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.
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Nominate a Nurse Today
April 19, 2024 Deadline
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
The SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program
FY 2023-2024 applications are due by March 29, 2024.
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.
Upcoming Events & Webinars
Nominate a nurse for Madison Magazine’s Top Nurses 2024
WLN SPRING 2024 CONFERENCE – LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO GUIDE NURSING PRACTICE, EDUCATION, & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PRELICENSURE STUDENT NCLEX® PREP WORKSHOP
7:30 am – 3 pm Saturday, April 20, 2024
Virtual Event | May 14-15, 2024
Leadership skills are essential for nurses in any role. This program is designed to provide leadership development for nurses who have roles where they need to lead through influencing practice rather than through positional authority. Participants will complete the program equipped to lead from wherever they are within their organization.
This interactive program combines lecture, discussion, reflective practice, experiential learning and self-assessment. Taught by experienced nurse leaders, participants will develop leadership competencies to improve their effectiveness as a leader.
April 28 – May 1, 2024
New Orleans, LA
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.
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
Nurses.Org Names Wisconsin Top Ten Nursing Schools
- UW-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
- Viterbo University, LaCrosse, WI
- Edgewood College, Madison, WI
- UW-Madison, Madison, WI
- Concordia University, Mequon, WI
- Marquette, University, Milwaukee, WI
- UW-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
- UW-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI
- Carrol University, Waukesha, WI
- Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, WI
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.
