School of Nursing

Founded in:

1974

Enrollment:

Fall 2011 (estimated): 1,246 Pre-nursing, BSN, MSN, and PhD students

National/State rankings:

Rank 60 of top 100 graduate schools in nursing per US News and World Report

Accreditations:

http://louisville.edu/nursing/about/about-the-son

Noteworthy programs based on national recognition, uniqueness or other criteria:

• Have developed the first distance education nursing program in KY with a BSN extension program in Owensboro KY using synchronous technology to deliver lectures from Louisville SON while students have clinical experiences at Owensboro Medical Health System.

Community Service:

• Our undergraduate nursing students with faculty are active service providers in the Metro Louisville area, giving over 10,000 hours in 2010-2011.

Student honors (external awards, scholarships, fellowships, etc.):

• Ashley Miller, December 2007, received Outstanding University Undergraduate Student Graduate
• Lisa Carter Harris received American Association of Colleges of Nursing Minority Faculty Scholar Award in 2010.

Prominent alumni recognized recently:

• Sue Stout Tamme, RN, MSN, President, Louisville Market for Baptist Healthcare System
• Cis Gruebbel, RN, MSN, Vice President of Patient Care, Kosair Children’s Hospital
• Charlotte Ipsan, RN, MSN, Vice President of Nursing, Brownsboro Children’s Hospital
• Carlton G. Brown, RN, PhD, AOCN, President, Oncology Nursing Society

In 50 words or less, tell us what makes your school special:

SON produces the most licensed baccalaureate registered nurses in Kentucky with a current average of 95-97% pass rate on the NCLEX-RN licensure exam. We prepare adult, family, psychiatric mental health, women’s health and acute care nurse practitioners to be full partners in health care delivery. Our faculty conduct research in end of life care, health promotion, chronic conditions and life transitions with doctoral students who will be our next generation of faculty.