We believe diverse perspectives, strengths, and resources lead to innovations with greater potential for impact. We partner and collaborate with health systems and communities to research new and better ways to deliver health care, improve nursing education, prepare health profession teams for the complexities of our current and future health care system, and improve the quality of life for residents of Wisconsin and beyond.
New Nursing Immersion Program Offers Students Meaningful, Hands-on Experience at Respite Camp
BSN students provided services for people with a broad spectrum of disabilities and practiced nursing skills in a new School of Nursing summer respite camp immersion course.
Rural Placements for Nursing Students Help Address Rural Health-care Shortage
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.
Aging in the Heart of Rural Wisconsin
Rural leaders are asking how they can help older residents to thrive in their communities. Now three coalitions are working with the Center for Aging Research and Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing to support rural aging-in-place.
Recruiting Native Nurses, Improving Native Health Through the Native Nations Nursing Summit
The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing is one of several organizations hosting a one-day Native Nations Nursing Summit in Menominee as part of an ongoing effort to increase the number of Native nurses in Wisconsin, particularly in American Indian communities. Currently, Native American populations experience significant health disparities compared to the U.S. population as a whole.
New toolkit guides professionals, others in scenarios involving dementia
A new toolkit from the School of Nursing prepares professionals, like pharmacists, as well as family members and other front-line staff to face and handle situations involving dementia patients.
- Stories about our partners
Partners
- Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE)
- Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education at UW–Madison (CIPE)
- Healthy Learner Collaborative of Wisconsin
- Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP)
- UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR)
- Wisconsin Network for Research Support (WINRS)
- Wisconsin Public Health Research Network (WPHRN)
Collaborative Initiatives
Interprofessional Continuing Education
The Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) creates and provides educational experiences that encourage the sharing of expertise across roles and promote the success of healthcare professionals within team-based delivery systems.
Pediatric & School Nursing
eSchoolCare is an online tool connecting school nurses with university and hospital expertise; SHARP helps schools harness the power of social networks in support of children's asthma management. Collaboration fosters these and future innovations.
Partnering Across Boundaries for Better Research
The School of Nursing partners to encourage researchers to collaborate, share information and best practices, and connect research with nursing practice.
