Virginia Nursing Legacy Spring 2024

Pathways, Faces, and Places

There are many ways that nurses and nurses-to-be become and amplify their practice at UVA. From our three BSN pathways, two routes to a DNP, a fully funded PhD program for nurse scientists, and the five specialty tracks to a master’s degree, including our award-winning CNL program, there is something for every nurse (and those who want to be nurses) at every professional stage.

by Christine Phelan Kueter

Nursing in 'Full Color"

BSN alumna Danielle McCamey on her leadership path after UVA and her founding of the community-building group "DNPs of Color.

The Harm in Not Asking

What happens when clinicians don't address relationship violence in patients with disability?

Despite National Headwinds, RN to BSN Program is Thriving

In a moment when such programs are shrinking across the country, UVA's program is expanding.

Nursing Narratives

Exploring the intersection of nursing and the creative arts: the latest in our Jefferson Trust-funded section of nurses' writing.

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Epidemics, Disability, and Nursing

Disability across the 19th and 20th centuries was viewed as a condition to "fix" - not accommodate, writes Bjoring Center director Dominique Tobbell.

CNL student Jacob Swisher (right) and engineering graduate A.J. Peppers

Help is On the Way: UVA Students Streamline Athletic Injury Care

Jacob Swisher, a former athletic training intern turned nursing student, had had the idea for EZ-EAP for years. Now he's got $20K in winnings to develop it.

From Paintbrushes to Foley Catheters

Courtney Salaway (MSN '07) was a studio art major looking for work who applied to the CNL program 20 years ago and was transformed.

UVA's CNL Turns 20

The CNL program's roots lie in a popular second-degree program begun in 1988 that offered people from outside nursing a fast-track into the profession.

From the Alumni Association President

Inspired by Seuss, Joshua James (BSN '05) on many pathways of UVA nursing graduates, and a salute to our two Decade Awards and two Distinguished Alumni Awards.

From the Dean

Remember when there were only a few pathways to become a nurse? When nursing students were almost exclusively white, female, and right out of high school?

On My Bookshelf

What books assistant professor Vickie Southall (MSN ’85) loves to read, assign, exercise with, and connect with her granddaughter over.

Honoring a Legacy, Promoting Our History

Prof. Barbara Brodie inspired a lot of things, including the endowment of the nation's first named professorship exclusively focused on nursing history.

Christine Phelan Kueter

Senior writer and editor in chief

kueter@virginia.edu

(434) 430-8178

Erik Williams

Executive director of development

erik.williams@virginia.edu

(434) 282-8491

Resources

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Race in Healthcare Web site

Historical essentials for UVA nurses

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Continuing Education

Explore upcoming opportunities to earn credit for learning

Videos

"Buddy Up"

[VIDEO] How a new RN to BSN student-to-student mentoring program is bonding first-- and second-year students to one another with ties that go beyond homework.

[VIDEO] Meet Molly Yeo, a Ballerina-Turned Nurse

[VIDEO] Yeo, who danced with the Nashville Ballet before nursing school, has turned to cancer research and UVA's PhD program, and found her passion and calling.

[VIDEO] Why Mattering Matters So Much

How might mattering, intentionally cultivated during nursing and medical school, bolster students' educational experience and professional longevity?