Alumna Deborah Raines receives NLN Award for Outstanding Leadership in Clinical Practice
VCU School of Nursing alumna Deborah Raines, Ed.S., RN, ANEF (Ph.D. ’92/N), associate professor at the University at Buffalo, was recently awarded the NLN Isabel Hampton Robb Award for Outstanding Leadership in Clinical Practice at the 2016 National League for Nursing Awards ceremony. In addition to teaching, Raines serves as a research consultant at Sisters of […]
Debra Barksdale reappointed chair of PCORI committee
Debra Barksdale, Ph.D., FNP-BC, CNE, FAANP, FAAN, associate dean of academic affairs and the Nursing Alumni Endowed Professor at the VCU School of Nursing, was reappointed as chair of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s (PCORI) Engagement, Dissemination, and Implementation committee (EDIC) for a two-year term. Barksdale is one of only two non-physicians leading a committee. […]
Master’s program open house Oct. 12
The VCU School of Nursing is hosting a master’s program open house on Wednesday, Oct. 12 from 5 to 7 p.m. Dean Jean Giddens and Associate Dean Debra Barksdale will be there to greet guests. Participants will also have the opportunity to meet the M.S. program director, concentration coordinators and current students. Register online to attend […]
SON students participate in emergency/disaster simulation
VCU School of Nursing students recently participated in a Richmond Emergency Disaster Preparedness Simulation during their Community Health Nursing class. Mary Kay Goldschmidt, DNP, RN, APHN-BC, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Health Nursing, led this first simulation event with 86 students participating. The purpose of the simulation was to prepare […]
SON receives funding from Higher Education Equipment Trust Fund
The VCU School of Nursing recently received $117,787 in funding from the Higher Education Equipment Trust Fund to purchase a Laerdal 3G Simulation Mannequin for the Clinical Learning Center and a Spectra Max i3x Multi-Mode microplate reader. The Higher Education Equipment Trust Fund provides funding to upgrade equipment needed for instruction and research. These funds will […]
Students prep for exam at NCLEX Cafe
On Tuesday, Oct. 4, the School of Nursing invited approximately 90 seniors from the NURS 496 class to the Student Lounge for the NCLEX Cafe. Susan Johnson, Ph.D., RN, NEA-BC, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Adult Health and Nursing Systems, coordinated the event to give students the opportunity to review the NCLEX exam […]
VCU School of Nursing staff member joins International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning as a faculty member
Carla Nye, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC, CNE, director of the Clinical Learning Center, has been invited to be a faculty member for the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning – CAE Fellowship. INACSL is a leading organization for nursing simulation, and the Fellowship program trains and mentors global simulation educators to design, facilitate and debrief a […]
Alumna Paula Saxby to receive VCU Volunteer Service Award
VCU School of Nursing alumna Paula Saxby (M.S.’85/N; Ph.D.’92/N), deputy executive director at the Virginia Board of Nursing, will be awarded the MCVAA Outstanding Alumnus Award at the 2016 VCU Alumni Volunteer Service Awards ceremony on Friday, Oct. 28. The VCU Alumni Volunteer Service Awards, celebrated biennially, honor alumni who have worked with particular devotion to […]