School of Nursing

Assistant Professor Norma Hall, Dean.

Assistant Professor Tia Bell, Instructor Julie Blazek, Assistant Professor Cynthia Bowers, Assistant Professor Jennifer Carmack, Assistant Professor Shana Cureton, Assistant Professor Amy Dant, Assistant Professor Laura Darnell, Assistant Professor Petra Davison, Assistant Professor Karen Elsea, Assistant Professor Christina Flint, Assistant Professor Joyce Fuss, Assistant Professor Kathleen Hetzler, Assistant Professor Karen Hirsch, Assistant Professor Sarah Holmes, Professor Karen Iseminger, Assistant Professor Barbara Kelly, Assistant Professor Stephanie Kemery, Associate Professor Donna Konradi, Assistant Professor Krista MacDonald, Assistant Professor Caron MacPherson, Assistant Professor Catherine Miller, Assistant Professor Shannon Moore, Assistant Professor Briyana Morrell, Assistant Professor Toni Morris, Assistant Professor Jody Perez, Assistant Professor Rebecca Renner, Assistant Professor Diane Smith, Associate Professor Wendy Stoelting-Gettelfinger, Instructor Penny Strouse, Assistant Professor Jane Toon, Assistant Professor Aksana Waskosky, and Associate Professor Julianne Wright.

About the School of Nursing

The University of Indianapolis School of Nursing seeks to prepare its students to practice holistic nursing care in an increasingly complex and rapidly changing healthcare environment. Consistent with all majors within the University, the curricula of the School of Nursing reflect a commitment to Christian values and encourage development of the total person, including intellectual, physical, psychosocial, moral, and spiritual aspects. Within nursing coursework, students become competent with a variety of skills, learn to reason with judgment, develop respect for the inherent worth of every human being, reflect on personal values and attitudes, and demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning and to the profession.

The faculty members support Bachelor of Science in Nursing, an Accelerated Master’s Program, and Master of Science in Nursing programs within a private, comprehensive university. The faculty are committed to providing programs of learning that meet the needs of a diverse student population, including both traditional and nontraditional learners. They believe that educational methods that are supportive of students in teaching/learning situations are essential. Recognizing the unique worth of each student, the faculty members support individualized attention to assist students as they develop and work toward the attainment of their individual goals.

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. To achieve this mission, the school:

  1. provides a Bachelor of Science in Nursing curriculum that includes courses that focus on spoken, written, and technological communication; critical thinking; and social and biological science bases for nursing; and provides and directs the delivery of holistic care to ill and well individual, family, and community health care recipients in a variety of health care settings;
  2. provides a Master of Science in Nursing curriculum that builds on knowledge and competencies of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing. The Christian-based master’s program prepares nurses to be caring professionals in expanded roles and provides a foundation for doctoral studies;
  3. provides high-quality programs that are reviewed at regular intervals and maintained, developed, or redirected as needed;
  4. provides an Accelerated Master’s Program that combines an accelerated track to licensure as a registered nurse in the baccalaureate nursing format with a master’s program;
  5. provides opportunities for full-time and part-time study by traditional and nontraditional students;
  6. recruits and retains qualified faculty members who are sensitive to developments in nursing and who demonstrate a professional commitment to nursing education;
  7. seeks mutually beneficial relationships with city, state, national, and international health care and professional communities; and
  8. responds to changing circumstances through the continuous improvement in nursing education programs, supporting initiatives consistent with the mission of the School of Nursing.

 

Policies for admission, progression, and graduation, as well as the curriculum guide for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program are included in the School of Nursing catalog, which is available in the School of Nursing or Office of Admissions. Nursing students must earn a C grade or higher in those major and support courses designated on the curriculum guides.

Programs

The community-based BSN program prepares students to become professional nurses who assume nursing roles in a variety of settings and are responsive to diverse populations in a complex and rapidly changing healthcare environment. Graduate BSN students have a broad knowledge of the humanities, physical and behavioral sciences, and the art and science of nursing. The BSN program prepares leaders in nursing who collaborate with other professionals, assume responsibility for competent practice, and promote professional development. The BSN curriculum provides the foundation for students to pursue a graduate nursing education.

 

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (in addition to general education core requirements)

 

Nursing Courses
  • NURB-225 Nutrition for Health Professionals
  • NURB-231 Health & Assessment of Individuals and Families I
  • NURB-232 Health & Assessment of Individuals and Families II
  • NURB-285 Pharmacology
  • NURB-330 Methods of Nursing Research
  • NURB-331 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan I
  • NURB-332 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan II
  • NURB-340 Pathophysiological Concepts for Professional Nursing
  • NURB-431 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan III
  • NURB-440 Promoting Healthy Communities
  • NURB-450 Managing and Leading in Nursing
  • NURB-460 Capstone Professional Nursing Practicum

 

Support Courses
  • BIOL-103 Principles of Human Anatomy
  • BIOL-104 Principles of Human Physiology
  • BIOL-209Clinical Microbiology
  • CHEM-104 Intro to General Organic and Biological Chemistry
  • MATH-150 Finite Mathematics
    • or MATH-180 College Algebra & Trigonometry
    • or MATH-190 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
  • PHIL-101. Introduction to Philosophy
    • or PHIL-110 Introduction to Critical Thinking
    • or PHIL-130 Honors Philosophy
    • or PHIL-201 Ethics
    • or PHIL-220 Medical Ethics
    • or HON-203 Honors Philosophy
  • PSY-120 Introduction to Psychology
  • PSY-245 Lifespan Development
  • PSY-345 Abnormal Psychology
  • SOC-101 Principles of Sociology
    • or SOC-103 Social Problems
    • or ANTH-100 Cultural Anthropology
    • or ANTH-200 Global Problems
  • COMM-100 Public Speaking

The 2nd Degree Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program provides a pathway into nursing for second bachelor’s degree students. The student will obtain the BSN degree in 20 months after being admitted to clinical courses. The total program also includes prerequisite courses that the student must complete prior to being admitted to clinical nursing courses. Graduate BSN students have a broad knowledge of the humanities, physical and behavioral sciences, and the art and science of nursing.

 

Requirements for the 2nd Degree Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program

 

Prerequisite Courses
  • BIOL-103 Principles of Human Anatomy
  • BIOL-104 Principles of Human Physiology
  • BIOL-209 Clinical Microbiology
  • PSYC-245 Lifespan Psychology
  • PSYC-345 Abnormal Psychology
  • MATH-220 Elementary Statistics (or equivalent)
  • CHEM 104 Intro to General Organic and Biological Chemistry

 

Prerequisite Nursing Courses
  • NURB-225 Nutrition for Health Professionals
  • NURB-285 Pharmacology
  • NURB-330 Methods of Nursing Research

 

Clinical Component Courses
  • NURB-230 Health Assessment I
  • NURB-232 Health Assessment II
  • NURB-325 Community Health Nursing
  • NURB-340 Pathophysiological Concepts
  • NURB-360 Lifespan I
  • NURB-370 Lifespan II
  • NURB-431 Lifespan III
  • NURB-455 Leadership in Nursing
  • NURB-460 Capstone Nursing Practicum

 


Additional information about the courses listed above can be found in the section entitled Course Descriptions.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing for the Registered Nurse Program

  • NURN-320 Conceptual Basis for Professional Nursing
  • NURN-330 Methods of Nursing Research
  • NURN-340 Pathophysiological Concepts for Professional Nursing
  • NURN-416 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan
  • NURN-421 Promoting Healthy Communities
  • NURN-422 Managing and Leading in Nursing
  • NURN-480 Capstone Professional Nursing Practicum

 

Support Courses
  • BIOL-103 Principles of Human Anatomy
  • BIOL-104 Principles of Human Physiology
  • BIOL-209 Microbiology
  • MATH-150 Finite Mathematics
    • or MATH-180 College Algebra & Trigonometry
    • or MATH-190 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
  • PHIL-101. Introduction to Philosophy
    • or PHIL-110 Introduction to Critical Thinking
    • or PHIL-201 Ethics
    • or PHIL-230 Issues in Applied Ethics
  • PSY-120 Introduction to Psychology
  • PSY-245 Lifespan Development
  • PSY-345 Abnormal Psychology
  • SOC-101 Principles of Sociology
    • or SOC-103 Social Problems
    • or ANTH-100 Cultural Anthropology
    • or ANTH-200 Global Problems
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