Nurse practitioners from communities of color are generally underrepresented in the workforce. However, a recent study from West Virginia University occupational licensing experts revealed more appropriate racial representation in states permitting full practice authority, or FPA, which entitles NPs to perform all the responsibilities for which they are trained.
When she was in kindergarten, Lexi Orndorff remembers saying she wanted to be a veterinarian or a doctor when she grew up. But just a few years after sharing those dreams, she was diagnosed with leukemia.
Thanks in part to her nursing and public health background, Stephanie Lusk works in southern West Virginia with WVU Extension to make connections in rural communities to help improve health.
When she was in kindergarten, Alexis “Lexi” Orndorff remembers saying she wanted to be a veterinarian or a doctor when she grew up. But just a few years after sharing those dreams, she was diagnosed with leukemia.
Lya Stroupe, a 2008 graduate of the WVU School of Nursing BS/BA to BSN program (also known as the Fast-Track program), was recently honored with the West Virginia Nursing Association’s Mentorship Award.
West Virginia University is celebrating the first 15 graduates from the Nurse Anesthetist program after Dr. Aaron Ostrowski arrived at WVU in 2017 to build the Nurse Anesthetist education program from the ground up.
West Virginia University School of Nursing students will benefit from an alumna’s scholarship gift to help boost diversity within the Mountain State’s nursing workforce.
The senior Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students on the WVU School of Nursing Keyser Campus recently completed training to administer naloxone (also known as Narcan) nasal spray, a potentially lifesaving opioid overdose medication.
More than 2,600 West Virginia University graduates participating in two Commencement ceremonies today (Dec. 17) were encouraged to hold fast to values forged as Mountaineers and tap into their unique strengths to live successful lives fueled by purpose.
The West Virginia Legislature’s Joint Committee on Health on this week heard recommendations Direct Care Taskforce on recommendations to drive direct care workforce recruitment and retention.