Tag: pandemic

Tuition Credit Initiative Bolsters Wisconsin’s Health Care Workforce During COVID-19 Surge

UW System nursing students have another opportunity to receive a $500 tuition credit for working in hospitals and other health care settings between December 1, 2021 and March 20, 2022.

UW System Nursing Students Eligible for Tuition Credit in Fall 2021

Nursing and pharmacy students have another opportunity to receive a $500 tuition credit for providing COVID-19 vaccinations and booster shots during the fall 2021 semester.

Dean’s Letter | Spring 2021

This issue of ForwardNursing is dedicated to nurse advocacy and the breadth of circumstances in which nurses act on behalf of individuals, families, communities, populations, and health care providers themselves.

We’re Speaking

The pressures of the pandemic, which made nurses more visible than ever, are expected to make burnout worse. Nurses in the field and scholars in the School of Nursing are pushing for policy reforms, researching the root causes and effects of the critical issues facing the profession, and implementing new evidence-based tools to improve working conditions and patient outcomes.