Improving care. It's the Washington Way.
Students in the Promoting Community and Public Health Course, Nurs 420, presented their work with community organizations at a December 7th poster symposium.
Learn more...
Emphasizing Research
and Teaching
Six degree programs, multiple specialties, continuing education opportunities and world renowned research are part of the UW School of Nursing's goal of addressing society's most pressing challenges in health care. Students: Oliver Liscano and Joann Ucol.
Stay Connected
The School of Nursing is grateful for the support of its outstanding alumni, friends and community partners. Many participate as clinical preceptors, advisers and volunteers, and provide financial support for our students, faculty and programs.
Recognizing Leaders in Nursing
Every year the UW School of Nursing honors local and national leaders for their important contributions to the field of nursing and pays tribute to our community's most accomplished nurses and health care leaders at the annual Nurses Recognition Banquet.
Advancing Nursing Research
With a commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and patient care the UW School of Nursing is the No. 3 Nursing School in research funding from the NIH, with six centers of excellence and over 185 active and pending research projects.
UW Continuing Nursing Education supports excellence in lifelong learning for health care professionals, and is a nationally-recognized accredited provider of contact hours in nursing.
Learn moreFor immediate release
Date: January 18, 2012
Contact: Ashley Wiggin- Communications and Marketing Officer, aaw4@uw.edu, 206-221-2456
Sleep Disorders and Sleep Promotion in Nursing, which includes chapters by School of Nursing Faculty Carol Landis, Professor, Dept. of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, and Teresa Ward, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Family and Child Nursing, received an AJN Book of the Year award for 2011.
The two faculty contributed to the award-winning book, edited by Nancy S. Redeker and Geoffry Phillips McEnany. Landis’s chapter is titled “Psychological and Behavioral aspect of sleep” and Ward’s chapter is titled “Conducting a sleep assessment.”
According to the book review, “the well-written book provides a thorough exploration of sleep disorders and nursing care and guidelines to assist in the workup for sleep disturbances. As many geriatric patients experience such disorders, it’s extremely relevant for nurses caring for this population.”
Joie Whitney, Associate Dean for Research and Professor, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, also contributed to an AJN Book of the Year winner in the Medical-Surgical Nursing Category, Acute and Chronic Wounds. Her chapters were titled "Perfusion and Oxygenation" and "Surgical Wounds and Incision Care."
Read more about the awards here.
###
The University of Washington School of Nursing is consistently the nation’s No. 1-ranked nursing school, according to U.S. News & World Report. Ranked No. 3 in research funding from the National Institutes of Health, the UW School of Nursing is a national and international leader in improving the health and well-being of individuals, families and communities. The school addresses society’s most pressing challenges in health care through innovative teaching, award winning research and community service.
