VANA By the Numbers
Here’s a quick look by the numbers at some of the action VANA members have been up to this year: VANA is social! Throughout 2023, VANA social media content has been seen more than 135,000 times with more than 12,600 engagements taking place. What’s an engagement? People sharing, liking, commenting or clicking [...]
Recent Graduate Spotlight: Rahbekah Tran
Rahbekah Tran graduated from Old Dominion in May of 2023 and recently started work at Southampton Memorial with Southampton Anesthesiology Associates, after spending her summer working at Virginia Eye Consultants with Goodwin and Snyder. As a recent graduate from Old Dominion, much of my summer has been spent reflecting on [...]
Where in the World Are VANA CRNAs: Olivia Baker
This month, VANA spoke with Oliva Baker, a CRNA at HCA Chippenham in Richmond about her time serving and practicing abroad. Olivia graduated in May 2022 from Georgetown. This past April I had the opportunity to travel to Belize on a pediatrics plastics trip for a week. Primarily, we worked [...]
Legislative Spotlight: State Senator Mark Peake
The VANA Communications Committee was excited to hear from State Senator Mark Peake. Virginia legislators are critical for accomplishing VANA’s legislative goals and it’s important that we engage in ongoing conversations, community events, and meetings to share our stories. VANA members interested in more information can reach out to the [...]
Carl Cline: Hospital Administrator
This summer, VANA spoke to Carl Cline, Hospital Administrator for Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital. Learn more about his journey to leadership: Can you tell us a bit about yourself, your role, and your history with Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital? I’m a nurse by background. I received my associate’s degree [...]
Together we can get through these Certifying Exams!
Whether you are a CRNA or SRNA there now are tests that we have to take. CRNAs if you are like me, it has been a long time since I have been tested on anything except my BLS, ACLS, and PALs. As far as being a SRNA I am sure [...]
9 Ways to Calm Your Anxiety
Originally from Health.com Occasionally feeling anxious or worried can be considered a normal response to a stressful situation.1 But for the roughly 30% of U.S. adults who have experienced an anxiety disorder at some point in their lives, these anxious feelings are amplified to the point of being excessive, persistent, [...]
Preventing nurse suicide: Nursing school and beyond
Article from MyAmericanNurse.com September 8, 2023 By: Sharon Tucker, PhD, APRN-CNS, NC-BC, EBP-C, FNAP, FAAN, Holly Carpenter, BSN, RN, and Anna Mujic, BSN, RN Strategies and support to improve mental health outcomes Suicide and mental illness have long been stigmatized, and although public awareness has grown recently, partially due to [...]
Stress Management Video Tools
Here are some stress links to stress management tools VANA can use to prepare for the recertification boards: Free: https://healthyvisions.net/product/my-healthy-affirmations-app/ To purchase: https://healthyvisions.net/health-and-wellness/ Free on Ron Eslinger YouTube meditation relaxation: Sleep using theta mixed with Alpha frequencies: https://healthyvisions.net/health-and-wellness/ 528 Frequency for relaxation for stress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWkvEAEi44w Breathing for relaxation: [...]
17 Scientifically Proven Ways to Study Better This Year
From TheBestColleges.com: https://www.thebestcolleges.org/17-scientifically-proven-ways-to-study-better-this-year/ For better or worse, studying is part of college life. It is also a technique that requires patience, practice, and trial and error. As you think about studying methods that are right for you, consider the tips below. You might find techniques that will help you get [...]