School of nursing news
Build lasting connections with a common purpose
Oct 01, 2020Joining a student organization is a valuable way to connect with like-minded individuals and explore your interests in ways that can benefit you both personally and professionally.
Student Nurses’ AssociationSigma Theta Tau, Rho ChapterNursing Student GovernmentStudent-run Free Clinic
Student spotlight: Jessica Viale
Jessica Viale came to Ann Arbor from Newport Beach, California, to achieve her goal of becoming a nurse at the University of Michigan. Joining a student organization has helped Jessica feel at home... Read more
Unparalleled clinical learning
Oct 01, 2020The U-M School of Nursing’s clinical curriculum lets you put theory into practice as faculty clinicians guide you through high-tech simulation exercises and hands-on care with real patients in hospitals, health departments, community centers and much more.
Your clinical education includes a multitude of learning experiences in two distinct settings:
Simulated patient care with advanced training technologies in the Clinical Learning Center.Direct care for real patients in real clinical sites, from units within major health systems and hospitals to community based... Read more
World-class faculty expertise
Oct 01, 2020At the U-M School of Nursing, you’ll benefit from the breadth of our faculty’s knowledge and expertise. Leading clinicians, renowned researchers and internationally recognized data scientists will help you build skills to inform evidence-based nursing practice, looking beyond the basics to care for the whole patient.
Faculty scholars use their skills as data scientists, public health experts and internationally recognized researchers to lead you through courses that are essential to your development as a well-rounded nurse, while clinical faculty members apply their years of... Read more
Become a Michigan Nurse, be in demand
Oct 01, 2020The quality of a University of Michigan degree is recognized worldwide. Earning your Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from U-M can open the doors to exciting opportunities upon graduation and throughout the course of your career.
Michigan Nurses are everywhere, pioneering new discoveries in labs and in the field, battling our greatest health challenges on the front lines of patient care, and working to reshape the health care system in executive offices, local communities and even the halls of Congress.
Success that speaks for itselfAlumni Q&A: Robbie Moore (BSN '... Read more
We Dare to improve cancer care beyond our borders
Sep 21, 2020Alumna Laura Haskins (BSN ’11) has never hesitated to change course in pursuit of her passion. She had already earned a bachelor’s in health science from Purdue University when she decided to become a nurse, finding inspiration from her colleagues as a certified nursing assistant at a residential hospice facility.
“I learned so much from my nurse colleagues, and I loved the way that they exemplified nurse advocacy and how nursing combines the personal and the scientific,” Haskins said.
After graduating from U-M’s accelerated BSN program, Haskins worked as an oncology... Read more
We dare to advance palliative care
Sep 02, 2020“Don’t add to the confusion. Palliative care and end of life are not synonymous.”
Confronting that confusion is an objective for the faculty members on the informally assembled but intensely dedicated Palliative Care Team at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. Clinical Assistant Professors Karen Harden, DNP, MS, RN, AOCNS, Deb Price, DNP, MS, RN, and Heidi Mason, RN, DNP, ACNP-BC, along with Clinical Associate Professor April Bigelow, Ph.D., ANP-BC, AGPCNP-BC, have integrated their efforts to improve palliative care education and lead new conversations about the... Read more
Faculty News and Accolades
Jul 14, 2020Cynthia Arslanian-Engoren
2019 Reviewer of the Year from the editors of the Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
Melissa Bathish
Gilbert Whitaker Fund for the Improvement of Teaching Grant:Simulated Cardiac Arrest (Code Blue) Training for University of Michigan School of Nursing Undergraduate and Graduate Students Using a High-Fidelity Patient Simulator and Crash Cart
Promoted to co-director of the U-M School of Nursing Clinical Learning Center
Sue Anne Bell
American Nurses... Read more
Alumni News
Jul 14, 2020Thank you to the alumni who shared their latest news and accomplishments with us. And thank you to all of the U-M School of Nursing alumni who have displayed tremendous courage and selflessness caring for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The future of nursing depends on world-class education and research. In this uncertain time, you can provide critical support to the U-M School of Nursing in a number of ways:
Make a gift to help the School of Nursing address immediate needs.Support innovative research endeavors.Betty... Read more
Tweets, Posts and Notes
Jul 14, 2020Members of our U-M School of Nursing family took to social media to congratulate the Class of 2020, honor nurses on the front lines or simply show support for one another during challenging times.
Whether you're sharing an accolade, view on a nursing-related topic, memory, suggestion or career update, we love hearing from you. Email us at [email protected] or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram.
Today, we’re featuring 2020 graduate Abby Walters! Abby is a member of our trombone section and will graduate with a degree in Nursing. Post-... Read more
Ensuring protection for the front lines
Jul 14, 2020Written by: Alex Bienkowski
The COVID-19 pandemic has tested America’s health care workforce unlike any crisis in recent history. Nearly 600 U.S. health workers and counting have died of COVID-19, and a shocking shortage of personal protective equipment has likely contributed to those losses.
In the early stages of the U.S. outbreak, Elizabeth Tone Hosmer Professor of Nursing Chris Friese, Ph.D., RN, AOCN®, FAAN, reconvened with six colleagues from the 2018 National Academy of Medicine Study Committee on the Use of Elastomeric Respirators in Health Care to issue... Read more
