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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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Huong Q, Nguyen, PhD, RN Associate Professor Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems 357266 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-7266 Email Address: HQN@u.washington.edu |
| Research: Dr. Nguyen is trained in bio-behavioral nursing research in chronically ill adults and older adults, applied informatics, and behavioral epidemiology. Her program of research is broadly focused on 1) developing and testing technology-supported interventions for self-management and physical activity in older adults with chronic conditions; 2) measurement of free-living ambulatory physical activity; and 3) understanding genetic, physiological, psychosocial and ecological determinants of successful self-management and behavior change. | |
| Teaching: Dr. Nguyen teaches a class focused on patient-centered technologies (NMETH526) in the masters CIPCT program and N401, Care in Illness I. She has also taught classes or provided guest lectures on nursing research, role transitions, dyspnea management, respiratory changes with aging, and electronic personal health records. | |
| Service: Dr. Nguyen is a member of the American Thoracic Society Nursing Assembly program and planning committees. She serves on the executive board and is the Grants Committee co-chair for the Firland Foundation. She reviews regularly for journals such as: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, International Journal of COPD, Patient Education and Counseling, and Health Education Research. She previously served on the American Nurses Foundation, Nursing Research Grant Committee and has provided ad hoc grant reviews for NIH, AHRQ, and other national and international research funding bodies. | |
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