<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/2/dnp-student-aleena-mongerie-builds-her-career-at-ksu.php" dsn="news"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>02/10/2026</pubDate><title>Doctor of Nursing Practice student Aleena Mongerie builds her nursing career at Kentucky State</title><author/><summary>Scholarship and hospital experience strengthen her preparation for advanced practice and leadership</summary><image><img src="/brand-identity-approved-images/news-images-marketing/DNP%20practice%20story.jpg" alt="Placeholder"/></image><caption/><description>Scholarship and hospital experience strengthen her preparation for advanced practice and leadershipFRANKFORT, Ky. — For Aleena Mongerie, nursing has always been about showing up for people on their hardest days — and building the clinical expertise to do that work well. Raised in Munster, Indiana, she brought that purpose to Kentucky State University and has continued moving forward, step by step, through a demanding academic pathway and into...</description></item>