Eileen Grubbs, BS, ADN, RN, MEDSURG-BC

Oklahoma City VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

NOVA Chapter 330 

Left to Right: Eileen Grubbs, Cecelia Armstrong, 

Jessi Abraham, Cline, Thomas Gremling, 

and Patrick Johnson

NOVA Chapter 330 members learned much throughout 2020, the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. While our chapter gained members during this time, we also weathered personal losses together as one. 

Our chapter worked with Oklahoma City (OKC) Beautiful and the Parks and Recreation Department to sponsor a park near our VA in honor of Tanya Leasure, LPN, who passed away in April 2019. Tanya was one of the first LPNs to join NOVA Chapter 330. The sign and our care in the park will last for two years. We plan to plant daffodils in the park and enjoy sitting on the benches and pavilion.

During this global pandemic, wearing masks, cappers, gowns, gloves, and shoe covers became routine. We were stretched  as we transitioned  from outpatient to inpatient nursing. Our strengths  were  in patient and staff  education and sharing  our nursing experiences. Leaders in administration were there to assist in many new experiences as well. Chapter membership numbers and methods of staying connected have changed greatly, but our mission  to support NOVA and nursing at our facility continues.