News from School of Nursing & Health Studies

Category: Innovation

Justin Gill Receives the 2020 AANP Washington State Advocate Award

Congratulations to Part-Time Lecturer Justin Gill! Gill was awarded the 2020 AANP Washington State Advocate Award after being nominated for his work on a legislative advocacy strategy for ARNP (advanced registered nurse practitioner) reimbursement parity with ARNPs United of Washington State!

April 7, 2020

Drs. Jody Early and Victoria Breckwich Vasquez featured on Crosscut

We are proud to announce that Drs. Jody Early and Victoria Breckwich Vasquez were featured on Crosscut for their hard work in creating "Basta!" which is an anti-sexual harassment training toolkit within the agriculture industry. After six years of dedication, research, community engagement and more, their toolkit has been released.

April 6, 2020

UWB BSN alumna working towards her MN!

A BSN'14 graduate, Miriam Witt, is now working towards her Master of Nursing at UWB! Witt's goals and passions were heavily influenced by her volunteer trip to Kenya and experiences teaching clinical nursing as an adjunct instructor at Skagit Valley College.

November 19, 2019

Rebecca Cavanaugh nursing alumna recongized for leadership

Inspiring, resilient, strong Nurse Rebecca Cavanaugh, UWB BSN '98, UW (Sea) MN '09 alumna received a honorable award called the School Nurse Administrator of the Year for 2018-19. It honors a school nurse who demonstrates excellence in school nursing practice and leadership. Nurse Cavanaugh oversees 38 school district nurses at 33 schools with about 23,000 students in Bothell, Kenmore and Woodinville.

March 29, 2019

Community nursing helps prevent 911 calls

Senior Faculty Annie Bruck created an outstanding expereince for nursing students with local community partnerships in her "Population-based Health in Community Practice" course.

March 27, 2019

UW School of Nursing & Health Studies receives top ranking from US News and World Report

"US News and World Report released its rankings of graduate and professional schools across the country, including nursing schools. The University of Washington School of Nursing was ranked #1 among public schools that offer a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree and was ranked #4 overall. Additionally, the School was ranked #4 among public schools that offer a Master’s degree and was ranked #12 overall."

March 15, 2019

Leadership master’s for nursing administration

Jennifer Collins says, “it was the step into leadership that helped me understand the importance of education that goes along with it.” She participated in School of Nursing and Health Studies Master of Nursing degree with the administrative leadership concentration. This concentration as a focus on business courses which is so valuable for nurses who are moving into higher administrative positions.

December 14, 2018

Nursing students ask: Ready for a disaster?

Lecturer Dr. Bowman teaches BNURS 424 Population-Based Health in Community Practice, summer quarter 2018 works with Registered Nurses (RN) who are pursing their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. The students surveyed covered 17 zones designated by the city of Bothell's Emergency Preparedness Department.

September 13, 2018