It is an honor to be appointed as the chair of an academic unit. Chairs play a vital role in the life of the College and the University, connecting the upper administration with the faculty, and vice versa. This is an appointment that provides the incumbent an opportunity to set goals for the next chapter in the department?s history, in collaboration with department members, and to accomplish s...

Department Head: Dan Wilson, [email protected] [7], (434) 924-0193 Collection Development & Management Librarian: Jonathan Lord , [email protected] [8], (434) 924-0059 Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan Specialist: Jeri Davis, [email protected] [9], (434) 924-0058 Southwest Virginia Outreach Librarian: Ann Duesing, [email protected] [10], (276) 328-0168 Metadata Services Manager: Abbey Hefli...

Background and Objectives: Violence toward healthcare workers has emerged as an important health problem. This type of violence has the potential to severely influence healthcare workers, patients, and the community. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of violence in emergency departments, and to identify associated risk fac‌tors using a sample of emergency department healthcare workers ...

Objective: Triage procedure is one of the most important aspects of emergency departments as it has an undeniable role on the management of patients. It includes 5 categories based on the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) according to the condition of severity. For better decision making and management, it is important to have skillful and experienced nursing staff. In the current...

 Objective: Triage refers to the evaluation and categorization of patients for better management to deliver services. A good triage system should be able to accurately specify the patients who require urgent care. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of emergency nurses in correct triage using Emergency Severity Index (ESI) triage. Methods: In ...

Department Head: Bart Ragon, [email protected] [15], (434) 243-6058 School of Medicine Liaison: Karen Knight, [email protected] [16], (434) 924-0056 Information Services Specialist: Mike Wilson, [email protected] [17], (434)924-0054 Emerging Technologies & Digital Initiatives Librarian: Kimberley Barker, [email protected] [18], (434) 243-0562 IT Director: David Moody, [email protected] [19]...