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DNP Profile

Andrew O’Donnell ’11, DNP’14

Posted on July 7, 2021

Andrew O’Donnell is currently working on the front lines of COVID-19 as the interim co-manager of the Trauma Life Support Center at UW Health, supporting a staff of 120 employees, including 90 ICU nurses.

Posted in Alumni News & Events, Alumni Profile, DNP Profile, Meet a Badger NurseTagged COVID-19, DNP program

Rural Placements for Nursing Students Help Address Rural Health-care Shortage

Posted on July 29, 2019

A partnership between the Monroe Clinic-SSM Health and the UW–Madison School of Nursing provides DNP students opportunities to engage in rural practice, and many return to it.

Posted in Community Partnerships, DNP Profile, ForwardNursing, NewsTagged health care disparities, Pam McGranahan, preceptorships, rural engagement, Wisconsin Idea

A Heart and Mind for Home Health

Posted on January 27, 2017

DNP student Troy Lawrence has a favorite clinical setting. The kitchen table. Lawrence believes home health is a better alternative to clinic-based care for many older-adult patients. Plus, it captures the essence of nursing—of meeting patients where they are—in both the literal and figurative sense.

Posted in DNP Profile, ForwardNursing, News, Student ProfileTagged aging, aging in place, home health

Kala Cornelius, Community Health Nurse

Posted on November 29, 2016

Kala Cornelius started the DNP program at the School of Nursing in the Fall of 2016. A member of the Oneida and Menominee tribes of Wisconsin, Cornelius plans to return to her community after graduation to lead health-related changes by focusing on disease prevention and holistic healing.

Posted in DNP Profile, Inclusive ExcellenceTagged Native American nurses

Media Mentions

10/15/2021 WKOW.com
Madison nursing schools can’t admit more students even as applications rise

9/8/2021 The Oregon Observer
Oregon’s Berkan balances ER nursing, family with Ironman 

Summer 2021 OnWisconsin
Inject and Protect: Student helpers provide a shot in the arm for vaccination efforts.

5/09/2021 Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison commencement returns thousands of graduates to Camp Randall Stadium

5/04/2021 The Black Voice
Miracle Students

4/20/2021 Wisconsin State Journal
Kevin Reilly: UW students delivering shots is practical patriotism

3/1/2021 Health
Burned Out by COVID Caregiving, Health Care Workers Say It’s Time to Fix the System. Is Anyone Listening?

2/22/2021 Morgridge Center for Public Service
Celebrating CARDS 10-Year Anniversary Elevating the Community Voice

2/11/2021 WORT FM Madison
Nursing Homes And COVID-19

Winter 2021 The Diversity Digest
Inclusive Excellence Plan is Key to Fulfilling Higher Purpose

1/23/2021 Wisconsin State Journal
Know Your Madisonian: School district’s head nurse tackles COVID-19 with decades of experience

12/30/2020 MissingLogic
Episode #77: Insights on Nurse Fatigue, the Impact on Nursing and Patient Safety, and What You Can Do with Dr. Linda D. Scott

12/21/2020 Wisconsin Examiner
Nursing students across the state asked to fill holes in healthcare system created by COVID-19

11/18/2020 Forbes
About That ‘Breakthrough’ Blood Test For Alzheimer’s Disease

11/11/2020 MissingLogic
Episode #70: Health Information Technology: Measuring and Monitoring the Impact on Clinical Practice and Patient Outcomes with Nancy Beale

11/10/2020 The Rural Monitor
Nursing Preparedness: Words from Researchers and Rural Nurses

10/7/ 2020 Respite Care Association of Wisconsin
State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) awarded 3-year Federal Lifespan Respite Grant totaling $664,271

10/6/ 2020 The American Association of Colleges of Nursing 
AACN Members Endorse Resolution Calling for Action to Address Nurse Well-Being, Resilience, and Suicide Prevention

10/6/ 2020 Wisconsin State Journal
Flu shot clinic opens Tuesday at Alliant Energy Center

9/21/2020 KOLD News13 Tucson
Could healthcare worker burnout be the next COVID-19 crisis?

9/17/2020 NBC15
Young nurse inspired by personal experience to care for others

9/14/2020  Institute for Healthcare Improvement
New National Action Plan Seeks to Re-energize Patient Safety Improvement and Accelerate Change

9/9/2020 All in Wisconsin
UW–Eau Claire Dean Linda Young inducted into American Academy of Nursing class of 2020 fellows

9/1/ 2020 On Wisconsin Magazine
Badgers vs. the Pandemic | A Nurse Back in Action

7/9/2020 FOX 47
Pandemic further bottlenecks nursing students’ path to frontlines

6/9/2020 UWM Report
New grant funds programs to address sexual assault among Native Americans

6/7/2020 Deseret News 
Will long-term care be the same after COVID-19?

5/15/2020 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin medical students are graduating onto the front lines of coronavirus

5/10/2020 Movement is Life Podcast
Celebrating National Nurses Week 2020 – Special Round Table Episode

5/7/2020 Wisconsin Alumni Assoc.
The UW Now Livestream Recap

5/6/2020 WMTV nbc15.com
National Nurses Week honoring retired nurses called back to work

4/23/2020 News – School of Medicine and Public Health
Maps provide zip code-level detail on risk of COVID-19 complications across Wisconsin

April 2020 American Journal of Nursing
Going the Extra Mile for Seniors

3/26/2020 The Badger Herald
Wisconsin Nursing Board discusses possibilities to combat nursing shortage problem during pandemic

3/26/2020 Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin’s nursing shortage in the spotlight as hospitals face influx of COVID-19 cases

3/25/2020 DailyNurse
Nurse of the Week: UW-Madison Nursing Student Marcela Hanson Crowdsources Childcare Help For Local Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic

3/20/2020 Wisconsin Public Radio
Barred From Clinic During The Pandemic, Nursing Students Find A Way To Help

2/14/2020 Green Bay Press Gazette
Only 1 in 5 board members are women at Wisconsin’s top 50 public companies, despite evidence that female leaders perform better

2/11/2020 NCAA.org 
NCAA awards $100,000 in research grants

1/23/2020 Door County Pulse
An Education in Rural Health Care

1/22/2020 DailyNurse
Nurse of the Week: Cassie Dietrick, Mother of Two, Overcomes Deployment to Afghanistan While Working Toward Nursing Degree

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