During the recent 2023 WVU Day at the Legislature, youngsters and adults alike stopped by the WVU School of Nursing table to locate a heartbeat on SAM, a Student Auscultation Manikin from the WV STEPS Center.
Dr. Cynthia Clark will join the West Virginia University School of Nursing in April for an address on leadership as part of the 2023 Lorita D. Jenab Lectureship.
The event, set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the McCaffey Center in Welch, will be led by Melissa Coleman, an ICU Nurse Manager and WVU School of Nursing-trained faith community nurse, and Stephanie Lusk, a WVU Extension Family & Community Development Agent.
In West Virginia’s hills and hollows, its larger cities along interstates and smaller communities on country roads, at ground levels and from broader 365-degree views, West Virginia University students, faculty and staff are working each day in service to the Mountain State.
During 2023 Prevention Day at the West Virginia Legislature, a WVU School of Nursing Beckley Campus student helped bring awareness to prevention efforts around suicide and substance use.
As Stephanie Lusk was growing up, she always knew she wanted to help people. That drive first drew her to floor nursing, but now, she works as a West Virginia University Extension Family & Community Development Agent in McDowell and Wyoming counties, meeting people in their own communities to help improve health at home.
Four students at the West Virginia University School of Nursing have been selected to receive study abroad scholarships. Ty Flynn, Meredith Maneno and Ateria Walker will study abroad in London, and Maleah Cline will study abroad in Estonia.
Drs. Stacy Huber and Tina Antill Keener, authors of "Using Patient Experiences to Enhance Nursing Student Compassion," are featured in a video in which they describe the course they developed to teach students to prioritize the patient and emphasize the art of nursing.
West Virginia University Health Sciences has launched Blue Sky, a program aimed at building and maintaining strong communities. Founded on three pillars – safety, curiosity and fun – Blue Sky features several initiatives to engage individuals who are learning and working in the Health Sciences community.
During her community placement in the Fall 2022, Rachel Gobrecht noticed many children at White Hall Elementary School near Fairmont were overweight and did not enjoy physical activity opportunities on the playground. Through her research and efforts, technology-driven physical activities are being incorporated at area playgrounds.