VCU To Host Lecture On Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

By Malorie Burkett

The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing will present the second Legacy Lecture in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing.

The event is free and open to the public and will take place Monday, Nov. 13 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the MCV Alumni House, PaulA.GrossConferenceCenter, on the corner of East Clay and 11^th streets.

The presentation, "Improving outcomes of patients with psychiatric disorders: Intersections of evidence, innovations, and thoughtful caring," will explore patient outcomes in psychiatric nursing. It also will examine historic aspects of psychiatric nursing and discuss the intersection of evidence-based nursing care with traditional roles and functions of psychiatric nurses.

The featured speaker is Susan McCabe, Ed.D., associate professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Wyoming. Her articles have appeared in numerous journals, and she has received research grants from the National Institutes of Health. She currently serves on the National Panel of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Competencies.

The Legacy Lectureship was established to honor the outstanding careers and accomplishments of four former School of Nursing faculty: Lorna Barrell, Ph.D., Katherine Bobbitt, Ed.D., Gloria Francis, Ph.D., and Barbara Munjas, Ph.D.

For more information, or to interview McCabe, contact Malorie Janis at 804.827.0889.