Current Issue • Winter 2022 Virginia Nursing Legacy Magazine

Animating Alzheimer's Disease

A new animated film reveals what happens when Alzheimer’s strikes so people can understand “this is what’s happening in the brain, and this is what’s happening in my everyday life,” explains Ishan Williams, one of three faculty behind the effort.

Scott Austin (BSN `18) nurse manager at UVA Health's COVID unit on 3 W.

“Not Just Another Training.”

A new $2.14M grant will expand Wisdom & Wellbeing principles in a moment when clinicians like COVID nurse manager Scott Austin (BSN `18) say they're critical.

No One Dies on Weekends

How a comatose patient under a John Deere blanket left a mark on CNL student Devan Kaufman.

Alumna Suzie Cobleigh, an Army nurse deployed on the ground at covid-stressed hospitals, Zooms with President Biden about her work.

“All My Humans”

LTC Suzanne Cobleigh oversees medical teams deployed to hospitals struggling under the weight of COVID. In January, she told President Joe Biden about it.

30 Years of Object Lessons

A few bookshelves, chairs, and a name that people grumbled was "quote a mouthful." But the Bjoring Center's vision was big, and had indefatigable energy.

Departments

Forum: The History of Black Midwives

Join the Bjoring Center and Drs. Wangi Muigai, Michelle Drew, and Gertrude Fraser as they offer perspective about these important women's work Feb. 15.

Study: Preventing Nurse Burnout is Good Business

RN burnout and hospital turnover are skyrocketing. But hospitals that meaningfully address these issues save money, ER nurse and PhD graduate Jane Muir asserts.

Class News and Notes

ANA ethics champion Liz Stokes earns a national award. LTC Suzie Cobleigh Zooms with President Biden. And NP Timothy-Keith Shau Earley gets married.

Preparing School Nurses to Battle Sex Trafficking

With a new Sahm Family Foundation grant, PhD candidate Simone Jaeckl continues her work to ready school nurses in the fight against child sex trafficking.

What happens when undergraduates do research?

UVA nurse scientists have a history of taking BSN students under their wings. For these undergrads, the experience can be transformative.

New UVA-developed app helps fight cervical cancer

As the WHO seeks to eradicate cervical cancer in the next century, nurse and an infectious diseases doc teamed up to battle it with a tailored approach.