS CAREER GOAL
"I went into nursing to become a nurse
midwife," said Dengah, whose career
epiphany came after the birth of her first
child. "I hemorrhaged, and the midwife
was definitely able to take over," she said.
Dengah said she didn't grasp the seriousness of the situation until talking
with her caregivers afterward.
"It could have been a bad story. But it
wasn't, because they knew what they
were doing. And I realized: OK, this is
what I want to do."
Dengah, who had two more
midwife-assisted births, began looking
at nursing programs. She chose CU
Nursing largely for its rigorous curriculum and rich history of innovation
and research, she said.

'It's Like an Allegory
for My Life'
FROM NURSING SCHOOL TO ROCK CLIMBING, GRADUATE
REACHES FOR NEW HEIGHTS
By Debra Melani

CU College of Nursing | Fall/Winter 2019

"It also had a midwifery program, and
I liked the idea of having that continuity of education," Dengah said. "I
knew this was the place that I could
accomplish all of those things."

STUDENT GOVERNMENT ROLE
LEADS TO UNIFICATION
With a BSN in hand, Dengah entered
the Nurse-Midwifery Education



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