Nursing students and alumni volunteer at nation’s largest medical outreach event
Several VCU School of Nursing students, alumni and a faculty member were among a VCU group that volunteered recently at the nation’s largest free medical outreach event held in Wise, Va. The RAM clinic (Remote Area Medical) provides free medical care to more than 2,000 medically underserved individuals from Southwest Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee. […]
NURS 416 posters featured at Chesterfield Health Department
Community and Population Health Nursing (NURS 416) students assigned to the Chesterfield Health Department for their clinical experience participated in a student-learning initiative aimed to inform the community of the threat of infection from Zika virus. Their posters are on display within the Chesterfield Health Department for all residents to view. The purpose of the poster is to inform the viewing community […]
Students volunteer at free dental clinic
A group of nursing and pharmacy students volunteered at the Virginia Dental Association Foundation’s Mission of Mercy event in Virginia Beach April 30. The event provided a free dental clinic to over 500 area community members. Students participated in triage, health screenings and counseling. School of Nursing students who participated include Indira Miller, Raven McCarthy, Madison Williams, Katie Byrnes, Abbie […]
Students present service-learning posters
Graduating seniors in Community Health Nursing (NURS 416) presented posters this week on identifying and addressing health problems in the community. The posters represent the culmination of their service-learning projects, which involved working with seven different communities this semester. Master’s students in the family nurse practitioner and adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioner concentrations also […]
Students volunteer at VSU Cares outreach event
Several nursing students and School of Pharmacy students volunteered at the VSU Cares outreach event on April 9. The event was held on the VSU campus and was designed to provide basic screenings and health lifestyle counseling to community members. Read more.
Hannah Samuels participates in study abroad trip to Haiti
Hannah Samuels, an accelerated nursing student, is featured in a story on the VCU News Center for participating in a study abroad trip to Haiti funded through the VCU Global Education Office. The trip was organized through a partnership between the VCU Institute for Women’s Health and the Richmond-based Midwives for Haiti. The students shadowed […]
Staff Assembly volunteers with FeedMore
Recently members of Staff Assembly volunteered at FeedMore, Central Virginia’s core hunger relief organization. The volunteers plated over 600 meals for community programs like Meals on Wheels.
Students complete doula training
Recently several students participated in a two-day course for nursing students who have the desire to be a doula. The students learned communication techniques related to interviewing mothers who are interested in having a doula. They also learned how to communicate when providing birth and postpartum care, as well as how to position a mother during labor and […]
NSWB provide health education to Guatemalan women
Nursing Students Without Borders of VCU (NSWB of VCU) recently returned from a community service trip to Guatemala, where they provided health education to women villagers. Seven students, accompanied by Mary Falk, M.S.N, RN, CCRN, PCCN, CNL, clinical instructor, traveled in conjunction with the Highland Support Project and were paired with the Association of Mayan Women […]
School of Nursing students and faculty provide back-to-school physicals for city residents
VCU nurse practitioner students and nursing faculty provided physicals for 56 school-entry and Head Start children as part of the Richmond City Health District’s annual back-to-school event for city residents. SON participants included FNP students T’eria Mathews and Latoya Kearney, along with Allison Gregory, M.S., RN, FNP-BC, clinical assistant professor; Carla Nye, DNP, ARNP, CPNP-BC, CNE associate professor and director of the […]