LETTER TO YOU

Thank you for the opportunity to bring you another outstanding issue of Nursing in Virginia, an RN lifestyle magazine written with you in mind.

Our goal remains to give you relevant information about the trends in your chosen career, to introduce you to other RNs you might want to know (and many of you do know) and to uncover and expand stories on topics that are relevant to you personally and professionally.

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The cover story for this issue addresses what happens when you disagree with the physicians and other nurses you work with so closely. Communicating with others and managing professional relationships as they relate to patient care is a pivotal part of what you do; as is having the courage to make the right call. We’ll discover what happens when you respectfully disagree with the other members of the patient-care team. We’ll also delve deeply into the burgeoning field of midwifery and meet several RNs who are committed to giving women the birth experience they choose and deserve.

With the Virginia General Assembly session over, we’ll take at look at the legislation proposed by Ken T. Cuccinelli II, who saw an opportunity to help improve Virginia’s mental health care system, and we’ll give an overview of these bills and how the bills will help funding for Virginia’s mental health hospitals and specifically nurses in such hospitals.

We’ll introduce you to two RNs – Ann Toms, a Charlottesville-area nurse for 50 years, and Carol Norman, who is taking her nursing career in new directions as the owner of Town & Country Home Care. Plus, we’ll get you the dirt on getting your garden ready for spring planting. Enjoy reading Nursing in Virginia and look for our next issue in late June.