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WVU Nursing School Nationally Ranked 

The West Virginia University School of Nursing undergraduate nursing program has again been named one of the top 100 nursing schools in the country.

The West Virginia University School of Nursing undergraduate nursing program has been named one of the top 100 nursing schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report.

In a ranking, WVU’s undergraduate nursing program ranked 86th out of the 656 programs considered, up from 93rd the previous year.

Tara Hulsey is the dean of the school of nursing and said WVU built its nursing program to fill the needs of West Virginia and credits the ranking to the staff.

“As land grant university, we really take that very seriously,” Hulsey said. “From a strategic standpoint, the programs that we offer are first and foremost based on the needs within the state of West Virginia. So, for example, our master’s programs, the newest ones that we started, the psych mental health and our nurse anesthetists program directly in response to needs within the state.”

WVU’s School of Nursing has five campuses, four of which offer the undergraduate program. Online learning opportunities are also available.

Appalachia Health News is a project of West Virginia Public Broadcasting with support from Charleston Area Medical Center and Marshall Health.

Burnout Among Faith Leaders And Orphan Drugs On This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia University researchers in a recent study looked at burnout among community faith leaders, and we learn about issues with orphan drugs and the pharmaceutical industry.

On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia University (WVU) researchers in a recent study looked at burnout among community faith leaders. Appalachia Health News Reporter Emily Rice sat down with Angel Smothers, associate dean for community engagement and clinical associate professor at the WVU School of Nursing, to discuss the study’s findings.

Also, in this show, prescription drugs have changed many lives around the world, treating illnesses that were once thought untreatable — mainly because they were considered too small a population for a pharmaceutical company to research it. An early 1980s law passed by Congress changed all of that, encouraging companies to develop what was called orphan drugs. But today, many of those companies are using that law to drum up even larger profits. News Director Eric Douglas speaks with WVU Law professor Sean Tu about the issue.

West Virginia Morning is a production of West Virginia Public Broadcasting which is solely responsible for its content.

Support for our news bureaus comes from Concord University and Shepherd University.

Eric Douglas is our news director and produced this episode.

Teresa Wills is our host.

Listen to West Virginia Morning weekdays at 7:43 a.m. on WVPB Radio or subscribe to the podcast and never miss an episode. #WVMorning

WVU School of Nursing Receives Training Grant Focused in Primary Care

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced West Virginia University will receive an almost $420,000 grant designed to help train more specialized nurses.

The grant comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources and aims to train more specialized nurses in primary care. According to Teresa Ritchie, the Coordinator for the WVU School of Nursing, there are a total of 2,000 Advanced Practice Registered Nurses in West Virginia and 220,000 nurse practitioners in the country.

There are currently 130 students in WVU’s Advanced Practice program, and Ritchie anticipates more with the help of the grant.

In a news release, Senator Capito said the funds will assist nurse trainees with the costs for materials and lead to a stronger, more robust health care system.

This announcement came less than a week after the inception of a bill that grants West Virginia’s experienced, advanced nurses independent practice.

Appalachia Health News is a project of West Virginia Public Broadcasting, with support from the Benedum Foundation.

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