Debra K. Hearington, MS, RN, PNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Contact Information VCU School of Nursing |
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Education
| 1995 | NP | Post-Master's NP - Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 1985 | MS | Nursing of Children, Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 1981 | BS | Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 1979 | Pre-Nursing | Mary Washington College |
Overview
Debra Hearington is a pediatric nurse practitioner with teaching responsibilities primarily in undergraduate and graduate child health nursing. Ms. Hearington's clinical background is in pediatric critical care and she has traveled to several Caribbean Islands and to Eastern Europe providing health care. She has volunteered at a community free clinic and has provided health consulting services in local public school systems. Ms. Hearington currently serves on the VCU Head Start Advisory Board and is a team member of the VCUHS International Adoption Medical Clinic. Ms. Hearington's scholarship interests include improving health services for underserved children and facilitating child and family adjustments following adoption.
Memberships in Professional Organizations
American Nurses' Association, 1981-present
Virginia Nurses' Association, 1981-present
National League for Nursing
Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners, 1997-2003
NAPNAP, 1996-present
Sigma Theta Tau, 1986-present
American Society of Law and Medicine, 1989-1992
American Association of Critical Care Nurses, 1984-1991
Student Nurses' Association of Virginia, 1979-1981; various offices held; participant in National Student Nurses' Association conventions, 1980-1981
Service
Haiti Outreach Ministries, Medical Mission Team Member, Annual fall team 1996 - 2000, 2002
VCU Head Start Advisory Board, 2006 - present
Volunteer, Fan Free Clinic, 1999 - 2006.
Health Consultant, Communities in Schools, 1996 - 2004.
International Adoption Medical Clinic, VCUHS, 2007 - present.
Music and Fine Arts Ministry, 1983 - 1991; 1993-2000
Medical Missions Team Member, various building, medical, performing arts teams, West End Assembly of God, 1983 - 2002.
Business/Medical Missions Assessment Team, Assist International, Inc., Romania, 1993.
Medical Missions Team Member, Health Care Ministries, Assemblies of God, Romania, July 1992
Volunteer Nurse, Summer Fine Arts Camps, West End Assembly of God, 1991-1996
United Way Volunteer, Olympic Torch Relay, June 1996
Awards, Fellowships & Honors
"Partnership Service Award," Communities in Schools of Richmond, VA May 1999
Teaching Excellence Award," Virginia Commonwealth University, Spring 1999
"Who's Who in American Nursing," 1986-9187 & 1988-1989
Outstanding Young Women of America, 1984
Mayme B. Wilson Lacey Award, MCV/VCU Student Nurses, Association, May 1981
Alpha Sigma Chi Honorary Society, MCV/VCU, 1980-1981