Northwest Navy Nurse Corps Association Scholarship

Deadline: March 10, 2012

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Spring 2012

The Northwest Navy Nurse Corps Association has established a fund to award scholarships to deserving nursing students and Registered Nurses to continue their studies toward a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing. The amount of the award will be $1,500.00. They are awarding this scholarship to increase awareness of both Navy Nursing as a career option, and of their association, the Northwest Navy Nurse Corps Association. Acceptance of this scholarship does not commit the recipient to service in the military. No information concerning applicants will be shared with recruiters. The completed application with all references must be emailed by 10 March or postmarked by 9 March to be considered. For more information and the electronic application please see More information

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KCNA Scholarship

Deadline: Thursday, March 1

KCNA is proud to help ensure the future of nursing in our community by offering scholarships to deserving nursing students who attend school (or have a permanent address) in King County. In May, KCNA will award 12 scholarships of $2500 each to nursing students for the 2012-13 academic year. Three classifications of student are served:

• basic (those seeking initial licensure as RNs)
• diploma nurses who are returning to earn Bachelor’s Degrees
• nurses who are pursuing advanced degrees in nursing or related fields.

To be eligible, the student must attend an accredited nursing school and have a GPA of 3.0 or greater. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic performance, community service, and involvement in school or professional activities.

Information and application forms are available on KCNA's Student Nursing page. Don’t need a scholarship? Perhaps you are in a position to donate to help students who do! To donate, visit KCNA's Donate to Scholarships page.

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UWRA Scholarships/Fellowships, and Hartford Geriatric Fellowships

February 23, 2012, 3:00 - 4:00 pm

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Scholarship Application Workshop

Barbara Cochrane, Director of the de Tornyay Center, will discuss her experience with the development and review of student applications for de Tornyay Center Healthy Aging Research Scholarships, UWRA Scholarships/Fellowships, and Hartford Geriatric Fellowships. This will be an excellent opportunity for students to ask questions about compelling ways to write about a gerontology-related research idea for funding. Every year the de Tornyay Center is honored to offer Healthy Aging Scholarships to support and nurture students pursuing research in the field of gerontology. These scholarships provide unrestricted funds for UW BSN, MN and doctoral (both DNP and PhD) students. We encourage students from the Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma campuses to apply. For the application please see the website.

The de Tornyay Center Website

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Mary Mahoney Professional Nurse Organization Scholarship

Deadline: February 15, 2012

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Spring 2012

The Mary Mahoney Professional Nurse Organization is now accepting scholarship applications for the academic year 2012-13. The organization provides scholarships to African Heritage students who are pursuing a degree in professional nursing. Scholarship applications need to be postmarked by February 15, 2012. For the application please see more information.

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TA Position - NURS522

Deadline: February 21, 2012

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TA 50% Position Spring 2012

Provide support for NURS 522 Legal and Ethical Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing: Focus on construction and analysis of research-based philosophies and theories related to nursing practice at the community, population, and systems levels. Synthesize and apply knowledge about social and environmental justice, determinants of health, and human health responses to populations and communities. Examine and evaluate leadership roles for nurses in community settings. Class held on Wednesday afternoons from 1:30-4:20p. Students are baccalaureate nursing students in second year of curriculum.

Roles and Responsibilities of the TA include:

• Attending class: NURS 522 meets from 1:30-4:20pm on Wednesdays throughout Spring quarter
• Posting and updating course material on the course web page
• Assistance in grading papers, tests and in-class assignments
• Duplication and distribution of educational material

Qualifications:

• Must be Nursing Graduate Student in good standing.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent literature search skills and writing skills
• Ability to work independently
• Enrollment in the PhD program and former teaching experience

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Community Wayfinding (CWF) Concept Development Project

Deadline: January 31, 2012

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Sponsor: CDC Healthy Aging Research Network

Professor Basia Belza, PI

Our project is focused on community wayfinding and seeks to examine it from a public health perspective. The overall aims of the project are to: conduct a systematic review of the literature; synthesize theory and existing research; review existing wayfinding measurement/assessments; develop a conceptual framework for community wayfinding in older adults; identify priorities for future research; and define implications for wayfinding relevant policy and practice.

We will be attentive to special needs populations, particularly those of older adults, but will not focus exclusively on these groups. In a similar vein, we do not anticipate investing heavily in the growing literature on individually oriented wayfinding technologies. Nonetheless, these various components are likely to be reflected in the conceptual framework resulting from our work. One or more manuscripts for publication in a peer-reviewed journal will be developed as part of this project. Responsibilities:

• Assist the UW HPRC project librarian to search the literature using pre-established criteria; locate and organize articles per guidelines.
• Assist project members with the annotation and summarization of identified literature and other resources.
• Coordinate all project communications, including the scheduling of local and national project meetings, attending meetings, and taking and distributing meeting notes. National meetings are conducted telephonically and/or through a web-conference format. Some local meetings will be held in person.

Seeking UW undergraduate or gradute student:

Student should have: a scholarly interest in public health, aging, built environment, and/or urban planning; writes clearly; communicates effectively across a variety of platforms, e.g. email, phone and in meeting settings; is a practiced and efficient organizer and works well under deadlines.

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TA Position - NURS 404

Deadline: January 31, 2012

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TA 50% Position Spring 2012

A Teaching Assistant is needed in the Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems to provide support for NURS 404: Gerontological Nursing. This undergraduate course provides our students with theoretical and practical information relevant to the nursing care of older adults across the continuum of care and is scheduled from Mondays from 8:30-10:20AM in Genome Sciences 060.

Roles and Responsibilities of the TA include:

• Working with the instructor to provide assistance and support with class and course materials
• Web site maintenance and support
• Attendance during regularly scheduled class time (Mondays 8:30-10:20A)
• Assisting with small group discussions and activities during class

Qualifications:

• Must be Nursing Graduate Student in good standing.
• Recent experience in adult nursing required; strong geriatrics/gerontology background preferred
• Must have strong Word, Excel and web (Moodle) skills
• Expertise or interest in working with undergraduate nursing students
• Teaching experience preferred

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