Angel Smothers, associate dean for community engagement at the School of Nursing, recently joined the nonprofit organization that has provided basic necessities to individuals in need in southern West Virginia for more than two decades.
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Student Health Services will be closed during fall recess beginning Monday, Nov. 25, through Friday, Nov. 29.
Faculty, staff and students are invited to learn how to equip themselves with a toolbox of mindful techniques designed to help transition more gracefully into the winter months at 1 p.m. Dec. 5 on Zoom.
Nursing graduates have achieved a 100% first-time pass rate on their NCLEX-RN. Students must successfully pass the computer adaptive test to become a licensed RN in the United States.
Five nursing students spent their fall break hosting a hands-on display about diabetes mellitus at the WVU Medicine Potomac Valley Hospital Health Careers Fair held to introduce early high school students to various health professions.
Aquinnah Fleischer, a junior transfer student who is part of the inaugural cohort, chose respiratory therapy because she wanted a patient-facing career, and through experiential learning opportunities in the lab and clinical rotations at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, she is gaining the experience she needs to achieve her goal.