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Tamara Uson. Courtesy photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tamara Uson says her nursing story started when she was 14 years old, and her father died in a hospital from an anaphylactic reaction to a known antibiotic allergy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After that, she said, \u201cit\u2019s always been this passion of mine to take care of people and make sure they have the highest quality and safest care.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 16, Uson started as a dietary assistant in a nursing home. She became a certified nurse aid, worked in a hospital and then received an RN from Everett Community College and, in 2012, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Washington in Seattle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2018, she received her Master of Nursing degree from UW Bothell in the Administrative Leadership<\/a> track she helped to launch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eager to learn <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In jobs at hospitals such as Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett and Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, Uson eagerly worked in every department and specialty she could, including emergency, oncology, pediatrics, behavioral health and surgery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI went from one specialty to the next, building on one skill after another. I was eager to learn it all,\u201d said Uson, who added she came to \u201cunderstand care through the continuum.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uson was in a supervisory role in surgery services at Swedish Hospital when she started talking with other nurse managers about what they would need to continue careers as administrators. 足彩app哪个是正规的ir thinking sprang from the realization that patient care was not only what they could deliver from a bedside but also what came from decisions made across a conference table. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe knew there were key skills missing when we showed up at meetings. We didn\u2019t have that business component or aspect to be able to have those conversations \u2014 or the insight to know what we didn\u2019t know,\u201d Uson said. \u201cHow can we be good stewards of how we care for our patients, ensure our teams are supported and have the resources they need?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的se working nurses realized they needed MBA skills, but as health care veterans they did not want a traditional business master\u2019s degree. Colleagues urged Uson to design a program herself. With some sticky notes and a whiteboard, she started mapping a path. She shared her ideas with an administrator at Swedish, June Altaras<\/a>, a University of Washington Bothell graduate (BSN \u201998, MSN \u201907). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program pilots <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Altaras connected her to leaders of UW Bothell\u2019s School of Nursing & Health Studies<\/a> \u2014 the dean at the time, Dr. David Allen, now a professor emeritus; and Dr. Mayumi Willgerodt, now associate professor in the UW School of Nursing in Seattle. 足彩app哪个是正规的y, in turn, brought in faculty from UW Bothell\u2019s School of Business to develop a new nursing-business curriculum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 Master of Nursing\u2019s Administrative Leadership program launched in 2016. 足彩app哪个是正规的 first cohort of about 10 students, which included Uson, attended classes at Swedish Medical Center. 足彩app哪个是正规的y graduated in 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uson learned many skills she needed from the School of Business faculty. Two in particular stood out for her. Dr. Surya Pathak, associate professor, taught her how to create successful processes to cut waste. Dr. Sophie Leroy, associate professor, taught her how to create a highly engaged team to implement these processes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are in the business for patients, which means we need all tools, not just nursing-related skills, to create a high-reliability organization,\u201d said Uson, whose feedback helped form the curriculum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business-infused <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 business-infused MN gave Uson and her cohort what they needed to move forward in their careers, to take their places \u201cconfidently at the negotiating table, to be able to have inspiring conversations, to understand finance and budgets, to take what you have to work with and create something successful with it,\u201d Uson said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEveryone on our team has either been promoted or is now working where their passion is,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uson has made another career move. She followed Altaras to MultiCare Health System, which has eight hospitals in the Puget Sound region plus two in Spokane and partnerships with other facilities in the state. Altaras is the senior vice president and chief quality, safety and nursing officer. Uson is a chief nursing executive who will be working at Capital Medical Center in Olympia in April after MultiCare completes its acquisition of the community hospital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have the tools I need to be a chief nurse executive,\u201d Uson said. \u201cFor leaders like June Altaras and the University of Washington Bothell to listen to our needs, to come up with creative solutions, is more than an incredible opportunity, it\u2019s life changing,\u201d Uson said, \u201cI\u2019m honored to be part of this journey.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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