Nurse Practitioner Students Provide Back to School Physicals for Richmond Residents
VCU School of Nursing students performed 43 school entry physicals last week at the Richmond City Health District’s annual Back-to-School event for city residents. Four nurse practitioner students completed the physicals under the direction of faculty preceptors Allison Gregory, M.S.N., RN, FNP-BC, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Health Nursing; Carla […]
VCU School of Nursing Volunteers in Largest Medical Outreach Event in Country
VCU School of Nursing students toughed out three days of rain and cool weather to participate in the Remote Area Medical (RAM) event held in Wise County, Virginia. Genevieve Beaird, RN (B.S. ’09/N, M.S/ ’11/N), assistant director of the Clinical Learning Center, volunteered to facilitate the trip in collaboration with Evan Sisson, Pharm.D., associate professor […]
School of Nursing Volunteers at Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club Festival
Students in a community health class taught by Thomas Brunner, M.S., RN, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Health Nursing, recently volunteered at the second annual Hoops for Health and Healthy Living Festival held at the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club. The students helped recruit and organize 20 non-profit vendors for the healthy living […]
Donate to the Debbie Lewis Memorial Scholarship
The Debbie Lewis Memorial Scholarship has reached $4,660 in gifts and pledges from 20 friends and family members. We invite you to make a gift or a pledge in memory of Lewis to help endow the scholarship at $10,000 to ensure it can be awarded every year to a deserving nursing student. Click here to view […]
NSWB Hosts Bowl-a-thon Fundraiser for Make-A-Wish Foundation
VCU’s Nursing Students Without Borders (NSWB) is having a Bowl-a-thon fundraiser to benefit the Make-A-Wish foundation on Saturday, March 29 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Bowl America Short Pump. Participants will ask friends and family to sponsor them at a flat rate or a pledge-per-pin and all proceeds will go to the Make-A-Wish […]
Nursing Students Build and Educate in Guatemala
Casey Schiedel is no construction worker, but she didn’t let that stop her from building multiple cinderblock stoves this winter. Why would a fourth-year nursing student take on such an unexpected project? Because it aligns perfectly with the mission of Nursing Students Without Borders at Virginia Commonwealth University. Schiedel and 12 other members of VCU’s […]
VCU School of Nursing Staff Assembly Participates in Greater Richmond Project Homeless Connect
On Thursday, Nov. 14, six VCU School of Nursing staff members volunteered at Project Homeless Connect, an event that took place at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Staff members were matched with homeless clients from the Richmond area and spent the afternoon visiting different service areas. These volunteers were on site to answer questions and help […]
VCU School of Nursing Receives Grant to Expand Community-Based Care Model for Seniors
A $1.5-million grant will allow the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing to expand an interdisciplinary, community-based pilot program that helps underserved older adults better manage their chronic health conditions and coordinate their care. The three-year grant from the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will expand […]
Linda Haddad Uses Cultural and Public Health Expertise to Help Tribal Populations in Israel
In the Negev Desert region of Israel, many remote villagers have special health needs that require long treks through the desert heat or freezing winter winds to catch a bus to the nearest big city for treatment. Linda Haddad, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, associate professor in the VCU School of Nursing’s Department of Adult Health and […]
Middle School Students in Healthcare Camp Visit Clinical Learning Center
Local middle school students learned how to listen to the heartbeat on an infant patient simulator, conduct blood pressure tests and other hands-on nursing skills during a recent visit to the VCU School of Nursing’s Clinical Learning Center. The students were participants in the Mary E. Mahoney Nursing & Healthcare Camp, one of the pipeline […]