http://www.nursing.virginia.edu A Nursing RSS Feed 2008 - 2009 UVa School of Nursing Information Systems lmb7s@virginia.edu (Lee Brunjes) TerminalFour SiteManger http://feedvalidator.org/docs/rss2.html Service at the School of Nursing lmb7s@virginia.edu (Lee Brunjes) Nursing, Education, Public Universities, UVa --2.0 Wed, 20 May 2009 08:14:57 EDT University of Virginia School of Nursing programs intertwine education, research, and service.  Students, faculty and staff demonstrate these values as they serve locally, regionally and internationally -  from building a house for Habitat to providing healthcare to the underserved in southwest Virginia and to conducting a community needs assessment in a developing nation.  Over the past year, the School of Nursing has provided more than 44,000 service hours.  The School cultivates and supports learning through service. Students are given the opportunity to serve others in their course work while developing their nursing and research skills. Service learning projects have included: Alzheimer patient care in local nursing care facilities RADAR, which promotes the assessment & prevention of intimate partner violence Bike Safety presentations to elementary school students Books for Babies which promotes reading in vulnerable families Other service projects have encompassed: Annual Holiday Toy Drive – Student Nurses Association of Virginia (SNAV) raises money to buy and wrap toys to give to children and siblings in the UVA Health System and Kluge Rehabilitation.  Santa arrives by Pegasus helicopter to deliver the gifts. CPR & First Aid training – Certified students teach CPR and First Aid on Grounds, across the Commonwealth, and abroad, including in Peru and El Salvador . Breast Cancer Run Light up the Night –  Raises awareness and supports Leukemia & Lymphoma research. Soldier support – SNAV sends monthly gifts to US soldiers in Iraq & Afghanistan .   Overall, projects have addressed: community and economic development, English as a second language, health and nutrition, senior citizen service,  special needs support for the disabled, youth development and more. lmb7s@virginia.edu (Lee Brunjes) Nursing, Education, Public Universities, UVa --2.0 Wed, 20 May 2009 17:03:08 EDT Nursing Service Organizations Beta Kappa Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Professional Nursing Staff Organization lmb7s@virginia.edu (Lee Brunjes) Nursing, Education, Public Universities, UVa --1.0 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:08:06 EDT