Nursing School awarded grants
The School of Nursing receives two federal grants to support graduate school programs
Ona Golonka
Issue date: 11/12/09 Section: News
During a time when the shortage of primary care doctors has made the role of nurses more prominent, the University of Portland's School of Nursing has received two federal grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
These two grants, totaling more than $700,000, are designed to support the school's nursing graduate programs at the master's and doctorate levels and prepare future nurse practitioners and primary care clinicians.
The larger of the two grants, for $687,719, is entitled,"Educating Nurse Practitioners for the Demands of the Future."
The grant provides resources to continue the development of the Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree program.
According to Marie Napolitano, the project director for the three-year grant, UP's DNP Program is one means of increasing primary care clinicians in Oregon.
Resources will go to hiring new faculty and providing new technology.
"Our program has a special emphasis on caring for disadvantaged populations and has an integrative health component," said Joanne Warner, dean of the School of Nursing. "It sets our program apart from others."
Disadvantaged populations include the homeless, the marginalized and those with health disparities.
The UP program focuses on caring for these populations.
"The grant provides that opportunity not always found in other curriculums," said Marla Burrow, a student in the DNP program.
Burrow also works at Portland Providence, specifically at the essential health clinic for the uninsured.
"A lot of people want to take care of themselves, but lack access," Burrow said.
The DNP program helps meet society's needs for high-level knowledge workers.
It educates post-baccalaureate nurses and post-master's nurse practitioners as advanced primary care clinicians and leaders, said Warner.
Post-baccalaureate nurses will graduate as Family Nurse Practitioners, while post-Master's Nurse Practitioners will retain their specialization and graduate with a Doctorate of Nursing Practice.
These two grants, totaling more than $700,000, are designed to support the school's nursing graduate programs at the master's and doctorate levels and prepare future nurse practitioners and primary care clinicians.
The larger of the two grants, for $687,719, is entitled,"Educating Nurse Practitioners for the Demands of the Future."
The grant provides resources to continue the development of the Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree program.
According to Marie Napolitano, the project director for the three-year grant, UP's DNP Program is one means of increasing primary care clinicians in Oregon.
Resources will go to hiring new faculty and providing new technology.
"Our program has a special emphasis on caring for disadvantaged populations and has an integrative health component," said Joanne Warner, dean of the School of Nursing. "It sets our program apart from others."
Disadvantaged populations include the homeless, the marginalized and those with health disparities.
The UP program focuses on caring for these populations.
"The grant provides that opportunity not always found in other curriculums," said Marla Burrow, a student in the DNP program.
Burrow also works at Portland Providence, specifically at the essential health clinic for the uninsured.
"A lot of people want to take care of themselves, but lack access," Burrow said.
The DNP program helps meet society's needs for high-level knowledge workers.
It educates post-baccalaureate nurses and post-master's nurse practitioners as advanced primary care clinicians and leaders, said Warner.
Post-baccalaureate nurses will graduate as Family Nurse Practitioners, while post-Master's Nurse Practitioners will retain their specialization and graduate with a Doctorate of Nursing Practice.
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