Virginia Nursing Legacy Magazine Winter 2026

Assistant professor Dawn Bourne, who is piloting some new gadgetry that's expanding access and learning for advanced practice nursing students.

Do You See What I See?

Seeing extraordinary things while on clinical rotation no longer requires just dumb luck or good timing, thanks to some cool new gadgetry that's expanding advanced practice nursing students' access to learning and practice in new and novel ways.

by Christine Phelan Kueter

From the Dean

After a visit to Epic with UVA Health colleagues, Dean Baernholdt considers the importance of nurses showing up and speaking out in critical spaces.

A Voice for Women's Health

BSN graduate Catherine Zuver's voice has carried her through a career focused on women's health and advocacy.

Caregivers in the Crosshairs

Nurse scientist Paula Sherwood calls the stress from caring for a loved one with cancer "the bear that doesn't go away." She's developing interventions to help.

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Hoos on the Virginia Board of Nursing?

More than one-quarter of this critical 14-member all-volunteer state board is comprised of UVA School of Nursing alumni and UVA Health clinicians.

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How I Stepped into Nursing's Garden of Reflection

PhD student Yao Tang studies end-of-life interventions, including advance directives, that only recently were legalized in her native China.

Giving Back to Support the Next Generation of Nursing Leaders

A new scholarship created for BSN students strategically focuses on emerging nurses while also honoring two philanthropists' mothers.

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By The Numbers

The DNP is the nation’s fastest-growing graduate nursing program, and UVA's DNP enrollment has doubled since 2024.

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Student in Focus

Tyler Atkinson, former firefighter, medic in the Virginia Army National Guard, and a paramedic, is an RN to BSN student working as an ICU nurse.

In Their Own Words

The Compassionate Care Initiative (CCI) pictures its impact like throwing a pebble into a pond, sending ripples in all directions.

VNA Honors Professors Bragg, Boitnott, as Professor Apple is Elected VNA VP

At the Virginia Nurses Association’s annual gala event in Norfolk, assistant professors Amy Boitnott and Sharon Bragg were honored with teaching awards.