Board of Nursing visit November 6 and 7

We anticipate Board of Nursing approval on January 28, 2008.
APPROVED January 28,2008!

School of Nursing welcomes third class of CNL students

Twenty eight new Clinical Nurse Leader Students arrive in Mcleod Hall on Monday August 27 for orientation. This talented and diverse group of students enter the CNL program without nursing degrees and are prepared in 24 months to become nurses and clinical nurse leaders.

The School of Nursing Graduates First CNL class

Degrees were conferred for 19 graduating Clinical Nurse Leaders on August 14, 2007. Out of the first class of 19, X will be employed by the UVA Health System. Others will be going to NAME these..

CNL Capstone Projects 2007

Clinical Leadership Project presentations
July 2007

Presented by the candidates for a Master of Science in Nursing (CNL), Class of 2007

Improving Patient Satisfaction Among Long Term Antepartum Women on Bedrest
Standardized Assessment of Postpartum Depression on an Inpatient Basis
Telephone-based Nurse Follow-up for Discharged Heart Failure Patients
Improving Communication Between Staff and Families of NNICU Patients
Barriers to Pain Reassessment Charting
Retention Intervention: The Preservation of Wisdom

Acuity Assessment and Accuracy in Pediatric Acute Care Nursing
Evidence-Based Practice Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Call Light Use and Nursing Rounds
Decreasing Barriers to Care Among Spanish-speaking Obstetrical Patients
Patient Satisfaction and Goal Participation

Finding Money in the Trash
Standardizing Handoff of Care Processes
Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Cost-Savings Analysis of Single-Use Medical Supplies in Isolation Rooms
Implementation of a Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Protocol
Labeling Lifelines