Joshua Ernst ’14, DNP’24, is impacting nursing through innovative leadership.
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Nursing Without Constraints
Kelly Ayala DNP’18, uses her passion for innovation to improve the health care landscape for both patients and providers.
DNP students take part in new trauma recovery program for health care providers
School of Nursing DNP students Marilyn McCluskey and Ann Russell were interviewed for the Daily Cardinal’s story on Dane County’s new trauma recovery program for health care providers.
Andrew O’Donnell ’11, DNP’14
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.
Q&A with Sarah Endicott, DNP, RN, GNP-BC
A conversation about the role of the preceptor in the educational experience of clinical graduate students.
The New Age of Nursing
From providing tests and contact tracing, to administering patient care and leading interdisciplinary teams, nurses and midwives have been essential to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic response. Profiles of five School of Nursing alumni Illustrate their unique roles, challenges, and how Badger nurses change lives.
Two New Doctor of Nursing Practice Specialties Introduced
The School of Nursing has added two new online specialty tracks to the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. In addition to five existing specialties, these advanced nursing practice DNP tracks in either Population Health or Systems Leadership and Innovation create options for nurses to advance their careers.
UW–Madison DNP Program Tops Wisconsin in U.S. News & World Report
The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing’s DNP program earned the U.S. News & World Report’s top Wisconsin spot in its 2021 rankings of Best Nursing Schools: Doctor of Nursing Practice.
Compare Doctoral Programs
Side-by-side comparison of the PhD and DNP.
Professor Gina Bryan Named to American Academy of Nursing’s 2019 Class of Fellows
The American Academy of Nursing named Gina Bryan, DNP, RN, a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing and a leading state and national policy expert on opioids and addiction, to its 2019 fellows class.