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CNE Offers Safe Sitter Course |
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 The Center of Nursing Excellence (CNE) at the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center will offer a Safe Sitter® course for young teens 11 and up on June 9th. Safe Sitter® is a medically accurate program that improves students’ babysitting skills by teaching them how, why, and where injuries can happen so they can be prevented. Students receive hands-on practice in lifesaving techniques designed to prepare babysitters to act in an emergency, including training in basic first aid and infant/child CPR.
In addition, Safe Sitter® students receive instruction on how a child’s age affects how to care for them, how to prevent problem behavior, and how to run their own babysitting business. Before receiving a Safe Sitter® completion card, students must pass a rigorous practical and written test that indicates their mastery of key concepts and life and safety skills. Parents who hire certified sitters will have the confidence that their babysitter knows how to prevent injuries, and knows what to do in case an injury or medical emergency occurs.
Center of Nursing Excellence staff will offer the Safe Sitter® course on June 9th from 9am-4pm. The cost is $69 per student and includes lunch. Parents may register their child by clicking here, or they can stop by the SVHEC front desk to register. Space is limited to the first 15 registrants.
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On Friday, January 20th the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center (SVHEC) will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross. The blood drive will be held from 12:00pm-6:00pm, and will take place in the SVHEC’s Center of Nursing Excellence. According to the American Red Cross blood levels are critically low, and any one who can donate is encouraged to do so. “It only takes a few minutes, and you’re giving the gift of life,” SVHEC Nursing Simulation Specialist Cindy Cole encouraged. Donors are encouraged to pre-register by visiting www.redcrossblood.org, or by calling the Center of Nursing Excellence at 434-572-5568. All donors will receive a special gift and will be entered in a drawing for a $25 iTunes gift card.
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CNE Hosts Flu Shot Clinic |
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 The Center of Nursing Excellence hosted a CVS Flu Shot clinic for SVHEC staff, partners, and students. Seen left, Travis Buchanan, Project Manager for the SVHEC's R&D Center for Advanced Manufacturing & Energy Efficiency receives a flu shot vaccination. For information on future health care workshops or clinics contact the CNE at 434-572-5568 or
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CNE Hosts Averett's Nursing Chair |
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 The staff of the Center of Nursing Excellence (CNE) at the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center recently hosted a visit with Dr. Mary Condon, Averett University’s new chair of nursing education. Dr. Condon toured the CNE and advanced simulation lab, and met with CNE staff members to discuss possibilities for future SVHEC-Averett collaborations. Averett University is expanding its health sciences initiative and recently received a grant from the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission to move that effort forward.
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 The SVHEC Center of Nursing Excellence loaned one of its manikins, Susie, to the South Boston-Halifax County Museum of Fine Arts and History for the upcoming "A Glimpse into Nursing" exhibit. The manikin and other healthcare-related equipment will be on display beginning September 17th. For more information, contact the Museum at 434-572-9200.
Pictured l-r: Ann Switzer, Associate Director, Center of Nursing Excellence; Gary Crutchfield, Volunteer, South Boston-Halifax County Museum of Fine Arts and History; Beth Coates, Director, South Boston-Halifax County Museum of Fine Arts and History; Cindy Cole, Simulation Lab Specialist, Center of Nursing Excellence; Chantel Coles, Administrative Assistant, Center of Nursing Excellence.
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