UIndy School of Nursing
Leading-edge programs at all degree levelsWhy Choose the UIndy School of Nursing?
The UIndy School of Nursing is known for its leading-edge programs at all degree levels that consistently rank among the top in the state, with high passing rates on state licensing exams. UIndy also offers the only Neonatal Nurse Practitioner program in the state.
UIndy's "Education for Service" motto is deeply embedded in the nursing curriculum. Students will find service learning components in many of our courses, along with a variety of volunteer and mission opportunities each year.
Our faculty bring decades of clinical experience in a wide range of specialties. Many are doctorally prepared and have excellent reputations for their leadership roles in health care communities locally, nationally and internationally.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to be the leader in professional nursing education. We are grounded in Christian values and committed to developing competent, caring, and compassionate servant leaders who provide holistic care in a complex and changing healthcare environment.
Philosophy
The School of Nursing philosophy is to prepare students to practice as caring, competent nurses within a variety of settings across the transitional care continuum.
Goals
The learning goals of the School of Nursing align with the University, emphasizing critical thinking, creativity, performance, and social responsibility.
Explore Your Options with the UIndy School of Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Launch your nursing career with a strong foundation, preparing you to excel in any healthcare setting.
Master of Science in Nursing
Advance your career and leadership potential with our flexible, online class format.
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Prepare to lead quality improvement initiatives and apply evidence-based knowledge to transform patient outcomes.
BSN to DNP
For BSN-prepared nurses looking to achieve doctoral status in a streamlined format.
Undergraduate Program Expected Outcomes
Graduates of the BSN program will be able to:
- Provide holistic, outcome-driven, and safe care for individuals and populations across the lifespan and the transitional care continuum.
- Integrate individual cultural preferences, values, and beliefs to provide respectful, dignified, and compassionate patient-centered care.
- Demonstrate integration of knowledge, skills, and professional attitudes through the use of evidence-based clinical reasoning and judgment.
- Collaborate effectively with individuals, populations, and interprofessional healthcare team members to achieve optimal health outcomes.
- Utilize principles of leadership, management, and stewardship to contribute to quality improvement initiatives and the advancement of nursing.
- Display moral, ethical, and legal standards in personal and professional conduct.
- Model responsibility for continued professional growth.
Graduate Program Expected Outcomes
Graduates of the MSN, DNP, Post-Graduate APRN, and Graduate Certificate programs will be able to:
- Incorporate a foundation of arts, sciences, and other disciplines upon which to expand knowledge and judgment unique to advanced practice nursing.
- Design, implement, and evaluate equitable and individualized holistic person-centered care that incorporates evidence-based research and complex stakeholder needs at the highest level of innovative nursing practice.
- Evaluate population health across the lifespan for improved health outcomes by leveraging partnerships with a variety of stakeholders.
- Appraise existing research by using analytical methods and processes to promote evidence-based nursing practice and to transform healthcare.
- Analyze nursing practices and evaluate policies that employ quality improvement science and safe care principles for the individual, organization, and healthcare system.
- Create interprofessional collaborations with individuals and healthcare communities that promote optimal care outcomes.
- Engage with healthcare systems to coordinate resources necessary for quality healthcare of diverse populations.
- Incorporate informatics and emerging healthcare technology in accordance with safe nursing practice and regulatory standards.
- Acquire a professional identity which incorporates accountability and nursing comportment representative of the values of quality nursing practice.
- Develop a commitment to lifelong learning that supports best practices in professional advanced practice nursing.
Contact the School of Nursing
- Traditional BSN Admissions:
- Phone: 317-788-3216
- admissions@uindy.edu
- ABSN and Graduate Admissions:
- Phone: 317-788-8031
- Email: chsadmissions@uindy.edu
- School of Nursing Main Contact:
- Phone: 317-788-3205
- Email: nursing@uindy.edu
- Faculty
- Academic Advisors
- Administrative & Program Support Staff
- Stay Informed
The Advisory Board at the University of Indianapolis School of Nursing is a core group of influential individuals whose purpose is to inform the SON of new and current clinical practices that the SON may influence with how we educate our graduates. By building a strong partnership between the School and its broader constituencies, UIndy seeks to go beyond its current position of strength to reach its next level of excellence as a leader in nursing education, scholarship, and clinical practice. The SON Advisory Board is responsible for ensuring that the UIndy School of Nursing:
- Maintains an open dialogue with its key constituents
- Advances the SON goals in accordance to the missions of the University
- Identifies and develops resources to support that mission
- Educates nurse graduates to be prepared to enter a complex work environment
- Engages in strategic planning and maintains educational programs of the highest quality
Advisory Board membership is composed of influential professionals who represent healthcare within the community, those partnerships impacted by the program and who impact the program.
The School of Nursing has determined that completion of the Bachelors in Nursing (Traditional and Accelerated Second Degree programs) prepares a student to take the national licensure examination for registered nurses (NCLEX-RN®). Passage of the national exam is required for licensure in all 50 U.S. states and U.S. territories. It is each individual’s responsibility to understand, evaluate, and comply with all requirements relating to national licensure exams for the state in which he or she intends to practice. Educational requirements may vary widely including, but not limited to, the number of clinical hours required by the state as well as specific coursework. To obtain the contact information for the nursing professional licensing boards, please see the National Council of State Boards of Nursing contact page.
For questions regarding Registered Nurse (RN) licensure, please contact Dr. Sarah Holmes (holmessm@uindy.edu), Undergraduate Program Director.
Select graduate programs that lead to professional certification may be required for advanced nursing practice within some states. It is each individual’s responsibility to understand, evaluate, and comply with all requirements relating to national certification exams for the state in which he or she intends to practice as educational requirements may vary depending on state nursing practice acts.
For questions regarding advanced practice licensure, please contact Dr. Wendy Stoelting-Gettelfinger (stoeltinggett@uindy.edu), Clinical Graduate Program Director.
Students should review the specific academic requirements for the program in which they are enrolling, including those related to practicum/internship as well as pre-qualifications for licensure such as the need for a criminal background check. We highly recommend that students contact the applicable licensure board(s) in their state of residence or in the state where they intend to obtain a license before beginning an academic program that results in licensure and prior to beginning any internship/practicum. Many licensure boards require more than successful degree completion to obtain a license. Please be advised that state laws, regulations, and policies may change at any time. Changes in requirements can impact the program's ability to meet educational requirements for licensure. It is the responsibility of the student completing the licensure program to check with the licensing board(s) in their state of residence or in the state in which they intend to obtain a license for the most recent information and requirements.
For additional licensure information for each state, please see our UIndy School of Nursing Professional Licensure Disclosure.
Accreditation
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program, Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program, and post-graduate APRN certificate program at the University of Indianapolis are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
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