Kimberly Curry-Lourenco named chair of international simulation regulatory committee
Kimberly Curry-Lourenco, Ph.D., M.Ed., RN, CNE, director of the Clinical Learning Center and assistant dean of academic affairs at the VCU School of Nursing, has been appointed as vice chair of the Regulatory Initiatives Committee, International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) for the 2019-2021 term. INACSL is the organization that identifies best practices […]
Marianne Baernholdt appointed to National Collaborative for Improving the Clinical Learning Environment Task Force
Marianne Baernholdt, Ph.D., M.P.H., RN, FAAN, director of the Langston Center for Quality, Safety and Innovation, has been appointed to the National Collaborative for Improving the Clinical Learning Environment (NCICLE) Patient Safety Task Force as the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses representative. Task force members will develop an NCICLE guidance document for building patient […]
FNP Students Suture in the Clinical Learning Center
Suture2.jpg Summer 09 students learn how to suture in the CLC over summer semester. A new course, NURS 611, Advance Practice Clinical Skills will start Fall 09 with 2 sections, one with a more primary care focus, another for acute care. Suturing will be covered in both. Xray interpretation, splinting, wound management, and more will […]