Bulletin 2000-2002

School of Nursing Nursing School (NU)
1111 Middle Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5107
Undergraduate Information: (317) 274-2806
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Introduction to the School of Nursing

The Indiana University School of Nursing opened its doors in Indianapolis in 1914. Since that time, it has evolved into one of the nation’s most eminent schools, recently receiving a ranking of twelfth out of more than 200 schools of nursing that offer graduate programs.

Historical Milestones

1914 Indiana University Training School for Nurses opened at Indianapolis

1932 Curricula established for Bachelor of Science in Nursing on Bloomington campus for public health nursing, administration and supervision of nursing service, and teaching in schools of nursing offered for registered nurses in Bloomington

1944 Division of Nursing Education placed in School of Education with preparation for teachers of science, nursing arts, medical-surgical, maternity, and pediatric nursing

1945 Master of Science in Nursing Education first offered at IU Bloomington

1950 Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) program first offered

1956 Name of school officially changed to Indiana University School of Nursing

1957 Original National League for Nursing (NLN) accreditation for the Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) program

1960 Last diploma school graduates

1961 Original NLN accreditation for the B.S.N. program

1965 All nursing programs organized into one administrative unit to form the School of Nursing, the tenth school of Indiana University

1965 Associate of Arts program developed by the regional campuses and the school

1965 General nursing program for registered nurses discontinued

1966 M.S.N. degree first offered

1968 Original NLN accreditation for the Associate of Arts Program, IUPUI

1974 School of Nursing building dedicated at IUPUI

1974 First efforts toward establishing a systemwide school

1975 Specialist in Clinical Nursing program approved

1975 NLN accreditation for A.S.N. program continued to 1983, IUPUI and IU East

1975 First students enrolled in A.S.N. major courses on the Richmond campus (IU East)

1976 Original American Nurses’ Association (ANA) accreditation for the Continuing Education program

1976 Doctor of Nursing Science (D.N.S.) program approved

1976 NLN accreditation for B.S.N. and graduate programs continues

1978 First doctoral students admitted

1979 B.S.N. program extended to IU South Bend and IU Southeast

1980 New upper-division baccalaureate curriculum initiated

1981 B.S.N. program extended to IU Northwest

1981 First Doctor of Nursing Science degree awarded

1981 Kokomo campus becomes part of systemwide school

1982 NLN accreditation for B.S.N. and graduate programs continued until 1990

1983 Extension of B.S.N. program to IU Kokomo approved

1983 Extension of M.S.N. program to multiple sites approved

1983 NLN accreditation for A.S.N. program continued to 1991, IUPUI and IU East

1984 Extension of B.S.N. program to IU East approved

1985 First master’s courses offered at five sites—Indiana Higher Education Telecommunications System (IHETS)

1985 NLN accreditation for A.S.N. program continued to 1993, IU Northwest

1985 Office of Nursing Practice established

1986 NLN accreditation for A.S.N. program continued to 1994, IU Kokomo

1987 Extension of total B.S.N. program to IU South Bend approved

1987 Extension of A.S.N. program to IU South Bend approved

1987 Approval of Licensed Practical Nurse (L.P.N.) to A.S.N. mobility option at IUPU Columbus

1989 School reorganized into academic departments

1990 Formal planning for a Ph.D. program in nursing initiated

1991 Designation of Institute of Action Research for Community Health as a World Health Organization Collaborating for Healthy Cities

1991 Establishment of Mary Margaret Walther Program in Oncology Care Research

1991 Implementation of the R.N. to M.S.N. mobility options

1993 Accreditation of A.S.N., B.S.N., and M.S.N. programs by the National League for Nursing for eight years

1995 Transition from D.N.S. to Ph.D. degree program approved

1996 First class of Ph.D. in Nursing Science students admitted

1998 Emily Holmquist Endowed Professorship instituted

1998 Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Board of Commissioners granted IUPUI preliminary approval of the baccalaureate and master’s nursing education programs

1999 85th anniversary of nursing at Indiana University

Mission of the School of Nursing

Indiana University School of Nursing on the campuses of IUPUI, IUPU Columbus, and IU Bloomington functions in most respects as one administrative unit, known as the Corridor. The mission of the Corridor is to create a community of learning that addresses society’s need for caring and scientifically prepared nurse professionals, as well as the educational and developmental needs of students, faculty, staff, and alumni from diverse backgrounds. Through the scholarship of creative pedagogy, discovery, application, and integration, the Corridor will improve the health and quality of life for the citizens of central Indiana, the state, the nation, and beyond by meeting society’s need for nurses at different educational levels prepared to be effective in a range of practice settings.

As the core campus of the largest multipurpose school of nursing in the country, the Corridor seeks to have top-ranked programs in nursing education and research. Toward that end, the Corridor emphasizes:

The Corridor seeks to be known for: The mission and values of the School of Nursing are consistent with campus aspirations toward quality, collaboration, centrality, and identity. They further the overall mission:

Statement by the Dean

Since its founding in 1914, Indiana University School of Nursing has grown into one of the largest schools of nursing in the country, and it is ranked as one of the best. We offer the full range of academic degrees, from the associate to the doctoral levels, as well as postdoctoral research training and extensive continuing education. As one school with offerings at eight locations (Bloomington, Columbus, Gary, Indianapolis, Kokomo, New Albany, Richmond, and South Bend), we are committed to your career preparation. Our more than 23,000 graduates are chief nursing officers of large health facilities, deans of nursing schools, clinical specialists, entrepreneurs, and staff nurses in urban and rural settings around Indiana and throughout the world.

As I look back over my own nursing career, I am struck by how nursing can be a means of developing all aspects of one’s personality, from the caring to the analytical. I have had experiences that were outside my realm of thinking when I earned my undergraduate degree, and I am convinced there is no talent or ambition that cannot be realized in this profession. As I look to the future, I see nursing holding on to traditional caregiving values, but playing them out in new and exciting ways. Faced with the challenges of changing health care delivery, nurses will be called on to lead in areas never dreamed of by earlier generations. In addition, the talented faculty at Indiana University are committed to helping you realize your professional aspirations in every career transition that you undertake, and enabling you to seize your own preferred future. At all levels and on all campuses, Indiana University School of Nursing has forged strong links between nursing education and nursing services in clinical and community settings in order to improve the health of individuals, families, and communities. I welcome you and invite you to become a part of our extended IU family.

Angela Barron McBride, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.

University Dean and Distinguished Professor of Nursing

Accreditations

National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission—A.S.N., B.S.N., and M.S.N. programs

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education—B.S.N. and M.S.N. programs

Indiana State Board of Nursing—A.S.N. and B.S.N. programs

American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation

Memberships

The School of Nursing is an agency member of the National League for Nursing’s Council of Associate Degree Programs and the Council of Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) as well as the Committee for Institutional Cooperation (CIC). The school is also a constituency member of the National League for Nursing; the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. The Clarian Health Nursing Service is an agency member of the Council of Hospitals and Related Institutional Nursing Services.

Professional/Technical Standards

Students of the School of Nursing will be held to the American Nurses’ Association’s "Standards of Professional Performance" and the "Code for Nurses" and School of Nursing’s Essential Abilities (outlined below). Failure to uphold these standards may result in dismissal from any nursing program.

ANA Standards of Professional Performance (revised 1989)

  1. The nurse systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.

  2. The nurse evaluates his or her own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and relevant statutes and regulations.

  3. The nurse acquires and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice.

  4. The nurse contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues, and others.

  5. The nurse’s decisions and actions on behalf of clients are determined in an ethical manner.

  6. The nurse collaborates with the clients, significant others, and health care providers.

  7. The nurse uses research findings in practice.

  8. The nurse considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, and cost in planning and delivering client care.

    ANA Code for Nurses (revised 1985)

    Each person, upon entering the nursing profession, inherits a measure of the responsibility and trust associated with the profession, along with the corresponding obligation to adhere to the standards of ethical practice and conduct it has set. Nursing students are expected to show responsibility in their behavior, to deal with faculty, peers, patients, and clinical staff in a direct and honest manner, and to be professional in their conduct. Students who violate accepted standards for professional nursing may be discharged from the program.
    1. The nurse provides services with respect for human dignity and the uniqueness of the client, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, personal attributes, or the nature of health problems.

    2. The nurse safeguards the individual’s rights to privacy by judiciously protecting information of a confidential nature.

    3. The nurse acts to safeguard the client and the public when health care and safety are affected by the incompetent, unethical, or illegal practice of any person.

    4. The nurse assumes responsibility and accountability for individual nursing judgments and actions.

    5. The nurse maintains competence in nursing.

    6. The nurse exercises informed judgment and uses individual competence and qualifications as criteria in seeking consultation, accepting responsibilities, and delegating nursing activities to others.

    7. The nurse participates in activities that contribute to the ongoing development of the profession’s body of knowledge.

    8. The nurse participates in the profession’s efforts to implement and improve standards of nursing.

    9. The nurse participates in the profession’s efforts to establish and maintain conditions of employment conducive to high quality nursing care.

    10. The nurse participates in the profession’s effort to protect the public from misinformation and misrepresentation and to maintain the integrity of nursing.

    11. The nurse collaborates with members of the health professions and other citizens in promoting community and national efforts to meet the health needs of the public.

    Essential Abilities

    The School of Nursing faculty have specified essential abilities (technical standards) critical to the success of students enrolled in any IU nursing program. Qualified applicants are expected to meet all admission criteria, and matriculating students are expected to meet all progression criteria, as well as these essential abilities (technical standards) with or without reasonable accommodations.
    • Essential judgment skills to include ability to identify, assess, and comprehend conditions surrounding patient situations for the purpose of problem solving around patient conditions and coming to appropriate conclusions and/or course of actions.

    • Essential neurological functions to include ability to use the senses of seeing, hearing, touch, and smell to make correct judgments regarding patient conditions for the purpose of demonstrating competence to safely engage in the practice of nursing. Behaviors that demonstrate essential neurological functions include, but are not limited to, observation, listening, understanding relationships, writing, and psychomotor abilities.

    • Essential communication skills to include ability to communicate effectively with fellow students, faculty, patients, and all members of the health care team. Skills include verbal, written, and nonverbal abilities consistent with effective communication.

    • Essential emotional coping skills to include ability to demonstrate the mental health necessary to safely engage in the practice of nursing as determined by professional standards of practice.

    • Essential intellectual and conceptual skills to include ability to measure, calculate, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate to engage competently in the safe practice of nursing.

    • Other essential behavioral attributes to include ability to engage in activities consistent with safe nursing practice without demonstrated behaviors of addiction to, abuse of, or dependence on alcohol or other drugs that may impair behavior of judgment. The student must demonstrate responsibility and accountability for actions as a student in the School of Nursing and as a developing professional nurse.
       

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