Rita Chapman and Isac Crouch Win Staff Service Awards
Congratulations to Rita Chapman and Isac Crouch, the winners of this year’s Staff Service Award! Every year two members of the School of Nursing staff are selected for exceptional performance and unique contributions to the school. A committee consisting of last year’s awardees Deborah Lewis, administrative professional, and Samantha Mitchell-Dix, education support specialist, reviewed the […]
Nursing Faculty Honored at VCUHS Nurses Week Award Ceremony
VCU Nursing faculty were among the individuals honored this year at VCU Health System’s Nurses Week Awards. Mary Jo Grap, Ph.D., RN, ACNP, FAAN, Nursing Alumni Endowed Professor, was honored as part of the MRICU team that won an award for its mobility protocol. Dr. Grap’s recognition is a reflection of her longstanding commitment to […]
VCU Nursing Celebrates its Newest Graduates
The VCU School of Nursing held its Recognition Ceremony on May 11 at the Siegel Center to honor 179 nursing degree candidates. VCU’s Spring 2012 Commencement Exercises were held on Saturday, May 12 at the Richmond Coliseum. Nursing students honored with awards at the Recognition Ceremony include: Suzanne English, Marguerite Nicholson Award Megan Williams, Mabel […]
NSWB Raises $1,500 for Relay for Life
Nursing Students Without Borders participated in Relay for Life of VCU on April 21 at the Cary Street field. Students also coordinated a bake sale and offered blood pressure screenings on site. The NSWB team raised over $1,500 for Relay for Life of VCU. Relay For Life is organized for individuals to celebrate the lives […]
Nursing Students Participate in Mosby Health Fair and Resource Center’s First Anniversary
The VCU School of Nursing participated in the Annual Mosby Health Fair held earlier this week to promote the health of the Mosby community, as well as celebrate the Mosby Resource Center’s first anniversary. The event included free health screenings, activities for children, giveaways and snacks. SON students, led by Fay Parpart, M.S., RN, ANP-BC, […]
Susan Lindner Trains Richmond Area Home Visitors
Susan L. Lindner, RNC, M.S.N., assistant clinical professor, conducted a training program for Richmond Area Home Visitors last week at the United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg. She discussed medications that are commonly prescribed during pregnancy and the post-partum period.
Nursing Students Without Borders Help Empower Guatemalan Families to Improve Their Health
Nursing Students Without Borders, a non-profit organization of VCU students, routinely conducts health screenings and shares prevention information with vulnerable populations locally and internationally. On a 10-day trip to the rural highlands of Guatemala earlier this month, NSWB members put their nursing skills to use, along with some physical labor to help transform the lives […]
VCU’s Leslie Wyatt Honored Among Class of 2012 YWCA Outstanding Women
VCU Nursing alumna Leslie Wyatt, R.N., M.S., vice president of children’s services and executive director of the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University, was named as one of the 2012 YWCA Outstanding Women Award recipients. Wyatt is among nine other women in the Richmond area named as award winners based on their impact […]
VCU Nursing Faculty Member Receives March of Dimes Leadership Award
Nancy Jallo, Ph.D., RNC, FNP-BC, CNS, assistant professor in the School of Nursing, recently received the 2011 Outstanding Leadership in Program Award from the Virginia Chapter of the March of Dimes! This award is given annually to members demonstrating many years of active support to the Chapter. Dr. Jallo joined the Chapter Program Services Committee […]
VCU School of Nursing Students Volunteer at Asian American Society Health Fair
VCU School of Nursing students volunteered on Dec. 3 at the Asian American Society of Central Virginia’s 2011 Health Fair at Hermitage High School. Sophomores Nitin Sharma, Tenesha Bottoms, Alexandra Leonard, Justin Yaworsky and Dillon Madrigal provided height and waist measurements and blood pressure checks.They also shared information with participants on the names of clinics […]