University of Alabama - Birmingham (School of Nursing)
The School of Nursing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is located in Alabama’s premier center of nursing education, nationally ranked by U. S. News and World Report in the top 5 %of programs nation wide. It is also one of the World Health organization Collaborating Centers for International Nursing in the United States and one of only 37 in the world. This reputation is supported by quality educational programs, a wealth of opportunities for clinical experiences, and outstanding faculty. The school enjoys a close relationship with the world renowned UAB Medical Center, Alabama’s Children’s Hospital, and many other clinical agencies that help students with development of clinical skills.Our programs are innovative and nationally ranked in the nation.
Our goal is to ensure graduate nursing programs of the highest quality in preparing students to lead, teach, conduct research, and provide and participate in professional service. We want students to succeed, and we put our energy and resources into that goal. Our programs are special in several ways, with exciting results for our students.
MISSION
The UASON, as part of a research university and academic health center, prepares nurse leaders to excel as clinicians, researchers and educators, advancing knowledge and the delivery of high quality health care in Alabama and worldwide.
VISION
To be a dynamic and innovative leader, raising the quality of health care and expanding the educated nursing workforce in Alabama and worldwide
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HISTORY
The Alabama Legislature authorized a collegiate school of nursing at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa in 1949 and provided funds for its support. The School of Nursing was established in 1950 and moved in 1967 from the Tuscaloosa campus to Birmingham. At that time, the school became a component of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
With establishment of the School of Nursing on the Tuscaloosa campus in 1950, two programs were inaugurated. These were a four-year program for the basic professional preparation of high-school graduates for nursing and a program for the professional preparation of graduate nurses for clinical teaching, supervision, ward administration, and advanced professional nursing. Both led to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. In 1952 a curriculum was added to prepare graduate nurses for generalized public health nursing.
A masters program leading to the Master of Science in Nursing degree was established, with the first students admitted in September 1955. Options at the masters level are preparation as a nurse practitioner, outcomes measurement and health care improvement, and clinical nurse specialist. The advanced practitioner major has two options: acute and continuing care, and primary care.
The DSN degree program was phased out in August 2005 in anticipation of the planned Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING PROGRAM
The School of Nursing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is located in Alabama’s premier center of nursing education, nationally ranked by U. S. News and World Report in the top 5 %of programs nation wide. It is also one of the World Health organization Collaborating Centers for International Nursing in the United States and one of only 37 in the world. This reputation is supported by quality educational programs, a wealth of opportunities for clinical experiences, and outstanding faculty. The school enjoys a close relationship with the world renowned UAB Medical Center, Alabama’s Children’s Hospital, and many other clinical agencies that help students with development of clinical skills.Goals of the ProgramThe BSN Curriculum is designed to prepare graduates for entry into professional nursing practice. This foundation offers both academic and professional nursing courses that provide the base for clinical competence and informed judgments about health care situations and care of patients in both in and out-patient settings. The curriculum prepares nurses who:
* Synthesize knowledge from nursing and other scientific and humanistic disciplines to make professional practice decisions;
* Apply the nursing process in a variety of health care settings to facilitate patient adaptation to complex settings and/or illnesses for the purpose of achieving maximum health status;
* Engage in critical inquiry to improve nursing practice and patient care;
* Collaborate with patients and other health disciplines to improve patient health status;
* Use leadership and management skills and professional role behaviors to provide quality care in a variety of settings;
* Incorporate professional, ethical, legal, and institutional standards into one’s practice; and
* Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for own nursing practice decisions, interventions, and outcomes.
School name: University of Alabama - Birmingham (School of Nursing)
Address: 1530 3rd Avenue South
Zip & city: AL 35294-1210 Birmingham
Phone: (205) 975-1964
Web: http://main.uab.edu/Sites/nursing/
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