MORGANTOWN, W.V. – West Virginia University is building a pipeline of nurses to fill the shortage in health care systems across the country. On multiple campuses, the School of Nursing is meeting students where they are, from Morgantown to Keyser, Beckley to Charleston and Bridgeport. The school is seeking students in undergraduate programs, online graduate programs and continuing education.
The West Virginia University School of Nursing formally welcomed the sophomore classes of August 2023 and December 2024 into the study of nursing during the Spring 2022 Nursing Pledge Ceremony, held March 3 in the Okey Patteson Auditorium.
The WVU School of Nursing Beckley Campus is trying to combat the ongoing nursing shortage. Administrators in Beckley want to work to double the number of admissions compared to years past.
The West Virginia University Student Nurses Association (SNA) and Minorities Association of Pre-Healthcare Students (MAPS) hosted a conversation Feb. 19 about ethnic hair, including hair care and struggles in personal and professional life due to ethnic hair.
KEYSER — The nursing profession had its beginnings more than 160 years ago when the well-educated daughter of affluent British parents, Florence Nightingale, challenged the social conventions of her day and chose to become a nurse because she was passionate about improving the care of sick patients. That same passion continues with today’s nurses.
Foundations of Faith Community Nursing, a course offered by the West Virginia University School of Nursing, teaches students how to improve health in faith communities, as well as to provide quality care to members of different faith backgrounds in the clinical care setting.
As part of the West Virginia University School of Nursing’s Judy C. Kandzari Memorial Lectureship, Dr. Lisa Kirk Wiese will present “Creating a Culture of Caring for Older Adults in Rural Settings” Thursday, April 28 at 6 p.m. in the WVU Health Sciences’ Okey Patteson Auditorium.
Two West Virginia University School of Nursing students—Serenity McDill and Nathaniel Palmer—presented posters Feb. 18 during the Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol.
The nursing profession had its beginnings more than 160 years ago when the well-educated daughter of affluent British parents, Florence Nightingale, challenged the social conventions of her day and chose to become a nurse because she was passionate about improving the care of sick patients. That same passion continues with today’s nurses.
The 6th Annual "Champagne for SANEs (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners)" is set for Thursday, April 28 from 4 to 9 p.m. at Table 9 on the Wharf in Morgantown.