A nursing expansion program helps NH students get across the finish line

By: Olivia Richardson

Outlets: NHPR

Published: August 3, 2026

Words: 679

Last Updated: 3 hours, 55 minutes ago


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Katrina Asselin was a teen mom when she got the idea to become a nurse.

She had just given birth to her daughter, six days after her own 18th birthday, when the staff and nurses who helped during her delivery inspired her to pursue the same kind of work.

But there was no easy way to start down that path. Asselin couldn’t enroll in courses at the time, …

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