National Nurse Practitioner Week – Meet Christine Aubry, future NP
In recognition of National Nurse Practitioner Week, VCU School of Nursing is highlighting an NP student each day sharing why they chose to pursue this important role in health care. Meet alum Christine Aubry, a part-time Master’s student (Family Nurse Practitioner concentration) who also works as a study coordinator for the school’s Mindful Moms project. […]
Graduating master’s students present final projects
Master’s program students in the family nurse practitioner concentration recently presented their final synthesis project posters. The projects reflected the variety and breadth of the students’ clinical interests and experiences. View more photos on the school’s Facebook page.
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 […]
FNP student travels to India for clinical and cultural experience
Carrie Schlabach, an FNP student in the class of 2016, is spending the last part of her clinical practicum in Mumbai, India. Schlabach was awarded a Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship Scholarship to support her international clinical experience. Lisa Landes, FNP, a medical provider for the U.S. State Department stationed in Mumbai, India, is serving as her […]
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 […]