Nursing students across all our campus locations have the opportunity to practice their skills and grow their confidence in simulation settings by working with classmates, manikins or standardized patients (who serve as actors) before working with real-life patients in the field.
The WVU School of Nursing offers accredited undergraduate and graduate level programs on five campuses and online.
The focus of West Virginia University School of Nursing's research is reducing health disparities among rural Appalachians. It is through this ongoing work with adults, families, and communities that WVU's nurse researchers are positively impacting the health of West Virginians.
What began as a desire to help others has grown into a fulfilling nursing career for Julie Arnold, a WVU School of Nursing alumna now serving patients in the cardiovascular intensive care unit at WVU Medicine’s J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital.
Scholarship support is so helpful to me because I’m able to have enough time to study and focus on school. It also helps me balance my life and practice mindfulness because I don’t have to be worried or stressed.