In the main classroom of UW-Madison’s new School of Nursing, students sitting at circular tables will solve problems together using mock electronic medical records.
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Madison nursing program expansions could help offset forecasted shortage
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UW-Madison School of Nursing then-Dean Katharyn May says high-tech simulation rooms in the new Signe Scott Cooper Hall, such as the one she views for pediatric care, will enhance student learning. The $53 million building allows the university to train more nurses to help meet a projected nurse shortage in Wisconsin in coming years.
Joan Knetter, an oncology nurse at UW Hospital, prepares an intravenous solution bag for a patient. Knetter, a former financial analyst, got a nursing degree two years ago at Edgewood College, in part because she knew the market for nurses was growing with a projected nurse shortage in coming years. Edgewood, like UW-Madison, has expanded its nursing program to help offset the shortage.
Displays of historic nursing artifacts inside UW-Madison's new nursing school building come from the collection of Signe Skott Cooper, an alumna and former professor who died in 2013 after pledging her estate and that of her sister to help build the $53 million facility.
UW-Madison School of Nursing Dean Katharyn May, viewed through an observation room next to the new nursing school building's simulated home environment, says the room will help nurses learn about many aspects of home health care, including hospice.
Joan Knetter, an oncology nurse at UW Hospital, said one reason she decided to become a nurse in her 40s is the helpful care her father received before he died from pancreatic cancer. She got her nursing degree at Edgewood, which has expanded its nursing program and renovated its nursing school building.
UW-Madison School of Nursing Dean Katharyn May, left, and university relations specialist Mary Anderson explore a simulated home environment in the new nursing school building near UW Hospital.
Katharyn May is the longest-serving dean on campus.
