May 6-12 is designated as Nurses Week, and it provides us an opportunity to celebrate the nurses who provide essential care not only when we are sick but also when we are well. The 4.3 million nurses in the United States are the heart and soul as well as the backbone of our healthcare system, [...]
AT&T Dream in Black recognizes Prairie View A&M University student Rejoice Adekoya, a junior nursing major, as a recipient of the 2023 Rising Future Makers award, a showcase dedicated to up-and-coming influential leaders in Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
The Prairie View A&M University College of Nursing faculty calls soon-to-be new graduate Justin Morrow “the epitome of a successful student.” His response is the epitome of grace: “I know I couldn’t have done it without God. I feel honored that the faculty described me as such, but I could not have become the student [...]
There aren't a lot of boxers who can say they have a nursing degree like Darius Fulghum. Perhaps just as few have a knockout streak as long as the 27-year-old Prairie View A&M graduate. Fulghum (9-0, 9 KOs) showed off his college credentials by wearing his Prairie View A&M cap and gown to the ring, then made [...]
On Saturday, August 26, 2023, thousands of individuals gathered in Washington DC to commemorate the 60thanniversary of the March on Washington for Civil Rights and to recognize the famous “I Have a Dream” speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Throughout that weekend, media outlets covered the events and conversed on how far or how [...]
Antonea’ Jackson ’04 ‘09, clinical assistant professor and undergraduate program director at Prairie View A&M University’s College of Nursing, has been selected to participate in the National League for Nursing’s 2023 Leadership Institute. The NLN is the nation’s premier organization for nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education.
Graduating senior Morgan Redd entered Prairie View A&M University’s College of Nursing in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, which may have discouraged a less-determined future nurse. Redd, however, seized the learning opportunities. “I chose PVAMU because I knew that PVAMU’s College of Nursing is the best college in Texas for nursing education,” she said.
Author(s): Gay L. Goss, PhD, APRN-BC, WHNP; Beth M. Kelsey, EdD, APRN, WHNP, FAANP; Heidi Collins Fantasia, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FNAP; Allyssa L. Harris, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC; Shelagh B. Larson, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC, NCMP; and Jennie Mastroianni, DNP, WHNP-BC, NCMP
American history celebrates Mary Eliza Mahoney as the first Black woman to become a licensed nurse in the US. Mahoney, the daughter of former slaves, was initially prohibited from attaining a formal nursing education. She worked in the New England Hospital for Women and Children for 15 years as a cook, janitor, washerwoman and eventually [...]
Growing up as the youngest of three, I watched my older siblings attend and graduate from Prairie View A&M University. They have moved on and now have fulfilling lives. Although I was accepted to various colleges across Texas, seeing the traditions, unity, and creativity that thrives within Prairie View ultimately drew me towards choosing PV [...]