#MeetUsMonday - Meet BSN students Lauren, Judith, and Emily
Meet third-year BSN students Lauren, Judith, and Emily.
Line dancer, sushi and mac and cheese afficionado, and loves going on cruises with her family, event planning with her friends, and currently doing a nurse externship in orthopedics but ultimately wants to be a psych nurse (Lauren).
Maryland native, twin (and daughter of parents who are both twins), self-taught crocheter, and a Montessori school teacher who loves the color pink and ultimately hopes to work in women’s health (Judith).
A future OB or psych nurse who loves reality TV, trying new foods (spicy Indian and banana ice cream are favorites), dogs (and her own pug-beagle mix, “Lilly”), and has worked at PaPa Jim’s Ice Cream shop since graduating from a Palmyra, Va., high school (Emily).
Loves boiled eggs (Lauren and Emily), football games (they’ve have missed only a couple UVA football games since arriving three years ago), and being friends (all three of them!). Third year BSN students rounding the corner into their final year of nursing school, and members of the great Class of 2026.
WHY UVA? (Emily)
“First of all, I chose UVA for the direct-admit to nursing program. Also, after visiting after orientation, I loved how supportive and nice the staff were. They made me feel like I was at home! And I also like the overall community of UVA: everyone’s super nice and willing to help, and I’ve met so many people that I know I would’ve never met if I hadn’t come here.”
SKILL SHE’S MOST PROUD OF (Lauren)
“Being able to connect with patients. Especially being in a BSN program, there’s a big emphasis on how patient care goes beyond the medical aspect of things. So, for me, really getting to know my patients, and understand what their lives are like outside of the hospital, and how that contributes to patient care, is important.
“My desire to get to know my patients is something I’m proud of, and really caring about them helps me give and advocate for better care for them. That’s my favorite skill. I love to walk into my patient’s room and make them feel comfortable, and say, ‘OK, you’re mine, I got you, we’re going to be good for the day.’”
THE SCHOOL IN A WORD? (Judith)
“SUPPORTIVE. When I first came here, I was a little shy and a little introverted, but I feel like professors and clinical instructors never failed to reach out to me, and maybe if it was a hard clinical or hard subject. I feel like that helped me to grow as a person and raised my potential in nursing.”
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