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INP Founder and UWMC Coordinator
Ms. Barros graduating Summa Cum Laude from the University of New Hampshire, received her bachelors in nursing in 2007. Ms. Barros went on to become a critical care nurse at the University of Washington Medical Center and has worked the past 8 years with critically ill medical, surgical, and transplant patients. She has also committed her life to improving health through nursing education and training and is a leader in the field of international nursing. Ms. Barros has worked all over Brazil and in Phnom Penh Cambodia hosting classes, conducting bedside didactics, and being a featured lecturer for international nursing symposiums.
In 2011 Ms. Barros spent 4 months volunteering abroad helping a team of providers start the first transplant centers in the rural Amazon regions of Brazil. This work led her to create the International Nursing Program (INP) and in 2014 Ms. Barros created the INP at the University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) in order to strengthen global nursing education through partnering UWMC nurses with nurses from low to middle income countries around the world. This work has also led her to become the Assistant Director of Nursing Services at UW Medicine INTERSECT where she represents nursing in the solution to increase critical care capacity in low to middle income countries.
Ms. Barros is earning her doctorate in nursing degree (DNP) from the University of Washington, where she will continue to grow the INP with a new level of education and understanding.
INP Assistant Coordinator and Dhulikhel Hospital, Nepal Coordinator
Ms. Noce graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of New Mexico with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2008. She has worked in critical care for the past 6 years, with a focus in cardiothoracic ICU. Ms. Noce grew up in a traveling family and developed a love for international health partnerships at a young age after having the chance to live in Kenya as a teenager, and volunteer abroad as a nurse in multiple countries including Haiti, Bolivia, Belize, and most recently, Nepal during the April 2015 earthquake.
Ms. Noce currently works for the University of Washington Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center as a rapid response team leader, charge nurse, and cardiac recovery nurse preceptor and educator. Ms. Noce runs our Nepal partnerships, helping to develop our targeted training programs and continue to grow our Local Nurse Champion relationships.
INP Assistant UWMC Coordinator and Dhulikhel Hospital, Nepal Coordinator
Mr. Plourde has worked in healthcare since he obtained his EMT license at the age of sixteen. He graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2006 with his Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2006 and Bachelor of Arts in Medical Anthropology. He started his nursing career in the cardiothoracic ICU at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore Maryland and has since developed his passion for international nursing with trips to Peru, Brazil, Tanzania, India and most recently Nepal during the April 2015 earthquake.
Mr. Plourde currently works at the University of Washington Medical Center as an ICU Nurse Educator, Cardiothoracic ICU nurse, ECMO coordinator, and fosters our Nepal partnerships.
Click Here to Apply--Applications Due August 3rd 2018
An INP nurse preceptor is a UW Medicine nurse who has extensive experience in her field of expertise and has specialty education in the skill of nurse precepting. In this role, the nurse preceptor teaches bedside nursing practice through role modeling and education. The preceptor works one-on-one with the trainee, first demonstrating nursing tasks and then facilitating the preceptee in performing those nursing tasks under close observation. This task learning is always coupled with the preceptor teaching the critical thinking skills behind each task. The preceptor and preceptee work as one unit to provide care to their patient assignments.
To date each of our INP nurse preceptors have received extensive training in critical care management and based on their demonstration of teaching skills, nursing knowledge, and bedside practice, they were hired to become one of their unit's nurse preceptors. Each nurse completed a preceptor training course and demonstrates annual competency in this field.
Furthermore, our INP nurse preceptors have all received training on culturally competent nursing practice, intercultural communication, and our INP programs.
Each nurse visits our partnerships to help facilitate the local nurse champions (LNC) with implementation and evaluation of a post graduate nursing education and training program. Their expertise and extraordinary personal efforts is what makes everything we do at the INP possible.
Click Here to Apply
An INP nurse preceptor is a UWMC nurse who has extensive experience in her field of expertise and has specialty education in the skill of nurse precepting. In this role, the nurse preceptor teaches bedside nursing practice through role modeling and education. The preceptor works one-on-one with the trainee, first demonstrating nursing tasks and then facilitating the preceptee in performing those nursing tasks under close observation. This task learning is always coupled with the preceptor teaching the critical thinking skills behind each task. The preceptor and preceptee work as one unit to provide care to their patient assignments.
To date each of our INP nurse preceptors have received extensive training in critical care management and based on their demonstration of teaching skills, nursing knowledge, and bedside practice, they were hired to become one of their unit's nurse preceptors. Each nurse completed a preceptor training course and demonstrates annual competency in this field.
Furthermore, our INP nurse preceptors have all received training on culturally competent nursing practice, intercultural communication, and our INP programs.
Each nurse visits our partnerships to help facilitate the local nurse champions (LNC) with implementation and evaluation of a post graduate nursing education and training program. Their expertise and extraordinary personal efforts is what makes everything we do at the INP possible.
INTERSECT: International Respiratory and Severe Illness Center
INTERSECT is a UW center improving health by reducing the burden of respiratory disease and severe illness in resource-constrained settings around the world. They leverage clinical, research, and educational expertise from the UW to address global health. In conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO), INTERSECT has developed guidelines, training programs, and materials to better prepare local health ministries worldwide to diagnose, study, and treat sever illness and infection.
http://globalfocusoncancer.org
Global Focus on Cancer’s mission is to raise awareness, provide support and create a global network of cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and medical professionals. Their goal is to increase awareness, decrease stigma and encourage early detection and treatment by increasing access to information about cancer.
In 2018 we formed a partnership with GFC in order to improve the services for our partner's patients and families. Empowering and educating those we serve to improve the health capacity of entire communities.