Scholarship Announced For Nursing Students

Kathleen and Steven Haley have endowed a Boston College scholarship program in nursing research through their Brain Science Foundation. The first scholarships are available for September 2004 for nurses enrolled in a graduate nursing program leading to MS or PhD degrees.

The scholarship, available for full- and/or part-time graduate students in Boston College’s William F. Connell School of Nursing, will further the collaborations between BWH and Boston College in education and nursing research towards the goal of enhancing patient care. Preference will be given to clinical nurses working in a neuroscience unit at Brigham and Women’s/Faulkner or its clinical affiliates, including both Children’s Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Nancy Kruger, DNSc, RN, vice president, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer said, “As more nurses obtain graduate degrees and become knowledgeable in research, I anticipate that they will work with the BWH Center of Excellence in Nursing Practice researching improvements in neurosurgical and neurological nursing care. The Haley’s gift recognizes and advances the critical role of nursing care in promoting recovery.”