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The CON is partnering with the March of Dimes, in their annual Houston Walk for Babies on May 5, 2024, to raise funds for maternal child health. See the attached flyer.  It is often said that a measure of a great society is the care and well-being of mothers and babies. Although maternal and child [...]

Please join the College of Nursing Wednesday, April 3, 2024, 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. in the College of Nursing Auditorium located at 6436 Fannin Street Houston, Texas for our Inaugural Nursing Leadership Lecture Series title: Health Care, Education & Stakeholders: Views from Diverse Nurse Leaders.  Each semester the CON will invite Nurse Leaders to share their perspective on issues that impact the health and well-being of individuals, families and communities as well as support our vision of reducing the social determinants of health and improve health equity for all.  The CON Nursing Leadership lecture is open to PVAMU CON students, staff, faculty, alumni, preceptors, the larger PVAMU community as well as members of the Texas Medical Center Community and those practitioners and scholars unaffiliated with PVAMU.  Click on the link on the attached flyer or scan to QR Code By March 29, 2024 (seats are limited.)

We should address nurse turnover mitigation strategies as we continue to share the impact and benefits of professional partnerships across academia and practice. Most documented reasons for nursing turnover include not feeling appreciated, long shifts, poor orientation leading to lack of competence, and negative workplace culture. Unfortunately, many novice nurses do not stay in their [...]

Effective immediately, the Prairie View College of Nursing is requiring The ATI Test of Academic Skills (TEAS). This standardized test is designed specifically to assess a student's preparedness for entering the health science field. Questions are designed to test basic academic skills. Applicants must pass the pre-nursing entrance exam (TEAS) within two attempts. Complete five sections: Reading [...]

Spring 2024 Open House Prairie View A&M University will host its Spring 2024 Open House Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in the College of Nursing Auditorium from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity for potential students and current students to meet and greet faculty and staff, tour the College of Nursing, and [...]

Superintendents (1919-1949) Directors and Deans (1949 – Present) by; Forrest Dent Smith, PhD, Director, PV Nursing Admissions and Student Support Services Historian Cecil Brewer, PV Nurses Alumni Chapter

The DEI Office at Harris Health System in conjunction with Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), will host a webinar on Harris Health System’s alignment with Black History, Heritage, and Health Equity. The webinar will also examine the historical relationship between Harris Health and PVAMU’s nursing program. This event would not be complete without the honorable [...]

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.