Indiana University Northwest (School of Nursing)

MISSION The mission of Indiana University School of Nursing is to collaborate across campuses to integrate the values of Indiana University and the profession of nursing as they relate to research, scholarship, teaching, practice and service. We are committed to advancing the science of nursing through excellence in nursing education by preparing nurses who provide high quality nursing care to a diverse, multicultural society. VISION Our vision for the Indiana University School of Nursing is to promote nursisng care excellence through a community of lifelong learning that focuses on society's needs for high quality health care and scientifically educated professional nurses. We will strive to provide a supportive environment that fosters the educational and developmental needs of students, faculty, staff and alumni from diverse, multicultural backgrounds. Faculty in our undergraduate and graduate programs will be known for their scholarship in the areas of research, interactive learning, discovery, application and integration. We are committed to advancing the science and practice of nursing through excellence in nursing education based on preparing graduates who will provide high quality nursing care to a diverse, multicultural society conduct research and teach future nurses. We will achieve these goals through cooperative teaching strategies, promotion of critical thinking skills and use of cutting-edge technology. PHILOSOPHY Baccalaureate nursing education provides a broad foundation in the sciences and liberal arts necessary for preparing professional nurses who are capable of practicing in a competent and responsible fashion as informed citizens in a dynamic and diverse society. Graduates of the baccalaureate nursing program are expected to demonstrate competencies consistent with being a critical thinker, a culturally competent person, a knowledgeable coordinator of community resources, a politically aware professional, a beginning practitioner whose actions are consistent with professional legal and ethical standards, an effective communicator, a competent provider of health care, and a person who exemplifies a positive image. Baccalaureate graduates assist individuals, families, and communities in attaining mutually established health goals and in facilitating the highest level of functioning for individuals, families, and communities toward the maximization of their health potential. Baccalaureate education must prepare graduates to be knowledgeable workers, processors of information, and to navigate complex health care systems using available technologies as they design and develop more efficient approaches to the delivery of health care services independently or in conjunction with others.

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School name: Indiana University Northwest (School of Nursing)
Address: 3400 Broadway
Zip & city: IN 46408 Gary
Phone: (219) 980-6600
Web: http://www.iun.edu/~nurse/
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