2020 Year of the Nurse

Northeastern University celebrates those that serve, those with a vision, those with a passion to help their community. Wednesday, May 6 through Tuesday, May 12, 2020 — the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale — we celebrate all current and future nurses during Nurses Week.

To those on the front lines every day, we recognize the hard work and determination that goes into your passion. A passion for helping those in need.

A leader in experiential learning, Bouvé’s School of Nursing prepares students for a lifetime of achievement. Learn more about our nursing programs and how you can affect change on a global scale.

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Dr. Van Pelt — Bouvé College Health Sciences Northeastern University

Maria van Pelt, PhD, CRNA, FAAN
Dean of the School of Nursing

Message from the Dean of the School of Nursing

All this year we celebrate the accomplishments, advancements and amazing work that nurses do to make the world a better place! The Year of the Nurse comes at an interesting time; as global challenges and an ever-changing new normal shapes our lives, nurses continue to work on the front lines of health care every day with kindness, courage and strong determination. I wish to thank my nursing colleagues for all that they do. 4 million strong, nurses are the backbone of healthcare and it is because of your advancement of the science of nursing through research, your exemplary care, innovation, leadership, advocacy, ability to inspire others and determination that nurses are considered healthcare heroes.

Our People

Nurses are taking care of COVID-19 patients. Who’s taking care of the nurses?

Twenty deep breaths. It’s a reminder that appears on Maria van Pelt’s list almost every morning. And some days, 20 breaths is all she has time for in the midst of a bustling 12-hour shift at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston…

Alyson Dahlberg — Bouvé College of Health Sciences Northeastern University

From the classroom to the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic

At the end of Alyson Dahlberg’s shift, which wraps up around 7 a.m., she can be found sitting, balancing on the driver’s seat of her car with her feet in a bucket. She’s removing her hospital shoes, which she just wore for the past 12 hours, and changing into her “normal” shoes before they ever touch the interior…

People who might have COVID-19 are benefiting from virtual healthcare

The rapid and widespread adaptation of telemedicine may help patients during the pandemic, and will almost certainly help other people down the road, says Janet Rico, assistant dean of nursing graduate programs at Northeastern…

Listen to alumna Amanda Weathers talk about her experience on the front lines

You can hear Amanda’s discussion of community and what it’s like on the front lines of the COVID-19 outbreak from time 13:45 to 30:30 on the radio show…

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Student Nurses Covid 19 Northeastern University

They chose to stay and help fight COVID-19

Third-year nursing students Hannah Terry, Yuchen Zhang, and Susan Dawson are serving co-ops at Massachusetts General Hospital during the pandemic. They are among the 50 Northeastern students who are on co-op at Boston-area hospitals…

Sarah Calnan, Nursing, Bouve College Health Sciences Northeastern

Homeless populations have been hit hard by COVID-19. She’s stepping in to help.

Nursing student Sarah Calnan is working at the Boston Hope Medical Center, which is running a medical treatment facility out of the Boston Convention Center for homeless people who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2…

Full Code Bouve College Health Sciences Northeastern

The patients are digital. The nursing students are real.

Full Code, developed by Michael McLinn, a 2003 graduate of Northeastern, is an online application that gives medical professionals access to a simulated emergency room in a virtual hospital…