The nursing program of the University of Washington, Bothell has received a grant of $25,000 from the 2010 Johnson and Johnson “Promise of Nursing for Washington” Program.

Four Washington nursing education programs received awards to increase their capacity to educate and graduate more nurses. According to the UW-Bothell, this year, all awardees’ proposals also reflected a focus on increasing the diversity of their nursing student populations.

UW-Bothell was awarded the grant for their proposal titled, “Increasing Nursing Capacity through Blended Learning.” The proposal is meant to aid faculty education in the development of “blended” bachelor and master of nursing education elective courses.

According to UW-Bothell, the ultimate goal is to help students complete the on-campus program despite any challenges due to geographic distance or the demands faced by many working adult students.