Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond. For additional information visit Wikipedia.
Virginia Nursing News
According to Nurse.org Virginia ranks number 26 among all 50 states in nursing salary. The average RN salary $67,990 and average hourly is $32.69. The number of RNs in Virginia, as of 2019, is 64,260. (stats from Nurse.org).
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Virginia Nurses Association
As of this posting, the VNA web site lists the following information:
We invite you to be a part of a first class professional nursing organization; one that advocates on behalf of the 100,000+ nurses in the Commonwealth of Virginia, provides relevant continuing education programs, and timely news.
The following are VNA’s dues rates and categories. Payments can be made either annually or through a monthly deduction. (Credit card deductions can be initiated online, deductions from a checking account must be done via fax or mail.)
All membership categories include membership in both VNA and ANA.
Full Membership – $267 yr / $22.75 mo
- Employed Full Time
- Employed Part Time
Reduced Membership – $133.50 yr / $11.62 mo
- New graduate (from basic nursing education program within six months of graduation, first year only)
- 62 years of age or older not earning more than Social Security allows
- Full-time student
- Not Employed
Special Membership – $66.75 yr / $6.06 mo
- 62 years of age or older and not employed
- Totally disabled
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Hospitals in Virginia
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Vacation Hot Spots, State and National Parks in Virginia
Top rated destinations, locations, vacation hot spots, state and national parks in the state of Virginia
State Parks in Virginia
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National Parks in Virginia
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Vacation Hot Spots in Virginia
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Top Beaches in Virginia
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Top Winter Sports in Virginia
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Virginia State Facts
On May 15, 1776, the Convention declared Virginia’s independence from the British Empire. Virginia became a state on June 25, 1788, by ratifying the United States Constitution, written primarily by Virginian James Madison. Virginia was the 10th state to ratify.
State of Virginia’s government website
Top 10 Travel Destinations in Virginia
- Old Town Alexandria
- Virginia Beach
- Williamsburg
- Shenandoah National Park
- Abingdon
- Winchester
- Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
- George Washington Birthplace National Monument
- Scenic Places near me: Charlottesville
- Staunton
Visit VacationIdea.com for more travel destinations in Virginia
Virginia fun facts
- Virginia was named for England’s “Virgin Queen,” Elizabeth I.
- The major cash crop of Virginia is tobacco and many of the people who live there earn their living from the tobacco industry.
- Jamestown, the first of the original 13 Colonies was founded for the purpose of silk cultivation. Silk to be traded with the Court of King James. After blight fungus destroyed the mulberry trees (silkworm food), sericulturist planted tobacco as a cash crop.
- Jamestown was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital of Virginia.
- Virginia is known as “the birthplace of a nation”.
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