UW School of Nursing Funding Opportunities

Community Wayfinding (CWF) Concept Development Project

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Mason) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:51:00 +0000

Deadline: January 31, 2012
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

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Mason) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:20:00 +0000

Deadline: January 31, 2012

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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NHSC Loan Repayment Program

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Mason) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:39:00 +0000

Now open!
The Corps loan repayment program now begins with an initial award of up to $60,000 for two years of service. You may receive up to $170,000 in loan repayment for completing a five-year service commitment and, with continued service, may be able to pay off all eligible student loans. More Flexible Options to Complete Your Service. The loan repayment program now offers three options for fulfilling your service obligation - a two-year full-time contract, a four-year half-time contract, and a two-year half-time contract. Increased Credit for Teaching. The service obligation for clinical practice hours has been updated to include a 20 percent credit for teaching and a 50 percent credit for teaching at a Teaching Health Center. Eligibility:

U.S. citizen or national
Nurse Practitioner (primary care), Certified Nurse-Midwife, or Psychiatric Nurse Specialist
Licensed to practice in the state in which I will serve as a Corps member
Have unpaid government or commercial loans for school tuition, reasonable educational expenses and reasonable living expenses, segregated from all other debts (that is, not consolidated with non-educational loans).
Currently work or am applying to work in a facility that is: A NHSC-approved facility, or located in a Health Professional Shortage Area, and is applying to become a NHSC approved site.

How to Apply: http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loanrepayment/.

VA Learning Opportunities Residency Program (VALOR)

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Mason) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:09:00 +0000

Deadline: February 24, 2012
Sponsor: VA Puget Sound Health Care System

For more than 20 years, the VA Puget Sound Health Care System has offered this exciting, year-long clinical residency for BSN nursing students, between their junior and senior years. VALOR is designed to increase participant's clinical skills, clinical judgment and critical thinking while caring for our nation’s Veterans.

Clinical assignments available in a variety of specialties: acute medical surgical units, critical care, home health, renal dialyses, emergency department, mental health, outpatient surgery and rehab unit. Students have the opportunity to rotate to more than one clinical setting throughout the course of the year. This is a ten-week paid summer program, June 18 - Aug. 24, 2012. The hourly wage is $21.21, and a bus pass subsidy is also available.

A limited number of $10,000, tax free tuition scholarships are available if a student opts to apply.
One-week general orientation including classroom, computer training to introduce students to the VA; specific unit orientation follows thereafter.
VALOR Students work 40 hours per week during the summer program which includes clinical practice with an RN/Preceptor coach along with other planned educational experiences. Students are expected continue to work during the school year as their schedule permits.

Eligibility:

Be currently enrolled in an NLNAC or CCNE accredited BSN program. Have a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, with no grade lower than a B in any nursing course. Have completed the final semester or quarter of your junior year and must graduate by June 2013. Have had at least one clinical experience in a medical center or hospital. Be a U.S. citizen and meet physical examination standards at the time of entry into the VALOR Program.

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TA Position - NURS 405

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Mason) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:53:00 +0000

Deadline: January 25, 2012

TA 50% Position Spring 2012

A Teaching Assistant is needed in the Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems to provide support for NURS 405: Adult/Peds. Assist in all aspects of teaching a large undergraduate nursing course, addressing acute care of ill adults and children. Run review sessions with students, tutor and mentor students, prepare tests, coordinate activities with instructors, lecturers, faculty, and students. Manage course website. Please visit the UW Time Schedule for specific times and days that the class is offered; must be available on Mondays from 10:30‐2:30p and Wednesdays from 8:30‐12:30p.

Roles and Responsibilities of the TA include:

Grading problem sets and other assignments
Taking answer sheets to upper campus for grading
Course record-keeping
Moodle website maintenance and support (posting of materials, etc)
Course support activities such as communications with faculty, guest faculty, and students

Qualifications:

Must be Nursing Graduate Student in good standing.
Must have strong Word and Excel skills
Must have strong organizational skills
Acute care clinical experience as an RN
Teaching experience

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Rural Remote Training Grant

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Mason) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:40:00 +0000

Deadline: December 12, 2011

SA 25-50% Position Winter 2012

Provide Student Assistant support for the Rural Remote Training Grant: The purpose of this training grant is to strengthen and expand advanced nursing education in Western Washington’s remote and rural areas. With this grant renewal, we aim to continue to strengthen faculty technology-enhanced distance learning (TEDL) skills; improve/evaluate TEDL techniques; expand rural/remote community partnerships; and recruit, enroll, and graduate rural/remote students.

Roles and Responsibilities of the TA include:

Attend CREATE meetings and assist with agenda preparation and action items.
Assist with Rural Remote website development.
Assist with sustainability plans for Rural Remote and distance learning collaborations with TIER.

Qualifications:

Must be Nursing Graduate Student in good standing.
Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Have excellent literature search skills and writing skills.
Have the ability to work independently.

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Targeting Everett’s Health Disparities

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Mason) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:27:00 +0000

Deadline: December 12, 2011

SA 25-50% Position Winter 2012

Provide support for Targeting Everett’s Health Disparities (TEHD) Training Grant: Project objectives are to: (1) Reduce health disparities in Snohomish County by increasing access to and quality of primary care services, with particular emphasis on expanding and strengthening geriatric, pediatric, and mental health services. (2) Expand undergraduate and graduate nursing education experiences, improving student knowledge and skill in providing culturally sensitive care for MU groups. (3) Establish consultative and advisory structures to guide expansion of clinic education and services, establishing financial stability and long term sustainability. (4) Recruit Snohomish County residents into nursing education programs.

Roles and Responsibilities of the SA include:

Assist with student clinical placements and project identification at PEHC, as needed.
Attend a monthly grant/clinic meeting (in person or via phone).
Assist with patient data collection.

Qualifications:

Must be Nursing Graduate Student in good standing.
Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Have excellent literature search skills and writing skills.
Have the ability to work independently.

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Tenure track professorship - University of Michigan

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Mason) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:34:00 +0000

This professorship was established by Dr. Suzanne Feetham and her husband to make it possible for a stellar junior faculty member to build her or his program of family research. This is a 4-year tenure track professorship that will convert into a regular appointment after the four years of dedicated time to family research. It would be ideal for a new PhD or postdoctoral graduate.

Qualifications:

PhD required.
Expertise in child/family nursing preferred.
Collaborates with faculty regarding visionary educational programs.
An admirable record of academic, professional and community service related to child/family nursing.

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NIH Loan Repayment Programs

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Mason) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:20:00 +0000

Deadline: November 15, 2011
NIH Loan Repayment Programs Purpose: These programs often allow scientific investigators to remain in the research workforce, achieve research independence and focus their efforts on advancing the health of the nation. Opportunities are available in clinical research, pediatric research, health disparities research, contraception and infertility research, and clinical research for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Each year, some 1,600 research scientists benefit from the more than $70 million NIH invests in their careers through the extramural LRPs. BENEFITS: New LRP contracts are awarded for a two-year period and help repay up to $35,000 of qualified educational debt each year. Tax offsets also are provided as additional benefits. Participants may apply for competitive renewals, which are issued for one or two years. Undergraduate, graduate, medical school, and other health professional school loans qualify for repayment. An NIH grant or other NIH funding is not required to apply for or participate in the LRPs. ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must possess a doctoral-level degree (with the exception of the contraception and infertility research LRP); be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident; devote 20 hours or more per week to conducting qualified research funded by a domestic nonprofit, university, or government entity; and have qualified educational loan debt equal to or exceeding 20 percent of their institutional base salary. QUESTIONS? Visit the LRP website at: http://www.lrp.nih.gov/

RA Position - Psychosocial Intervention Study

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Mason) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:26:00 +0000

Deadline: October 4, 2011

RA 50% Position Autumn Quarter 2011

Work as part of a research team to carry out a psychosocial intervention study for community-dwelling individuals with depression following a stroke. The primary tasks of the research assistant will include subject screening, recruitment and enrolment, tracking, follow-up, and data collection and entry

Roles and Responsibilities of the RA include:

Maintain a dependable work schedule.
Strong organizational skills and able to implement protocols as written.
Course record-keeping.
Able to work daytime and evening hours when needed to carry out screening and follow-up.

Qualifications:

Must be Nursing Graduate Student in good standing.
Medical-surgical nursing experience.
Experience with the care of individuals following stroke desired.
Knowledge of psychosocial research process desired.
Able to work independently and demonstrate initiative in scheduling and carrying out duties.

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Teaching Assistant - NURS 401

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Mason) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:32:00 +0000

Deadline: Oct 28, 2011

TA 50% Position Winter Quarter 2012

A Teaching Assistant is needed to provide support for NURS 401: Care in Illness I. This course is core content in the undergraduate curriculum emphasizing nursing care of acute and chronic health conditions, particularly including in-patient care. NURS401 Instructor: Dr. Karen Thomas, Department of Family and Child Nursing.

Roles and Responsibilities of the TA include:

Working with the instructor to provide assistance and support with class and course materials.
Attending most lectures (Mon 8:30-11:20, Wed 9:30-11:20).
Conducting individual & small group help sessions with students.
Transporting exams to Office of Educational Assessment.

Qualifications:

Must be Nursing Graduate Student in good standing.
Current nursing licensure in State of Washington.
Experienced in medical-surgical and/or pediatric acute care nursing.
Recent clinical experience in acute care nursing.
Teaching experience preferred.

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NLN Foundation for Nursing Education

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Mason) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:55:00 +0000

Deadline: August 31, 2011

The National League for Nursing Foundation for Nursing Education Scholarship Awards program encourages more seasoned and ethnically diverse nurses to become nurse educators through scholarships. One goal of the NLN Foundation for Nursing Education is to award endowed scholarships to nurses pursuing advanced nursing or related degrees in preparation for careers as full-time academic nurse educators. The funds are for masters or doctoral students enrolled in accredited programs. Three awards will be available: two awards for $2,500 and one award for $3,000. Information & how to apply: http://www.nlnfoundation.org/Scholarship_Awards.cfm.

Nursing Scholarship Program

noreply@blogger.com (Laura Mason) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:53:00 +0000

Deadline: June 1, 2011

HRSA Nursing Scholarship Program

Nursing Scholars fulfilling their service commitment receive a competitive salary and benefits package, which they negotiate directly with the employing facility.

The purpose of the Nursing Scholarship Program (NSP) is to provide scholarships to nursing students in exchange for a minimum 2-year full-time service commitment (or part-time equivalent), at an eligible health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses. Scholarships are awarded competitively and consist of payment for tuition, fees, other reasonable costs and a monthly support stipend.

Recipients of the NSP award are required to fulfill their NSP service commitments within the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Territory of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Territory of American Samoa, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Federated States of Micronesia.

Service: NSP provides nurses with an opportunity to increase access to care by delivering nursing services in eligible health care facilities with a critical shortage of nurses.

Scholarship: NSP provides:

Funds to support nursing school tuition and fees;
an annual payment for other reasonable costs to cover expenses for books, clinical supplies, and instruments; and
monthly stipends to cover living expenses.

Eligibility:

Be a U.S. citizen (either U.S. born or naturalized), U.S. national, or a Lawful Permanent Resident.
Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full or part-time student in an accredited nursing degree program.

For online application please visit: http://www.hrsa.gov/loanscholarships/scholarships/Nursing/.