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February 23, 2021 By Addy Hatch, WSU News Near the beginning of the pandemic, an Asian family experienced an overt act of racism at a community center in the Pacific Northwest. It upset the two children so much that the family visited their pediatrician’s office for guidance and support. The healthcare provider dismissed the parents’ concerns and subtly criticized them for “deposit(ing) things in children’s minds.” This real story is the heart of a new commentary paper published in the Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal. Lead author Connie K.Y. Nguyen-Truong, an assistant profess...

January 20, 2021 By Addy Hatch, WSU College of Nursing As the first group of Washington residents line up for COVID‑19 vaccines, some are getting those long-awaited inoculations from WSU College of Nursing faculty and students. In recent weeks Coug Nurses have volunteered in the Spokane area at Providence hospitals and at Summit Cancer Centers, which is an approved vaccination provider in the region. College of Nursing staff also volunteer at Providence to check people in for appointments, and students in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences also are being prepped for vaccina...