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University of Washington Tacoma School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership records, 1998-2001
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- University of Washington, Tacoma. School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership
- Title
- University of Washington Tacoma School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership records
- Dates
- 1998-2001 (inclusive)19982001
- Quantity
- 1.28 cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection Number
- UW Resource No. 06703 (Accession No. 23-011)
- Summary
- Course materials for Nursing courses at the University of Washington Tacoma
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Tacoma's RN-to-BSN program was developed by School of Nursing faculty of the University of Washington Seattle and implemented by the founding faculty of UW Tacoma Nursing. This program was initiated to support a specific group of learners, experienced registered nurses (RNs), returning to the academic setting for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
In June of 1992, sixty-six students began course work that would lead to a BSN. The first graduate completed course work in March 1993 and celebrated commencement that June. Alumni of the University of Washington Tacoma BSN program now total over 1,500.
Another milestone for UW Tacoma Nursing was the beginning of the Master of Nursing (MN) degree in September 1996. The MN program focused on advanced nursing practice with Communities, Populations and Health. Twenty-six students began the part-time sequence in September 1996. In June 1998, the first class celebrated commencement. In 1999, the Master of Nursing Program began offering courses with an emphasis in Healthcare Leadership and Management. In 2002, the Nurse Educator option was added. More than 450 students have earned MN degrees since 1996.
Other program highlights include establishing an accelerated ADN-BSN-MN track in 2004; offering BSN courses off-site at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia in 2005, 2008, and 2011; and creating a dual enrollment program for the BSN program with Pierce College in 2007, which allows ADN students to begin their BSN studies while they are completing their ADN program. This option has been expanded to other community colleges in the region.
In recent years, a minor in Health and Society was created for non-RN undergraduates at UW Tacoma. Autumn 2009 saw the admission of the first students to the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Healthcare Leadership for non-RNs. In 2013, the Nursing & Healthcare Leadership and Education programs jointly launched a new practice doctorate degree, the Doctor of Education (EdD) in Educational Leadership. In 2019, Nursing & Healthcare Leadership was officially designated as a school at UW Tacoma.
Source: https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/nursing/about
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Course book reserves, course syllabi, course packets, readings, and copyright forms for Nursing courses at the University of Washington Tacoma.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Public Records—not subject to copyright. Copying, quotation, publication and other uses are unrestricted if records are open for public release.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- University of Washington. University Archives
