Advancing the Nursing Profession

Nursing research and education that have the power to transform our lives.The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing aims to transform our lives, our communities, our state and our world through the power of nursing. The School is conducting a $20 million capital campaign to build and equip a new Nursing Science Center located in the heart of the UW-Madison’s vibrant health science campus and to recruit and support the faculty necessary for growth. We celebrate the kickoff of the Power of Nursing Campaign with a weekend of learning, celebration and leadership October 1-3, 2009, on the UW-Madison campus.  We hope you can join us.

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I can participate

A recent message from an alumna:

I have just been reading the latest communication with alumni of the UW School of Nursing. I am a graduate of the 1960 class and that makes me 71 years of age! In the current economic downturn with so many needs crying for money, I thought, “How can I make a contribution?” My income and that of my family has been reduced by the current turn of affairs, so my great grandchildren and my health have become my financial priorities.

Then I looked at your Pledge Payment Schedule and, WOW, I could do $9 per month and maybe not notice it! I could also increase my pledge later, if I wished. That would give me a connection and a goal and increase my stake in this endeavor. So please send me the important information I need to start my payments.

Meredith Engel Oehlkers
Monona, Wisconsin

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Patricia Flatley Brennan this year's Littlefield speaker

“As the locus of health care shifts from institutions to homes and communities, there is an urgent need to develop computer and biotechnology-based tools that can be safely and effectively used outside the hospital, improving health and quality of life”

Patricia Flatley Brennan

The Power of Nursing Kickoff Weekend begins with the 10th Annual Littlefield Leadership Lecture at 8:30 a.m. Friday, October 2, in the Health Sciences Learning Center.

Keynote speaker Patricia Flatley Brennan (’84 MS EGR, ‘86 PhD EGR, PhD, RN), Moehlman Bascom Professor of Nursing and chair of the UW-Madison Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the College of Engineering, is one of the nation’s leaders in consumer health information technology. She will address how technology benefits nursing practice and patient care and how nursing education needs to change to ensure tomorrow’s technology-enriched care.

Brennan successfully proposed the Health Technology Design in the Living Environments Laboratory, which will become one of five themes in the new Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. “Nursing has a wealth of knowledge and experience pertinent to this theme,” she writes. Nurses, who understand human response to health and illness and how to work in multiple health-care environments, can collaborate with engineers, designers and computer scientists to develop new health technologies that will empower patients and help them remain in their homes. Read More »

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A Message from Dean May

A message from Katharyn May, Dean of the UW-Madison School of Nursing.

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