News from School of Nursing & Health Studies
Category: RN To BSN
My Story: Assessing and Caring for People
Read Dr. Meghan Eagen-Torkko's article, "My Story: Assessing and Caring for People," in the campus news.
May 3, 2021
Faculty Spotlight: Meghan Eagen-Torkko
Catch up with our new Interim Director of Nursing, Meghan Eagen Torkko!
February 4, 2021
Meet Hannah Gribben!
Get to know BSN student and BSNCC student representative, Hannah Gribben.
February 3, 2021
Recognizing the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife 2020
Join two UW Bothell faculty members in recognizing the vital role nurses and midwives have in providing health services.
December 18, 2020
SNHS Alum is School Nurse of the Year
The School Nurse Organization of Washington announced Tessa McIlraith, BSN '13, as 2020 State School Nurse of the Year.
December 4, 2020
BSN Alum Faces Outbreaks in 2 Cities
While still a student, BSN alum Avery Montes De Oca worked as an emergency room nurse at EvergreenHealth and as a travel nurse in Elmhurst. EvergreenHealth, in Kirkland, WA, is the hospital where many nursing home patients were treated in March for COVID-19. When Elmhurst, in Queens, NY, sent out a call for nurses as the coronavirus began to spike, Montes De Oca answered.
September 25, 2020
BSN Alum founds EastWest Food Rescue
George Ahearn, BSN '00, founded EastWest Food Rescue, bringing food that would have gone to waste in Eastern Washington to distribute to local food banks. In cooperation with community partners, EastWest Food Rescue has saved over 6,800,000 pounds of food and served more than 1,500,00 meals.
September 14, 2020
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