Scholarships available for continuing education for Mercer, McDowell county nurses
Nurses who live or work in Mercer and McDowell counties are invited to complete the online Foundations of Faith Community Nursing course for free.
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WVU Pre-Nursing student uses TikTok to spread awareness about living with Tourette syndrome
Baylen Dupree, a West Virginia University freshman who is studying to become a nurse, is using the social media platform TikTok to spread awareness about the challenges and opportunities of living with Tourette syndrome.
Front-line health workers, law enforcement invited to free mindfulness-based resilience training
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources in partnership with West Virginia University’s Office of Health Affairs, Marshall University and Mindful Badge training facilitators are recruiting 200 front-line health workers and law enforcement personnel from West Virginia to participate in Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training.
WVU in the News: Hillary Parcell joins “The Radio Roundtable” on WJLS
Hillary Parcell joins Fred Persinger’s radio show “The Radio Roundtable” on WJLS on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. She discusses opportunities for prospective nursing students.
Virtual open house for Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program set for Feb. 17
The West Virginia University School of Nursing is hosting a spring 2022 Virtual Open House for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program Thursday, Feb. 17 at 6 p.m.
WVU in the News: Local nurses process pandemic experience through a paintbrush
MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) - Painting a new path to covid recovery, WVU School of Nursing staff is using art to process pandemic experience. Dr. Brad Phillips, who chairs the school of nursing curriculum committee, was tasked to bring the foundation of liberal arts back into the nursing curriculum. Philips and a small working group developed a liberal arts toolbox to give faculty different ideas to incorporate into their teaching.
WVU School of Nursing DEI Committee to host February Journal Club
On Tuesday, Feb. 8 from 1 to 2 p.m. via Zoom, the WVU School of Nursing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee will host its February Journal Club. Led by Journal Club facilitator Angel Smothers, a discussion will be held on ways to integrate care strategies for gender diverse patients into nursing curricula.
Young Mountaineers learn how to locate a heartbeat in an interactive display hosted by the WVU School of Nursing at WVU Day at the Legislature
With the help of two West Virginia University School of Nursing faculty, dozens of young Mountaineers learned how to locate and hear a heartbeat on SAM, a Student Auscultation Manikin from the WV STEPS Center, during the 2022 WVU Day at the Legislature.
Nursing, medical students participate in interdisciplinary learning experience
In a new partnership, WVU School of Nursing Charleston Campus and WVU Medical School are providing an educational opportunity for both nursing and medical students.
COVID-19 guidance updated as omicron cases and hospitalizations climb in West Virginia
With the continued spread of the omicron variant and increased hospitalization rates in the state and region, West Virginia University is providing additional guidance on campus health and safety protocols including masking, testing, vaccines and isolation.