Heather Coddington

Tell us about your role within the SON.

I am clinical instructor for the NSG 310 (Maternal/Infant Health) and NSG 312 (Adult Health 2) courses and course coordinator to include lecture and clinical for NSG 450 (Alterations in Mental Health) and NSG 412 (Leadership in Complex Systems).

What do you love about being a nurse?

I love that I have the ability to connect with people during the best and the worst times of their lives and can provide care during those experiences. I have spent much of my career in maternal/infant health so watching families begin is a true privilege.

What do you love about teaching in the SON?

I have the unique position of seeing my students through their last four semesters in either clinical or lecture or both. I enjoy watching students as I begin with them in the fall of their junior years as they grow and develop in their nursing skills and critical thinking. Due to the smaller cohorts on our campus, I feel as if I have the opportunity to really get to know my students and I am so thankful for that.

What do you enjoy most about working with students?

Watching students cultivate their love for the profession that I love. Students often begin their experience in clinical with some level of apprehension. To watch students, blossom and become comfortable in their own skills and begin to communicate and make a difference in their patients lives right before my eyes is so incredibly powerful.

Why should a prospective nursing student choose the WVU SON?

The WVU School of Nursing is a family that you join and never truly leave. I receive messages from previous students giving me updates on their current professional growth and I beam with pride. I see them now in the work force as I am out with current students and smile as I watch them mentor the next set of students. WVU SON students are leaders and I truly believe it is because of the program strength and support that students continue to show such pride in the education that they have received long after they leave.