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America's No. 1 Nursing School
For more than 20 years, the University of Washington School of Nursing has been ranked America's No. 1 nursing school, including 17 years atop the U.S. News and World Report list, which began ranking nursing schools
in 1993.
Emphasizing Research
and Teaching
Six degree programs, multiple specialties, continuing education opportunities and world renowned research are part of the UW School of Nursing's goal of addressing society's most pressing challenges in health care. Students: Oliver Liscano and Joann Ucol.
Stay Connected
The School of Nursing is grateful for the support of its outstanding alumni, friends and community partners. Many participate as clinical preceptors, advisers and volunteers, and provide financial support for our students, faculty and programs.
Recognizing Leaders in Nursing
Every year the UW School of Nursing honors local and national leaders for their important contributions to the field of nursing and pays tribute to our community's most accomplished nurses and health care leaders at the annual Nurses Recognition Banquet.
Advancing Nursing Research
With a commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and patient care the UW School of Nursing is the No. 3 Nursing School in research funding from the NIH, with six centers of excellence and over 185 active and pending research projects.
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Joie Whitney, PhD, RN, CWCN, FAAN Professor Associate Dean for Research Nurse Scientist Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, Harborview Medical Center Endowed Professor in Critical Care Nursing Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems Box 357266 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-7266 Email Address: joiewhit@u.washington.edu |
| Research: Dr. Whitney studies tissue repair in acute and chronic wounds. Her program of research focuses on clinical interventions designed to influence tissue oxygen, perfusion and temperature and test their effects on molecular, biochemical and clinical wound healing outcomes. Additional research interests include studies focusing on clinical practice issues, and maintaining health and promoting recovery through physical activity. | |
| Teaching: Dr. Whitney teaches wound evaluation and management to undergraduate and graduate students. She teaches and mentors graduate students and nurses in practice in research methods, thesis and dissertation work. She teaches in and serves as the faculty liason for the UW Wound Management Education Program, the Wound Management Fundamentals Course, and the Medical Surgical Education program offered through UW SoN CNE. She is Co-director for the NIH sponsored Biobehavioral Nursing Research Training Program and the ITHS TL1, Multidisciplinary Predoctoral Clinical Research Training Program. | |
| Service: Dr. Whitney is active in the Wound Healing Society. She serves on the Editorial Board for Wound Repair and Regeneration and the Journal of Clinical Nursing. | |
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