News from the School of Nursing & Health Studies
Category: Innovation
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
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
UW Bothell School of Nursing and Health Studies recognized in PayScale’s College Salary Report
PayScale released its rankings of best schools for Nursing and Health Science Majors by Salary Potential in 2019. The University of Washington Bothell recieves top ranking in public 4-year universities, at #22, in health science and nursing programs.
October 24, 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