CARE at the UW-Madison School of Nursing
“Mobility is crucial for our own survival,” says Barb King, PhD, RN, FAAN, a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing. “Mobility is when an individual can independently move from point A to point B,” she says. “If you lose that independence, in many contexts you lose your autonomy. And that impacts quality …
Pain that lasts at least three months—or chronic pain—can affect daily life and well-being. Chronic pain is associated with decreased quality of life and increased anxiety and depression, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. It’s one of the top reasons adults seek medical care. Nearly one-quarter of U.S. adults reported chronic pain in …
“Coming into this course, I didn’t fully understand how policy and nursing intertwined,” says Laura Vergenz, BSN, RN. Now, she sees “how engaging in advocacy, whether at the local, state, national, or international level, is part of our role as nurses. … Advocacy leverages the nursing perspective to support healthy systems and healthy communities.” Vergenz …