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.
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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.
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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.
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 moreWith the endoresement of Interim Dean Pam Mitchell, the School of Nursing will be joining students from other Health Sciences Schools in reading Anne Fadiman's The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down.
This moving story chronicles the experience of a Hmong refugee family from Laos as they navigate the healthcare system in Merced, California, to treat their young daughter with epilepsy. At its heart, it is a story about cultural miscommunication between the U.S. medical community and a Hmong family. It has become a classic text in medical and anthropological fields and offers a rich foundation for inter-professional, cross-cultural exploration and education. You will confront many of the issues raised in this book throughout your nursing education and career.
Throughout fall quarter, we will be offering discussion groups, facilitated by faculty and students from across the health sciences, as well as other events. The success of this project relies on your thoughtful participation, reflection and feedback. Your ability to recognize, analyze and respond in culturally competent and compassionate ways in your career will make you a better health professional in any context.
New and used copies are widely available at minimal cost online, or check out a copy from your local library.
A detailed schedule of events and more information will be coming soon. In the meantime, please take the time to obtain and read The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down prior to the start of fall quarter 2012.
If you have questions or comments about this project, or if you would be interested in being a student facilitator for one of the discussion groups, please contact Lauren Henricksen, Service Learning Manager, Regional Affairs, Dean of Medicine at lhenric@uw.edu.
