Shenandoah University will aid in local vaccination efforts starting this week at the request of the local hospital system, Valley Health. Approximately 20 faculty and staff will help during the ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Aids in Local Vaccination…
Health Professions Students Excel on Licensure Exams Pass Rates are Perfect in Six Areas of Study
Shenandoah University’s health professions students are achieving perfect or near-perfect pass rates on their national licensure exams. So far this year, six health professions have seen perfect pass ... Continue Reading Health Professions Students Excel on…
Yesenia Nunez ’22 awarded The National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) Scholarship Scholarship recipients are Hispanic nursing students who are role models for aspiring nursing students
MSN-FNP student Yesenia Nunez ’22 was awarded The National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) Scholarship on July 17, 2020. This is a 3-year award for $5,000 each year that is funded by the United ... Continue Reading Yesenia Nunez ’22 awarded The…
School of Nursing News: Spring/Early Summer 2020 Recent graduates post outstanding exam performances and faculty members earn advanced degrees
Shenandoah’s 2019 graduates from both the Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner programs have a 100% licensing exam pass rate. The national average for first-time ... Continue Reading School of Nursing News: Spring/Early…
Nursing Class Of May 2020 Join us for the following virtual Commencement events
Shenandoah University Nursing Class Of May 2020 We Want To Celebrate YOU!! Please join us for the following virtual events: Senior BSN Celebration Friday, May 15, 2020 at 1pm Senior BSN ... Continue Reading Nursing Class Of May 2020…
Shenandoah Donates Ventilators to Valley Health Ventilators were originally donated by the hospital system to aid student learning
Shenandoah University donated three ventilators to Valley Health on Wednesday, April 8. The ventilators were donated to Shenandoah several years ago by Valley Health to help provide clinical ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Donates Ventilators to Valley…
Nurse Leader Trains Others For Military Service Ekemini E. Emah’s Shenandoah Connections Lead to an Air Force Nursing Career
Ekemini E. Emah ’09 has used her Shenandoah education to fly high in her nursing career, first as a Pentagon flight medicine nurse manager and now as a chief education and training preventionist for ... Continue Reading Nurse Leader Trains Others For…
Nurses Ready to Respond to Every Emergency SU-trained alumni serve at the forefront of nursing practice in tough times
In today’s pandemic crisis, nurses are serving on the front lines of interprofessional healthcare teams while also continuing to meet the ongoing, multifaceted health care needs of communities across ... Continue Reading Nurses Ready to Respond to…
Nursing Alumna Turns a Dream Into a Career That Fits Her Passion To Serve Others Dynamic Clinical Experiences Inspire Dove’s Decision to Choose Adult Oncology and Hospice Care
Cynthia Dove is a December 2019 graduate of the Accelerated Second Degree (ASD) Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at Shenandoah University. Like a majority of the students in the ASD BSN ... Continue Reading Nursing Alumna Turns a Dream…
Shenandoah Nursing Graduates Excel on Exam University bests national rates on NCLEX
Shenandoah University May 2019 nursing graduates outperformed national test-takers on the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) National Council Licensure Examination ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Nursing Graduates Excel on…
Nursing Professor Takes Expertise To The Border Sharron Guillett Provides Medical Screenings As Part of Church Mission Trip
During the week of Oct. 6, 2019, Shenandoah University Professor of Nursing Sharron Guillett, Ph.D., participated in a mission trip to Pharr, Texas, located about six miles from the Rio Grande border ... Continue Reading Nursing Professor Takes Expertise To…
Nursing School Adds Articulation Agreements Partnerships Are With Schools In Virginia And Maryland
Shenandoah's Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing is joining with two excellent academic programs in a unique way to combat the national nursing shortage.  The Eleanor Wade Custer School of ... Continue Reading Nursing School Adds Articulation Agreements…
Nursing Faculty Members Honored By American Red Cross Three receive disaster services and nurse hero awards
Three Shenandoah University nursing faculty members received honors at the Celebration of Heroes event of the American Red Cross of Central and Shenandoah Virginia for their years of innovative and ... Continue Reading Nursing Faculty Members Honored By…
Graduate Programs Ranked in U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 edition of Best Graduate Schools
Several Shenandoah University graduate programs are ranked nationally in U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Physician Assistant Studies (PA) at No. 21 Physician ... Continue Reading Graduate Programs Ranked in U.S.…
School of Nursing News: Winter 2019 Nursing students travel to Cuba and faculty are recognized for leadership and innovation
Adjunct Faculty for International Nursing and Health Policy, and Program Director for the Patient Navigation Certificate Lisa Darsch, MSN, RN, is an ICN 2018 Global Nurse Leadership Institute (GLNI) ... Continue Reading School of Nursing News: Winter…
Nurse Practitioner Ranked Number 2 of the 30 Best Jobs for the Future View the rankings in Kiplinger
Total number of jobs: 172,102 Projected job growth, 2017-2027: 35.2% Median annual salary: $103,947 Typical education: Master's degree Advancing technology, greater focus on preventive care and ... Continue Reading Nurse Practitioner Ranked Number 2…
Shenandoah Nursing Grad’s App Targets Patient Satisfaction Read the Article in LoudounNow
What started as a class assignment for Shenandoah University graduate Brianne Casey is improving patients’ experience at hospitals and urgent care clinics. Casey created a website and smart phone app ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Nursing Grad’s App Targets…
Submit Your Comments on the BSN & MSN Programs Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Wants your Feedback for Accreditation
The Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing at Shenandoah University will be hosting the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) on February 20-22, 2019 for an accreditation review of our ... Continue Reading Submit Your Comments on the…
Nursing News: Fall/Winter 2018 Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing Celebrates Scholarship and Service; faculty distinguished as authors and as a fellow
Innovations in Advanced Practice Nursing Research Conference Held The Fourth Annual Innovations in Advanced Practice Nursing Research Conference at Shenandoah University was held on Nov. 30 in the ... Continue Reading Nursing News: Fall/Winter 2018 Eleanor…
Acclaimed Professor Talks Current Topics In Biomedical Ethics University of Virginia's James Childress Visits Shenandoah for James A. Davis Lectures in Religion
A well-known name in biomedical ethics will take the podium for the upcoming James A. Davis Lectures In Religion. James F. Childress, Ph.D., professor emeritus of medical education at University of ... Continue Reading Acclaimed Professor Talks Current Topics…
Nursing Graduate Student Wins NLN-Home Instead Scholarship Garcia One Of First To Receive New Scholarship
Cecilia Garcia, a student in Shenandoah University’s adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner program (AGPCNP), is one of nine students from across the country to win a National League for ... Continue Reading Nursing Graduate Student Wins NLN-Home…
Nursing Faculty Member Receives Friend of Education Award Professor of Nursing Pamela Webber Honored For Work With Special Olympians
Shenandoah University Professor of Nursing Pamela Webber, Ph.D., RN, FNP, received the 2018-2019 Friend of Education Award from the Winchester Education Association at the Winchester Public School ... Continue Reading Nursing Faculty Member Receives Friend…
Open House Will Highlight Health Care, Virtual Reality And Theatre University showcases interprofessional learning during Healthcare Simulation Week
In celebration of international Healthcare Simulation Week Sept. 17-21, Shenandoah University will hold an open house to showcase how it's using virtual reality, simulation labs and Shenandoah ... Continue Reading Open House Will Highlight Health…
A Summer Trip That Reverberates For A Lifetime Global Experiential Learning Courses Provide Students With Unforgettable Opportunities
By Rachel Deanne Sherman ’18 Shenandoah University's for-credit, faculty-led Global Experiential Learning courses took students to countries around the world this summer, where they immersed ... Continue Reading A Summer Trip That Reverberates…
Patient Care Navigator Certificate Program Offered Nationwide for Hospitals and Large Physician Practices RN Group Enrollment in Shenandoah University's Patient Care Navigator Certificate Program
Shenandoah University's Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing announces that it is the first to offer a Patient Care Navigator Certificate for licensed registered nurses (RNs) seeking to pursue ... Continue Reading Patient Care Navigator Certificate Program…
Helping Patients Find Their Way Shenandoah University and Inova Partner on Patient Care Navigation Certificate Program for Nurses
Patient Care Navigators are becoming increasingly popular as health care becomes more complicated, making it difficult for patients to understand the best direction to take for their health needs. ... Continue Reading Helping Patients Find Their Way…
Respiratory Care Creates VR Experience With SCIL Immersive Learning Encourages Empathy For Patients
Shenandoah's Division of Respiratory Care recently collaborated with the Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCIL) to create a virtual reality (VR) video for students to cultivate empathy for ... Continue Reading Respiratory Care Creates VR Experience…
Nursing Faculty News: Spring 2018 Nursing faculty members present work and publish in national publications
Professor of Nursing Patricia Krauskopf, Ph.D., has been awarded a $1,600 Single Discipline Faculty Development Grant, which supported her research presentation at the National Organization of Nurse ... Continue Reading Nursing Faculty News: Spring 2018…
Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards Presented at Shenandoah University Three receive awards for ‘noble character’ and ‘fine spiritual qualities’
Shenandoah University presented one of its top honors, the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, to seniors Duasiané Benjamin ’18 and Karen Cornejo-Guillen ’18 at the College of Arts & Sciences Honors ... Continue Reading Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards Presented…
Shenandoah University Celebrates 1,302 Graduates at May 12 Commencement First Commencement Ceremony Held in New James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & Events Center
Shenandoah University celebrated its 2018 Commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, in the new James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & Events Center. The event celebrated 223 August 2017 ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Celebrates 1,302 Graduates…
Shenandoah University To Celebrate 1,302 Graduates at May 12 Commencement First Commencement Ceremony To be Held in James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & Events Center
Shenandoah University will celebrate its 2018 Commencement at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, in the new James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & Events Center. Saturday’s ceremony celebrates 223 August ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University To Celebrate 1,302…
Shenandoah Nursing Student Wins First Carter-Elmblad Family Scholarship DNP Student Gina Stevens Receives Scholarship For Long-Term Care
Doctor of Nursing Practice-Health Systems Leadership student Gina Stevens, BSN, RN, RAC-CT, has received the first-ever Carter-Elmblad Family Scholarship awarded by the Long-Term Care Nursing ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Nursing Student Wins First…
Spring 2018: Eleanor Wade Custer School Of Nursing News Symposium Marks 20th Year, Nursing Group Established & Funds Raised For Children
20th Annual Nursing Research And Scholarship Symposium Set For April 27 Shenandoah University’s Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing’s Rho Pi chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society ... Continue Reading Spring 2018: Eleanor Wade Custer…
Shenandoah University Nursing News: Fall 2017 Nursing School Inducts New Members Into Honor Society; Students Participate In Disaster Drill
Shenandoah's Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing held the induction ceremony for the Rho Pi Chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society in November, in Halpin-Harrison Hall, Stimpson ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Nursing News: Fall…
Shenandoah University To Host Healthcare Leadership In The 21st Century Conference Event Features Renowned Speakers With A Variety Of Leadership Perspectives
Shenandoah University’s Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business will host its Healthcare Leadership in the 21st Century conference on Thursday, Oct. 26, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Brandt Student ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University To Host Healthcare…
Nursing Class of ’67 Gathers for Reunion
Six of the seven remaining members of Shenandoah’s 1967 graduating class of nurses gathered for a toast in early June in the Halpin Rotunda of the Health & Life Sciences Building (HLSB), a ... Continue Reading Nursing Class of ’67 Gathers…