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Welcome to the Wisconsin Center for Nursing

The Wisconsin Center for Nursing (WCN) is a 501c3 non-profit organization that was created in 2006 to engage nurse and healthcare organizations, public and private academic programs, government agencies, and related service providers to work together as collaborative partners in an effort to ensure an adequate, competent and diverse nursing workforce for the people of Wisconsin. Our mission is to critically assess and monitor nursing workforce and education trends and promote nursing career pathways with a focus on under-represented groups and leadership development.

NURSING IN THE NEWS

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Mary Carson Breckinridge

Pioneer Nurse & Midwife

Mary Breckinridge (born February 17, 1881, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.—died May 16, 1965, Hyden, Kentucky) American nurse-midwife whose establishment of neonatal and childhood medical care systems in the United States dramatically reduced mortality rates of mothers and infants.

The most important contribution Mary Breckinridge made to nursing was her work as a pioneer in nurse-midwifery and the development of modern nursing services in rural communities.

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Facts About Women in History

• Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in 1921.

More women are earning college degrees than men.

Women make up 14 percent of active-duty military members.

Marie Curie was the first woman to receive two Nobel prizes.

Eleanor Roosevelt held all-woman press conferences.

 • Kamala Harris is the first woman and woman of color Vice President.

• Women’s History Month began in 1987.

• Wyoming Territory was the first place to grant women the right to vote.

• The 19th Amendment didn’t give all women the right to vote. It wasn’t until 1965 that all women could legally vote.

• Claudette Colvin refused to give up her bus seat 9 months before Rosa Parks did.

• Geraldyn “Jerrie” Cobb was the first woman to pass astronaut testing in 1961.

• Women couldn’t get credit cards on their own until 1974.

• Women make up 27 percent of Congress.

KILEEN, TEXAS NURSE MAKES HISTORY AS FIRST BLACK WOMAN INDUCTED INTO ACADEMY OF EMERGENCY NURSES

UW-Madison School of Nursing Celebrates 100 Years of Badger Nursing

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The SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program

FY 2023-2024 applications are due by March 29, 2024.

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This report centers the experiences of nurses of color in U.S. history and how structural and systemic racism have hindered access to educational and professional opportunities as well as institutional power. The report also reviews some of the ways in which these nurses resisted, challenged, and achieved within the structures of racism.

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Upcoming Events & Webinars

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PRELICENSURE STUDENT NCLEX® PREP WORKSHOP

7:30 am – 1 pm Saturday, April 20, 2024

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April 28 – May 1, 2024

New Orleans, LA

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The Native Nations Nursing, Helpers and Healers Summit focuses on educating nurses and interprofessionals in other healing professions about the public health needs of Wisconsin Native communities. We will highlight the use of an integrated team model in health care.

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Congratulations to the Nearly 100 Nurses Who Have Received a Training Scholarship for Nurses Respond Now Priority Training

Still Accepting Scholarship Applications – APPLY Now! 

The Next Training Cohort Begins on March 11, 2024

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Nurses.Org Names Wisconsin Top Ten Nursing Schools

  1.  UW-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
  2. Viterbo University, LaCrosse, WI
  3. Edgewood College, Madison, WI
  4. UW-Madison, Madison, WI
  5. Concordia University, Mequon, WI
  6. Marquette, University, Milwaukee, WI
  7. UW-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
  8. UW-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI
  9. Carrol University, Waukesha, WI
  10. Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, WI

Find WCN on Facebook and Instagram

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Education + Research

Do you want to learn more about nursing and health care innovation? We’re working to compile content to support your innovation growth. Some of the best ideas come from collaboration, breaking down silos, and by sharing knowledge. See the innovation courses, research, and resources below.

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