WVU School of Nursing Beckley Campus nursing student Peydon Smith recently joined a HealthNet team for a ride along experience. She joined the Base 5 crew and aircraft to observe two interfacility transfers. The crew mentored her through critical care transport teamwork and debriefing back at the Beaver base.
Dr. Ann Hendrickson, a clinical assistant professor at the WVU School of Nursing, visited the Hamamatsu Municipal Nursing School in Japan this summer to learn more about their curriculum related to geriatrics and to observe how they care for older adults. The two nursing schools have had a collaborative partnership since 2019.
Four WVU School of Nursing faculty members have been selected as counselors for Writer’s Camp, an online resource that supports nurses in writing, editing and publishing. The counselors are Dr. Brad Phillips, Dr. Roger Carpenter, Dr. Heather Carter-Templeton and Dr. Suzy Walter.
Dr. Brad Phillips, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs at the WVU School of Nursing, has been selected to serve as a member of the Jonas Scholar Alumni Council for a two-year term.
As autumn begins, a West Virginia University expert is focused on the scents of the season — first pumpkin spice, then cranberry, pine and gingerbread. These aromas, popular in the form of candles, diffusers and simmer pots, trigger our emotions and memories through our limbic systems, according to Marian Reven, clinical assistant professor at the WVU School of Nursing and a registered aromatherapist.
To explore potential pathways in nursing, juniors at the WVU School of Nursing recently toured the emergency department at WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. They also got an up-close look at helipad and the helicopters used for emergency air medical transportation.
At the WVU School of Nursing, we define faculty practice as direct patient care and other professional nursing services provided by nursing faculty, through formal relationships with individuals, communities, and other entities, as part of the assigned workload duties.
The WVU School of Nursing has secured three of the top five best nursing school rankings in West Virginia for 2026 from RegisteredNursing.org for its three campuses offering the traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. See the media coverage.
The WVU School of Nursing Keyser Campus recently held a Junior Nursing Academy for Mineral County middle school students who are interested in pursuing a career in nursing.
The WVU School of Nursing Office of Community Engagement is pleased to announce the appointment of Zack Hostutler as its newest AmeriCorps VISTA member. Hostutler will serve a one-year term focused on building capacity for community-engaged projects in partnership with the WVU School of Nursing.