Nursing
Offered at IU East by College of Professional Studies, and School of Nursing and Health Sciences
About
Earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) in a hands-on, creative learning environment. You'll learn crucial nursing skills in an up-to-date clinical learning laboratory using the latest technology, including SimMan, a universal patient simulator that reflects real-life clinical situations, and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs).
When you graduate, you'll be prepared to practice in a wide range of nursing specialties, from acute and long-term care to public health and wellness education.
Be there for the moments that matter:
- When a parent meets their newborn.
- When a kind word and an open heart help a patient during a dark time.
- When a quick, creative solution saves a life.
Prepare to be the helper, the healer, the hero, with an affordable, respected bachelor's degree in nursing from Indiana University at IU East.
With the B.S.N. program at IU East, you'll graduate with the skills to act as a:
- Critical thinker: Someone who is able to demonstrate intellectual curiosity, rational inquiry, problem-solving skills, and creativity in framing problems.
- Culturally competent person: Someone who can provide holistic nursing care to a variety of individuals, families, and communities.
- Knowledgeable coordinator: A coordinator of community resources who facilitates individual, family, and community access to resources necessary for meeting health care needs.
- Politically aware person: Someone who participates in the profession and the practice of nursing with a global perspective.
- Conscientious practitioner: An individual who practices within the ethical and legal framework of the nursing profession.
- Effective communicator: Someone who is able to share accurate information.
- Therapeutic nursing intervention/competent care provider: A competent provider of healthcare who assumes the multiple role dimensions in structured and semi-structured healthcare settings.
- Professional role model: A person who promotes a positive public image of nursing.
- Responsible manager: Someone who balances human, fiscal, and material resources to achieve quality healthcare outcomes.
The B.S.N. program prepares completers to sit for licensure exams in all states and U.S. territories, with the following exceptions:
- It does not prepare completers for licensure in the state of Washington.
- No determination has been made for American Samoa.