Experiences as an undergraduate nursing student shape nursing practice and career choices. Read about UW–Madison School of Nursing alumna Kathryn Gerber’s transition to practice and her advice for current students in the August issue of …
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Creating Dementia-Friendly Health Care Organizations – January CARE Connections
How can healthcare organizations become more dementia friendly, to support the growing number of people living with dementia? Read what family caregivers and providers suggest in the January issue of CARE Connections, the monthly newsletter …
New Friends volunteer / service-learning opportunity – apply by Sept 20
Are you looking for a fun service learning or volunteer opportunity? New Friends might be for you! New Friends is a program that pairs undergraduate and health professional students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with …
Fostering Relationships in Long-Term Care – March CARE Connections
Relationships are the basis of person-centered care. How can they be fostered in long-term care environments? Read the February issue of CARE Connections, the monthly newsletter of the School of Nursing’s Center for Aging Research …
Community Supports for People with Dementia Summer 2019 Course
COMMUNITY SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA Nursing 511: Community Supports for People with Dementia A 2 credit service learning seminar Enrollment for Summer 2019 is open now Course size is capped at 30 students Prerequisites: None Open …
Summer 2019 service learning course: Community supports for people with dementia
By 2035, some 202,000 Wisconsinites will be living with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias. More than two-thirds of people with dementia are cared for in the community by family members and friends. What will you …
Crafting Tools for Dementia Friendly Care and Communities – June CARE Connections
How can professionals, front-line staff and communities better communicate with and support people living with dementia? Read how SoN faculty and staff developed the new “Dementia Friendly Toolkit: Role Play Simulations for Care and Community …
CARE Dementia Friendly Toolkit launch and dissemination support
Over the past year, the School of Nursing’s Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE) has worked with SoN research and clinical faculty to develop four short videos and six role play simulations. These training …
Helping Students See the “Invisible Patient”: Family Caregivers – April CARE Connections
How can healthcare better support family caregivers? Read what family caregiver and former Wisconsin Governor Martin Schreiber suggests in the April issue of CARE Connections, the monthly newsletter of the School’s Center for Aging Research …
DNP and PhD students: Caregiving discussion with former governor
How can family caregivers’ experiences help improve healthcare practice and policy? Find out on Tuesday, April 3, when family caregiver and former Wisconsin Governor Martin Schreiber comes to the School of Nursing for a special …