News Archive
With as many students and faculty active in education, practice, policy and research as we have at GW Nursing, it can be difficult to capture all of their stories. These are just some examples of the work going on here — work done by dedicated students and top-tier faculty alike — that help this school continue to grow and flourish.
Nurse, Lawyer, Professor.
November 14, 2019
Nursing came first for David Keepnews, who now has an alphabet of credentials behind his name: Ph.D., J.D., M.P.H., RN, NEA-BC, FAAN. He was working in San Francisco as a psychiatric mental health nurse in the early 1980s when a bureaucratic shift shaped the course of his career.
Becoming a Nursing Leader
November 14, 2019
Gaining Experience on Capitol Hill
November 14, 2019
Serving the Underserved
November 14, 2019
Giving Nurses a Seat at the Table
November 14, 2019
Inaugural GW Nursing Journalism Award Announced
October 16, 2019
The GW Nursing Journalism Award recognizes excellence in health care and health policy reporting for journalists using nurses as key sources.
Meet Dr. Drenkard
September 26, 2019
Meet the Simulation Staff
September 14, 2019
Identifying Compassion Fatigue in Obstetric Nurses
July 30, 2019
Compassion fatigue, characterized by lack of engagement, apathy and negative feelings, is a common complaint among nurses in fields such as oncology and emergency medicine. But for obstetric (OB) nurses, the data is less clear. Linda Cassar, D.N.P., RNC-OB, C.N.E., hopes to change that.
Experiencing Universal Health Care in Costa Rica
July 25, 2019
Costa Rica has seven provinces. I was fortunate to experience three. One week was not enough time in the capital, San Jose, but our time there offered an incredible opportunity to immerse ourselves in the culture and to study the country’s universal health care system.
GW team aims to better prepare NPs to care for underserved communities
July 12, 2019
A team of GW faculty led by Professor Christine Pintz, with funding from a four-year, $2.8 million Health Resources & Services Administration grant, will be educating nurse practitioner (NP) students to better care for underserved communities in both rural and urban areas.