Community Nursing and Interdisciplinary Team
Community Nursing Mission
The Community Nursing Teams’ mission is to provide technical assistance, consultation, and education in the areas of health and safety for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Goals
Short Term Goals
Identifying gaps in services and supports to immediately improve the quality of care and health.
Long Term Goals
Building the infrastructure of health professional knowledge through outreach and evidence-based education.
Services Provided
- Promote understanding of Nursing Role and different scopes of practice.
- Educate staff on ID/DD and High-Risk Health Conditions.
- Focus on statewide standards of care.
- Promote excellence in care and protocols.
- Educate health care professionals.
- Facilitate Regional Nursing Meetings.
Community Nursing Team
The Community Nursing Team is comprised of 12 Registered Nurse Care Consultants (RNCC) which interact with both internal and external stakeholders providing technical support around health and safety issues with a focus on the reduction of risks that lead to adverse outcomes.
Contact Information
To contact a Registered Nurse Care Consultant (RNCC), email communitynursing@dbhds.virginia.gov or attend a Regional Community Nursing meeting. The date, times and subject for the monthly meetings can be found below.
Nursing Meeting Agendas
Meeting Agendas 2025
Meeting Agendas 2024
- January 2024
- February 2024
- March 2024
- April 2024
- May 2024
- June 2024
- July 2024
- August 2024
- September 2024
- October 2024
- November 2024
- December 2024
Meeting Agendas 2023
- January 2023
- February 2023
- March 2023
- April 2023
- May 2023
- June 2023
- July 2023
- August 2023
- September 2023
- October 2023
- November 2023
- December 2023
Our Community Nursing and Interdisciplinary Team
Registered Nurse Care Consultant
christine.kocher@dbhds.virginia.gov
