News from the School of Nursing & Health Studies
Category: Nursing
QSNA Scholarship: Undergrads & Alumni
The UW School of Nursing has been selected as the first academic partner in the United States to bestow the Queen Silvia Nursing Award (QSNA) for dementia care. Practicing registered nurses who have graduated from any of the three University of Washington nursing programs (UW Seattle, UW Bothell, or UW Tacoma) with a bachelor’s of science in nursing degree and current UW undergraduate student nurses may apply for the scholarship online through November 6, 2020. *Applications must include an idea or solution to addressing COVID-19 challenges in healthcare environment and special merit will be given for submissions that focus on the well-being of elderly and dementia-diagnosed communities.*
September 4, 2020
BSN Students Study COVID Impact on K-12 Schools
Robin Fleming, SNHS Lecturer, led students in their Population-Based Health in Community Practice course to work with the Northshore School District on researching the impact of COVID on re-opening K-12 schools.
August 31, 2020
SNHS Students Work in Our Communities
Maureen West, SNHS Lecturer, partners with local agencies bringing students and communities together.
August 24, 2020
SNHS Alum Leads COVID Command Center
June Altaras, who received her BSN in '98 and her MN in '07 from SNHS, became the operations chief at a COVID-19 command center.
August 24, 2020
Gender transformative programmes: our Dean in BMJ
"Without a gender transformative approach, male engagement interventions risk reinforcing existing gender inequalities," writes Dean Shari L. Dworkin and colleagues.
August 21, 2020
Join us for student presentations
Please join us for three zoom presentations on Death & Dying on Tuesday, 8/4, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Attend via zoom at https://washington.zoom.us/j/99882757278
July 23, 2020
Ethics & equity: Shirley in the news
Learn more about ethics and access to vital resources during the pandemic from Director of Nursing, Jamie Shirley.
July 13, 2020
Master of Nursing leaders in the news
Nursing leaders completing the Master of Nursing program, ranked #2 in the US, shared their stories about COVID-19 and their coursework.
June 26, 2020
Students on the front lines
Eight SNHS students report in from the front lines of COVID-19 community support efforts.
June 23, 2020
Niitsu Receives UNMC Nursing Excellence Award
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Alumni Council has selected Assistant Professor Niitsu as the 2020 Nursing Excellence Award recipient.
June 22, 2020