Celebrating Nurses in 2024
Nurses Week kicked off on May 6, 2024 and we have loved seeing the outpouring of inspirational and touching stories shared by friends, family, staff, faculty, and of course, our […]
Community Engagement
Healthy People + Healthy Pets: A Successful Day of Care at WSU
Washington State University’s College of Nursing and College of Veterinary Medicine once again joined forces for their annual Healthy People + Healthy Pets event, held this year on April 15 […]
WSU nursing students participate in Spokane’s 2024 point in time count
The annual Point in Time Count in Spokane, Washington was successfully completed this year on January 25, 2024. A group of volunteers and nursing students from Washington State University College […]
WSU Researchers Investigate Impactful Care for Babies Affected by Opioid Crisis at Maddie’s Place
In response to the escalating opioid crisis and a surge in fentanyl-related deaths, Washington State University’s Spokane team, led by Celestina Barbosa-Leiker and including Ekaterina Burduli, an assistant professor in […]
Empowering Nursing Professionals: Moe Carrick’s Transformative Presentation at WSU College of Nursing
While not herself a nurse, Moe Carrick comes from a long line of dedicated nurses and understands the difficulty of devoting your life to others, whether that is in healthcare […]
The “Cougar Climber” is aiming for 50 climbs, $50,000 for WSU Nursing scholarships
By Addy Hatch, WSU Marketing and Communications Erin Roach comes from a Coug family. He loves the outdoors. His wife Linda Hess was a nurse for 38 years and is […]
Nurse Practitioners Are Rising to Meet the Needs of Patients
2022 National Nurse Practitioner Week Celebrated November 13-19 SPOKANE, WASHINGTON (NOVEMBER 14, 2022) — As the demand for quality health care continues to increase, nurse practitioners (NPs) are rising to […]
Coug Nurse leads successful Magnet process for Providence Holy Family Hospital
Spokane’s Providence Holy Family Hospital this summer became the first hospital in Eastern Washington to achieve a Magnet designation for the excellence and empowerment of its nursing workforce.
Explore the intersection of healthcare and climate change at inaugural Butterfield event
Do you believe that human health is linked to the environments within which we work and live? Are you concerned about the consequences climate change has on the health of […]
Role of school nurses challenged, changed by pandemic
School nurses have been “pushed to the brink” by the challenges of the pandemic, but also have become even more important in effective public health.
WSU nursing student selected for mountain rescue team at Beijing Olympics
Longtime ski patroller and soon-to-be Coug Nurse Daniel Voltz was selected to take part on the Mountain Rescue Service for the XXIV Olympic Winter Games in China.
Dr. Janessa Graves elected to WSPHA board
Dr. Janessa Graves of the WSU College of Nursing has been elected to the board of the Washington State Public Health Association.
Kay Olson honored for work in vaccination clinics
Congratulations to Teaching Assistant Professor Kay Olson, who received the WSU President’s Award for Health for her work organizing COVID-19 vaccination clinics throughout the region. Through her efforts, she “advanced […]
