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Unit Rx

DNP grads' unit-based projects are making real changes in how healthcare systems operate. A look at three trailblazing student analyses and their impact.

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From the Dean

From UVA to Ellis Island to Apple, it's been a dramatic summer. 'We live in turbulent times,' writes Baernholdt. 'They do not, however, claim us.'

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By the Numbers

CCI retreats are in full swing this summer and fall. A look at their aim, who's engaged, what activities they involve, and what students say.

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Pinafore Nurse Jackie Sweetwood Brownfield

When the School celebrated its 100th, Irv Brownfield donated a painting of his wife, Jackie, a ’51 diploma grad, near McKim Hall. It still hangs in McLeod Hall.

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Worth Noting

How two faculty flipped a class, scaled back busywork, and boosted students’ confidence via competency-based education.

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Getting ICU Patients the 40 Winks They Need

While a DNP student, NP Kristin Long observed the impact that poor sleep quality had on ICU patients and developed a new nighttime approach to ZZZs.

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Workplace Violence Reporting Made Easy

If workplace violence in healthcare is 'pervasive, perpetual, and underreported,' it's also better assessed/addressed using tools like DNP grad Ross Scallan's.

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A Commonsense Roadmap for RN Preceptors

Done right, student-preceptor relationships can be powerful, affirming, even life-long. It's why DNP grad Maureen DeSena's preceptor 'how-to' is so critical.

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Departments

In Her Own Words

An original poem - 'Big Breakfast with Hotcakes' - by professor Jessica Keim-Malpass, who cares for pediatric cancer patients.

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Class News and Notes

The goings on, accomplishments, and news of UVA School of Nursing alumni, near and far.

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From the Archives

One of the most robust collections in the Bjoring Center’s archives traces the experiences of the late Rita K. Chow, PhD, RN, FAAN.

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News in Brief

A new co-director for the Mobile Health Unit van. Two new post-docs. Three new faculty FAANs, and five alumni FAANs. And a wealth of upcoming Continuing Ed.

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DNP: The Destination for Advanced Practice Nurses

Why future NPs and CNSs should choose a DNP, not an MSN - and why the School is not accepting applications to its advanced practice MSN programs for fall 26.

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School of Nursing Flickr

From Reunions 2025 to the undergraduate and graduate final exercises ceremonies, check out the School's Flickr page to see, retrieve, and download.

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