Lynette Short, MSN, RN

Central Virginia VA Health Care System, Richmond, VA 

President, NOVA Chapter 420 

Chapter 420 celebrated our nurses the entire month of May 2021! We indulged in Self Care during Week 1 by participating in a Nurses Walk. While we walked, we promoted our chapter by wearing NOVA Chapter 420 masks. During our Spring Membership Drive, we presented the masks as a gift to all those members who have paid their local dues. We recruited or received interest from at least 36 people. Week 2 was a week of appreciation and recognition. Our Secretary/Treasurer, Cynthia Solomon MS, RN, ACNP-BC was recognized as the “Outstanding NOVA Member” for Nurses Week. Week 3 focussed on education with two continuing education presentations focused on COVID-19. The first was the personal perspectives of two Richmond VA nurses, Haneefah Omega Henry Rhodes MSN, AAS, RN, FNP-BC and Emily Hayes-Jones, BSN, RN, who presented “Nursing on the Front Line of COVID-19.” The second webinar, “COVID-19 Frontline Therapies” was presented by Med Learning Group. The last week in May we closed out our celebrations by delivering donations to the Homeless Veterans Shelter. We continue to appreciate our nurses every day.

Left to Right: Thelma Roach-Serry, BSN, RN, BC-NE, Immediate Past President of NOVA; Lynette Short, MSN, RN, Chapter 420 President; Taiwo Akinsanya, MSN, RN, PC#2 Nurse Manager; and Marva Griffin, MSN, RN, Chapter 420 Board Member