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Purdue Nursing…

changing the delivery of healthcare through

innovative education, interdisciplinary research,

and collaborations with communities

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Next year we’ll be 50!

Faculty and Staff, August 2011

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• Degrees:– Baccalaureate Program (BSN)– 2nd Degree Program (15 months)– Major - NURSING

– Masters Degree Program• Adult /Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (ANP)• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP)• Certificate Programs

– Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) • emphasis on health systems engineering

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• Programs accredited by Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

• Pre-licensure programs (undergraduate) monitored by Indiana State Board of Nursing

– Licensure exam post graduation: NCLEX to become RN

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Baccalaureate Program: Major - NursingEntering Baccalaureate Students, 2011

College Nursing

Applications 3333 750

Admissions 2036 201

Selectivity Ratio 61.1% 26.8%

Accepts 793 95

Yield 38.9% 47.3%

Entering Class Profile

Total New Students 106Beginners 95Transfer 1CODOs 10

DiversityFemales 97 92%Males 9 8%

Asian American/Pacific Islander 1African American 2Hispanic American 3Two or more Races 3Other 1Total 10 9.4%

ResidenceIndiana 80 75%Other (IL-12,OH-3,CA-3,MA-2,CO-1,IA-1, NH-1,NM-1,MN-1,WI-1)

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Admission Measures (n= 95 beginners)

SAT 1791

ACT 27

GPA 3.8

High School Rank

Top 12%

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Graduate Programs• Masters

– Adult Nurse Practitioner [ANP]• n = 20 (10 new 2011)

– Pediatric Nurse Practitioner [PNP]• n = 14 (6 new 2011)

– ANP Certificate• n = 4

• Doctorate of Nursing Practice [DNP]– n = 40 (11 new 2011)

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Influencing our curriculum …

• IOM Report - The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health

• Carnegie Report – Educating Nurses: A Call for Radical Transformation

• Healthcare Reform

• Interdisciplinary Education

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↑ Focus on Simulation

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First named chair:Laura Sands, PhD

Katherine Birck Professor of Nursing

First engineer added to SON faculty:

Sara McComb, PhD

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• Research projects … – Congestive heart failure– Frail elderly– Breastfeeding– Pets and the elderly– Mental health of farm families– Performance enhancing substances– Adoption– Health risk appraisal– Information technology– ….

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Engaging with the community• Service Learning Projects

– Service Learning Faculty Fellow, Dr. Karen Foli– Spring Fest, “Purdue-cing Healthy Boilers”

• Broad spectrum of communityorganizations, client interactions

Child Wellness Day, 2011

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Engagement

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Unique Opportunities for students …

• Study abroad … Costa Rica, Nicaragua, India, Columbia

• Navajo Nation

• Disaster Sites

Nursing Student With Navajo Code Talker, WWII

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Clinics• Brooks Center, Delphi• Monon• Nursing Center for

Family Health

• Client care for vulnerable populations

• Educational opportunity for students

• Site for research projects

Dr. Kirkpatrick and Dr. Brooks

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Nurse Practitioner of the Year, 2011

Liz O’Neil, FNP, RNClinical FacultyNP, Monon Clinic

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Talented Students + Outstanding Faculty and Staff + Stimulating Environments + College Support =Purdue University School of Nursing

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