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Local Seattle Churches Working to Improve Congregation & Community Health- February 8, 2012- featuring Doris Boutain

Fighting the Odds- January 29, 2012- UW Daily- featuring Carolyn Chow, Director of Admissions and Multicultural Student Affairs

"Organ Lady" teaches, not preaches- January 9, 2012- Nurse.com- featuring MN student Colleen Williams

Policy and Politics in Nursing Care (book review)- January 4, 2012- Journal of the American Medical Association- review by Dean Marla Salmon

Nursing students put skills to practice in community organizations- January 4, 2012- UW Today- featuring Assistant Professor Betty Bekemeier and nursing students

Macy Grant Team Presents at International Collaborating Across Borders III Conference- December 16, 2011- UW Medicine Online News- featuring PI Brenda Zierler, Sarah Shannon, Mayumi Wilgerodt, Chia-Ju Chiu

Online Holistic Wellness Health Study Shows that Cognitive Status, Physical Health and Daily Functioning are Interrelated-December 15, 2011- Yahoo News- featuring George Demiris, and Hilarie Thompson

West Notable Nurses- December 5, 2011- Nurse.com- featuring Fran Lewis

School of Nursing Annouces two new professorship recipients- November 2, 2011- UW Today- featuring Patti Brandt and Diane Magyary

American Academy of Nursing inducts three from UW School of Nursing faculty- October 12, 2011- UW Today- featuring Betty Bekemeier, Cynthia Dougherty and Brenda Zierler

Moving Together in Faith and Health-September 2011- UW Front Porch- featuring Doris Boutain

Col. Grethe Cammermeyer on DADT Repeal: ‘The Vindication Didn’t Occur Until Today”- September 21, 2011- Think Progress- featuring nursing alumna Col. Grethe Cammermeyer

Nurses care just as good as doctors, study says- September 22, 2011- MyNorthwest.com- featuring clinical faculty member Bob Smithing

Five Tips for Advancing Your Nursing Career, September 16, 2011- Nursezone.com- featuring Karen Schepp

Third year of Nurse Camp offers opportunity for under-represented students- September 12, 2011- Nurse.com- featuring Carolyn Chow, Lauren Cline, Kimmy Chu and Elaine Walsh

Pacific Northwest Alumni of Foster Care- August 4, 2011- City of Tacoma "Cityline," City of Tacoma “Cityline,” featuring PhD Student Delilah Bruskas

Nursing's Randal Beaton to give workforce resiliency workshop at Homeland Security- August 2, 2011- UW Today- Randal Beaton

New Computer Program Enhances Cancer Patient Care- July 28, 2011- The Boston Channel- featuring Donna Berry

Two from UW Win Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research Awards
July 20, 2011 - Daily UW - Carol Landis and Pamela Mitchell featured

Med-Surg Review and Update CE Course Breaks Record
July 2011 - Washington Rural Health Association - UW CE featured

Local Churches Launch Fresh-Food Market to Change the Way We Eat
July 20, 2011 - Seattle Times - Doris Boutain featured

Seattle Churches Support Local Farmers & Healthy Foods With Wholesale Market Weekly Market Begins July 20 at Mount Zion Baptist Church
July 18, 2011 - CNBC.com - Doris Boutain featured

It Takes a Village: a New Village Called NEST Organizes Support Services for Northeast Seattle Seniors
July/August 2011 - The Bulletin (King County Medical Society) - Basia Belza featured

UW School of Nursing Looks Forward After Critical Consulting
July 6, 2011 - Daily UW

UW Nurse Camp Creates Collegiate Opportunities for Minority and Low-income High School Students
July 1, 2011 - UW Today

Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education, and Research
June 29, 2011 - Institute of Medicine - Peg Heitkemper contributor

The Caring Generation
June 26, 2011 - 630 KHOW-AM Denver - Hilaire Thompson featured

Nurse.com to Host Panel Discussion on IOM's Future of Nursing Report
June 16, 2011 - Nurse.com

Harmony Hill Retreat Started with One Person's Dream
June 13, 2011 - Kitsap Sun - features Gretchen Schodde, BSN '68, MA '75 alumna

Faculty, Staff Train Students at UW Health Schools as Patient-Care Teams
June 13, 2011 - Nurse.com - Features Carol Landis

Certain Steps Key in Turning Research Into Best Practices
June 10, 2011 - Nurse.com - Elizabeth Bridges featured

Nurse Gives Research a Forum at Conference
June 10, 2011 - Nurse.com - Elizabeth Bridges featured

Multi-Ethnic Churches Move Together in Faith and Health with 'Just Gardens'
June 6, 2011 - Seattle Post Globe - features PCH faculty member Doris Boutain

With Nurse Shortage Looming, America Needs Shot in the Arm
June 6, 2011 - Washington Times

Paid Sick Days Will Mean a Healthier Seattle
May 26, 2011 - Seattle Times - School of Nursing alumna Robin Fleming featured

AAN Announces the 2011-2013 Fellows and Scholars in Academic Geriatric Nursing
May 20, 2011 - AAN News - Tatiana Sadak and her project “An Innovative Dementia Group Care Model" featured

The Future of Old
May 8, 2011 - Boston.com

2011 School of Nursing Excellence in Teaching Awards
April 29, 2011 - UW Nursing

In Final Report, SACGHS Addresses Genetics Education, Training
April 27, 2011 - GenomeWeb Daily News - Barbara McGrath quoted

Alzheimer’s Association, Western and Central Washington State Chapter Seeking Volunteers for Pilot Program
April 19, 2011 - Alzheimer's Reading Room - Rebecca Logsdon mentioned

Marilyn Peddicord Whitley awarded 2011 Excellence in Nursing Award from AAPPN
April 19, 2011 - Association of Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses - Marilyn Whitely featured

Western Institute of Nursing Research 44th Annual Conference
April 18, 2011 - UW Nursing - Marty Lentz mentioned

For Somali Women, Health Program Eases the Pain of War, Exile
April 10, 2011 - Seattle Times - CHN student Bria Chakofsky-Lewy's internship project featured

UW Medical and Nursing Students Receive Opportunity to Practice Primary Care
April 1, 2011 - The Daily - UW Nursing featured

Unique School Program Teaches Healthy Choices
March 26, 2011 - King 5 News - PMHNP student Colleen Williams featured

Helping Her Heal: The Social Construction of Recovery
March 25, 2011 - Oncology Nursing Forum - interview with Barbara Cochrane

UW School of Nursing Holds no. 1 Rank for Unprecedented 27 Years
March 22, 2011 - Washington Center for Nurses - School of Nursing mentioned

UW Ranked no. 1 in Nation's Best Nursing Graduate Programs
March 15, 2011 - Seattle Times - School of Nursing ranked

Dr. Sarah Shannon Discusses End-of-Life Care on Jefferson Public Radio
March 4, 2011 - JPR broadcast

Future of Nursing Campaign for Action Names Wave II Regional Action Coalitions
March 1, 2011 - The Future of Nursing - State of Washington mentioned

West Notable Nurses
February 7, 2011 - NurseWeek - Donna Berry mentioned

VA Puget Sound Primary Care Education program to receive $5 million grant
January 28, 2011 - VA Press Release

A Mission to Promote Health and Wellness
December 17, 2010 - Seattle Times - Doris Boutain Featured

Alumni, faculty inducted into the American Academy of Nursing
November 18, 2010 - MSU Press Release - Ardith Doorenbos

You can feel better, naturally, this winter
November 10, 2010 - The Peninsula Gateway - Marie-Annette Brown (Mentioned)

Education News: Tracey Vanderaegen Jones Is UFV’s Distinguished Alumni 2010
November 4, 2010 - Langley Today - Tracey Vanderaegen Jones, Student/Alumna Featured
Constance Hirnle, Clinical Nurse Educator Quoted

October

Washington Women's Foundation Elects Five New Directors to Board
October 29, 2010 - CNBC - Iyabo Tinubu-Karch Featured

Learning about Global Service in the Peruvian Amazon
September/October 2010 - Nurse Practitioner World News - Ada Otter, Student/Alumna

A new era for cardiovascular care at UC Davis Health System
Fall, 2010 - UC Davis Health System - Brenda Zierler, Quoted

Hormone therapy after menopause might increase risk of kidney stones
October 11, 2010 - UT Southwestern PR - Barbara Cochrane, Researcher/Author
Full Journal Article: Postmenopausal Hormone Use and the Risk of Nephrolithiasis

The Power of Nurses - SHAARP Session - AARP Blog
October 7, 2010 - AARP.org - Marla Salmon Quoted

Academy Fellows Receive Prestigious Honors at CANS Conference and FNINR NightinGala
October 6, 2010 - AAN.org - Margaret M. Heitkemper, Award Recipient

The Doctor Can't See You Now – But the Nurse Can
October 5, 2010 - AARP - Marla Salmon Quoted

Bellingham School District “Newsmakers” for September
October 4, 2010 - the Bellingham Herald - Nurse Camp Attendee Kelli Morones

 The Puzzle of IBS
October 1, 2010 - Los Angeles Times - Margaret Heitkemper
Digestive Wellness Educational Report - Mediaplanet

September

Helping caregivers nurture early relationships
September 30, 2010 - Parent Map - Jean Kelly

UW School Of Nursing Uses High Tech Mannequins To Reduce
Mistakes in Real World Setting
September 29, 2010 - Q13 FOX - Juvann Wolff, Anne Kalkbrenner

Depression Risk for Partners of Breast Cancer Patients
September 27, 2010 - WebMD - Frances Marcus Lewis

Inger-Lisa Skroder soars on wings of empathy and enterprise
September 23, 2010 - wowelle.com - Alumna

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces 12 New ‘Nurse Faculty Scholars’
September 20, 2010 - Nursezone.com - Betty Bekemeier

Future of nursing topic of free public discussion
September 16, 2010 - WSU Today - Marla Salmon

HPRC Funds Two Pilot Projects
September 2010 - Health Promotion Research Center - Basia Belza and Huong Q. Nguyen

UW Camp Creates Opportunities for Minority, Low-Income Students
September 13, 2010 - Nurse.com - Lauren Cline - Clinical Faculty

Deaths in adult homes hidden and ignored
September 12, 2010 - Seattle Times - Maggie Baker, BNHS, Assistant Professor
Research with Dr. Haruff Mentioned

Preventing child abuse and neglect is a powerful investment that saves lives
September 6, 2010 - Seattle Times - Maggie Baker, BNHS, Assistant Professor

August

NLN Launches Jonas Scholars Program to Support Doctoral Research to Advance Science of Nursing Education
August 23, 2010 - Nursezone - Anna Katherine Keiper, Scholar

Community Health Nursing Recruitment Videos
http://uwconnect.na6.acrobat.com/p88175519/
http://uwconnect.na6.acrobat.com/p69537922/

UW Nurse Camp creates collegiate opportunities for minority and low-income high school students
August, 19, 2010 - UWeek - Nurse Camp
http://uwnews.org/uweek/article.aspx?visitsource=uwkmail&id=59823

U.S. Department of Education award prepares new nurse educators
August, 19, 2010 - UWeek - GAANN Fellows
http://uwnews.org/uweek/article.aspx?visitsource=uwkmail&id=59834

YOUTUBE: Vision 2020: A world of Possibility A panel conversation featuring a conversation about vision, leadership and modeling a world that in principle and in physical reality welcomes women.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaSv9aUbVF0&feature=player_embedded
Panel Participant: Nancy Woods, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean Emerita, University of Washington School of Nursing, Department of Family and Child Nursing

Oncology clinical nurse wins award for co-authored book
August 13, 2010 University of Toledo - Linda Eaton - Mention
http://utnews.utoledo.edu/index.php/08_13_2010/oncology-clinical-nurse-w...

Nurses Working Overtime: Check-up on Progress
August 12, 2010 Nursezone.com - UW School of Nursing - Mention
http://www.nursezone.com/Nursing-News-Events/more-news/Nurses-Working-Ov...

Bothell woman, 93, went from baby to nurse at Swedish Hospital
August 10, 2010 Everett Herald - Neva Brooks - Alumna
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100810/NEWS01/708109913
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvZ0Oi9xtPQ

Healing Hands
August 4, 2010 Sequim Gazette - Hannah Yamamoto - Alumna
http://search.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2010-08-04_healing_hands

Village Concept Promotes Aging in Place
August 2010 Agingwellmag.com - Donna Mae Mascarinas Scheib - Alumna
http://www.agingwellmag.com/news/ex_071310_03.shtml

July

Pfizer has put two widely used mental health assessment tools online for the public to use
July 26, 2010 InPharm - UW School of Nursing - Website Link
http://www.inpharm.com/news/digital-pharma-pfizer-puts-mental-health-dia...

Coping with Miscarriage
July 21, 2010 Articlebase.com - Kristen Swanson, Mention
http://www.articlesbase.com/pregnancy-articles/coping-with-miscarriage-2...

Cultivating the Next Generation of Nurses
July 23, 2010 - Nursezone.com - UW School of Nursing Nurse Camp (Featured)
http://www.nursezone.com/Nursing-News-Events/ more-features/Cultivating-the-Next-Generation-of-Nurses_34662.aspx

Jonas Center Expands Funding for Doctoral Nursing Students
July 17, 2010 - Advance for Nurses - UW School of Nursing (Funding Recipient)
http://nursing.advanceweb.com/News/National-News/ Jonas-Center-Expands-Funding-for-Doctoral-Nursing-Students.aspx

Acclaim for RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholars
July 19, 2010 - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Joachim Voss (Featured)
http://www.rwjf.org/newsroom/product.jsp?id=66148

Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation Announces Winners of “Health Through Immunizations” Awards
July 20, 2010 - News-Line - Wendy I. Rychwalski (Alumni Featured)
http://www.news-line.com/blog/2010/07/nurse-practitioner-healthcare- foundation-announces-winners-of-%E2%80%9Chealth-through-immunizations%E2%80%9D-awards/

Local organizations receive $8.9 million to increase healthy choices for King County residents: 37 obesity and 14 tobacco prevention grants will accelerate changes
July 21, 2010 - King County Press Release - UW School of Nursing (Funding Recipient)
http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/news/2010/10072101.aspx

UW-Bothell nursing program wins $25,000 grant
July 12, 2010 - Bothell/Kenmore Reporter- UW Bothell (Featured)
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/north_king/bkn/community/98284344.html

Top Seven Nursing Schools in the US
July 1, 2010 - Article Alley- UW School of Nursing (listed )
http://www.articlealley.com/article_1629440_22.html

June

Best Schools for 2010's Top Careers in Healthcare
June 29, 2010 - US News and World Report - UW School of Nursing (listed )
http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/best-graduate-schools/ 2010/06/29/find-the-best-schools-for-2010s-top-careers-in-healthcare-3.html?PageNr=1

Largest Ever Interprofessional Training Event for Health Sciences Students a Success
June 24, 2010 - University Week - Brenda Zierler (Mentioned)
http://uwnews.org/uweek/article.aspx?id=58796

Profile: This Tastes Funny
June 24, 2010 - Seattle Magazine - Cynthia Lair, CAM Certificate Program Faculty
http://www.seattlemag.com/ 0p135a728/profile-this-tastes-funny/

Judy Massong Elected 7th-Central District Governor
June 23, 2010 - Washington State Bar Association - (Alumni News)
http://www.wsba.org/media/releases/massong0610.htm

Northwest Notable Nurses
June 14, 2010 - Nurse.com - Joie Whitney, Kathryn Barnard, Marylin Dodd, Pam Mitchell, and Elixabeth Babler. (Featured)
http://news.nurse.com/article/20100614/NW02/106140007

News from NINR - Translational Research and Nursing Science
May/June 2010 - Nursing Outlook - Pam Mitchell (Cited)

Profile in Education: Carol Jones

June 10, 2010 - The News Tribune - (Alumni Profile)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/06/10/ 1221225/profile-in-education-carol-jones.html

Job Outlook Brightens for New Grads Just Barely
June 9, 2010 - Associated Press - Marla Salmon (Mention)
(Reprinted in 174 AP Content Network Publications as of 6/11/2010)

The Secret Sadness That Makes Us Achy
June 4, 2010 - Article Alley (Content Provider) - Marie-Annette Brown (Mention)
http://rudycote.articlealley.com/the-secret-sadness-that-makes-us-achy-1587732.html

HHS Committee Urges Genetics Education Effort
June 4 , 2010 - GenomeWeb Daily News (Subscription) - Barbara McGrath (mention)
http://www.genomeweb.com/hhs-committee-urges- genetics-education-effort

UW-Bothell's Pohl is named as a Healthy Aging Research Scholar for 2010-11
June 3, 2010 - Bothell Reporter - Janet Pohl/de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/north_king/ bkn/community/95534919.html

Honoring Campus Colleagues - 40th Annual Awards of Excellence
June 3, 2010 - University Week
http://www.washington.edu/facultystaff/awards/
JoAnne Whitney: Distinguished Contributions to Lifelong Learning Award
Dagmar Schmidt: Distinguished Staff Award
Diana Brosten: President's Medal

Is There Really a Nursing Shortage in Washington State?
June 2010 Washington Healthcare News - Linda Tieman- Author
http://www.son.washington.edu/comm/wa-ltieman0610.pdf

May

Ballard High School, Preschool Partnership to End
May 28, 2010 - The Seattle Times - Trez Buckland (Mention)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011981349_preschool29m.html

Benefits of high-quality child care for young kids helps them even into
their teenage years - Cathryn Booth-LaForce - Pricipal Investigator
May 14, 2010 - The Today Show - http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/37147477#37147477May 14, 2010
May 14, 2010 - New Study: The Right Daycare Makes a Difference - http://cbs11tv.com/video/?id=54370@ktvt.dayport.com
Other Documents Related to Study:
Findings
Press Release
Background Info

Bachelor's degrees in nursing now offered in Everett
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Everett Herald - UW School of Nursing, Bothell
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100512/BIZ/705129955

Finding Your Niche - Role Specialization in Oncology
May 2010 ONS Connect - Joseph D. Tariman - Contributing Editor
http://www.onsconnect.org/2010/05/finding-your-niche

Sunnyside middle schools participate in activity and fitness study
5/04/2010 Daily Sun News - Dr. Cindy Perry - Highlighted
http://www.dailysunnews.com/archives/story.aspx/18372/sunnyside-middle-s...

Johns Hopkins No. 4 in 2009 NIH Funding
5/3/2010 Nurse.com - UW SoN Ranked No. 3 - Mention
http://news.nurse.com/article/20100503/DC02/105030091
Other Stories: http://news.nurse.com/article/20100503/PA02/105030099

University of Washington Accepts Teaching Scholar Applications
5/3/2010 Nurse.com - Nursing Specialization Mention
http://news.nurse.com/article/20100503/NW02/105030067

April

The calm before Washington's nursing shortage storm
4/26/2010 NW Jobs (Hire Ground) - Marla Salmon, Dean - Quoted
http://blog.nwjobs.com/hireground/2010/04/the-calm-before-washingtons-nu...

UW names 2010 Magnuson Scholars
4/22/2010 University Week - Elizabeth K. Babler, DNP Student, Award
http://uwnews.org/uweek/article.aspx?visitsource=uwkmail&id=57215

You...PMS-Free!
Total cures for cramps, bloating and bummer moods
4/18/2010 Redbook - Marie-Annette Brown, FCN - Professor, Section/Mention/Quote
http://www.redbookmag.com/health-wellness/advice/pms-free-yl

Preparing Student Nurses for Workplace Technologies
4/9/2010 NurseZone.com (Nursing News) - George Demiris, BNHS, Associate Professor - Mentioned/Quoted
http://tiny.cc/0b9xn

Etc.: Campus News & Notes
4/8/2010 University Week - Jaime Navetta, BNHS,
Project Manager - Mention/Quoted
http://tiny.cc/1rs5b

Preparing Student Nurses for Workplace Technologies
4/6/2010 National Sleep Foundation - Anna Zisberg, Alumna - PhD Program, Review
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/alert/maintaining-daily-routines-associated-reduced-rate-insomnia-the-elderly?utm_source=NSF+Alert&utm_campaign=40e672e99b-NSF_Alert_4_06_2010&utm_medium=email

First peeps of Seattle spring blossoms
4/3/2010 Seattle Times - Jaime Navetta, BNHS,
Project Manager - Mention
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2011492726_peeps04.html

March

Health Care Reform: How It Will Keep the Economy Out of the E.R.
3/24/2010 Economic Watch (Blog) - Marla Salmon, PCH, Dean/Professor - Quoted
http://blogs.journalism.cuny.edu/economicwatch/2010/03/24/

Free Online Course About Caring for Older Adults in Critical Care Hospital Units
3/22/2010 Newswise - Hilaire Thompson, BNHS, Assistant Professor - Mention
http://www.newswise.com/articles/national-nursing-organizations-introduce-free-online-course

A New Tess, No More Oxygen Tank and Hose in the Nose
3/3/2010 COPD and Other Stuff (Blog/Kitsap Sun) - Huong Nguyen, BNHS, Associate Professor - Mention
http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/2010/03/03/a-new-tess-no-more-oxygen-tank-and-hose-in-the-nose/

January

Retirement Plans: America's aging population has many options for finding the right place to call home
January 2010 - Alaska Airlines Magazine - Linda Teri, PCH, Chair
http://www.son.washington.edu/comm/AAMRetirementPlans.pdf

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2009

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October

UW's Nurse Scientists
Seattle Woman magazine, October 2009
UW School of Nursing faculty researchers, Center for Women;s Health & Gender Research featured.
http://www.son.washington.edu/about/UWNurseScientists.asp

February

Nursing schools facing teacher shortage
KING-5 News, Feb. 2, 2009
Features Dean Marla Salmon discussing the nursing shortage.

January 

Nurses often left out of medical error talks
U.S. News & World Report, Jan. 22, 2009
Features Sarah Shannon, associate professor, BNHS, and vice associate dean for academic programs.
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/brain-and-behavior/ar...

Sarah Shannon ’s work was featured in numerous publications and online news sites this month, including:
The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/22/AR2009012202202.html
Medical News Today
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134760.php
UWeek
http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleID=46184

Opportunities in Forensic Nursing
Minority Nurse.com, Winter 2009
Includes a mention of the SoN forensic nursing program.
http://www.minoritynurse.com/forensic-nursing/opportunities-forensic-nursing

Vision for health care access is being realized
Everett Herald, Jan. 16, 2009
Editorial praises Providence Everett Healthcare Clinic, which incorporates a training program for UW nursing students.
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090116/OPINION01/701169936/-1/OPINION

Smart dummies: Mannequins to train doctors, nurses
KPLU radio, Jan. 15, 2009
Features Juvann Wolff, director of the school's simulation lab.
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1457748

School of Nursing students win volunteer award
SoN Web site, Jan. 15, 2009
http://www.son.washington.edu/about/CommunityServiceAwardJan09.asp

American Journal of Nursing announces 2008 Book of the Year awards
American Journal of Nursing, Jan .13, 2009
http://www.son.washington.edu/about/AJNawards.asp

Visionary: Heather Young, RN
Nurse.com, Jan. 12, 2009
Features former faculty member Heather Young, who received her master’s in nursing and her doctorate in nursing science from the SoN.
http://news.nurse.com/article/20090112/CA02/101120108

State must fund nursing education programs
Tacoma News Tribune, Jan. 9, 2009
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2009/01/09/589390/state-must-fund-nursing-...

Best of 2008: School of Nursing
UWeek, Jan. 8, 2009
http://uwnews.org/uweek/article.aspx?visitsource=uwkmail&id=46146

Perspective: Join Jan. 10 discussion on health-care reform
Port Townsend Leader, Jan. 7, 2009
Opinion piece by Phyllis Schultz, retired UW School of Nursing faculty member)
http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=22882&TM=63990.26

Nursing cuts not a healthy plan
Seattle P-I, Jan. 5, 2009
http://www.seattlepi.com/opinion/394829_nursingcutsonline06.html

UW med students prepare with cutting edge technology
Seattle P-I, Jan. 5, 2009
Features Brenda Zierler, associate professor, BNHS, and associate dean, TIER.
http://www.seattlepi.com/health/394704_simulsurg05.html

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2008

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December

New books with Seattle-area ties
Seattle Times, Dec. 29, 2008
Features “Nurse: A World of Care,” with senior editor Dean Marla Salmon.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2008567367_zboo29localbooks.html

Balancing punishment, treatment when crimes are committed
Seattle P-I, Dec. 28, 2008
Features David Lovell, research assoc. prof., PCH.
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/393944_mental29.html

UW health sciences schools receive more than $1 million for training in interprofessional communication
UW Medicine online news, Dec. 19, 2008
Features Brenda Zierler, assoc. prof., BNHS, and assoc. dean, TIER.
http://depts.washington.edu/mednews/uwmedonlinenews/12192008.html

UW’s Zierler Named Executive Nurse Fellow
Nurse.com, Dec. 8, 2008
Features Brenda Zierler.
http://news.nurse.com/article/20081208/NW02/112080145

Oliver Osborne, PhD, RN: Grandfather of AAPPN
Association of Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses, Dec. 7, 2008
Features Oliver Osborne, professor emeritus; Mary Tschudin, dean emeritus; and former faculty members Marilyn Whitley and Linn Larson.
http://aappn.org/wordpress/index.php/2008/12/07/oliver-osburne-phd-rn-grandfather-of-aappn/

“Nurse: A World of Care” book review
Journal of the American Medical Association, Sept. 24, 2008
http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/300/12/1468.full

November

Nursing Goes Global
International Educator, November/December 2008
Features Catherine Carr, assoc. prof., FCN; Sarah Ross, director of international programs; post-doctoral student Julie Potsma; and MN student Shawna Pochan.
http://www.nafsa.org/_/File/_/novdec08_feature_nursing_2.pdf

A conversation with School of Nursing Dean Marla Salmon
UWeek, Nov. 20, 2008
http://uwnews.org/uweek/article.aspx?visitsource=uwkmail&id=45323

Nurse practitioners bring depth, perspective to wide spectrum of patients
Reprinted by permission from News & Notes from Michael Soman, president/chief medical executive, Group Health Permanente, Nov. 7, 2008
Features Marie-Annette Brown, the Group Health Endowed Nursing Professor in Chronic Illness Care
http://www.son.washington.edu/about/IntheNewsGroupHealthNov08.asp

Study looks at how job stress, length of time in US, affect risk for chronic health conditions among Filipino immigrants
Kaiser Network, Nov. 5, 2008
Features Butch de Castro, asst. prof., PCH.
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Report.aspx

Examining I-1000
KUOW radio’s Weekday with Steve Scher, Nov. 3, 2008
Features Dean Emeritus Rheba de Tornyay discussing her position on Initiative 1000, which would let terminally ill patients get help to end their lives.
http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=16191

October

Dean provides insight for nursing school
The UW Daily, Oct. 29, 2008
Features Dean Marla Salmon.
http://dailyuw.com/news/2008/oct/29/dean-provides-insight-for-nursing-school/

New Faculty Senate chair David Lovell sees busy year ahead
UWeek, Oct. 23, 2008
Features David Lovell, research assoc. prof., PCH.
http://uwnews.org/uweek/article.aspx?visitsource=uwkmail&id=44648

Mary Pigott makes $1M gift to UW
Puget Sound Business Journal, Oct. 17, 2008
Features Andrea Myers, new asst. dean for development and external relations.
http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/apps/dailyclips/scraped/PSBJ_2008-10-17.html

Introducing the new Secretary of the Faculty, Marcia Killien
UWeek, Oct. 16, 2008
Features Marcia Killien, prof., FCN
http://uwnews.org/uweek/article.aspx?visitsource=uwkmail&id=44499

Seattle Children’s earns magnet status
Nurse.com, Oct. 6, 2008
Features Susan Heath, asst. dean of clinical nursing practice.
http://news.nurse.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080910/NW02/309100027

September

Two widows on opposing sides of assisted suicide
KUOW News, Sept. 23, 2008
Features Dean Emeritus Rheba de Tornyay.
http://kuow.org/program.php?id=15874

Initiative 1000 would let patients get help ending their lives
Seattle Times, Sept. 22, 2008
Features Rheba de Tornyay.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008193092_death21m.html?syndication=rss

A consensus about day care: Quality counts
New York Times, Sept. 14, 2008
Features Cathryn Booth-LaForce, prof., FCN, and executive assoc. dean.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/health/healthspecial2/15daycare.html?_...

Nurse organization pickets at UW hospital
Seattle P-I, Sept. 3, 2008
Features Lorie Wild, asst. dean for clinical nursing practice/chief nursing officer, UWMC
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/377638_uwnurses04.html

August

Proposal is reckless, unnecessary
Seattle P-I, Aug. 25, 2008
Guest column by Dean Emeritus Rheba de Tornyay on assisted suicide.
http://www.seattlepi.com/opinion/376408_antidignity26.html

July

Study Finds Nurses Need Their Naps
Nursezone.com, July 31, 2008:
http://www.nursezone.com/Nursing-News-Events/more-news.aspx?ID=18132
Features research by SoN alumnae Diana McMillan, PhD ’01, and Wendy Fallis, PhD ’02.

June

Working Dad: Back to basic training
Seattle P-I, June 26, 2008
Features Pamela L. Jordan, assoc. prof., FCN.
http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/368565_dad27.html?source=rss

Pauline Mary Bruno, 1922-2008: Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro at age 77
Seattle P-I, June 16, 2008
Obituary on former SoN professor.
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/367239_obitbruno17.html

UC Davis appoints Heather Young as associate vice chancellor for nursing
June 16, 2008
Young, who will lead a new school of nursing at UC Davis, received her master’s in nursing and her doctorate in nursing science from the UW.
http://media-newswire.com/release_1067933.html

Good parents, bad results: 8 ways science shows that Mom and Dad go wrong when disciplining their kids
U.S. News & World Report, June 12, 2008
Includes Jamila Reid, co-director of the UW Parenting Clinic, and a mention of work by Carolyn Webster-Stratton, Prof., FCN.
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/living-well/articles/...

Program helps parents bond with baby
KING-5 TV, June 9, 2008
Features Jean Kelly, prof., FCN

Redesign flawed health care system
Seattle P-I, June 9, 2008
Commentary features Dean Nancy Woods on the contributions of nurse practitioners, physician assistants and others in solving the primary-care shortage.
http://www.seattlepi.com/opinion/366363_nursepract10.html

Show, not tell
Yale Nursing Matters, Spring 2008
Profile of Yale alum Carolyn Webster-Stratton, prof., FCN
http://nursing.yale.edu/News/Publications/YNM/8_2/V8_2_pg24-25.pdf

New study shows significant gaps in availability of hospice care
AHC Media, June 2008
Features George Demiris, assoc. prof., BNHS, on the use of technology, including videophones, to better serve patients in rural areas.
http://ahcpub.com/hot_topics/?htid=1&httid=1923

May

A bed for every child who needs one
The Seattle Times, May 29, 2008
Commentary by Susan Heath, assistant dean for clinical-nursing practice and chief nursing officer at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2004444415_heathop29.html

Fund state nursing programs or face critical shortage
The (Tacoma) News Tribune, May 27, 2008
Commentary co-authored by Judy Huntington, executive director of the Washington State Nurses Association and 2008 winner of the SoN’s Distinguished Alumni Award.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2008/05/06/353149/fund-state-nursing-progr...

School of Nursing honors profession’s leaders
UWeek, May 8, 2008
http://uwnews.org/uweek/article.aspx?id=41569

Saving marriages can save tax dollars, advocates argue
Seattle P-I, May 7, 2008
Features Pamela L. Jordan, assoc. prof., FCN.
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/362168_marriage08.html

Sleep troubles vary between Alzheimer’s patients, caregivers
KING-5 TV, May 2, 2008
Features Susan McCurry, research prof., PCH.

April

Raising the medical bar
UW Daily, April 29, 2008
A feature on the school's Doctor of Nursing Practice program
http://dailyuw.com/2008/4/29/raising-medical-bar/

Working Dad: Two parents minus passion equals an unhealthy marriage for the whole family
Seattle P-I, April 17, 2008
Featuring Associate Professor Pamela L. Jordan
http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/359513_dad18.html

Learning: Promoting healthy first relationships
KING-5 TV, April 9, 2008
Featuring Jean Kelly, co-director, Center on Infant Mental Health and Development

Meet the Sims -- at nursing school
Seattle P-I, April 12, 2008
A feature on the school's newly remodeled Center for Excellence in Nursing Education simulation lab
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/358827_simulator12.html

Nurses learn on simulators before caring for patients
KING-5 TV, April 12, 2008

UW nursing students practice on computers that look like patients
Q13 FOX News, April 12, 2008

High-tech simulators enhance nursing education
UWeek, April 17, 2008
http://www.washington.edu/news/archive/41085

Nursing students practice birthing techniques with robot simulators
UW Daily, April 10, 2008
http://dailyuw.com/2008/4/10/nursing-students-practice-birthing-techniqu...