Virginia Nursing Legacy Magazine Winter 2025 • VNL Magazine

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Nursing School Now.

Nursing education is in the midst of churn and change. A look at some of the new ways we’re teaching, advising, encouraging, and building community, all while ensuring our foundational beliefs in belonging, critical thinking, resilience, and skill-building are well-tended.

by Christine Kueter

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From the Dean

Dean Baernholdt reflects on the first patient she ever cared for as a nursing student, nursing's constancy of change, and our foundational need for support.

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Nursing Narratives

55-word stories that explore many aspects of the nursing profession, representing the never-ending experiences of what it means to be a nurse.

Multi-Generational Care for the Long Haul

As she reflects on her 33 years of care and leadership at Blue Ridge Medical Center, alumna Lois Alderfer considers a new "baby."

From the Alumni Association President

The career opportunities open to nurses are endless. Exhibit A, writes president Josh James, is an upcoming Alumni Networking event Feb. 12.

Van on the Run

Healthcare doesn't always take place in hospitals. A new UVA Health Mobile Care Unit will offer new ways for faculty members and students to teach and care.

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Nurses in the House (of Delegates)!

VNA's Lobby Day was attended by hoards of Virginia RNs in early 2025, including a cohort of UVA students. What they took away from the experience.

In Brief

Sim faculty share, Northern Virginia RN to BSNs settle in, and McLeod Hall gets a new look and name: the JoAnne Barkett Conway Nursing Student Commons.